Girls in primary school in United Kingdom

Girls in primary school in United Kingdom: 13.6% in 1820 and 99.4% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 99.4%
Since 1820: +85.7 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 9 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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What the numbers say

The highest was 100% in 1905, the lowest 13.6% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	United Kingdom	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	99.4	88.2
2016	99.6	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	99.6	88.2
2012	98.3	88.2
2011	98.2	88.1
2010	98	87.9
2009	97.8	87.9
2008	98.6	87.6
2007	96.8	87.2
2006	98.7	86
2005	–	85.4
2004	98.2	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	99.9	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	96.8	77.7
1991	98.4	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	99.9	76.6
1987	98.2	75.8
1986	95.3	75.3
1985	93.7	74
1980	97	75.8
1975	98	72.9
1970	98	69
1965	100	66
1960	100	63.1
1955	100	57.4
1950	100	51.4
1945	100	43.5
1940	100	40
1935	100	38.2
1930	100	36.4
1925	100	33
1920	100	30.5
1915	100	29.2
1910	100	28.1
1905	100	25.1
1900	91.3	23.3
1895	82.6	21.8
1890	73.9	20
1885	65.2	19
1880	56.4	17.2
1875	47.7	15.7
1870	39	13.2
1865	35.4	10.6
1860	31.9	9.3
1855	28.3	8
1850	24.7	6.8
1845	22.5	5.9
1840	20.4	5.2
1835	18.5	4.5
1830	16.8	4
1825	15.1	3.5
1820	13.6	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.
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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