Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — G7

Primary school enrollment in the G7 in 2017 — 95.4%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2017 95.4% −0.3 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 95.7%2016
Period minimum 93.7%2011

Trend over time

1999–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — G7, 1999–20179394959619992001200320052007200920112013201520171999: 95.2%2000: 94.9%2005: 94.9%2010: 94.1%2011: 93.7%2012: 94.2%2013: 94.3%2014: 94.4%2015: 95%2016: 95.7%2017: 95.4%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 95.4%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 95.4 −0.3 pp
2016 95.7 +0.7 pp
2015 95 +0.6 pp
2014 94.4 +0.1 pp
2013 94.3 +0.1 pp
2012 94.2 +0.5 pp
2011 93.7 −0.4 pp
2010 94.1
2005 94.9
2000 94.9 −0.3 pp
1999 95.2

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.