United Kingdom vs United States: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 99.4% in United Kingdom and 94.6% in United States, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 4.8 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in United States.

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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 1960.
In 2012, United Kingdom ranked 9 and United States ranked 38 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	United Kingdom	United States	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	99.4	94.6	88.2
2016	99.6	94.9	88.3
2015	–	94.3	88.2
2014	–	93.6	88.3
2013	99.6	92.7	88.2
2012	98.3	92.6	88.2
2011	98.2	93.1	88.1
2010	98	93.5	87.9
2009	97.8	–	87.9
2008	98.6	–	87.6
2007	96.8	–	87.2
2006	98.7	–	86
2005	–	95.4	85.4
2004	98.2	–	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	99.9	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	96.8	–	77.7
1991	98.4	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	99.9	–	76.6
1987	98.2	–	75.8
1986	95.3	–	75.3
1985	93.7	–	74
1980	97	94	75.8
1975	98	94	72.9
1970	98	95.9	69
1965	100	95.9	66
1960	100	95.9	63.1
1955	100	100	57.4
1950	100	100	51.4
1945	100	96.1	43.5
1940	100	97.4	40
1935	100	98.2	38.2
1930	100	99.1	36.4
1925	100	100	33
1920	100	100	30.5
1915	100	100	29.2
1910	100	100	28.1
1905	100	100	25.1
1900	91.3	100	23.3
1895	82.6	100	21.8
1890	73.9	100	20
1885	65.2	100	19
1880	56.4	100	17.2
1875	47.7	100	15.7
1870	39	100	13.2
1865	35.4	96.7	10.6
1860	31.9	93.3	9.3
1855	28.3	88	8
1850	24.7	75.9	6.8
1845	22.5	68.9	5.9
1840	20.4	62	5.2
1835	18.5	55	4.5
1830	16.8	49	4
1825	15.1	42.9	3.5
1820	13.6	41.6	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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United Kingdom vs United States

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Education

Learning-adjusted schoolingUnited Kingdom: 11.5 years in 2020United States: 10.6 years in 2020

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Conflict

Deaths in conflictsUnited Kingdom: 0 deaths in 2022United States: 1 deaths in 2022