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Primary school enrollment

The net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.

Unit: % of children of the relevant age Period: 1970–2019 Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Source: UIS · About the indicator
Average: 88.6% Countries: 197

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1974 to 2019.

Primary school enrollment, 1974–2019

Top-20 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment, 1974–201998.59999.5100NorwayNorway: 99.9%99.9CanadaCanada: 99.9%99.9IcelandIceland: 99.8%99.8IranIran: 99.7%99.7GibraltarGibraltar: 99.7%99.7SingaporeSingapore: 99.7%99.7MalaysiaMalaysia: 99.6%99.6MaltaMalta: 99.5%99.5United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 99.5%99.5French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 99.4%99.4UruguayUruguay: 99.4%99.4ArubaAruba: 99.2%99.2ArgentinaArgentina: 99.2%99.2SwedenSweden: 99.2%99.2New ZealandNew Zealand: 99.1%99.1Sri LankaSri Lanka: 99.1%99.1MoroccoMorocco: 99.1%99.1FranceFrance: 98.9%98.9BelgiumBelgium: 98.8%98.8NetherlandsNetherlands: 98.6%98.6

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Primary school enrollment — 1974–2019 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 NO Norway 99.9 2017 1
2 CA Canada 99.9 2017 2
3 IS Iceland 99.8 2017 3
4 IR Iran 99.7 2017 4
5 GI Gibraltar 99.7 2016 5
6 SG Singapore 99.7 2017 6
7 MY Malaysia 99.6 2017 7
8 MT Malta 99.5 2017 8
9 GB United Kingdom 99.5 2017 9
10 PF French Polynesia 99.4 1996 10
11 UY Uruguay 99.4 2017 11
12 AW Aruba 99.2 2014 12
13 AR Argentina 99.2 2017 13
14 SE Sweden 99.2 2017 14
15 NZ New Zealand 99.1 2017 15
16 LK Sri Lanka 99.1 2018 16
17 MA Morocco 99.1 2018 17
18 FR France 98.9 2017 18
19 BE Belgium 98.8 2017 19
20 NL Netherlands 98.6 2017 20
21 FI Finland 98.6 2017 21
22 DK Denmark 98.5 2017 22
23 TJ Tajikistan 98.3 2017 23
24 SI Slovenia 98.3 2017 24
25 GR Greece 98.2 2017 25
26 LT Lithuania 98.2 2017 26
27 SL Sierra Leone 98.1 2016 27
28 TH Thailand 98.1 2009 28
29 LY Libya 98.1 1983 29
30 VN Vietnam 98 2013 30
31 MM Myanmar 97.9 2018 31
32 LB Lebanon 97.9 1974 32
33 TN Tunisia 97.8 2013 33
34 CU Cuba 97.7 2018 34
35 MN Mongolia 97.7 2018 35
36 MW Malawi 97.6 2009 36
37 DZ Algeria 97.6 2018 37
38 PT Portugal 97.6 2017 38
39 CY Cyprus 97.5 2017 39
40 NA Namibia 97.5 2018 40
41 CR Costa Rica 97.3 2018 41
42 ES Spain 97.3 2017 42
43 KR South Korea 97.3 2017 43
44 BJ Benin 97.2 2018 44
45 EG Egypt 97 2018 45
46 IL Israel 97 2017 46
47 FJ Fiji 96.8 2016 47
48 BH Bahrain 96.7 2018 48
49 BB Barbados 96.7 2018 49
50 ME Montenegro 96.5 2018 50
51 GE Georgia 96.4 2018 51
52 MO Macao 96.4 2018 52
53 AU Australia 96.4 2017 53
54 LV Latvia 96.3 2017 54
55 BR Brazil 96.3 2017 55
56 NP Nepal 96.3 2019 56
57 BZ Belize 95.9 2018 57
58 GD Grenada 95.9 2018 58
59 PL Poland 95.8 2017 59
60 IE Ireland 95.8 2017 60
61 AG Antigua and Barbuda 95.7 2018 61
62 IT Italy 95.7 2017 62
63 PE Peru 95.7 2018 63
64 MG Madagascar 95.6 2018 64
65 UG Uganda 95.5 2013 65
66 HK Hong Kong 95.5 2018 66
67 DM Dominica 95.4 2016 67
68 MV Maldives 95.4 2017 68
69 LC Saint Lucia 95.4 2018 69
70 MX Mexico 95.3 2017 70
71 TT Trinidad and Tobago 95.3 2010 71
72 RU Russia 95.1 2017 72
73 LU Luxembourg 95 2017 73
74 AE United Arab Emirates 95 2017 74
75 BY Belarus 94.9 2018 75
76 PW Palau 94.9 2014 76
77 NI Nicaragua 94.9 2010 77
78 MK North Macedonia 94.9 2017 78
79 PS Palestine 94.8 2018 79
80 MU Mauritius 94.8 2018 80
81 RW Rwanda 94.8 2018 81
82 CL Chile 94.7 2017 82
83 KI Kiribati 94.7 2017 83
84 US United States 94.6 2017 84
85 UZ Uzbekistan 94.6 2018 85
86 RS Serbia 94.6 2018 86
87 SA Saudi Arabia 94.5 2018 87
88 AL Albania 94.5 2018 88
89 WS Samoa 94.4 2018 89
90 ZW Zimbabwe 94.1 2013 90
91 QA Qatar 94.1 2018 91
92 KP North Korea 94 2009 92
93 MZ Mozambique 93.9 2018 93
94 SM San Marino 93.9 2004 94
95 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 93.8 2016 95
96 PH Philippines 93.8 2017 96
97 NR Nauru 93.7 2016 97
98 EE Estonia 93.7 2017 98
99 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 93.6 2017 99
100 ID Indonesia 93.5 2018 100
101 CV Cabo Verde 93.4 2018 101
102 LS Lesotho 93.3 2017 102
103 CH Switzerland 93.2 2017 103
104 BN Brunei Darussalam 93.1 2018 104
105 GY Guyana 93.1 2012 105
106 ST Sao Tome and Principe 93.1 2017 106
107 CO Colombia 92.9 2018 107
108 CM Cameroon 92.9 2017 108
109 BO Bolivia 92.9 2018 109
110 BI Burundi 92.8 2018 110
111 IQ Iraq 92.8 2007 111
112 BM Bermuda 92.7 2012 112
113 DO Dominican Republic 92.7 2018 113
114 AZ Azerbaijan 92.4 2018 114
115 TL Timor-Leste 92.3 2018 115
116 IN India 92.3 2013 116
117 SC Seychelles 92.2 2018 117
118 LI Liechtenstein 92.1 2016 118
119 UA Ukraine 91.7 2014 119
120 LA Laos 91.5 2018 120
121 VG British Virgin Islands 91.1 2014 121
122 EC Ecuador 90.9 2018 122
123 GA Gabon 90.9 1997 123
124 HU Hungary 90.8 2017 124
125 TG Togo 90.7 2018 125
126 AM Armenia 90.7 2018 126
127 BD Bangladesh 90.5 2010 127
128 CI Côte d'Ivoire 90.3 2018 128
129 KH Cambodia 90.3 2018 129
130 DE Germany 90.1 2017 130
131 KG Kyrgyzstan 89.9 2018 131
132 CZ Czechia 89.4 2017 132
133 CN China 89.3 1997 133
134 AT Austria 88.6 2017 134
135 HR Croatia 88 2017 135
136 BT Bhutan 88 2018 136
137 TR Türkiye 87.9 2017 137
138 CG Republic of the Congo 87.9 2012 138
139 BW Botswana 87.7 2014 139
140 VE Venezuela 87.4 2017 140
141 PY Paraguay 87.2 2012 141
142 ZA South Africa 87 2017 142
143 GT Guatemala 86.9 2018 143
144 KZ Kazakhstan 86.9 2019 144
145 BG Bulgaria 86.4 2017 145
146 MD Moldova 86.3 2018 146
147 OM Oman 86.3 2018 147
148 PA Panama 86.2 2017 148
149 GH Ghana 86.2 2019 149
150 SR Suriname 86 2018 150
151 TO Tonga 85.9 2015 151
152 FM Micronesia 85.5 2015 152
153 ET Ethiopia 84.6 2015 153
154 YE Yemen 84.2 2016 154
155 ZM Zambia 83.2 2017 155
156 SK Slovakia 83.1 2017 156
157 KW Kuwait 82.6 2018 157
158 SZ Eswatini 82.5 2017 158
159 RO Romania 82.2 2017 159
160 TZ Tanzania 81.3 2018 160
161 JM Jamaica 81 2018 161
162 SV El Salvador 81 2018 162
163 JO Jordan 80.9 2018 163
164 KM Comoros 80.8 2018 164
165 HN Honduras 80.1 2017 165
166 KE Kenya 80 2012 166
167 VU Vanuatu 79.8 2015 167
168 MR Mauritania 79.6 2018 168
169 BF Burkina Faso 78.6 2018 169
170 AO Angola 78 2011 170
171 GM Gambia 76.8 2018 171
172 PR Puerto Rico 76.3 2016 172
173 TV Tuvalu 76.2 2016 173
174 GN Guinea 76 2016 174
175 SN Senegal 75.4 2017 175
176 BS Bahamas 74.2 2018 176
177 PG Papua New Guinea 73.7 2016 177
178 TD Chad 73.2 2016 178
179 MH Marshall Islands 73.2 2016 179
180 GW Guinea-Bissau 71.3 2010 180
181 SY Syria 68 2013 181
182 PK Pakistan 67.6 2018 182
183 SB Solomon Islands 67.5 2018 183
184 DJ Djibouti 66.5 2019 184
185 CF Central African Republic 66.3 2012 185
186 NE Niger 65.1 2017 186
187 NG Nigeria 64.1 2010 187
188 SD Sudan 60 2017 188
189 ML Mali 58.9 2018 189
190 HT Haiti 58.1 1997 190
191 ER Eritrea 51.5 2018 191
192 LR Liberia 44.3 2017 192
193 GQ Equatorial Guinea 43.5 2015 193
194 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 36.8 1999 194
195 SS South Sudan 35.2 2015 195
196 AF Afghanistan 26.8 1993 196
197 SO Somalia 14.5 1980 197
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Maximum 99.9%
Median 93.6%
Minimum 14.5%
World 89.4%

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Updates
twice a year
Unit of measurement
% of children of the relevant age
Observation period
1970–2019
License
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
UIS Data Centre

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