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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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
Education Statistics > School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
East Timor :
367.65 % gross
2005
# 2
Belgium :
116.06 % gross
2004
# 3
Malaysia :
113.92 % gross
2003
# 4
Andorra :
113.74 % gross
2005
# 5
France :
113.61 % gross
2004
# 6
Estonia :
113.34 % gross
2004
# 7
Cuba :
112 % gross
2005
# 8
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
111.84 % gross
2005
# 9
Israel :
111.54 % gross
2004
# 10
Spain :
111.23 % gross
2004
# 11
Netherlands Antilles :
110.97 % gross
2003
# 12
Malta :
108.05 % gross
2004
# 13
Liechtenstein :
105.6 % gross
2004
# 14
Czech Republic :
105.26 % gross
2004
# 15
Guyana :
105.08 % gross
2004
# 16
Belarus :
103.59 % gross
2005
# 17
Australia :
102.36 % gross
2004
# 18
Italy :
101.91 % gross
2004
# 19
Ireland :
101.65 % gross
1991
# 20
Seychelles :
100.31 % gross
2004
# 21
Aruba :
99.07 % gross
2005
# 22
Germany :
96.15 % gross
2004
# 23
Mauritius :
95.86 % gross
2005
# 24
Switzerland :
94.48 % gross
2004
# 25
Iceland :
94.26 % gross
2004
# 26
Jamaica :
93.97 % gross
2004
# 27
New Zealand :
92.83 % gross
2004
# 28
Barbados :
92.71 % gross
2005
# 29
Macau :
91.8 % gross
2005
# 30
Slovakia :
90.66 % gross
2004
# 31
Denmark :
90.62 % gross
2004
# 32
Korea, South :
90.55 % gross
2005
# 33
Cayman Islands :
90.21 % gross
2005
# 34
Suriname :
89.82 % gross
2005
# 35
Thailand :
89.07 % gross
2005
# 36
Austria :
88.89 % gross
2004
# 37
Netherlands :
87.96 % gross
2004
# 38
Trinidad and Tobago :
85.73 % gross
2005
# 39
Japan :
85.63 % gross
2003
# 40
Mexico :
84.73 % gross
2004
# 41
Sweden :
84.71 % gross
2004
# 42
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
84.61 % gross
2005
# 43
Luxembourg :
84.08 % gross
2004
# 44
Grenada :
83.98 % gross
2005
# 45
Ukraine :
83.92 % gross
2005
# 46
Norway :
81.49 % gross
2002
# 47
Dominica :
81.1 % gross
2005
# 48
Russia :
80.65 % gross
2004
# 49
Hungary :
80.01 % gross
2004
# 50
Latvia :
77.83 % gross
2004
# 51
Bulgaria :
77.37 % gross
2004
# 52
Ecuador :
76.79 % gross
2005
# 53
Portugal :
76.54 % gross
2004
# 54
Romania :
76.47 % gross
2004
# 55
Slovenia :
76.43 % gross
2004
# 56
Saint Lucia :
74.73 % gross
2005
# 57
Kuwait :
74.12 % gross
2005
# 58
Lebanon :
73.31 % gross
2005
# 59
Costa Rica :
69 % gross
2005
# 60
Palau :
68.39 % gross
2005
# 61
Brazil :
67.5 % gross
2003
# 62
Canada :
67.45 % gross
2002
# 63
Hong Kong :
67.25 % gross
2005
# 64
Greece :
66.94 % gross
2004
# 65
United Arab Emirates :
63.69 % gross
2005
# 66
Lithuania :
63.01 % gross
2004
# 67
Argentina :
62.28 % gross
2003
# 68
Panama :
62.11 % gross
2005
# 69
Uruguay :
61.45 % gross
2003
# 70
Moldova :
61.38 % gross
2005
# 71
Cyprus :
60.93 % gross
2004
# 72
Peru :
60.83 % gross
2004
# 73
United States :
60.55 % gross
2004
# 74
United Kingdom :
59.12 % gross
2004
# 75
Venezuela :
58.53 % gross
2005
# 76
Finland :
58.48 % gross
2004
# 77
Vietnam :
56.95 % gross
2005
# 78
Papua New Guinea :
56.76 % gross
2003
# 79
Samoa :
55.34 % gross
2004
# 80
Georgia :
54.12 % gross
2005
# 81
Kenya :
53.64 % gross
2005
# 82
Cape Verde :
53.53 % gross
2005
# 83
Poland :
52.66 % gross
2004
# 84
Brunei :
52.49 % gross
2005
# 85
Vanuatu :
52.19 % gross
2002
# 86
El Salvador :
51.57 % gross
2005
# 87
Chile :
51.52 % gross
2004
# 88
Marshall Islands :
50.14 % gross
2003
# 89
Bolivia :
49.89 % gross
2005
= 90
Albania :
49.47 % gross
2004
= 90
Maldives :
49.47 % gross
2005
# 92
Liberia :
49.05 % gross
2000
# 93
Iran :
48.07 % gross
2005
# 94
Pakistan :
47.79 % gross
2005
# 95
Bahrain :
46.03 % gross
2005
# 96
Croatia :
45.95 % gross
2003
# 97
Serbia and Montenegro :
43.96 % gross
2001
# 98
Mongolia :
42.28 % gross
2005
# 99
Morocco :
42.27 % gross
2005
# 100
Ghana :
42.13 % gross
2005
# 101
Philippines :
40.74 % gross
2004
# 102
Solomon Islands :
40.61 % gross
2003
# 103
Colombia :
39 % gross
2005
# 104
Zimbabwe :
38.99 % gross
2003
# 105
South Africa :
37.93 % gross
2004
# 106
Nicaragua :
37.22 % gross
2005
# 107
Equatorial Guinea :
37.08 % gross
2005
# 108
India :
35.84 % gross
2004
# 109
Qatar :
35.78 % gross
2005
# 110
Armenia :
35.23 % gross
2005
# 111
Lesotho :
34.53 % gross
2005
# 112
China :
34.51 % gross
2004
# 113
Dominican Republic :
33.81 % gross
2005
# 114
Nepal :
33.74 % gross
2005
# 115
Honduras :
33.55 % gross
2004
# 116
Kazakhstan :
33.45 % gross
2005
# 117
Haiti :
33.25 % gross
1991
# 118
São Tomé and Príncipe :
33.07 % gross
2005
# 119
Macedonia, Republic of :
32.22 % gross
2004
# 120
Paraguay :
31.56 % gross
2003
# 121
Bahamas, The :
30.69 % gross
2003
# 122
Namibia :
30.48 % gross
2004
# 123
Azerbaijan :
29.48 % gross
2005
# 124
Tanzania :
28.94 % gross
2005
# 125
Jordan :
28.78 % gross
2004
# 126
Guatemala :
28.54 % gross
2005
# 127
Belize :
28.05 % gross
2005
# 128
Tonga :
26.64 % gross
2005
# 129
Uzbekistan :
26.61 % gross
2004
# 130
Sudan :
25.49 % gross
2005
# 131
Cameroon :
24.51 % gross
2005
# 132
Indonesia :
23.32 % gross
2004
# 133
Tunisia :
21.65 % gross
2003
# 134
Gambia, The :
18.5 % gross
2004
# 135
Swaziland :
18.05 % gross
2004
# 136
Fiji :
16.18 % gross
2005
# 137
Angola :
15.92 % gross
1998
# 138
Nigeria :
15.32 % gross
2005
# 139
Gabon :
13.99 % gross
2001
# 140
Egypt :
13.97 % gross
2004
# 141
Kyrgyzstan :
12.54 % gross
2005
# 142
Eritrea :
12.09 % gross
2005
# 143
Bangladesh :
10.99 % gross
2005
# 144
Syria :
9.89 % gross
2005
# 145
Cambodia :
9.79 % gross
2005
# 146
Saudi Arabia :
9.78 % gross
2005
# 147
Laos :
9.3 % gross
2005
# 148
Tajikistan :
8.88 % gross
2005
# 149
Senegal :
8.27 % gross
2005
# 150
Turkey :
8.04 % gross
2004
# 151
Madagascar :
7.71 % gross
2005
# 152
Libya :
7.46 % gross
2003
# 153
Oman :
6.93 % gross
2005
# 154
Guinea :
6.83 % gross
2005
# 155
Algeria :
5.92 % gross
2005
# 156
Congo, Republic of the :
5.88 % gross
2005
# 157
Iraq :
5.71 % gross
2005
# 158
Benin :
5.49 % gross
2005
# 159
Sierra Leone :
3.99 % gross
2005
# 160
Guinea-Bissau :
3.28 % gross
2001
# 161
Comoros :
3.21 % gross
2005
# 162
Côte d'Ivoire :
3.14 % gross
2003
# 163
Rwanda :
2.48 % gross
2002
# 164
Zambia :
2.41 % gross
1998
# 165
Togo :
2.36 % gross
2004
# 166
Ethiopia :
2.14 % gross
2005
# 167
Uganda :
2.05 % gross
2004
# 168
Burkina Faso :
1.93 % gross
2005
# 169
Mali :
1.87 % gross
2003
# 170
Burundi :
1.81 % gross
2005
# 171
Central African Republic :
1.74 % gross
2004
# 172
Niger :
1.43 % gross
2005
# 173
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1.33 % gross
2003
# 174
Djibouti :
1.05 % gross
2005
# 175
Yemen :
0.72 % gross
2005
# 176
Afghanistan :
0.59 % gross
2004
# 177
Chad :
0.54 % gross
2005
Weighted average:
53.0 % gross
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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.
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