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

The average for 2022 based on 18 countries was 98.39 percent. The highest value was in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 110.59 percent and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 85.42 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
St. Vincent & ... 110.59 1 1971 - 2023
Costa Rica 107.61 2 1970 - 2022
Nicaragua 105.44 3 1970 - 2023
Aruba 104.67 4 1999 - 2022
Guatemala 103.91 5 1970 - 2023
Saint Lucia 103.66 6 1971 - 2023
Mexico 102 7 1971 - 2022
Panama 100.88 8 1970 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 100.49 9 1971 - 2023
Belize 99.94 10 1971 - 2023
USA 96.97 11 1971 - 2022
Canada 96.01 12 1971 - 2022
Barbados 95.58 13 1971 - 2023
Dominica 91.88 14 1971 - 2023
Jamaica 90.74 15 1971 - 2023
El Salvador 89.33 16 1970 - 2023
Honduras 85.87 17 1970 - 2023
Bermuda 85.42 18 1971 - 2023



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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