Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Mercosur

Primary school enrollment in Mercosur in 2017 — 96.6%. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2017 96.6% +0.7 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 98.1%2000
Period minimum 93%2007

Trend over time

1987–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Mercosur, 1987–201792949698100198719901993199619992002200520082011201420171987: 94.1%1991: 95.7%1999: 97.2%2000: 98.1%2001: 98%2002: 96.2%2003: 94.2%2004: 95.1%2005: 95.5%2006: 97.7%2007: 93%2008: 97.5%2009: 95.9%2010: 96.4%2011: 95.3%2012: 97.5%2013: 94.4%2014: 95.3%2015: 95.3%2016: 95.8%2017: 96.6%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Mercosur 96.6%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 96.6 +0.7 pp
2016 95.8 +0.6 pp
2015 95.3 +0 pp
2014 95.3 +0.9 pp
2013 94.4 −3.1 pp
2012 97.5 +2.3 pp
2011 95.3 −1.2 pp
2010 96.4 +0.5 pp
2009 95.9 −1.6 pp
2008 97.5 +4.5 pp
2007 93 −4.7 pp
2006 97.7 +2.1 pp
2005 95.5 +0.4 pp
2004 95.1 +0.9 pp
2003 94.2 −2 pp
2002 96.2 −1.8 pp
2001 98 −0 pp
2000 98.1 +0.9 pp
1999 97.2
1991 95.7
1987 94.1

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.