Girls in primary school in Iceland

Girls in primary school in Iceland: 0.4% in 1820 and 99.4% in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2016: 99.4%
Since 1820: +99 percentage points
World, 2016: 88.3%

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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 99.5% in 2010, the lowest 0.4% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Iceland	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	99.4	88.3
2015	98.5	88.2
2014	97.7	88.3
2013	97.7	88.2
2012	98.4	88.2
2011	98.9	88.1
2010	99.5	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	99.5	87.6
2007	98.4	87.2
2006	96.8	86
2005	95.6	85.4
2004	95.4	84.7
2003	97.2	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	99.1	78.9
1997	98.9	78.1
1996	98.4	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	97.3	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	71.8	75.8
1975	71.1	72.9
1970	74.7	69
1965	74	66
1960	74	63.1
1955	74	57.4
1950	68.9	51.4
1945	63.3	43.5
1940	57.4	40
1935	51.3	38.2
1930	45.2	36.4
1925	39.2	33
1920	33.5	30.5
1915	28.3	29.2
1910	23.6	28.1
1905	19.5	25.1
1900	15.9	23.3
1895	12.9	21.8
1890	10.4	20
1885	8.3	19
1880	6.6	17.2
1875	5.3	15.7
1870	4.2	13.2
1865	3.3	10.6
1860	2.6	9.3
1855	2.1	8
1850	1.6	6.8
1845	1.3	5.9
1840	1	5.2
1835	0.8	4.5
1830	0.6	4
1825	0.5	3.5
1820	0.4	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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