Tanzania vs Zambia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 82.9% in Tanzania in 2018 and 84.9% in Zambia in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in Zambia.

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

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What the numbers say

Tanzania has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Zambia.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Tanzania	Zambia	World
2018	82.9	–	88.2
2017	85.2	84.9	88.2
2016	85.4	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	85.4	–	88.3
2013	85.4	87.4	88.2
2012	88.8	90.4	88.2
2011	–	88.7	88.1
2010	93.1	85.6	87.9
2009	–	88	87.9
2008	98.7	–	87.6
2007	–	90.2	87.2
2006	96.3	90.2	86
2005	90.3	90	85.4
2004	85.6	81.1	84.7
2003	80.9	–	83.5
2002	72.8	67.2	81.4
2001	58.4	65.3	81
2000	54.4	65.1	80.7
1999	50.9	65.1	79.9
1998	50.4	67	78.9
1997	50.8	–	78.1
1996	50.3	–	77.9
1995	50.2	69.8	78
1994	50.4	71.5	78.3
1993	51.4	–	78
1992	52	–	77.7
1991	52	–	77.8
1990	52.8	–	77.3
1989	53.5	–	77.6
1988	53.7	78.2	76.6
1987	55.6	–	75.8
1986	57.4	79.7	75.3
1985	58.6	–	74
1980	–	81	75.8
1975	–	78	72.9
1970	–	73.4	69
1965	–	49.5	66
1960	–	37	63.1
1955	–	33	57.4
1950	–	29.2	51.4
1945	–	19.9	43.5
1940	–	12.8	40
1935	–	7.8	38.2
1930	–	4.4	36.4
1925	–	2.4	33
1920	–	1.1	30.5
1915	–	0.4	29.2
1910	–	0	28.1
1905	–	0	25.1
1900	–	0	23.3
1895	–	0	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

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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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