Girls in primary school in India

Girls in primary school in India: 0% in 1820 and 93% in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2013: 93%
Since 1820: +93 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 40 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2013: 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	India	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	93	88.2
2012	92.4	88.2
2011	92.1	88.1
2010	92.4	87.9
2009	92.3	87.9
2008	92	87.6
2007	90.9	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	83	83.5
2002	73.9	81.4
2001	73.5	81
2000	73.2	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	65.6	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	52.6	75.8
1975	47.1	72.9
1970	44	69
1965	31.4	66
1960	20.4	63.1
1955	22.6	57.4
1950	16	51.4
1945	8.1	43.5
1940	6.4	40
1935	4.4	38.2
1930	3.9	36.4
1925	4.6	33
1920	3.8	30.5
1915	3.1	29.2
1910	2.5	28.1
1905	1.8	25.1
1900	1.3	23.3
1895	1.2	21.8
1890	1	20
1885	0.6	19
1880	0.5	17.2
1875	0.4	15.7
1870	0.3	13.2
1865	0.2	10.6
1860	0.2	9.3
1855	0.1	8
1850	0.1	6.8
1845	0.1	5.9
1840	0.1	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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