Spain vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 97.6% in Spain in 2017 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1992 the value was higher in Spain, by 7.9 percentage points, or 1.09 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

Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
The world as a whole: 77.7% in 1992.

Every year

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

Year	Spain	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	97.6	–	88.2
2016	99.1	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	86.8	88.2
2012	–	87.5	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	87.1	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	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	99.8	91.9	77.7
1991	–	95.9	77.8
1990	99.2	95.1	77.3
1989	99.4	90.8	77.6
1988	98.7	86.2	76.6
1987	–	83.3	75.8
1986	–	73.2	75.3
1985	–	72	74
1980	100	–	75.8
1975	100	–	72.9
1970	95	–	69
1965	83	–	66
1960	84.5	–	63.1
1955	80.3	–	57.4
1950	64.6	–	51.4
1945	60.5	–	43.5
1940	56.5	–	40
1935	52.4	–	38.2
1930	48.3	–	36.4
1925	44.3	–	33
1920	44.2	–	30.5
1915	44.1	–	29.2
1910	44	–	28.1
1905	43.9	–	25.1
1900	43.8	–	23.3
1895	43.7	–	21.8
1890	43.6	–	20
1885	43.5	–	19
1880	37.9	–	17.2
1875	32.5	–	15.7
1870	27.6	–	13.2
1865	23.2	–	10.6
1860	19.3	–	9.3
1855	15.9	–	8
1850	13.1	–	6.8
1845	10.6	–	5.9
1840	8.6	–	5.2
1835	7	–	4.5
1830	5.6	–	4
1825	4.5	–	3.5
1820	3.6	–	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 conflictsSpain: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022