Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 93.6% in Switzerland in 2012 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 6.1 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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

SwitzerlandUnited Arab EmiratesWorld

What the numbers say

Switzerland has been higher since 1995, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2012, Switzerland ranked 31 and United Arab Emirates ranked 70 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2012.

Every year

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

Year	Switzerland	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	86.8	88.2
2012	93.6	87.5	88.2
2011	93.7	–	88.1
2010	93.8	–	87.9
2009	93.9	–	87.9
2008	93.8	–	87.6
2007	93.2	87.1	87.2
2006	93.2	–	86
2005	93.6	–	85.4
2004	94.8	–	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	91	86.1	77.9
1995	89	88.8	78
1994	83.7	88.5	78.3
1993	84.4	90.1	78
1992	85	91.9	77.7
1991	84.9	95.9	77.8
1990	84.1	95.1	77.3
1989	82.3	90.8	77.6
1988	80.5	86.2	76.6
1987	78.7	83.3	75.8
1986	77.4	73.2	75.3
1985	77	72	74
1980	94.9	–	75.8
1975	85.6	–	72.9
1970	79.1	–	69
1965	81	–	66
1960	100	–	63.1
1955	87.2	–	57.4
1950	83.7	–	51.4
1945	83.9	–	43.5
1940	84.2	–	40
1935	84.4	–	38.2
1930	84.6	–	36.4
1925	84.9	–	33
1920	85.1	–	30.5
1915	85.4	–	29.2
1910	85.6	–	28.1
1905	100	–	25.1
1900	100	–	23.3
1895	100	–	21.8
1890	100	–	20
1885	96.1	–	19
1880	92.2	–	17.2
1875	89.6	–	15.7
1870	87	–	13.2
1865	84.4	–	10.6
1860	81.8	–	9.3
1855	79.2	–	8
1850	76.6	–	6.8
1845	74	–	5.9
1840	71.5	–	5.2
1835	68.9	–	4.5
1830	66.3	–	4
1825	63.2	–	3.5
1820	59.9	–	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates

Health

People

Economy

Education

Learning-adjusted schoolingSwitzerland: 10.9 years in 2020United Arab Emirates: 9.6 years in 2020

Politics

Conflict

Deaths in conflictsSwitzerland: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022