Girls in primary school in Sweden

Girls in primary school in Sweden: 40.7% in 1820 and 98.1% in 2008, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2008: 98.1%
Since 1820: +57.4 percentage points
World, 2008: 87.6%

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

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The highest was 100% in 1950, the lowest 40.7% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Sweden	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	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	98.1	87.6
2007	96.1	87.2
2006	95	86
2005	95.2	85.4
2004	96.6	84.7
2003	98.8	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	99.8	77.8
1990	99.5	77.3
1989	98.8	77.6
1988	98.4	76.6
1987	98.1	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	95.7	75.8
1975	100	72.9
1970	93.1	69
1965	98	66
1960	95	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	100	51.4
1945	97.8	43.5
1940	95.7	40
1935	93.5	38.2
1930	91.3	36.4
1925	89.2	33
1920	87	30.5
1915	84.8	29.2
1910	82.7	28.1
1905	80.5	25.1
1900	78.3	23.3
1895	76.2	21.8
1890	74	20
1885	71.8	19
1880	69.7	17.2
1875	67.5	15.7
1870	65.3	13.2
1865	63.2	10.6
1860	61	9.3
1855	58.8	8
1850	56.7	6.8
1845	54	5.9
1840	51.3	5.2
1835	48.6	4.5
1830	46	4
1825	43.3	3.5
1820	40.7	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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