Girls in primary school in Nepal

Girls in primary school in Nepal: 0% in 1820 and 74.8% in 2004, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2004: 74.8%
Since 1820: +74.8 percentage points
World, 2004: 84.7%

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

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Every year

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

Year	Nepal	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	74.8	84.7
2003	74	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	64.1	80.7
1999	57	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	43	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	37.9	75.8
1975	11.4	72.9
1970	5.7	69
1965	5	66
1960	2.1	63.1
1955	0.2	57.4
1950	0	51.4
1945	0	43.5
1940	0	40
1935	0	38.2
1930	0	36.4
1925	0	33
1920	0	30.5
1915	0	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

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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.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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