Girls in primary school in Malaysia

Girls in primary school in Malaysia: 0% in 1820 and 99.8% in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2014: 99.8%
Since 1820: +99.8 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 3 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2014: 88.3%

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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	Malaysia	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	99.8	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	98.9	88.2
2011	97.6	88.1
2010	96.4	87.9
2009	97.4	87.9
2008	95.3	87.6
2007	96.1	87.2
2006	96.8	86
2005	99.7	85.4
2004	99.4	84.7
2003	97.1	83.5
2002	96.6	81.4
2001	97.9	81
2000	98.5	80.7
1999	94.9	79.9
1998	95.5	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	97.5	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	89.9	75.8
1975	87.9	72.9
1970	83	69
1965	79.1	66
1960	82	63.1
1955	49.3	57.4
1950	44.7	51.4
1945	37.1	43.5
1940	30	40
1935	23.8	38.2
1930	18.5	36.4
1925	14.2	33
1920	10.8	30.5
1915	8.1	29.2
1910	6	28.1
1905	4.5	25.1
1900	3.3	23.3
1895	2.4	21.8
1890	1.8	20
1885	1.3	19
1880	1	17.2
1875	0.7	15.7
1870	0.5	13.2
1865	0.4	10.6
1860	0.3	9.3
1855	0.2	8
1850	0.1	6.8
1845	0.1	5.9
1840	0.1	5.2
1835	0.1	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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