Primary school enrollment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Primary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 149 countries was 100.44 percent. The highest value was in Sierra Leone: 156.8 percent and the lowest value was in Liberia: 67.23 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Primary school enrollment, 2022 Global rank Available data
Sierra Leone 156.8 1 1971 - 2023
Rwanda 148.75 2 1971 - 2023
Madagascar 138.19 3 1971 - 2023
Namibia 133.53 4 1986 - 2022
Gibraltar 127.17 5 1971 - 2023
Malawi 126.43 6 1971 - 2023
Vietnam 123.13 7 1976 - 2023
Togo 122.48 8 1971 - 2023
Mozambique 121.18 9 1971 - 2023
Nepal 118.8 10 1970 - 2023
Bangladesh 117.66 11 1970 - 2023
Sweden 116.43 12 1971 - 2022
Morocco 114.17 13 1971 - 2023
Benin 113.05 14 1971 - 2022
India 111.08 15 1971 - 2023
Cameroon 110.72 16 1971 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 110.59 17 1971 - 2023
Vanuatu 110.52 18 1970 - 2023
Turkmenistan 110.28 19 2019 - 2022
Cambodia 109.96 20 1971 - 2023
Portugal 109.85 21 1971 - 2022
Uruguay 108.82 22 1970 - 2022
Argentina 108.72 23 1970 - 2022
Algeria 108.34 24 1971 - 2023
Fiji 108.05 25 1970 - 2023
Peru 107.66 26 1970 - 2023
Costa Rica 107.61 27 1970 - 2022
Moldova 106.97 28 2014 - 2022
Tonga 106.54 29 1970 - 2023
Bhutan 106.08 30 1970 - 2022
Montenegro 105.62 31 2003 - 2023
Nicaragua 105.44 32 1970 - 2023
Thailand 105.1 33 1971 - 2023
Colombia 104.83 34 1970 - 2022
Aruba 104.67 35 1999 - 2022
Georgia 104.55 36 1981 - 2023
Netherlands 104.22 37 1971 - 2022
Samoa 104.12 38 1970 - 2023
Brazil 103.97 39 1970 - 2022
Guatemala 103.91 40 1970 - 2023
Tunisia 103.91 41 1971 - 2023
Saint Lucia 103.66 42 1971 - 2023
Hungary 103.48 43 1971 - 2022
France 102.72 44 1971 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 102.71 45 1979 - 2022
Turkey 102.49 46 1971 - 2022
Spain 102.45 47 1971 - 2022
UK 102.41 48 1971 - 2022
Belgium 102.18 49 1971 - 2022
Japan 102.16 50 1971 - 2022
Mexico 102 51 1971 - 2022
Lithuania 101.91 52 1981 - 2022
Italy 101.56 53 1971 - 2022
Switzerland 101.36 54 1973 - 2022
Tajikistan 101.35 55 1991 - 2023
Greece 101.19 56 1971 - 2022
Russia 101.14 57 1971 - 2023
Hong Kong 101.08 58 1971 - 2022
Czechia 100.98 59 1971 - 2022
Kazakhstan 100.91 60 1981 - 2023
Panama 100.88 61 1970 - 2023
Austria 100.78 62 1971 - 2022
Indonesia 100.64 63 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 100.64 64 1981 - 2022
Poland 100.59 65 1971 - 2022
Croatia 100.53 66 1993 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 100.49 67 1971 - 2023
Slovakia 100.33 68 1991 - 2022
Denmark 100.24 69 1971 - 2022
Germany 100.22 70 1991 - 2022
Chile 100.19 71 1970 - 2022
China 100.17 72 1970 - 2023
Belize 99.94 73 1971 - 2023
Azerbaijan 99.81 74 2000 - 2023
Ireland 99.62 75 1971 - 2022
Bolivia 99.6 76 1970 - 2023
Ecuador 99.59 77 1971 - 2023
Singapore 99.58 78 2010 - 2022
Luxembourg 99.48 79 1970 - 2022
Latvia 99.42 80 1981 - 2022
Estonia 99.26 81 1981 - 2022
Australia 99.13 82 1971 - 2022
South Korea 99.03 83 1971 - 2022
Norway 98.97 84 1971 - 2022
Serbia 98.9 85 2000 - 2022
Finland 98.62 86 1971 - 2022
Jordan 98.54 87 1971 - 2023
Iceland 98.51 88 1971 - 2022
Kiribati 98.48 89 1971 - 2023
Tuvalu 98.44 90 1984 - 2023
Seychelles 97.77 91 1970 - 2023
Malaysia 97.76 92 1970 - 2023
North Macedonia 97.49 93 1993 - 2022
Laos 97.22 94 1971 - 2023
Cyprus 97 95 2000 - 2022
USA 96.97 96 1971 - 2022
Botswana 96.93 97 1970 - 2022
New Zealand 96.56 98 1970 - 2022
Ghana 96.53 99 1971 - 2022
Albania 96.37 100 1976 - 2023
Israel 96.31 101 1973 - 2022
South Africa 96.1 102 1970 - 2022
Canada 96.01 103 1971 - 2022
Sri Lanka 95.92 104 1970 - 2022
Bulgaria 95.89 105 1971 - 2022
Zimbabwe 95.79 106 1970 - 2022
Barbados 95.58 107 1971 - 2023
Mongolia 95.56 108 1971 - 2023
Maldives 95.37 109 1980 - 2023
Qatar 94.98 110 1971 - 2022
Belarus 94.71 111 1971 - 2023
Ivory Coast 94.65 112 1970 - 2023
Brunei 94.56 113 1970 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 94.19 114 1981 - 2023
San Marino 93.94 115 1971 - 2023
Uzbekistan 93.91 116 1981 - 2023
Malta 93.53 117 1971 - 2022
Paraguay 93.23 118 1970 - 2023
Armenia 92.9 119 1991 - 2023
Ukraine 92.77 120 1971 - 2022
Bahrain 92.34 121 1971 - 2023
Gambia 92.32 122 1971 - 2023
Dominica 91.88 123 1971 - 2023
Philippines 91.87 124 1971 - 2023
Palestine 91.76 125 1995 - 2023
Egypt 91.59 126 1971 - 2023
Micronesia 91.53 127 1971 - 2022
Jamaica 90.74 128 1971 - 2023
Chad 90.36 129 1971 - 2023
Andorra 90.15 130 1975 - 2023
Oman 90.1 131 1971 - 2023
El Salvador 89.33 132 1970 - 2023
Lesotho 88.61 133 1970 - 2023
Palau 88.27 134 1999 - 2023
Tanzania 88.26 135 1970 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 87.82 136 2007 - 2023
Angola 86.71 137 1971 - 2022
Honduras 85.87 138 1970 - 2023
Ethiopia 85.53 139 1971 - 2023
Bermuda 85.42 140 1971 - 2023
Macao 84.97 141 1971 - 2023
Romania 84.88 142 1971 - 2022
Senegal 83.28 143 1971 - 2023
Eritrea 82.97 144 1989 - 2022
Pakistan 82.68 145 1971 - 2022
Burkina Faso 82.36 146 1971 - 2023
Syria 74.37 147 1971 - 2023
Niger 68.33 148 1971 - 2023
Liberia 67.23 149 1970 - 2022



Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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1. Sierra Leone
2. Rwanda
3. Madagascar
4. Namibia
5. Gibraltar
6. Malawi
7. Vietnam
8. Togo
9. Mozambique
10. Nepal
11. Bangladesh
12. Sweden
13. Morocco
14. Benin
15. India
16. Cameroon
17. St. Vincent & ...
18. Vanuatu
19. Turkmenistan
20. Cambodia
21. Portugal
22. Uruguay
23. Argentina
24. Algeria
25. Fiji
26. Peru
27. Costa Rica
28. Moldova
29. Tonga
30. Bhutan
31. Montenegro
32. Nicaragua
33. Thailand
34. Colombia
35. Aruba
36. Georgia
37. Netherlands
38. Samoa
39. Brazil
40. Guatemala
41. Tunisia
42. Saint Lucia
43. Hungary
44. France
45. Saudi Arabia
46. Turkey
47. Spain
48. UK
49. Belgium
50. Japan
51. Mexico
52. Lithuania
53. Italy
54. Switzerland
55. Tajikistan
56. Greece
57. Russia
58. Hong Kong
59. Czechia
60. Kazakhstan
61. Panama
62. Austria
63. Indonesia
64. Slovenia
65. Poland
66. Croatia
67. Domin. Rep.
68. Slovakia
69. Denmark
70. Germany
71. Chile
72. China
73. Belize
74. Azerbaijan
75. Ireland
76. Bolivia
77. Ecuador
78. Singapore
79. Luxembourg
80. Latvia
81. Estonia
82. Australia
83. South Korea
84. Norway
85. Serbia
86. Finland
87. Jordan
88. Iceland
89. Kiribati
90. Tuvalu
91. Seychelles
92. Malaysia
93. North Macedonia
94. Laos
95. Cyprus
96. USA
97. Botswana
98. New Zealand
99. Ghana
100. Albania
101. Israel
102. South Africa
103. Canada
104. Sri Lanka
105. Bulgaria
106. Zimbabwe
107. Barbados
108. Mongolia
109. Maldives
110. Qatar
111. Belarus
112. Ivory Coast
113. Brunei
114. Kyrgyzstan
115. San Marino
116. Uzbekistan
117. Malta
118. Paraguay
119. Armenia
120. Ukraine
121. Bahrain
122. Gambia
123. Dominica
124. Philippines
125. Palestine
126. Egypt
127. Micronesia
128. Jamaica
129. Chad
130. Andorra
131. Oman
132. El Salvador
133. Lesotho
134. Palau
135. Tanzania
136. Bosnia & Herz.
137. Angola
138. Honduras
139. Ethiopia
140. Bermuda
141. Macao
142. Romania
143. Senegal
144. Eritrea
145. Pakistan
146. Burkina Faso
147. Syria
148. Niger
149. Liberia
156.80
148.75
138.19
133.53
127.17
126.43
123.13
122.48
121.18
118.80
117.66
116.43
114.17
113.05
111.08
110.72
110.59
110.52
110.28
109.96
109.85
108.82
108.72
108.34
108.05
107.66
107.61
106.97
106.54
106.08
105.62
105.44
105.10
104.83
104.67
104.55
104.22
104.12
103.97
103.91
103.91
103.66
103.48
102.72
102.71
102.49
102.45
102.41
102.18
102.16
102.00
101.91
101.56
101.36
101.35
101.19
101.14
101.08
100.98
100.91
100.88
100.78
100.64
100.64
100.59
100.53
100.49
100.33
100.24
100.22
100.19
100.17
99.94
99.81
99.62
99.60
99.59
99.58
99.48
99.42
99.26
99.13
99.03
98.97
98.90
98.62
98.54
98.51
98.48
98.44
97.77
97.76
97.49
97.22
97.00
96.97
96.93
96.56
96.53
96.37
96.31
96.10
96.01
95.92
95.89
95.79
95.58
95.56
95.37
94.98
94.71
94.65
94.56
94.19
93.94
93.91
93.53
93.23
92.90
92.77
92.34
92.32
91.88
91.87
91.76
91.59
91.53
90.74
90.36
90.15
90.10
89.33
88.61
88.27
88.26
87.82
86.71
85.87
85.53
85.42
84.97
84.88
83.28
82.97
82.68
82.36
74.37
68.33
67.23
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39.2
78.4
117.6
156.8


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