Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — BRICS

Primary school enrollment in BRICS in 2017 — 95%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.9 pp.

2017 95% −0.2 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 95.2%2016
Period minimum 83.6%2002

Trend over time

1990–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — BRICS, 1990–20178085909510019901993199619992002200520082011201420171990: 89.1%1994: 93.4%1995: 91.7%2002: 83.6%2003: 86.3%2007: 91.6%2009: 92.1%2011: 91.9%2012: 93%2013: 92.7%2014: 93.4%2015: 94.6%2016: 95.2%2017: 95%
Change over the period: +5.9 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 95%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 95 −0.2 pp
2016 95.2 +0.6 pp
2015 94.6 +1.2 pp
2014 93.4 +0.7 pp
2013 92.7 −0.3 pp
2012 93 +1.1 pp
2011 91.9
2009 92.1
2007 91.6
2003 86.3 +2.7 pp
2002 83.6
1995 91.7 −1.7 pp
1994 93.4
1990 89.1

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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.