Girls in primary school in Barbados

Girls in primary school in Barbados: 2% in 1820 and 95.7% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 95.7%
Since 1820: +93.7 percentage points
World, 2018: 88.2%

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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 1975, the lowest 2% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Barbados	World
2018	95.7	88.2
2017	94.2	88.2
2016	95.9	88.3
2015	94.1	88.2
2014	93.2	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	93.9	88.1
2010	95.7	87.9
2009	94.5	87.9
2008	97	87.6
2007	95.6	87.2
2006	91.9	86
2005	90.2	85.4
2004	89.8	84.7
2003	91.3	83.5
2002	91.7	81.4
2001	94.5	81
2000	95.5	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	89.2	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	96.7	77.3
1989	99.8	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	97	75.8
1975	100	72.9
1970	89	69
1965	78.8	66
1960	81.4	63.1
1955	71	57.4
1950	68.8	51.4
1945	69.1	43.5
1940	69.4	40
1935	69.7	38.2
1930	70	36.4
1925	70.3	33
1920	70.6	30.5
1915	70.9	29.2
1910	71.2	28.1
1905	62.9	25.1
1900	54.6	23.3
1895	46.4	21.8
1890	38.1	20
1885	29.8	19
1880	25.1	17.2
1875	21	15.7
1870	17.4	13.2
1865	14.3	10.6
1860	11.6	9.3
1855	9.4	8
1850	7.6	6.8
1845	6.1	5.9
1840	4.9	5.2
1835	3.9	4.5
1830	3.1	4
1825	2.5	3.5
1820	2	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.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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