Girls in primary school in Zambia

Girls in primary school in Zambia: 0% in 1820 and 84.9% in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2017: 84.9%
Since 1820: +84.9 percentage points
Rank, 2012: 54 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 90.4% in 2012, the lowest 0% in 1820.

Every year

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

Year	Zambia	World
2018	–	88.2
2017	84.9	88.2
2016	–	88.3
2015	–	88.2
2014	–	88.3
2013	87.4	88.2
2012	90.4	88.2
2011	88.7	88.1
2010	85.6	87.9
2009	88	87.9
2008	–	87.6
2007	90.2	87.2
2006	90.2	86
2005	90	85.4
2004	81.1	84.7
2003	–	83.5
2002	67.2	81.4
2001	65.3	81
2000	65.1	80.7
1999	65.1	79.9
1998	67	78.9
1997	–	78.1
1996	–	77.9
1995	69.8	78
1994	71.5	78.3
1993	–	78
1992	–	77.7
1991	–	77.8
1990	–	77.3
1989	–	77.6
1988	78.2	76.6
1987	–	75.8
1986	79.7	75.3
1985	–	74
1980	81	75.8
1975	78	72.9
1970	73.4	69
1965	49.5	66
1960	37	63.1
1955	33	57.4
1950	29.2	51.4
1945	19.9	43.5
1940	12.8	40
1935	7.8	38.2
1930	4.4	36.4
1925	2.4	33
1920	1.1	30.5
1915	0.4	29.2
1910	0	28.1
1905	0	25.1
1900	0	23.3
1895	0	21.8
1890	0	20
1885	0	19
1880	0	17.2
1875	0	15.7
1870	0	13.2
1865	0	10.6
1860	0	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.
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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