South Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 97.2% in South Korea in 2017 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in South Korea, by 8.7 percentage points, or 1.1 times that in United Arab Emirates.

Watch it change on the map

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

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What the numbers say

South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
In 2012, South Korea ranked 11 and United Arab Emirates ranked 70 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2013.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	South Korea	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	97.2	–	88.2
2016	96.8	–	88.3
2015	98	–	88.2
2014	95.9	–	88.3
2013	95.6	86.8	88.2
2012	98.1	87.5	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	99.6	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	87.1	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	98	–	84.7
2003	98.5	–	83.5
2002	97.9	–	81.4
2001	98.4	–	81
2000	99.8	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	79.7	78.9
1997	–	82.5	78.1
1996	–	86.1	77.9
1995	–	88.8	78
1994	–	88.5	78.3
1993	–	90.1	78
1992	–	91.9	77.7
1991	–	95.9	77.8
1990	–	95.1	77.3
1989	–	90.8	77.6
1988	–	86.2	76.6
1987	99.7	83.3	75.8
1986	98.6	73.2	75.3
1985	98.9	72	74
1980	100	–	75.8
1975	100	–	72.9
1970	94	–	69
1965	88.5	–	66
1960	90.4	–	63.1
1955	77.8	–	57.4
1950	43.4	–	51.4
1945	37.1	–	43.5
1940	30.7	–	40
1935	13.6	–	38.2
1930	8.1	–	36.4
1925	6.5	–	33
1920	1.6	–	30.5
1915	0.8	–	29.2
1910	0.4	–	28.1
1905	0.2	–	25.1
1900	0.1	–	23.3
1895	0.1	–	21.8
1890	0	–	20
1885	0	–	19
1880	0	–	17.2
1875	0	–	15.7
1870	0	–	13.2
1865	0	–	10.6
1860	0	–	9.3
1855	0	–	8
1850	0	–	6.8
1845	0	–	5.9
1840	0	–	5.2
1835	0	–	4.5
1830	0	–	4
1825	0	–	3.5
1820	0	–	3.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Deaths in conflictsSouth Korea: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022