Girls in primary school in South Africa

Girls in primary school in South Africa: 0% in 1820 and 86.7% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 86.7%
Since 1820: +86.7 percentage points
World, 2017: 88.2%

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

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The highest was 90.9% in 1995, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	South Africa	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	86.7	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	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	88.9	85.4
2004	89.3	84.7
2003	89.7	83.5
2002	88.3	81.4
2001	87.6	81
2000	86.3	80.7
1999	88	79.9
1998	86.7	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	90.9	78
1994	90.2	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	89	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	88	75.8
1975	88	72.9
1970	88	69
1965	78.2	66
1960	75.6	63.1
1955	68.4	57.4
1950	61.3	51.4
1945	54.2	43.5
1940	47.1	40
1935	39.9	38.2
1930	32.8	36.4
1925	25.7	33
1920	18.6	30.5
1915	11.4	29.2
1910	4.3	28.1
1905	1.7	25.1
1900	1.5	23.3
1895	1.3	21.8
1890	1	20
1885	0.8	19
1880	0.6	17.2
1875	0.4	15.7
1870	0.3	13.2
1865	0.3	10.6
1860	0.2	9.3
1855	0.1	8
1850	0.1	6.8
1845	0.1	5.9
1840	0.1	5.2
1835	0.1	4.5
1830	0	4
1825	0	3.5
1820	0	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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