Girls in primary school in Portugal

Girls in primary school in Portugal: 0.4% in 1820 and 97.2% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 97.2%
Since 1820: +96.8 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 1960, the lowest 0.4% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Portugal	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	97.2	88.2
2016	96.5	88.3
2015	97.3	88.2
2014	98.3	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	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	–	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	98.1	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	99	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	97	75.8
1975	88	72.9
1970	82	69
1965	77	66
1960	100	63.1
1955	86.2	57.4
1950	70.7	51.4
1945	66.6	43.5
1940	62.4	40
1935	58.3	38.2
1930	54.1	36.4
1925	49.9	33
1920	45.8	30.5
1915	41.6	29.2
1910	37.4	28.1
1905	33.3	25.1
1900	29.1	23.3
1895	24.9	21.8
1890	20.8	20
1885	17.4	19
1880	13.9	17.2
1875	10.5	15.7
1870	7.1	13.2
1865	3.7	10.6
1860	2.9	9.3
1855	2.3	8
1850	1.8	6.8
1845	1.4	5.9
1840	1.1	5.2
1835	0.9	4.5
1830	0.7	4
1825	0.5	3.5
1820	0.4	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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