Girls in primary school in China

Girls in primary school in China: 0% in 1820 and 88.4% in 1997, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 1997: 88.4%
Since 1820: +88.4 percentage points
World, 1997: 78.1%

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

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The highest was 93.8% in 1991, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	China	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	–	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	88.4	78.1
1996	88.7	77.9
1995	89.6	78
1994	90.9	78.3
1993	92.2	78
1992	93.2	77.7
1991	93.8	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	92.4	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	88.9	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	82.2	75.8
1975	79.8	72.9
1970	71	69
1965	71	66
1960	71	63.1
1955	53.1	57.4
1950	35.1	51.4
1945	17.1	43.5
1940	9.4	40
1935	8.4	38.2
1930	5.3	36.4
1925	3.6	33
1920	2.4	30.5
1915	1.6	29.2
1910	1.1	28.1
1905	0.7	25.1
1900	0.5	23.3
1895	0.3	21.8
1890	0.2	20
1885	0.1	19
1880	0.1	17.2
1875	0.1	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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