Girls in primary school in Sierra Leone

Girls in primary school in Sierra Leone: 0% in 1820 and 95.5% in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2015: 95.5%
Since 1820: +95.5 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 28 of 97; counting from the highest
World, 2015: 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	Sierra Leone	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	95.5	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	94.3	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	–	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	38.3	75.8
1975	23.8	72.9
1970	22.1	69
1965	17.9	66
1960	12.8	63.1
1955	6.3	57.4
1950	4.8	51.4
1945	3.7	43.5
1940	2.8	40
1935	2.1	38.2
1930	1.6	36.4
1925	1.2	33
1920	0.9	30.5
1915	0.7	29.2
1910	0.5	28.1
1905	0.4	25.1
1900	0.3	23.3
1895	0.2	21.8
1890	0.2	20
1885	0.1	19
1880	0.1	17.2
1875	0.1	15.7
1870	0.1	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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