* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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

The average for 2022 based on 30 countries was 102.76 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
Malawi 126.43 5 1971 - 2023
Togo 122.48 6 1971 - 2023
Mozambique 121.18 7 1971 - 2023
Morocco 114.17 8 1971 - 2023
Benin 113.05 9 1971 - 2022
Cameroon 110.72 10 1971 - 2023
Algeria 108.34 11 1971 - 2023
Tunisia 103.91 12 1971 - 2023
Seychelles 97.77 13 1970 - 2023
Botswana 96.93 14 1970 - 2022
Ghana 96.53 15 1971 - 2022
South Africa 96.1 16 1970 - 2022
Zimbabwe 95.79 17 1970 - 2022
Ivory Coast 94.65 18 1970 - 2023
Gambia 92.32 19 1971 - 2023
Egypt 91.59 20 1971 - 2023
Chad 90.36 21 1971 - 2023
Lesotho 88.61 22 1970 - 2023
Tanzania 88.26 23 1970 - 2023
Angola 86.71 24 1971 - 2022
Ethiopia 85.53 25 1971 - 2023
Senegal 83.28 26 1971 - 2023
Eritrea 82.97 27 1989 - 2022
Burkina Faso 82.36 28 1971 - 2023
Niger 68.33 29 1971 - 2023
Liberia 67.23 30 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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