Girls in primary school in Cambodia

Girls in primary school in Cambodia: 0% in 1820 and 90.2% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 90.2%
Since 1820: +90.2 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 96.6% in 2015, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Cambodia	World
2018	90.2	88.2
2017	90.3	88.2
2016	92.7	88.3
2015	96.6	88.2
2014	94	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	92.7	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	92.7	87.6
2007	94	87.2
2006	94	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	87.1	80.7
1999	81.3	79.9
1998	78.3	78.9
1997	76.3	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	47.6	75.8
1975	40.3	72.9
1970	33	69
1965	25.7	66
1960	18.3	63.1
1955	11	57.4
1950	3.8	51.4
1945	2.6	43.5
1940	1.8	40
1935	1.2	38.2
1930	0.8	36.4
1925	0.5	33
1920	0.4	30.5
1915	0.2	29.2
1910	0.2	28.1
1905	0.1	25.1
1900	0.1	23.3
1895	0	21.8
1890	0	20
1885	0	19
1880	0	17.2
1875	0	15.7
1870	0	13.2
1865	0	10.6
1860	0	9.3
1855	0	8
1850	0	6.8
1845	0	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	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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