Girls in primary school in Japan

Girls in primary school in Japan: 2.7% in 1820 and 100% in 1980, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 1980: 100%
Since 1820: +97.3 percentage points
World, 1980: 75.8%

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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 1915, the lowest 2.7% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Japan	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	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	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	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	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	100	75.8
1975	100	72.9
1970	99	69
1965	100	66
1960	100	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	99.4	51.4
1945	100	43.5
1940	100	40
1935	100	38.2
1930	100	36.4
1925	100	33
1920	100	30.5
1915	100	29.2
1910	98.1	28.1
1905	81.1	25.1
1900	70.6	23.3
1895	70.5	21.8
1890	51.8	20
1885	57.3	19
1880	35.8	17.2
1875	30.3	15.7
1870	25.3	13.2
1865	20.9	10.6
1860	17	9.3
1855	13.8	8
1850	11.1	6.8
1845	8.8	5.9
1840	7	5.2
1835	5.6	4.5
1830	4.4	4
1825	3.5	3.5
1820	2.7	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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