Girls in primary school in Thailand

Girls in primary school in Thailand: 0% in 1820 and 97.9% in 2009, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2009: 97.9%
Since 1820: +97.9 percentage points
World, 2009: 87.9%

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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 1950, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Thailand	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	97.9	87.9
2008	97.2	87.6
2007	97.7	87.2
2006	98.1	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	85.9	75.8
1975	72.5	72.9
1970	70.7	69
1965	68	66
1960	88	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	100	51.4
1945	88.1	43.5
1940	76.1	40
1935	64.2	38.2
1930	52.3	36.4
1925	40.3	33
1920	28.4	30.5
1915	16.5	29.2
1910	4.5	28.1
1905	4.2	25.1
1900	3.9	23.3
1895	3.6	21.8
1890	3.3	20
1885	3	19
1880	0.9	17.2
1875	0.5	15.7
1870	0.3	13.2
1865	0.2	10.6
1860	0.1	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

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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