Spain vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 97.6% in Spain and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Spain.

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

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Spain.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Spain	United Kingdom	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	97.6	99.4	88.2
2016	99.1	99.6	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	99.6	88.2
2012	–	98.3	88.2
2011	–	98.2	88.1
2010	–	98	87.9
2009	–	97.8	87.9
2008	–	98.6	87.6
2007	–	96.8	87.2
2006	–	98.7	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	98.2	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	99.9	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	99.8	96.8	77.7
1991	–	98.4	77.8
1990	99.2	–	77.3
1989	99.4	–	77.6
1988	98.7	99.9	76.6
1987	–	98.2	75.8
1986	–	95.3	75.3
1985	–	93.7	74
1980	100	97	75.8
1975	100	98	72.9
1970	95	98	69
1965	83	100	66
1960	84.5	100	63.1
1955	80.3	100	57.4
1950	64.6	100	51.4
1945	60.5	100	43.5
1940	56.5	100	40
1935	52.4	100	38.2
1930	48.3	100	36.4
1925	44.3	100	33
1920	44.2	100	30.5
1915	44.1	100	29.2
1910	44	100	28.1
1905	43.9	100	25.1
1900	43.8	91.3	23.3
1895	43.7	82.6	21.8
1890	43.6	73.9	20
1885	43.5	65.2	19
1880	37.9	56.4	17.2
1875	32.5	47.7	15.7
1870	27.6	39	13.2
1865	23.2	35.4	10.6
1860	19.3	31.9	9.3
1855	15.9	28.3	8
1850	13.1	24.7	6.8
1845	10.6	22.5	5.9
1840	8.6	20.4	5.2
1835	7	18.5	4.5
1830	5.6	16.8	4
1825	4.5	15.1	3.5
1820	3.6	13.6	3.1

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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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