Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99.1% in Netherlands in 2017 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 11.6 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in United Arab Emirates.

Watch it change on the map

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

NetherlandsUnited Arab EmiratesWorld

What the numbers say

Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
In 2012, Netherlands ranked 1 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	Netherlands	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	99.1	–	88.2
2016	97.8	–	88.3
2015	96.9	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	86.8	88.2
2012	99.1	87.5	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	99	87.1	87.2
2006	98	–	86
2005	97.5	–	85.4
2004	97.5	–	84.7
2003	98.2	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	79.7	78.9
1997	99.4	82.5	78.1
1996	99.1	86.1	77.9
1995	99	88.8	78
1994	98.8	88.5	78.3
1993	95.4	90.1	78
1992	95.6	91.9	77.7
1991	97	95.9	77.8
1990	97.8	95.1	77.3
1989	97.8	90.8	77.6
1988	97.2	86.2	76.6
1987	95.5	83.3	75.8
1986	93.5	73.2	75.3
1985	88.3	72	74
1980	94	–	75.8
1975	92	–	72.9
1970	94	–	69
1965	94.9	–	66
1960	95.8	–	63.1
1955	86.7	–	57.4
1950	88.9	–	51.4
1945	88.7	–	43.5
1940	88.4	–	40
1935	88.2	–	38.2
1930	88	–	36.4
1925	87.7	–	33
1920	87.5	–	30.5
1915	87.2	–	29.2
1910	87	–	28.1
1905	86	–	25.1
1900	90.8	–	23.3
1895	80.3	–	21.8
1890	82	–	20
1885	78	–	19
1880	76.5	–	17.2
1875	75.1	–	15.7
1870	73.7	–	13.2
1865	72.2	–	10.6
1860	70.8	–	9.3
1855	69.4	–	8
1850	67.9	–	6.8
1845	66.5	–	5.9
1840	64.4	–	5.2
1835	62.3	–	4.5
1830	60.2	–	4
1825	58	–	3.5
1820	55.8	–	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

Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates

Health

People

Economy

Education

Learning-adjusted schoolingNetherlands: 11.5 years in 2020United Arab Emirates: 9.6 years in 2020

Politics

Conflict

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