Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 99.1% in Netherlands and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in Netherlands.

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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 Netherlands.
In 2012, Netherlands ranked 1 and United Kingdom ranked 9 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Netherlands	United Kingdom	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	99.1	99.4	88.2
2016	97.8	99.6	88.3
2015	96.9	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	99.6	88.2
2012	99.1	98.3	88.2
2011	–	98.2	88.1
2010	–	98	87.9
2009	–	97.8	87.9
2008	–	98.6	87.6
2007	99	96.8	87.2
2006	98	98.7	86
2005	97.5	–	85.4
2004	97.5	98.2	84.7
2003	98.2	–	83.5
2002	–	99.9	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	99.4	–	78.1
1996	99.1	–	77.9
1995	99	–	78
1994	98.8	–	78.3
1993	95.4	–	78
1992	95.6	96.8	77.7
1991	97	98.4	77.8
1990	97.8	–	77.3
1989	97.8	–	77.6
1988	97.2	99.9	76.6
1987	95.5	98.2	75.8
1986	93.5	95.3	75.3
1985	88.3	93.7	74
1980	94	97	75.8
1975	92	98	72.9
1970	94	98	69
1965	94.9	100	66
1960	95.8	100	63.1
1955	86.7	100	57.4
1950	88.9	100	51.4
1945	88.7	100	43.5
1940	88.4	100	40
1935	88.2	100	38.2
1930	88	100	36.4
1925	87.7	100	33
1920	87.5	100	30.5
1915	87.2	100	29.2
1910	87	100	28.1
1905	86	100	25.1
1900	90.8	91.3	23.3
1895	80.3	82.6	21.8
1890	82	73.9	20
1885	78	65.2	19
1880	76.5	56.4	17.2
1875	75.1	47.7	15.7
1870	73.7	39	13.2
1865	72.2	35.4	10.6
1860	70.8	31.9	9.3
1855	69.4	28.3	8
1850	67.9	24.7	6.8
1845	66.5	22.5	5.9
1840	64.4	20.4	5.2
1835	62.3	18.5	4.5
1830	60.2	16.8	4
1825	58	15.1	3.5
1820	55.8	13.6	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.

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Netherlands vs United Kingdom

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Education

Learning-adjusted schoolingNetherlands: 11.5 years in 2020United Kingdom: 11.5 years in 2020

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Deaths in conflictsNetherlands: 0 deaths in 2022United Kingdom: 0 deaths in 2022