Girls in primary school in Jamaica

Girls in primary school in Jamaica: 4.8% in 1820 and 81.3% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 81.3%
Since 1820: +76.5 percentage points
World, 2018: 88.2%

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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 4.8% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Jamaica	World
2018	81.3	88.2
2017	82.8	88.2
2016	84.5	88.3
2015	88.6	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	–	87.2
2006	–	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	92	84.7
2003	90.3	83.5
2002	91.4	81.4
2001	91.5	81
2000	91.5	80.7
1999	90.2	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	91.7	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	96	77.8
1990	97.7	77.3
1989	98.8	77.6
1988	95	76.6
1987	97.5	75.8
1986	97	75.3
1985	96.9	74
1980	95	75.8
1975	90	72.9
1970	100	69
1965	94.6	66
1960	99.2	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	100	51.4
1945	96.1	43.5
1940	92.2	40
1935	88.3	38.2
1930	84.5	36.4
1925	80.6	33
1920	76.7	30.5
1915	72.8	29.2
1910	68.9	28.1
1905	64.2	25.1
1900	59.5	23.3
1895	54.8	21.8
1890	50	20
1885	45.3	19
1880	40.6	17.2
1875	35.9	15.7
1870	31.2	13.2
1865	26.6	10.6
1860	22.5	9.3
1855	18.9	8
1850	15.8	6.8
1845	13.1	5.9
1840	10.8	5.2
1835	8.8	4.5
1830	7.2	4
1825	5.9	3.5
1820	4.8	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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