Girls in primary school in Uruguay

Girls in primary school in Uruguay: 1.3% in 1820 and 96.6% in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2014: 96.6%
Since 1820: +95.3 percentage points
World, 2014: 88.3%

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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 99.2% in 2008, the lowest 1.3% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Uruguay	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	–	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	96.6	88.3
2013	–	88.2
2012	–	88.2
2011	–	88.1
2010	–	87.9
2009	–	87.9
2008	99.2	87.6
2007	98.3	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	–	78.9
1997	92.7	78.1
1996	92.6	77.9
1995	92.9	78
1994	93.4	78.3
1993	95	78
1992	94.3	77.7
1991	92.6	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	–	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	–	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	88.6	75.8
1975	87.7	72.9
1970	92.9	69
1965	92	66
1960	95.4	63.1
1955	83.9	57.4
1950	82	51.4
1945	77.2	43.5
1940	72.5	40
1935	67.7	38.2
1930	62.9	36.4
1925	58.1	33
1920	53.3	30.5
1915	48.6	29.2
1910	43.8	28.1
1905	39	25.1
1900	27.6	23.3
1895	28.7	21.8
1890	29.6	20
1885	24.3	19
1880	20.1	17.2
1875	16.5	15.7
1870	13.4	13.2
1865	10.8	10.6
1860	8.7	9.3
1855	6.9	8
1850	5.5	6.8
1845	4.4	5.9
1840	3.5	5.2
1835	2.7	4.5
1830	2.2	4
1825	1.7	3.5
1820	1.3	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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