Girls in primary school in Syria

Girls in primary school in Syria: 0% in 1820 and 67% in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2013: 67%
Since 1820: +67 percentage points
World, 2013: 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 92.6% in 1996, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Syria	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	67	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	90.9	78.9
1997	92	78.1
1996	92.6	77.9
1995	–	78
1994	–	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	90.6	77.3
1989	91	77.6
1988	90.4	76.6
1987	90.3	75.8
1986	86.3	75.3
1985	83.9	74
1980	81	75.8
1975	72	72.9
1970	54	69
1965	46	66
1960	34.5	63.1
1955	33.4	57.4
1950	32.2	51.4
1945	25.6	43.5
1940	20	40
1935	15.4	38.2
1930	11.7	36.4
1925	8.7	33
1920	6.5	30.5
1915	4.8	29.2
1910	3.6	28.1
1905	2.6	25.1
1900	1.9	23.3
1895	1.4	21.8
1890	1	20
1885	0.7	19
1880	0.5	17.2
1875	0.4	15.7
1870	0.3	13.2
1865	0.2	10.6
1860	0.2	9.3
1855	0.1	8
1850	0.1	6.8
1845	0.1	5.9
1840	0	5.2
1835	0	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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