Girls in primary school in Gambia

Girls in primary school in Gambia: 0% in 1820 and 80.6% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 80.6%
Since 1820: +80.6 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 88 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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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Gambia	World
2018	80.6	88.2
2017	79.8	88.2
2016	77.2	88.3
2015	75	88.2
2014	71.4	88.3
2013	68.1	88.2
2012	69.7	88.2
2011	66.9	88.1
2010	64.5	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	66.3	87.6
2007	68.7	87.2
2006	69	86
2005	64.4	85.4
2004	65.8	84.7
2003	64	83.5
2002	59.3	81.4
2001	61.5	81
2000	60.7	80.7
1999	62.9	79.9
1998	54.3	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	51.8	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	43.1	78
1992	39.9	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	46.9	75.3
1985	46.4	74
1980	35	75.8
1975	13	72.9
1970	13	69
1965	11	66
1960	7	63.1
1955	4.9	57.4
1950	1.7	51.4
1945	1.3	43.5
1940	1	40
1935	0.7	38.2
1930	0.6	36.4
1925	0.4	33
1920	0.3	30.5
1915	0.3	29.2
1910	0.2	28.1
1905	0.1	25.1
1900	0.1	23.3
1895	0.1	21.8
1890	0.1	20
1885	0.1	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

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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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