Girls in primary school in Spain

Girls in primary school in Spain: 3.6% in 1820 and 97.6% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 97.6%
Since 1820: +94.1 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 1975, the lowest 3.6% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Spain	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	97.6	88.2
2016	99.1	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	–	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	99.8	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	99.2	77.3
1989	99.4	77.6
1988	98.7	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	100	75.8
1975	100	72.9
1970	95	69
1965	83	66
1960	84.5	63.1
1955	80.3	57.4
1950	64.6	51.4
1945	60.5	43.5
1940	56.5	40
1935	52.4	38.2
1930	48.3	36.4
1925	44.3	33
1920	44.2	30.5
1915	44.1	29.2
1910	44	28.1
1905	43.9	25.1
1900	43.8	23.3
1895	43.7	21.8
1890	43.6	20
1885	43.5	19
1880	37.9	17.2
1875	32.5	15.7
1870	27.6	13.2
1865	23.2	10.6
1860	19.3	9.3
1855	15.9	8
1850	13.1	6.8
1845	10.6	5.9
1840	8.6	5.2
1835	7	4.5
1830	5.6	4
1825	4.5	3.5
1820	3.6	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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