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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. 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.
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Countries
Amount
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Date
#1
Sierra Leone :
171.13 % gross
2005 ...
#2
East Timor :
158.05 % gross
2005 ...
#3
Brazil :
144.89 % gross
2003 ...
#4
Madagascar :
141.4 % gross
2005 ...
#5
Cambodia :
139.32 % gross
2005 ...
#6
São Tomé and Príncipe :
135.18 % gross
2005 ...
#7
Guyana :
133.61 % gross
2004 ...
#8
Lesotho :
131.7 % gross
2005 ...
#9
Gabon :
129.89 % gross
2004 ...
#10
Syria :
127.09 % gross
2005 ...
#11
Netherlands Antilles :
127.07 % gross
2003 ...
#12
Cameroon :
126.04 % gross
2005 ...
#13
Belize :
125.56 % gross
2005 ...
#14
Saint Lucia :
123.88 % gross
2005 ...
#15
Russia :
123.21 % gross
2004 ...
#16
Laos :
122.95 % gross
2005 ...
#17
Malawi :
120.86 % gross
2005 ...
#18
India :
120.02 % gross
2004 ...
#19
Vanuatu :
119.72 % gross
2005 ...
#20
Suriname :
119.62 % gross
2005 ...
#21
Rwanda :
119.09 % gross
2005 ...
#22
Portugal :
118.76 % gross
2004 ...
#23
Nepal :
118.38 % gross
2005 ...
#24
Guatemala :
118.35 % gross
2005 ...
#25
Indonesia :
117.96 % gross
2004 ...
#26
China :
117.82 % gross
2004 ...
#27
Uganda :
117.71 % gross
2005 ...
#28
Tonga :
117.52 % gross
2005 ...
#29
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
117.08 % gross
2005 ...
#30
Ecuador :
117 % gross
2005 ...
#31
Equatorial Guinea :
116.9 % gross
2005 ...
#32
Mongolia :
116.57 % gross
2005 ...
#33
Kenya :
116.37 % gross
2005 ...
#34
Micronesia, Federated States of :
116.2 % gross
2005 ...
#35
Aruba :
116.17 % gross
2005 ...
#36
Algeria :
115.97 % gross
2005 ...
#37
Dominican Republic :
115.5 % gross
2005 ...
#38
El Salvador :
115.15 % gross
2005 ...
#39
Liberia :
114.78 % gross
2000 ...
#40
Zambia :
114.25 % gross
2005 ...
#41
Peru :
114.17 % gross
2004 ...
#42
Colombia :
113.79 % gross
2005 ...
#43
Mozambique :
113.56 % gross
2005 ...
#44
Nicaragua :
113.38 % gross
2005 ...
#45
Bolivia :
113.3 % gross
2004 ...
#46
Philippines :
113.18 % gross
2004 ...
#47
Honduras :
113.07 % gross
2004 ...
#48
Panama :
112.63 % gross
2005 ...
#49
Argentina :
112.56 % gross
2003 ...
#50
Tunisia :
111.7 % gross
2004 ...
#51
Kiribati :
111.27 % gross
2005 ...
#52
Cape Verde :
110.91 % gross
2005 ...
#53
Morocco :
110.9 % gross
2005 ...
#54
Swaziland :
110.85 % gross
2004 ...
#55
Nigeria :
110.67 % gross
2005 ...
#56
Macau :
110.63 % gross
2005 ...
#57
Uruguay :
110.3 % gross
2003 ...
#58
Mexico :
110.19 % gross
2004 ...
#59
Costa Rica :
110.17 % gross
2005 ...
#60
Israel :
109.89 % gross
2004 ...
#61
Kazakhstan :
109.69 % gross
2005 ...
#62
Seychelles :
109.43 % gross
2004 ...
#63
Netherlands :
108.79 % gross
2004 ...
#64
Spain :
108.63 % gross
2004 ...
#65
Togo :
108.48 % gross
2005 ...
#66
Barbados :
108.35 % gross
2005 ...
#67
Libya :
108.15 % gross
2005 ...
#68
Lebanon :
108.1 % gross
2005 ...
#69
Palau :
108.01 % gross
2005 ...
#70
Tanzania :
107.95 % gross
2005 ...
#71
Trinidad and Tobago :
107.91 % gross
2005 ...
#72
Hong Kong :
107.89 % gross
2005 ...
#73
Brunei :
107.73 % gross
2005 ...
#74
Afghanistan :
107.72 % gross
2005 ...
#75
Iraq :
107.71 % gross
2005 ...
#76
Paraguay :
107.59 % gross
2003 ...
#77
Romania :
107.37 % gross
2004 ...
#78
Fiji :
107.19 % gross
2005 ...
#79
Bangladesh :
107.18 % gross
2004 ...
#80
Ireland :
107.1 % gross
2004 ...
#81
Ukraine :
106.84 % gross
2005 ...
#82
Benin :
106.78 % gross
2005 ...
#83
United Kingdom :
106.58 % gross
2004 ...
#84
Qatar :
106.46 % gross
2005 ...
#85
Albania :
106.21 % gross
2004 ...
#86
Chile :
106.07 % gross
2004 ...
#87
Venezuela :
105.93 % gross
2005 ...
#88
South Africa :
105.92 % gross
2004 ...
#89
Austria :
105.91 % gross
2004 ...
#90
Bulgaria :
105.69 % gross
2004 ...
#91
Liechtenstein :
105.67 % gross
2004 ...
#92
Botswana :
105.31 % gross
2005 ...
#93
France :
105.2 % gross
2004 ...
#94
Korea, South :
105.07 % gross
2005 ...
#95
Bahrain :
104.82 % gross
2005 ...
#96
Singapore :
104.82 % gross
1991 ...
#97
Marshall Islands :
104.4 % gross
2004 ...
#98
Belgium :
104.28 % gross
2004 ...
#99
Cuba :
104.21 % gross
2005 ...
#100
Tajikistan :
103.2 % gross
2005 ...
#101
Belarus :
103.16 % gross
2005 ...
#102
Australia :
103.05 % gross
2004 ...
#103
Malta :
102.9 % gross
2004 ...
#104
Egypt :
102.85 % gross
2004 ...
#105
Switzerland :
102.68 % gross
2004 ...
#106
Czech Republic :
102.61 % gross
2004 ...
#107
Sri Lanka :
102.36 % gross
2003 ...
#108
Yemen :
102.13 % gross
2005 ...
#109
Greece :
102.12 % gross
2004 ...
#110
Mauritius :
102.08 % gross
2005 ...
#111
New Zealand :
101.83 % gross
2004 ...
#112
Italy :
101.61 % gross
2004 ...
#113
Bahamas, The :
101.37 % gross
2005 ...
#114
Estonia :
101.36 % gross
2004 ...
#115
Finland :
100.94 % gross
2004 ...
#116
Denmark :
100.93 % gross
2004 ...
#117
Iceland :
100.78 % gross
2004 ...
#118
Ethiopia :
100.55 % gross
2005 ...
#119
Canada :
100.41 % gross
2002 ...
#120
United States :
100.34 % gross
2004 ...
#121
Japan :
100.32 % gross
2004 ...
#122
Germany :
100.28 % gross
2004 ...
#123
Uzbekistan :
100.17 % gross
2004 ...
#124
Samoa :
99.97 % gross
2005 ...
#125
Bermuda :
99.96 % gross
2005 ...
#126
Iran :
99.91 % gross
2005 ...
#127
Slovakia :
99.74 % gross
2004 ...
#128
Slovenia :
99.68 % gross
2004 ...
#129
Luxembourg :
99.64 % gross
2004 ...
#130
Thailand :
99.56 % gross
2005 ...