Girls in primary school in Russia

Girls in primary school in Russia: 0.5% in 1820 and 96.8% in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2016: 96.8%
Since 1820: +96.4 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 1980, the lowest 0.5% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Russia	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	96.8	88.3
2015	95.8	88.2
2014	94.5	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	94.1	87.9
2008	92.5	87.6
2007	90.4	87.2
2006	90.2	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	93.5	78
1994	96.9	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	100	75.8
1975	96	72.9
1970	99	69
1965	99.9	66
1960	97	63.1
1955	95.5	57.4
1950	94	51.4
1945	92.5	43.5
1940	91	40
1935	89.5	38.2
1930	88	36.4
1925	59	33
1920	30	30.5
1915	27.3	29.2
1910	24.7	28.1
1905	22	25.1
1900	19.4	23.3
1895	15.3	21.8
1890	11.2	20
1885	7.1	19
1880	7.4	17.2
1875	5.9	15.7
1870	4.8	13.2
1865	3.8	10.6
1860	3	9.3
1855	2.4	8
1850	1.9	6.8
1845	1.5	5.9
1840	1.2	5.2
1835	0.9	4.5
1830	0.7	4
1825	0.6	3.5
1820	0.5	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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