Girls in primary school in Ireland

Girls in primary school in Ireland: 11.9% in 1820 and 97.3% in 2011, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2011: 97.3%
Since 1820: +85.4 percentage points
World, 2011: 88.1%

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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 100% in 1950, the lowest 11.9% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Ireland	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	97.3	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	94.3	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	94.3	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	89.6	77.9
1995	88.6	78
1994	88.3	78.3
1993	88.2	78
1992	88.6	77.7
1991	89.7	77.8
1990	90.4	77.3
1989	90	77.6
1988	89.4	76.6
1987	88.5	75.8
1986	87.9	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	91	75.8
1975	91	72.9
1970	92	69
1965	92	66
1960	96.3	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	100	51.4
1945	95.9	43.5
1940	91.7	40
1935	87.6	38.2
1930	83.4	36.4
1925	79.3	33
1920	75.1	30.5
1915	71	29.2
1910	66.8	28.1
1905	62.7	25.1
1900	58.5	23.3
1895	54.4	21.8
1890	50.3	20
1885	46.1	19
1880	42	17.2
1875	37.8	15.7
1870	33.7	13.2
1865	29.5	10.6
1860	27	9.3
1855	24.6	8
1850	22.3	6.8
1845	20.2	5.9
1840	18.2	5.2
1835	16.4	4.5
1830	14.8	4
1825	13.3	3.5
1820	11.9	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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