Primary enrolment
gross enrolment ratios — repeaters and over-age pupils can push a figure above 100% · OBSERVED 2006–2025
Primary enrolment of all ages as a share of the official primary-school-age population — repeaters and over-age pupils can push it above 100%.
- Nations ranked
- 175
- Highest
- 184.0%
- Lowest
- 20.9%
- Observed
- 2006–2025
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This table mixes vintages: each publisher carries a nation’s latest available year, so the observations here run from 2006 to 2025 — every row shows its own.
Press a row — the specimen turns over to its label. Bars are drawn to the highest value. Highest, not best: this page orders figures, it does not grade nations.
- Observed 2016 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank01 Haiti184.0% 2016
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank02 Sierra Leone162.1% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank03 Rwanda149.6% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank04 Malawi139.0% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank05 Madagascar132.7% 2024
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank06 Nepal128.6% 2025
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank121.1% 2023
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank08 Uzbekistan120.9% 2025
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank09 Namibia120.7% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank10 Monaco120.6% 2024
- Observed 2018 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank11 Myanmar120.2% 2018
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank12 Timor-Leste119.7% 2023
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank13 Mozambique119.2% 2022
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank14 DR Congo117.6% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank15 Morocco116.6% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank16 Eswatini116.5% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank17 Zambia115.6% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank18 Bhutan114.9% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank19 Sweden114.9% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank20 Cameroon114.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank21 Togo114.3% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank22 Venezuela113.7% 2024
- Observed 2010 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank113.4% 2010
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank24 Peru112.8% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank25 Vanuatu112.5% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank26 Afghanistan112.2% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank27 Albania111.5% 2024
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank28 India111.0% 2025
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank29 Portugal111.0% 2023
- Observed 2017 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank110.4% 2017
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank31 Fiji110.4% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank32 Nicaragua109.5% 2023
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank33 Botswana109.3% 2022
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank34 Cambodia109.0% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank108.0% 2024
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank36 Benin108.0% 2022
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank37 Moldova107.6% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank38 Mauritius107.3% 2024
- Observed 2006 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank39 Libya107.0% 2006
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank40 Bangladesh106.5% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank41 Vietnam106.3% 2024
- Observed 2017 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank42 Uganda106.2% 2017
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank43 Montenegro106.1% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank44 Azerbaijan105.6% 2024
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank45 Algeria105.5% 2025
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank46 Mauritania105.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank47 Poland105.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank48 Cyprus105.3% 2024
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank49 Colombia104.8% 2022
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank50 Costa Rica104.8% 2024
- Observed 2007 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank51 Iraq104.6% 2007
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank52 Uruguay104.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank53 Tunisia104.4% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank54 Brazil104.3% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank55 Netherlands104.2% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank56 Saudi Arabia104.0% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank57 Italy103.6% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank58 France103.4% 2024
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank59 Cape Verde103.0% 2022
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank60 Spain102.9% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank61 Hungary102.9% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank62 Slovakia102.8% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank63 Germany102.6% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank64 Argentina102.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank65 Türkiye102.4% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank66 Mexico102.3% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank102.2% 2023
- Observed 2021 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank102.1% 2021
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank69 Belgium102.1% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank70 Greece102.0% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank71 Armenia102.0% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank72 Iran102.0% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank101.9% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank74 South Africa101.8% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank75 Guatemala101.5% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank76 Austria101.3% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank77 Switzerland101.2% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank101.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank79 Croatia101.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank80 Japan101.1% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank81 Ghana101.0% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank82 Slovenia100.9% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank83 South Korea100.9% 2024
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank84 Thailand100.7% 2025
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank85 Burundi100.6% 2025
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank86 Lithuania100.5% 2024
- Observed 2020 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank87 Guinea100.5% 2020
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank88 Gambia100.4% 2025
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank89 Indonesia100.4% 2025
- Observed 2019 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank90 Gabon100.2% 2019
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank91 Andorra99.9% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank92 Denmark99.8% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank93 Czechia99.7% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank94 China99.6% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank95 Australia99.6% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank96 Chile99.5% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank97 Georgia99.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank98 Luxembourg99.2% 2024
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank99 Kyrgyzstan99.0% 2025
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank100 Finland98.9% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank101 Jordan98.6% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank102 Norway98.5% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank103 South Sudan98.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank98.3% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank105 Kenya98.2% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank106 Iceland98.2% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank107 Cuba98.1% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank108 Estonia97.8% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank109 Russia97.7% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank110 Malta97.7% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank111 Latvia97.6% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank112 Qatar97.6% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank113 Guyana97.6% 2024
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank114 Kazakhstan97.3% 2025
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank115 Jamaica97.3% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank116 Ecuador97.2% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank117 Comoros97.0% 2024
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank118 United States97.0% 2022
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank119 Panama96.9% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank120 Belarus96.8% 2024
- Observed 2016 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank96.8% 2016
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank122 Egypt96.7% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank123 New Zealand96.7% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank124 Belize96.5% 2024
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank125 Ireland96.5% 2022
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank126 North Macedonia96.3% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank127 Serbia96.0% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank128 Tajikistan95.8% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank129 Turkmenistan95.7% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank130 Bulgaria95.3% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank131 Canada95.0% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank132 Brunei94.8% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank133 Oman94.7% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank134 Philippines94.0% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank135 Bolivia93.7% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank136 San Marino93.5% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank137 Seychelles93.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank138 Ukraine93.3% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank139 Ivory Coast93.3% 2024
- Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank140 Laos93.1% 2025
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank141 Zimbabwe93.1% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank142 Bahamas92.9% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank143 Tanzania92.7% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank144 Mongolia92.3% 2024
- Observed 2018 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank145 North Korea92.1% 2018
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank146 Suriname91.9% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank147 Sri Lanka91.5% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank148 Palestine91.4% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank149 Malaysia90.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank150 El Salvador89.9% 2024
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank151 Eritrea89.7% 2022
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank152 Nigeria89.6% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank153 Paraguay89.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank154 Chad88.5% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank155 Puerto Rico87.9% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank156 Congo87.9% 2023
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank157 Angola86.7% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank158 Senegal85.3% 2024
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank159 Romania84.9% 2023
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank160 Ethiopia84.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank161 Pakistan83.7% 2024
- Observed 2021 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank162 Kuwait82.4% 2021
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank163 Solomon Islands81.8% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank164 Lebanon81.8% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank165 Syria81.4% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank166 Lesotho80.2% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank167 Honduras79.0% 2024
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank168 Burkina Faso77.2% 2024
- Observed 2016 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank169 Yemen77.0% 2016
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank170 Mali72.8% 2023
- Observed 2019 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank171 Sudan72.4% 2019
- Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank172 Liberia66.6% 2022
- Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank173 Niger64.7% 2024
- Observed 2015 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank47.5% 2015
- Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank175 Somalia20.9% 2023
Not observed
11 nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world’s statistical apparatus, not a zero — these nations hold their place as hatched gaps, and a gap has no underside to turn over.
- AntarcticaNOT OBSERVED
Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report.
- DjiboutiNOT OBSERVED
- Falkland IslandsNOT OBSERVED
The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets.
- French Southern and Antarctic LandsNOT OBSERVED
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets.
- GreenlandNOT OBSERVED
- KosovoNOT OBSERVED
- New CaledoniaNOT OBSERVED
- Northern CyprusNOT OBSERVED
Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from.
- SomalilandNOT OBSERVED
Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's.
- TaiwanNOT OBSERVED
Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively.
- Vatican CityNOT OBSERVED
Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.