Girls in primary school in Türkiye

Girls in primary school in Türkiye: 0% in 1820 and 87.2% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 87.2%
Since 1820: +87.2 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 42 of 97; counting from the highest
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 97.1% in 2007, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Türkiye	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	87.2	88.2
2016	93.7	88.3
2015	94.2	88.2
2014	94	88.3
2013	92.5	88.2
2012	92	88.2
2011	94.6	88.1
2010	95.4	87.9
2009	94.5	87.9
2008	96.6	87.6
2007	97.1	87.2
2006	96.2	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	–	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	–	81.4
2001	–	81
2000	–	80.7
1999	90.8	79.9
1998	–	78.9
1997	88.3	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	88.3	78
1994	88.9	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	84.6	75.8
1975	83.7	72.9
1970	85.5	69
1965	74.7	66
1960	37.8	63.1
1955	46.7	57.4
1950	44.7	51.4
1945	38.8	43.5
1940	32.8	40
1935	26.9	38.2
1930	21	36.4
1925	15.1	33
1920	9.2	30.5
1915	6.8	29.2
1910	5	28.1
1905	3.6	25.1
1900	2.6	23.3
1895	1.9	21.8
1890	1.4	20
1885	1	19
1880	0.7	17.2
1875	0.5	15.7
1870	0.4	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	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.
Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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