Girls in primary school in Malta

Girls in primary school in Malta: 2% in 1820 and 99.1% in 1997, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 1997: 99.1%
Since 1820: +97.1 percentage points
World, 1997: 78.1%

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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 2% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Malta	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	99.1	78.1
1996	97.7	77.9
1995	94.8	78
1994	94.3	78.3
1993	95.3	78
1992	95.2	77.7
1991	95.9	77.8
1990	96.4	77.3
1989	96	77.6
1988	95.3	76.6
1987	94.9	75.8
1986	96.1	75.3
1985	95.8	74
1980	83	75.8
1975	82	72.9
1970	88	69
1965	81	66
1960	78	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	100	51.4
1945	96.4	43.5
1940	92.8	40
1935	89.2	38.2
1930	85.6	36.4
1925	82	33
1920	78.4	30.5
1915	74.7	29.2
1910	71.1	28.1
1905	61.4	25.1
1900	51.7	23.3
1895	42	21.8
1890	32.2	20
1885	27.5	19
1880	23.2	17.2
1875	19.4	15.7
1870	16.1	13.2
1865	13.3	10.6
1860	10.9	9.3
1855	8.9	8
1850	7.2	6.8
1845	5.9	5.9
1840	4.7	5.2
1835	3.8	4.5
1830	3.1	4
1825	2.5	3.5
1820	2	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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