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Primary school enrollment — World

Primary school enrollment in the world in 2018 — 89.4%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 17.7 pp.

2018 89.4% +0.2 pp vs 2017
World rank —
Period maximum 89.4%2016
Period minimum 71.6%1971

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — World, 1970–20187075808590197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 71.7%1971: 71.6%1972: 72.4%1973: 74.6%1974: 75.3%1975: 76.4%1976: 77.1%1977: 77.1%1978: 76.1%1979: 76.4%1980: 77.5%1981: 78.3%1982: 78.8%1983: 79%1984: 79.3%1985: 79.9%1986: 80.7%1987: 81%1988: 81.6%1989: 82.3%1990: 82%1991: 82.3%1992: 82%1993: 82.1%1994: 82.1%1995: 81.7%1996: 81.4%1997: 81.5%1998: 82%1999: 82.7%2000: 83.4%2001: 83.6%2002: 83.8%2003: 85.1%2004: 86.2%2005: 86.8%2006: 87.2%2007: 88.4%2008: 88.7%2009: 88.6%2010: 88.6%2011: 88.7%2012: 89%2013: 89%2014: 89.2%2015: 89.2%2016: 89.4%2017: 89.3%2018: 89.4%
Change over the period: +17.7 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

World 89.4%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 89.4 +0.2 pp
2017 89.3 −0.2 pp
2016 89.4 +0.2 pp
2015 89.2 −0.1 pp
2014 89.2 +0.2 pp
2013 89 −0 pp
2012 89 +0.4 pp
2011 88.7 +0 pp
2010 88.6 +0 pp
2009 88.6 −0 pp
2008 88.7 +0.2 pp
2007 88.4 +1.2 pp
2006 87.2 +0.4 pp
2005 86.8 +0.6 pp
2004 86.2 +1 pp
2003 85.1 +1.3 pp
2002 83.8 +0.2 pp
2001 83.6 +0.2 pp
2000 83.4 +0.6 pp
1999 82.7 +0.7 pp
1998 82 +0.6 pp
1997 81.5 +0 pp
1996 81.4 −0.3 pp
1995 81.7 −0.4 pp
1994 82.1 −0 pp
1993 82.1 +0.1 pp
1992 82 −0.2 pp
1991 82.3 +0.3 pp
1990 82 −0.3 pp
1989 82.3 +0.7 pp
1988 81.6 +0.7 pp
1987 81 +0.3 pp
1986 80.7 +0.8 pp
1985 79.9 +0.6 pp
1984 79.3 +0.2 pp
1983 79 +0.3 pp
1982 78.8 +0.4 pp
1981 78.3 +0.8 pp
1980 77.5 +1.1 pp
1979 76.4 +0.3 pp
1978 76.1 −1 pp
1977 77.1 +0 pp
1976 77.1 +0.6 pp
1975 76.4 +1.1 pp
1974 75.3 +0.7 pp
1973 74.6 +2.2 pp
1972 72.4 +0.9 pp
1971 71.6 −0.1 pp
1970 71.7 —

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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