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Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — OECD

Primary school enrollment in the OECD in 2018 — 95.6%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 7.4 pp.

2018 95.6% −0 pp vs 2017
World rank —
Period maximum 96.9%2008
Period minimum 88.2%1970

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — OECD, 1970–201887.59092.59597.5197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 88.2%1971: 88.2%1972: 88.4%1973: 89.1%1974: 89.1%1975: 89.2%1976: 89.9%1977: 90.5%1978: 90.7%1979: 91.5%1980: 93.8%1981: 94%1982: 94.7%1983: 94.4%1984: 94.4%1985: 94.4%1986: 95.1%1987: 95.9%1988: 96.3%1989: 96.3%1990: 96.6%1991: 96.6%1992: 96.3%1993: 96%1994: 95.6%1995: 95.7%1996: 95.6%1997: 95.1%1999: 96.2%2000: 96.1%2001: 96.3%2002: 95.9%2003: 96.2%2004: 95.9%2005: 96.2%2006: 96.5%2007: 96.7%2008: 96.9%2009: 96.3%2010: 96%2011: 95.7%2012: 95.7%2013: 95.7%2014: 95.7%2015: 96%2016: 96.2%2017: 95.6%2018: 95.6%
Change over the period: +7.4 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

OECD 95.6%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 95.6 −0 pp
2017 95.6 −0.6 pp
2016 96.2 +0.3 pp
2015 96 +0.2 pp
2014 95.7 +0 pp
2013 95.7 +0 pp
2012 95.7 −0.1 pp
2011 95.7 −0.2 pp
2010 96 −0.3 pp
2009 96.3 −0.6 pp
2008 96.9 +0.1 pp
2007 96.7 +0.3 pp
2006 96.5 +0.3 pp
2005 96.2 +0.3 pp
2004 95.9 −0.2 pp
2003 96.2 +0.2 pp
2002 95.9 −0.4 pp
2001 96.3 +0.2 pp
2000 96.1 −0.1 pp
1999 96.2 —
1997 95.1 −0.5 pp
1996 95.6 −0.1 pp
1995 95.7 +0.1 pp
1994 95.6 −0.3 pp
1993 96 −0.4 pp
1992 96.3 −0.3 pp
1991 96.6 −0.1 pp
1990 96.6 +0.3 pp
1989 96.3 −0 pp
1988 96.3 +0.5 pp
1987 95.9 +0.8 pp
1986 95.1 +0.7 pp
1985 94.4 −0 pp
1984 94.4 +0 pp
1983 94.4 −0.3 pp
1982 94.7 +0.7 pp
1981 94 +0.2 pp
1980 93.8 +2.3 pp
1979 91.5 +0.8 pp
1978 90.7 +0.2 pp
1977 90.5 +0.6 pp
1976 89.9 +0.6 pp
1975 89.2 +0.1 pp
1974 89.1 +0 pp
1973 89.1 +0.6 pp
1972 88.4 +0.2 pp
1971 88.2 +0 pp
1970 88.2 —

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.

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