Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, United Kingdom has the highest school enrollment, primary, male (% net) (99.63% in 2017) and Equatorial Guinea the lowest (42.98% in 2015). The world figure is 90.53% (2018).
What this measures
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 99.63% | 2017 |
| 2 | Iceland | 99.53% | 2016 |
| 3 | Fiji | 99.02% | 2015 |
| 4 | Belgium | 98.66% | 2017 |
| 5 | France | 98.54% | 2016 |
| 6 | Finland | 98.51% | 2017 |
| 7 | Denmark | 98.25% | 2015 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 98.23% | 2017 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 98.09% | 2016 |
| 10 | Greece | 98% | 2017 |
| 11 | Cuba | 97.93% | 2018 |
| 12 | Portugal | 97.92% | 2017 |
| 13 | Barbados | 97.63% | 2018 |
| 14 | Bahrain | 97.57% | 2018 |
| 15 | Korea, Rep. | 97.35% | 2017 |
| 16 | Cyprus | 97.11% | 2017 |
| 17 | Cameroon | 96.96% | 2017 |
| 18 | Spain | 96.93% | 2017 |
| 19 | Morocco | 96.83% | 2017 |
| 20 | Mongolia | 96.77% | 2015 |
| 21 | Macao SAR, China | 96.4% | 2018 |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 96.38% | 2017 |
| 23 | Australia | 96.04% | 2017 |
| 24 | Poland | 95.95% | 2017 |
| 25 | Italy | 95.93% | 2017 |
| 26 | Indonesia | 95.89% | 2018 |
| 27 | Mozambique | 95.38% | 2018 |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 94.91% | 2017 |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 94.76% | 2015 |
| 30 | St. Lucia | 94.73% | 2018 |
| 31 | Chile | 94.72% | 2017 |
| 32 | West Bank and Gaza | 94.65% | 2018 |
| 33 | Serbia | 94.52% | 2018 |
| 34 | Rwanda | 94.44% | 2018 |
| 35 | Cabo Verde | 94.28% | 2018 |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 94.02% | 2018 |
| 37 | Philippines | 93.86% | 2017 |
| 38 | Lesotho | 93.23% | 2017 |
| 39 | Estonia | 93.17% | 2017 |
| 40 | São Tomé and Principe | 93.15% | 2017 |
| 41 | Togo | 93.14% | 2018 |
| 42 | Qatar | 93.08% | 2018 |
| 43 | Bolivia | 92.98% | 2018 |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 92.74% | 2018 |
| 45 | Colombia | 92.69% | 2018 |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 92.58% | 2018 |
| 47 | Peru | 92.43% | 2015 |
| 48 | Lao PDR | 92.26% | 2018 |
| 49 | Timor-Leste | 91.69% | 2018 |
| 50 | Hungary | 91.53% | 2017 |
| 51 | Burundi | 91.53% | 2018 |
| 52 | Armenia | 90.88% | 2018 |
| 53 | Cambodia | 90.33% | 2018 |
| 54 | Germany | 89.56% | 2016 |
| 55 | Türkiye | 88.58% | 2017 |
| 56 | Austria | 88.04% | 2016 |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 87.73% | 2015 |
| 58 | Venezuela, RB | 87.54% | 2017 |
| 59 | Bhutan | 87.53% | 2018 |
| 60 | South Africa | 87.32% | 2017 |
| 61 | Guatemala | 86.74% | 2018 |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 86.57% | 2017 |
| 63 | Panama | 86.56% | 2017 |
| 64 | Moldova | 86.43% | 2018 |
| 65 | Ghana | 85.73% | 2019 |
| 66 | Suriname | 84.44% | 2018 |
| 67 | Guinea | 83.16% | 2016 |
| 68 | Eswatini | 82.67% | 2017 |
| 69 | Romania | 82.41% | 2017 |
| 70 | Chad | 82.2% | 2016 |
| 71 | Slovak Republic | 82.13% | 2017 |
| 72 | Jordan | 81.54% | 2018 |
| 73 | Zambia | 81.43% | 2017 |
| 74 | Jamaica | 80.78% | 2018 |
| 75 | El Salvador | 80.59% | 2018 |
| 76 | Tanzania | 79.85% | 2018 |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 79.57% | 2018 |
| 78 | Honduras | 79.29% | 2017 |
| 79 | Kuwait | 78.95% | 2018 |
| 80 | Mauritania | 78.33% | 2018 |
| 81 | Bahamas, The | 73.33% | 2018 |
| 82 | Pakistan | 73.17% | 2018 |
| 83 | Gambia, The | 73.06% | 2018 |
| 84 | Senegal | 71.27% | 2017 |
| 85 | Niger | 69.89% | 2017 |
| 86 | Djibouti | 66.48% | 2019 |
| 87 | Mali | 62.02% | 2018 |
| 88 | Eritrea | 53.83% | 2018 |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea | 42.98% | 2015 |
Regions and income groups
More education indicators
- Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
- Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
- Compulsory education, duration (years)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.PRM.NENR.MA, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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