Syria vs Türkiye: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 67% in Syria in 2013 and 87.2% in Türkiye in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 25.5 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Syria.

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

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What the numbers say

Türkiye has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Syria.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2013.

Every year

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

Year	Syria	Türkiye	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	87.2	88.2
2016	–	93.7	88.3
2015	–	94.2	88.2
2014	–	94	88.3
2013	67	92.5	88.2
2012	–	92	88.2
2011	–	94.6	88.1
2010	–	95.4	87.9
2009	–	94.5	87.9
2008	–	96.6	87.6
2007	–	97.1	87.2
2006	–	96.2	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	90.8	79.9
1998	90.9	–	78.9
1997	92	88.3	78.1
1996	92.6	–	77.9
1995	–	88.3	78
1994	–	88.9	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	90.6	–	77.3
1989	91	–	77.6
1988	90.4	–	76.6
1987	90.3	–	75.8
1986	86.3	–	75.3
1985	83.9	–	74
1980	81	84.6	75.8
1975	72	83.7	72.9
1970	54	85.5	69
1965	46	74.7	66
1960	34.5	37.8	63.1
1955	33.4	46.7	57.4
1950	32.2	44.7	51.4
1945	25.6	38.8	43.5
1940	20	32.8	40
1935	15.4	26.9	38.2
1930	11.7	21	36.4
1925	8.7	15.1	33
1920	6.5	9.2	30.5
1915	4.8	6.8	29.2
1910	3.6	5	28.1
1905	2.6	3.6	25.1
1900	1.9	2.6	23.3
1895	1.4	1.9	21.8
1890	1	1.4	20
1885	0.7	1	19
1880	0.5	0.7	17.2
1875	0.4	0.5	15.7
1870	0.3	0.4	13.2
1865	0.2	0.3	10.6
1860	0.2	0.2	9.3
1855	0.1	0.1	8
1850	0.1	0.1	6.8
1845	0.1	0.1	5.9
1840	0	0.1	5.2
1835	0	0	4.5
1830	0	0	4
1825	0	0	3.5
1820	0	0	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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