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, male > % gross (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
East Timor :
396.84 % gross
2005
# 2
Belgium :
116.53 % gross
2004
# 3
Estonia :
115.31 % gross
2004
# 4
Netherlands Antilles :
114.69 % gross
2003
# 5
Cuba :
113.74 % gross
2005
# 6
France :
113.43 % gross
2004
# 7
Israel :
112.41 % gross
2004
# 8
Andorra :
112.08 % gross
2005
# 9
Spain :
111.69 % gross
2004
# 10
Czech Republic :
109.5 % gross
2004
# 11
Guyana :
107.42 % gross
2004
# 12
Belarus :
105.73 % gross
2005
# 13
Liechtenstein :
103.63 % gross
2004
# 14
Ireland :
103.55 % gross
1991
# 15
Italy :
103.44 % gross
2004
# 16
Seychelles :
102.68 % gross
2004
# 17
Australia :
102.46 % gross
2004
# 18
Malaysia :
101.48 % gross
2003
# 19
Malta :
100.02 % gross
2004
# 20
Aruba :
98.49 % gross
2005
# 21
Germany :
97.37 % gross
2004
# 22
Cayman Islands :
95.92 % gross
2005
# 23
Mauritius :
95.11 % gross
2005
= 24
Switzerland :
94.53 % gross
2004
= 24
Iceland :
94.53 % gross
2004
# 26
Barbados :
93.6 % gross
2005
# 27
Slovakia :
93.48 % gross
2004
# 28
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
92.54 % gross
2005
# 29
Macau :
92.5 % gross
2005
# 30
New Zealand :
92.01 % gross
2004
# 31
Thailand :
91.46 % gross
2005
# 32
Jamaica :
91.06 % gross
2004
# 33
Korea, South :
90.73 % gross
2005
# 34
Denmark :
90.7 % gross
2004
# 35
Netherlands :
89.76 % gross
2004
# 36
Austria :
89.71 % gross
2004
# 37
Russia :
88.58 % gross
2004
# 38
Suriname :
88.49 % gross
2005
# 39
Ukraine :
87.46 % gross
2005
# 40
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
86.99 % gross
2005
# 41
Trinidad and Tobago :
85.89 % gross
2005
# 42
Sweden :
85.5 % gross
2004
# 43
Mexico :
83.87 % gross
2004
# 44
Japan :
83.28 % gross
2003
# 45
Luxembourg :
82.64 % gross
2004
# 46
Hungary :
82.05 % gross
2004
# 47
Slovenia :
80.87 % gross
2004
# 48
Latvia :
80.75 % gross
2004
# 49
Bulgaria :
78.24 % gross
2004
# 50
Norway :
77.35 % gross
2002
# 51
Grenada :
77.22 % gross
2005
# 52
Ecuador :
76.27 % gross
2005
# 53
Lebanon :
74.92 % gross
2005
# 54
Romania :
74.71 % gross
2004
# 55
Portugal :
74.56 % gross
2004
# 56
Dominica :
74.32 % gross
2005
# 57
Saint Lucia :
72.58 % gross
2005
# 58
Kuwait :
71.77 % gross
2005
# 59
Hong Kong :
69.83 % gross
2005
# 60
Costa Rica :
68.39 % gross
2005
# 61
Canada :
67.67 % gross
2002
# 62
Brazil :
67.57 % gross
2003
# 63
Lithuania :
65.64 % gross
2004
# 64
Greece :
65.57 % gross
2004
# 65
United Arab Emirates :
64.95 % gross
2005
# 66
Morocco :
64.67 % gross
2005
# 67
Moldova :
63.27 % gross
2005
# 68
United States :
63.25 % gross
2004
# 69
Vietnam :
62.28 % gross
2005
# 70
Argentina :
61.69 % gross
2003
# 71
Panama :
61.57 % gross
2005
# 72
Uruguay :
60.89 % gross
2003
# 73
Papua New Guinea :
60.7 % gross
2003
# 74
Cyprus :
60.55 % gross
2004
# 75
Peru :
60.1 % gross
2004
# 76
Palau :
59.01 % gross
2005
# 77
Finland :
58.9 % gross
2004
# 78
United Kingdom :
58.86 % gross
2004
# 79
Venezuela :
57.85 % gross
2005
# 80
Liberia :
55.11 % gross
2000
# 81
Kenya :
54.18 % gross
2005
# 82
Cape Verde :
53.77 % gross
2005
# 83
Pakistan :
52.99 % gross
2005
# 84
Poland :
52.38 % gross
2004
# 85
Brunei :
51.84 % gross
2005
# 86
Chile :
51.81 % gross
2004
# 87
Vanuatu :
51.57 % gross
2002
# 88
El Salvador :
49.71 % gross
2005
# 89
Albania :
49.48 % gross
2004
# 90
Bolivia :
49.39 % gross
2005
# 91
Marshall Islands :
49.14 % gross
2003
# 92
Maldives :
48.91 % gross
2005
# 93
Georgia :
47.92 % gross
2005
# 94
Bahrain :
47.58 % gross
2005
# 95
Zimbabwe :
47.39 % gross
2003
# 96
Croatia :
47.11 % gross
2003
# 97
Equatorial Guinea :
44.75 % gross
2005
# 98
Samoa :
43.83 % gross
2004
# 99
Serbia and Montenegro :
43.48 % gross
2001
# 100
Iran :
43.14 % gross
2005
# 101
Ghana :
41.01 % gross
2005
# 102
Solomon Islands :
40.93 % gross
2003
# 103
Colombia :
39.44 % gross
2005
# 104
Philippines :
39.17 % gross
2004
# 105
Mongolia :
37.87 % gross
2005
# 106
Nepal :
37.54 % gross
2005
# 107
China :
37.36 % gross
2004
# 108
Qatar :
37.14 % gross
2005
# 109
South Africa :
36.99 % gross
2004
# 110
Nicaragua :
36.63 % gross
2005
# 111
India :
35.91 % gross
2004
# 112
Haiti :
35.07 % gross
1991
# 113
Kazakhstan :
34.41 % gross
2005
# 114
Dominican Republic :
33.85 % gross
2005
# 115
Lesotho :
32.52 % gross
2005
# 116
Honduras :
32.24 % gross
2004
# 117
Macedonia, Republic of :
32.07 % gross
2004
# 118
São Tomé and Príncipe :
31.34 % gross
2005
# 119
Paraguay :
31.13 % gross
2003
# 120
Bahamas, The :
31.06 % gross
2003
# 121
Armenia :
30.48 % gross
2005
# 122
Jordan :
30.45 % gross
2004
# 123
Angola :
30.32 % gross
1998
# 124
Azerbaijan :
28.87 % gross
2005
# 125
Uzbekistan :
28.54 % gross
2004
# 126
Tanzania :
28.51 % gross
2005
# 127
Guatemala :
28.46 % gross
2005
# 128
Belize :
28.32 % gross
2005
# 129
Namibia :
27.28 % gross
2004
# 130
Sudan :
25.42 % gross
2005
# 131
Cameroon :
24.95 % gross
2005
# 132
Tunisia :
21.81 % gross
2003
# 133
Indonesia :
21.45 % gross
2004
# 134
Tonga :
19.51 % gross
2005
# 135
Swaziland :
18.29 % gross
2004
# 136
Gambia, The :
17.99 % gross
2004
# 137
Nigeria :
15.41 % gross
2005
# 138
Fiji :
15.29 % gross
2005
# 139
Egypt :
14.75 % gross
2004
# 140
Gabon :
13.74 % gross
2001
# 141
Kyrgyzstan :
12.56 % gross
2005
# 142
Eritrea :
11.8 % gross
2005
# 143
Syria :
10.83 % gross
2005
# 144
Bangladesh :
10.73 % gross
2005
# 145
Saudi Arabia :
10.26 % gross
2005
# 146
Tajikistan :
9.76 % gross
2005
# 147
Cambodia :
9.03 % gross
2005
# 148
Laos :
8.88 % gross
2005
# 149
Turkey :
8.44 % gross
2004
# 150
Libya :
7.75 % gross
2003
# 151
Madagascar :
7.52 % gross
2005
# 152
Senegal :
7.45 % gross
2005
# 153
Oman :
7.29 % gross
2005
# 154
Guinea :
6.69 % gross
2005
# 155
Algeria :
6.17 % gross
2005
# 156
Iraq :
5.72 % gross
2005
# 157
Congo, Republic of the :
5.71 % gross
2005
# 158
Benin :
5.39 % gross
2005
# 159
Sierra Leone :
4.4 % gross
2005
# 160
Comoros :
3.33 % gross
2005
# 161
Côte d'Ivoire :
3.26 % gross
2003
# 162
Guinea-Bissau :
3.13 % gross
2001
# 163
Rwanda :
2.54 % gross
2002
# 164
Togo :
2.41 % gross
2004
# 165
Ethiopia :
2.25 % gross
2005
# 166
Uganda :
2.08 % gross
2004
# 167
Zambia :
2.01 % gross
1998
# 168
Burkina Faso :
1.95 % gross
2005
= 169
Mali :
1.85 % gross
2003
= 169
Burundi :
1.85 % gross
2005
# 171
Central African Republic :
1.66 % gross
2004
# 172
Niger :
1.37 % gross
2005
# 173
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1.31 % gross
2003
# 174
Chad :
1.12 % gross
2005
# 175
Djibouti :
0.99 % gross
2005
# 176
Yemen :
0.83 % gross
2005
# 177
Afghanistan :
0.74 % gross
2004
Weighted average:
53.3 % 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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