Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — High-income countries

Primary school enrollment in high-income countries in 2016 — 95.7%. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 0.6 pp.

2016 95.7% +0.5 pp vs 2015
World rank
Period maximum 95.7%2016
Period minimum 94.7%2014

Trend over time

2012–2016 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — High-income countries, 2012–201694.594.89595.395.595.8201220132014201520162012: 95%2014: 94.7%2015: 95.2%2016: 95.7%
Change over the period: +0.6 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 95.7%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 95.7 +0.5 pp
2015 95.2 +0.5 pp
2014 94.7
2012 95

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.