Girls in primary school in Bolivia

Girls in primary school in Bolivia: 0.1% in 1820 and 92.7% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 92.7%
Since 1820: +92.6 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 73 of 97; counting from the highest
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 93.5% in 2009, the lowest 0.1% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Bolivia	World
2018	92.7	88.2
2017	90.6	88.2
2016	88.5	88.3
2015	86.9	88.2
2014	85.8	88.3
2013	85.9	88.2
2012	86.6	88.2
2011	88.3	88.1
2010	90.9	87.9
2009	93.5	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	–	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	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	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	72	75.8
1975	71.1	72.9
1970	57.2	69
1965	58.2	66
1960	47.1	63.1
1955	44	57.4
1950	41	51.4
1945	37.9	43.5
1940	34.9	40
1935	31.8	38.2
1930	28.8	36.4
1925	25.7	33
1920	22.7	30.5
1915	19.6	29.2
1910	16.6	28.1
1905	13.5	25.1
1900	10.5	23.3
1895	7.4	21.8
1890	4.4	20
1885	3.4	19
1880	2.7	17.2
1875	2.1	15.7
1870	1.7	13.2
1865	1.3	10.6
1860	1	9.3
1855	0.8	8
1850	0.6	6.8
1845	0.5	5.9
1840	0.4	5.2
1835	0.3	4.5
1830	0.2	4
1825	0.2	3.5
1820	0.1	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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