Primary school enrolment
% gross · higher ranks first
200 of 216 countries report a figure for primary school enrolment
World average: 100.8%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Haiti | 184.0% | 2016 | |
| #2 | Sierra Leone | 162.1% | 2024 | |
| #3 | Rwanda | 149.6% | 2024 | |
| #4 | Malawi | 139.0% | 2024 | |
| #5 | Sint Maarten | 135.1% | 2023 | |
| #6 | Madagascar | 132.7% | 2024 | |
| #7 | Nepal | 128.6% | 2025 | |
| #8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 125.1% | 2024 | |
| #9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 121.1% | 2023 | |
| #10 | Papua New Guinea | 121.1% | 2023 | |
| #11 | Uzbekistan | 120.9% | 2025 | |
| #12 | Namibia | 120.7% | 2024 | |
| #13 | Monaco | 120.6% | 2024 | |
| #14 | Myanmar | 120.2% | 2018 | |
| #15 | Timor-Leste | 119.7% | 2023 | |
| #16 | Mozambique | 119.2% | 2022 | |
| #17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 117.6% | 2023 | |
| #18 | Morocco | 116.6% | 2024 | |
| #19 | Eswatini | 116.5% | 2023 | |
| #20 | Zambia | 115.6% | 2024 | |
| #21 | Bhutan | 114.9% | 2024 | |
| #22 | Sweden | 114.9% | 2024 | |
| #23 | Cameroon | 114.4% | 2024 | |
| #24 | Togo | 114.3% | 2024 | |
| #25 | Venezuela | 113.7% | 2024 | |
| #26 | Peru | 112.8% | 2024 | |
| #27 | Vanuatu | 112.5% | 2024 | |
| #28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 112.3% | 2023 | |
| #29 | Afghanistan | 112.2% | 2023 | |
| #30 | Albania | 111.5% | 2024 | |
| #31 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.4% | 2024 | |
| #32 | India | 111.0% | 2025 | |
| #33 | Portugal | 111.0% | 2023 | |
| #34 | Grenada | 110.6% | 2024 | |
| #35 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 110.4% | 2017 | |
| #36 | Fiji | 110.4% | 2024 | |
| #37 | Nicaragua | 109.5% | 2023 | |
| #38 | Botswana | 109.3% | 2022 | |
| #39 | Cambodia | 109.0% | 2024 | |
| #40 | Tonga | 108.8% | 2024 | |
| #41 | United Arab Emirates | 108.0% | 2024 | |
| #42 | Benin | 108.0% | 2022 | |
| #43 | Aruba | 107.7% | 2024 | |
| #44 | Moldova | 107.6% | 2024 | |
| #45 | Mauritius | 107.3% | 2024 | |
| #46 | Palau | 106.9% | 2024 | |
| #47 | Bangladesh | 106.5% | 2024 | |
| #48 | Vietnam | 106.3% | 2024 | |
| #49 | Uganda | 106.2% | 2017 | |
| #50 | Montenegro | 106.1% | 2023 | |
| #51 | Azerbaijan | 105.6% | 2024 | |
| #52 | Algeria | 105.5% | 2025 | |
| #53 | Mauritania | 105.4% | 2024 | |
| #54 | Poland | 105.4% | 2024 | |
| #55 | Cyprus | 105.3% | 2024 | |
| #56 | Colombia | 104.8% | 2022 | |
| #57 | Costa Rica | 104.8% | 2024 | |
| #58 | Uruguay | 104.5% | 2023 | |
| #59 | Tunisia | 104.4% | 2023 | |
| #60 | Brazil | 104.3% | 2024 | |
| #61 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 104.2% | 2023 | |
| #62 | Saudi Arabia | 104.0% | 2024 | |
| #63 | Italy | 103.6% | 2023 | |
| #64 | France | 103.4% | 2024 | |
| #65 | Hong Kong | 103.2% | 2024 | |
| #66 | Cape Verde | 103.0% | 2022 | |
| #67 | Spain | 102.9% | 2024 | |
| #68 | Hungary | 102.9% | 2024 | |
| #69 | Slovakia | 102.8% | 2024 | |
| #70 | Germany | 102.6% | 2024 | |
| #71 | Argentina | 102.5% | 2023 | |
| #72 | Turkey | 102.4% | 2023 | |
| #73 | Mexico | 102.3% | 2024 | |
| #74 | United Kingdom | 102.2% | 2023 | |
| #75 | Liechtenstein | 102.1% | 2021 | |
| #76 | Belgium | 102.1% | 2023 | |
| #77 | Greece | 102.0% | 2023 | |
| #78 | Armenia | 102.0% | 2024 | |
| #79 | Iran | 102.0% | 2023 | |
| #80 | Dominican Republic | 101.9% | 2024 | |
| #81 | Marshall Islands | 101.8% | 2024 | |
| #82 | Gibraltar | 101.8% | 2024 | |
| #83 | South Africa | 101.8% | 2023 | |
| #84 | Guatemala | 101.5% | 2024 | |
| #85 | Austria | 101.3% | 2024 | |
| #86 | Switzerland | 101.2% | 2024 | |
| #87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.2% | 2023 | |
| #88 | Croatia | 101.2% | 2023 | |
| #89 | Tuvalu | 101.1% | 2024 | |
| #90 | Japan | 101.1% | 2023 | |
| #91 | Samoa | 101.0% | 2024 | |
| #92 | Ghana | 101.0% | 2024 | |
| #93 | Slovenia | 100.9% | 2023 | |
| #94 | South Korea | 100.9% | 2024 | |
| #95 | Thailand | 100.7% | 2025 | |
| #96 | Burundi | 100.6% | 2025 | |
| #97 | Lithuania | 100.5% | 2024 | |
| #98 | Guinea | 100.5% | 2020 | |
| #99 | The Gambia | 100.4% | 2025 | |
| #100 | Indonesia | 100.4% | 2025 | |
| #101 | Singapore | 100.2% | 2023 | |
| #102 | Gabon | 100.2% | 2019 | |
| #103 | Andorra | 99.9% | 2024 | |
| #104 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2024 | |
| #105 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | |
| #106 | Czech Republic | 99.7% | 2023 | |
| #107 | People's Republic of China | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| #108 | Australia | 99.6% | 2024 | |
| #109 | Chile | 99.5% | 2024 | |
| #110 | Georgia | 99.4% | 2024 | |
| #111 | Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2024 | |
| #112 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.0% | 2025 | |
| #113 | Finland | 98.9% | 2024 | |
| #114 | Jordan | 98.6% | 2024 | |
| #115 | Norway | 98.5% | 2024 | |
| #116 | South Sudan | 98.4% | 2024 | |
| #117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.3% | 2024 | |
| #118 | Kenya | 98.2% | 2023 | |
| #119 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | |
| #120 | Cuba | 98.1% | 2024 | |
| #121 | Estonia | 97.8% | 2024 | |
| #122 | Russia | 97.7% | 2023 | |
| #123 | Malta | 97.7% | 2023 | |
| #124 | Dominica | 97.7% | 2025 | |
| #125 | Latvia | 97.6% | 2024 | |
| #126 | Qatar | 97.6% | 2024 | |
| #127 | Guyana | 97.6% | 2024 | |
| #128 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | |
| #129 | Kazakhstan | 97.3% | 2025 | |
| #130 | Jamaica | 97.3% | 2024 | |
| #131 | Ecuador | 97.2% | 2023 | |
| #132 | Comoros | 97.0% | 2024 | |
| #133 | United States | 97.0% | 2022 | |
| #134 | Panama | 96.9% | 2024 | |
| #135 | Bahrain | 96.9% | 2024 | |
| #136 | Belarus | 96.8% | 2024 | |
| #137 | Central African Republic | 96.8% | 2016 | |
| #138 | Saint Lucia | 96.8% | 2024 | |
| #139 | Egypt | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| #140 | New Zealand | 96.7% | 2024 | |
| #141 | Belize | 96.5% | 2024 | |
| #142 | Ireland | 96.5% | 2022 | |
| #143 | North Macedonia | 96.3% | 2023 | |
| #144 | Serbia | 96.0% | 2024 | |
| #145 | Tajikistan | 95.8% | 2024 | |
| #146 | Cayman Islands | 95.7% | 2024 | |
| #147 | Turkmenistan | 95.7% | 2024 | |
| #148 | Bulgaria | 95.3% | 2024 | |
| #149 | Kiribati | 95.3% | 2024 | |
| #150 | Canada | 95.0% | 2023 | |
| #151 | Brunei | 94.8% | 2024 | |
| #152 | Oman | 94.7% | 2024 | |
| #153 | Nauru | 94.4% | 2025 | |
| #154 | Philippines | 94.0% | 2024 | |
| #155 | Bolivia | 93.7% | 2024 | |
| #156 | San Marino | 93.5% | 2024 | |
| #157 | Seychelles | 93.4% | 2024 | |
| #158 | Ukraine | 93.3% | 2024 | |
| #159 | Ivory Coast | 93.3% | 2024 | |
| #160 | Laos | 93.1% | 2025 | |
| #161 | Zimbabwe | 93.1% | 2024 | |
| #162 | The Bahamas | 92.9% | 2024 | |
| #163 | Bermuda | 92.9% | 2023 | |
| #164 | Tanzania | 92.7% | 2024 | |
| #165 | Mongolia | 92.3% | 2024 | |
| #166 | North Korea | 92.1% | 2018 | |
| #167 | Suriname | 91.9% | 2024 | |
| #168 | Sri Lanka | 91.5% | 2023 | |
| #169 | Palestine | 91.4% | 2023 | |
| #170 | Malaysia | 90.4% | 2024 | |
| #171 | El Salvador | 89.9% | 2024 | |
| #172 | Macau | 89.8% | 2024 | |
| #173 | Eritrea | 89.7% | 2022 | |
| #174 | Nigeria | 89.6% | 2023 | |
| #175 | Paraguay | 89.4% | 2024 | |
| #176 | Chad | 88.5% | 2024 | |
| #177 | Puerto Rico | 87.9% | 2024 | |
| #178 | Republic of the Congo | 87.9% | 2023 | |
| #179 | Angola | 86.7% | 2023 | |
| #180 | Senegal | 85.3% | 2024 | |
| #181 | Romania | 84.9% | 2023 | |
| #182 | Ethiopia | 84.4% | 2024 | |
| #183 | Barbados | 83.9% | 2024 | |
| #184 | Pakistan | 83.7% | 2024 | |
| #185 | Kuwait | 82.4% | 2021 | |
| #186 | Federated States of Micronesia | 82.2% | 2024 | |
| #187 | Solomon Islands | 81.8% | 2024 | |
| #188 | Lebanon | 81.8% | 2024 | |
| #189 | Syria | 81.4% | 2024 | |
| #190 | Lesotho | 80.2% | 2024 | |
| #191 | Curaçao | 79.3% | 2024 | |
| #192 | Honduras | 79.0% | 2024 | |
| #193 | Burkina Faso | 77.2% | 2024 | |
| #194 | Yemen | 77.0% | 2016 | |
| #195 | Mali | 72.8% | 2023 | |
| #196 | British Virgin Islands | 72.8% | 2024 | |
| #197 | Sudan | 72.4% | 2019 | |
| #198 | Liberia | 66.6% | 2022 | |
| #199 | Niger | 64.7% | 2024 | |
| #200 | Somalia | 20.9% | 2023 | |
| — | American Samoa | — | — | |
| — | Djibouti | — | — | |
| — | Equatorial Guinea | — | — | |
| — | Faroe Islands | — | — | |
| — | French Polynesia | — | — | |
| — | Greenland | — | — | |
| — | Guam | — | — | |
| — | Guinea-Bissau | — | — | |
| — | Iraq | — | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | — | — | |
| — | Kosovo | — | — | |
| — | Libya | — | — | |
| — | New Caledonia | — | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | |
| — | Saint-Martin | — | — | |
| — | United States Virgin Islands | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)