Girls in primary school in Mozambique

Girls in primary school in Mozambique: 0% in 1820 and 92.5% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 92.5%
Since 1820: +92.5 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 77 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2018: 88.2%

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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	Mozambique	World
2018	92.5	88.2
2017	88.2	88.2
2016	88.7	88.3
2015	88.8	88.2
2014	87.3	88.3
2013	86.2	88.2
2012	85	88.2
2011	84.7	88.1
2010	86.7	87.9
2009	85.5	87.9
2008	84	87.6
2007	80.4	87.2
2006	75.4	86
2005	71.3	85.4
2004	66	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	52.9	81.4
2001	55.7	81
2000	51	80.7
1999	47	79.9
1998	43.1	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	38.6	78
1994	36.6	78.3
1993	35.9	78
1992	37.3	77.7
1991	38.9	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	40.1	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	43.9	75.8
1986	47.2	75.3
1985	48	74
1980	34	75.8
1975	36.4	72.9
1970	12.6	69
1965	10.5	66
1960	14.6	63.1
1955	17.1	57.4
1950	11.3	51.4
1945	8.9	43.5
1940	6.9	40
1935	5.3	38.2
1930	4.1	36.4
1925	3.2	33
1920	2.4	30.5
1915	1.9	29.2
1910	1.4	28.1
1905	1.1	25.1
1900	0.8	23.3
1895	0.6	21.8
1890	0.5	20
1885	0.4	19
1880	0.3	17.2
1875	0.2	15.7
1870	0.2	13.2
1865	0.1	10.6
1860	0.1	9.3
1855	0.1	8
1850	0.1	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

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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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