Girls in primary school in Pakistan

Girls in primary school in Pakistan: 0% in 1820 and 61.6% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018: 61.6%
Since 1820: +61.6 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 94 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	Pakistan	World
2018	61.6	88.2
2017	59.9	88.2
2016	60	88.3
2015	56	88.2
2014	60.4	88.3
2013	57.6	88.2
2012	58.2	88.2
2011	58.1	88.1
2010	60.6	87.9
2009	60.1	87.9
2008	59.2	87.6
2007	58.7	87.2
2006	53.5	86
2005	54.9	85.4
2004	51.9	84.7
2003	47.5	83.5
2002	44.6	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	–	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	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	20.1	75.8
1975	21.6	72.9
1970	17	69
1965	17	66
1960	9	63.1
1955	5.1	57.4
1950	1.1	51.4
1945	0.9	43.5
1940	0.7	40
1935	0.5	38.2
1930	0.4	36.4
1925	0.3	33
1920	0.2	30.5
1915	0.2	29.2
1910	0.1	28.1
1905	0.1	25.1
1900	0.1	23.3
1895	0.1	21.8
1890	0.1	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.
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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