Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — G20

Primary school enrollment in the G20 in 2017 — 94.8%. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 0.9 pp.

2017 94.8% −0.6 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 95.7%1999
Period minimum 85.3%2000

Trend over time

1999–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — G20, 1999–201785909510019992001200320052007200920112013201520171999: 95.7%2000: 85.3%2001: 86.6%2002: 86.2%2003: 88.4%2004: 93.8%2005: 94.3%2007: 92.8%2008: 93.2%2009: 92.9%2010: 93%2011: 92.8%2012: 93.6%2013: 93.4%2014: 94.1%2015: 95%2016: 95.4%2017: 94.8%
Change over the period: −0.9 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 94.8%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 94.8 −0.6 pp
2016 95.4 +0.4 pp
2015 95 +0.8 pp
2014 94.1 +0.8 pp
2013 93.4 −0.2 pp
2012 93.6 +0.8 pp
2011 92.8 −0.2 pp
2010 93 +0 pp
2009 92.9 −0.3 pp
2008 93.2 +0.4 pp
2007 92.8
2005 94.3 +0.4 pp
2004 93.8 +5.5 pp
2003 88.4 +2.2 pp
2002 86.2 −0.4 pp
2001 86.6 +1.4 pp
2000 85.3 −10.5 pp
1999 95.7

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.