Girls in primary school in Kuwait

Girls in primary school in Kuwait: 0% in 1820 and 86.9% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 86.9%
Since 1820: +86.9 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 94.9% in 2005, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Kuwait	World
2018	86.9	88.2
2017	87.1	88.2
2016	92.1	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	94.9	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	93.9	81.4
2001	88.8	81
2000	86.2	80.7
1999	85.5	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	84.2	78.1
1996	85.5	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	67.7	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	46.6	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	78.5	76.6
1987	79.7	75.8
1986	84.4	75.3
1985	84.8	74
1980	80	75.8
1975	64	72.9
1970	54	69
1965	51	66
1960	61	63.1
1955	50.9	57.4
1950	31.8	51.4
1945	21.9	43.5
1940	14.2	40
1935	8.7	38.2
1930	5	36.4
1925	2.7	33
1920	1.2	30.5
1915	0.4	29.2
1910	0	28.1
1905	0	25.1
1900	0	23.3
1895	0	21.8
1890	0	20
1885	0	19
1880	0	17.2
1875	0	15.7
1870	0	13.2
1865	0	10.6
1860	0	9.3
1855	0	8
1850	0	6.8
1845	0	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	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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