Girls in primary school in New Zealand

Girls in primary school in New Zealand: 48.3% in 1820 and 98.9% in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2016: 98.9%
Since 1820: +50.6 percentage points
World, 2016: 88.3%

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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 1920, the lowest 48.3% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	New Zealand	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	98.9	88.3
2015	98	88.2
2014	97.6	88.3
2013	98.1	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	–	78.1
1996	98.9	77.9
1995	98.6	78
1994	97.2	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	97.4	77.7
1991	98.8	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	100	75.8
1975	100	72.9
1970	100	69
1965	78	66
1960	77	63.1
1955	92.4	57.4
1950	95	51.4
1945	74.9	43.5
1940	72.7	40
1935	76.1	38.2
1930	77.3	36.4
1925	90.5	33
1920	100	30.5
1915	90.6	29.2
1910	93.6	28.1
1905	86.6	25.1
1900	82.3	23.3
1895	82.7	21.8
1890	81	20
1885	79.3	19
1880	77.4	17.2
1875	75.4	15.7
1870	73.3	13.2
1865	71.2	10.6
1860	68.9	9.3
1855	66.5	8
1850	64.1	6.8
1845	61.5	5.9
1840	58.9	5.2
1835	56.3	4.5
1830	53.7	4
1825	51	3.5
1820	48.3	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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