NationMaster - School enrollment, primary > % gross (most recent) by country

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. 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.

Education Statistics > School enrollment, primary > % gross (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount (top to bottom)

Date

Sierra Leone:

155.06 % gross

2005 ...

East Timor:

152.49 % gross

2005 ...

Brazil:

140.96 % gross

2003 ...

Madagascar:

138.47 % gross

2005 ...

Cambodia:

134.11 % gross

2005 ...

São Tomé and Príncipe:

133.79 % gross

2005 ...

Guyana:

132.4 % gross

2004 ...

Lesotho:

131.58 % gross

2005 ...

Gabon:

129.55 % gross

2004 ...

#10

Netherlands Antilles:

125.76 % gross

2003 ...

#11

Syria:

124.23 % gross

2005 ...

#12

Belize:

124.08 % gross

2005 ...

#13

Russia:

122.94 % gross

2004 ...

#14

Malawi:

122.29 % gross

2005 ...

#15

Rwanda:

120.09 % gross

2005 ...

#16

Suriname:

119.86 % gross

2005 ...

#17

Saint Lucia:

119.09 % gross

2005 ...

#18

Vanuatu:

118.03 % gross

2005 ...

#19

Mongolia:

117.93 % gross

2005 ...

#20

China:

117.62 % gross

2004 ...

#21

Uganda:

117.52 % gross

2005 ...

#22

Indonesia:

116.96 % gross

2004 ...

#23

Ecuador:

116.88 % gross

2005 ...

#24

Cameroon:

116.7 % gross

2005 ...

#25

Portugal:

116.21 % gross

2004 ...

#26

India:

116.2 % gross

2004 ...

#27

Laos:

115.81 % gross

2005 ...

#28

Micronesia, Federated States of:

114.75 % gross

2005 ...

#29

Tonga:

114.72 % gross

2005 ...

#30

Aruba:

114.18 % gross

2005 ...

#31

Kenya:

114.09 % gross

2005 ...

#32

Equatorial Guinea:

114.07 % gross

2005 ...

#33

Peru:

113.88 % gross

2004 ...

#34

Guatemala:

113.85 % gross

2005 ...

#35

Nepal:

113.3 % gross

2005 ...

#36

Bolivia:

113.17 % gross

2004 ...

#37

El Salvador:

113.14 % gross

2005 ...

#38

Honduras:

112.96 % gross

2004 ...

#39

Dominican Republic:

112.79 % gross

2005 ...

#40

Colombia:

112.78 % gross

2005 ...

#41

Philippines:

112.36 % gross

2004 ...

#42

Kiribati:

112.21 % gross

2005 ...

#43

Argentina:

112.17 % gross

2003 ...

#44

Nicaragua:

111.8 % gross

2005 ...

#45

Algeria:

111.77 % gross

2005 ...

#46

Zambia:

111.14 % gross

2005 ...

#47

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

111.12 % gross

2005 ...

#48

Panama:

111.01 % gross

2005 ...

#49

Iran:

110.72 % gross

2005 ...

#50

Israel:

110.19 % gross

2004 ...

#51

Tunisia:

109.9 % gross

2004 ...

#52

Seychelles:

109.67 % gross

2004 ...

#53

Costa Rica:

109.52 % gross

2005 ...

#54

Mexico:

109.17 % gross

2004 ...

#55

Uruguay:

109.09 % gross

2003 ...

#56

Kazakhstan:

109.04 % gross

2005 ...

#57

Bangladesh:

108.86 % gross

2004 ...

#58

Barbados:

108.27 % gross

2005 ...

#59

Cape Verde:

107.96 % gross

2005 ...

#60

Spain:

107.7 % gross

2004 ...

#61

Brunei:

107.49 % gross

2005 ...

#62

Netherlands:

107.42 % gross

2004 ...

#63

Libya:

107.27 % gross

2005 ...

#64

Swaziland:

107.19 % gross

2004 ...

#65

Ukraine:

106.85 % gross

2005 ...

#66

United Kingdom:

106.54 % gross

2004 ...

#67

Romania:

106.51 % gross

2004 ...

#68

Ireland:

106.48 % gross

2004 ...

#69

Lebanon:

106.35 % gross

2005 ...

#70

Trinidad and Tobago:

106.31 % gross

2005 ...

#71

Macau:

106.28 % gross

2005 ...

#72

Liechtenstein:

106.14 % gross

2004 ...

#73

Tanzania:

106.02 % gross

2005 ...

#74

Qatar:

106 % gross

2005 ...

#75

Fiji:

105.96 % gross

2005 ...

#76

Austria:

105.91 % gross

2004 ...

#77

Paraguay:

105.87 % gross

2003 ...

#78

Albania:

105.73 % gross

2004 ...

#79

Morocco:

105.09 % gross

2005 ...

#80

Venezuela:

104.89 % gross

2005 ...

#81

Mozambique:

104.83 % gross

2005 ...

#82

France:

104.8 % gross

2004 ...

#83

Korea, South:

104.79 % gross

2005 ...

#84

Bulgaria:

104.77 % gross

2004 ...

#85

Hong Kong:

104.72 % gross

2005 ...

#86

Botswana:

104.55 % gross

2005 ...

#87

Palau:

104.47 % gross

2005 ...

#88

Bahrain:

104.38 % gross

2005 ...

#89

South Africa:

104.07 % gross

2004 ...

#90

Belgium:

103.95 % gross

2004 ...

#91

Chile:

103.67 % gross

2004 ...

#92

Singapore:

103.37 % gross

1991 ...

#93

Nigeria:

102.88 % gross

2005 ...

#94

Australia:

102.83 % gross

2004 ...

#95

Malta:

102.38 % gross

2004 ...

#96

Switzerland:

102.35 % gross

2004 ...

#97

Mauritius:

102.19 % gross

2005 ...

#98

Marshall Islands:

102.15 % gross

2004 ...

#99

Czech Republic:

101.87 % gross

2004 ...

#100

Cuba:

101.84 % gross

2005 ...

#101

New Zealand:

101.7 % gross

2004 ...

#102

Bermuda:

101.6 % gross

2005 ...

#103

Greece:

101.56 % gross

2004 ...

#104

Belarus:

101.44 % gross

2005 ...

#105

Italy:

101.37 % gross

2004 ...

#106

Tajikistan:

101.22 % gross

2005 ...

#107

Bahamas, The:

101.18 % gross

2005 ...

#108

Denmark:

100.97 % gross

2004 ...

#109

Egypt:

100.7 % gross

2004 ...

#110

Finland:

100.55 % gross

2004 ...

#111

Japan:

100.41 % gross

2004 ...

#112

Togo:

100.19 % gross

2005 ...

#113

Canada:

100.19 % gross

2002 ...

#114

Germany:

100.18 % gross

2004 ...

#115

Estonia:

99.91 % gross

2004 ...

#116

Samoa:

99.77 % gross

2005 ...

#117

Uzbekistan:

99.77 % gross

2004 ...

#118

Burma:

99.64 % gross

2005 ...

#119

Iceland:

99.43 % gross

2004 ...

#120

Slovenia:

99.42 % gross

2004 ...

#121

Luxembourg:

99.41 % gross

2004 ...

#122

Liberia:

99.16 % gross

2000 ...

#123

Sweden:

99.07 % gross

2004 ...

#124

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

99.06 % gross

2005 ...

#125

Slovakia:

99.06 % gross

2004 ...

#126

Namibia:

99 % gross

2005 ...

#127

United States:

98.98 % gross

2004 ...

#128

Norway:

98.9 % gross

2004 ...

#129

Poland:

98.88 % gross

2004 ...

#130

Iraq:

98.48 % gross

2005