Girls in primary school in Austria

Girls in primary school in Austria: 10.8% in 1820 and 89.7% in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2016: 89.7%
Since 1820: +78.9 percentage points
World, 2016: 88.3%

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

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What the numbers say

The highest was 100% in 1950, the lowest 10.8% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Austria	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	89.7	88.3
2015	89.4	88.2
2014	89.5	88.3
2013	88.9	88.2
2012	89	88.2
2011	87.8	88.1
2010	87.9	87.9
2009	88	87.9
2008	88.1	87.6
2007	88.7	87.2
2006	88.9	86
2005	88.9	85.4
2004	88.9	84.7
2003	88.3	83.5
2002	89	81.4
2001	90.9	81
2000	91.8	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	94.7	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	88	75.8
1975	88	72.9
1970	89.7	69
1965	91.5	66
1960	91.5	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	100	51.4
1945	97.4	43.5
1940	94.8	40
1935	92.2	38.2
1930	89.5	36.4
1925	86.9	33
1920	84.3	30.5
1915	81.7	29.2
1910	79.1	28.1
1905	79.8	25.1
1900	80.9	23.3
1895	71.4	21.8
1890	45.4	20
1885	64.2	19
1880	52.4	17.2
1875	40.5	15.7
1870	28.7	13.2
1865	26.3	10.6
1860	24	9.3
1855	21.9	8
1850	19.9	6.8
1845	18.1	5.9
1840	16.3	5.2
1835	14.8	4.5
1830	13.3	4
1825	12	3.5
1820	10.8	3.1

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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