Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — OPEC

Primary school enrollment in OPEC in 2017 — 96.2%. Since 1978, the indicator has risen by 16.6 pp.

2017 96.2% −0.5 pp vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 97.1%2015
Period minimum 75.5%1999

Trend over time

1978–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — OPEC, 1978–2017708090100197819821986199019941998200220062010201420171978: 79.6%1999: 75.5%2000: 77.2%2004: 81.4%2007: 82.8%2010: 80.2%2012: 96.6%2015: 97.1%2016: 96.7%2017: 96.2%
Change over the period: +16.6 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

OPEC 96.2%
World 89.3%
Primary school enrollment — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 96.2 −0.5 pp
2016 96.7 −0.4 pp
2015 97.1
2012 96.6
2010 80.2
2007 82.8
2004 81.4
2000 77.2 +1.7 pp
1999 75.5
1978 79.6

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.