Girls in primary school in Egypt

Girls in primary school in Egypt: 0% in 1820 and 98.8% in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2012: 98.8%
Since 1820: +98.8 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 5 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2012: 88.2%

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

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

Year	Egypt	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	98.8	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	–	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	89.9	84.7
2003	88.2	83.5
2002	86.8	81.4
2001	85.5	81
2000	84.3	80.7
1999	84.3	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	84.2	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	80.9	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	63	75.8
1975	57	72.9
1970	52	69
1965	56	66
1960	47	63.1
1955	30.7	57.4
1950	31.4	51.4
1945	27.9	43.5
1940	24.3	40
1935	20.8	38.2
1930	17.3	36.4
1925	13.8	33
1920	10.2	30.5
1915	6.7	29.2
1910	3.2	28.1
1905	2.2	25.1
1900	1.7	23.3
1895	1.2	21.8
1890	0.9	20
1885	0.7	19
1880	0.5	17.2
1875	0.4	15.7
1870	0.3	13.2
1865	0.2	10.6
1860	0.1	9.3
1855	0.1	8
1850	0.1	6.8
1845	0.1	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	3.1

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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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