Girls in primary school in Philippines

Girls in primary school in Philippines: 0.2% in 1820 and 93.7% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 93.7%
Since 1820: +93.5 percentage points
World, 2017: 88.2%

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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 0.2% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Philippines	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	93.7	88.2
2016	94.7	88.3
2015	95.7	88.2
2014	96.2	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	91.1	87.9
2008	89.4	87.6
2007	88.2	87.2
2006	87.9	86
2005	89.7	85.4
2004	90.4	84.7
2003	90.8	83.5
2002	90.8	81.4
2001	90.3	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	89.3	79.9
1998	90.3	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	98.3	77.6
1988	96.8	76.6
1987	93.3	75.8
1986	93.9	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	94	75.8
1975	94.8	72.9
1970	100	69
1965	99	66
1960	81.6	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	100	51.4
1945	93.1	43.5
1940	86.2	40
1935	79.3	38.2
1930	72.4	36.4
1925	65.5	33
1920	51.7	30.5
1915	38	29.2
1910	24.2	28.1
1905	28.9	25.1
1900	22.9	23.3
1895	17.8	21.8
1890	13.6	20
1885	10.3	19
1880	7.8	17.2
1875	5.8	15.7
1870	4.3	13.2
1865	3.2	10.6
1860	1.5	9.3
1855	1.1	8
1850	0.8	6.8
1845	0.6	5.9
1840	0.5	5.2
1835	0.4	4.5
1830	0.3	4
1825	0.3	3.5
1820	0.2	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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