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DEFINITION
Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 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.
Education Statistics > School enrollment, primary > % net (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
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#1
Japan :
99.91 % net
2004 ...
#2
Canada :
99.5 % net
2001 ...
#3
Spain :
99.44 % net
2004 ...
#4
Aruba :
99.37 % net
2005 ...
#5
Korea, South :
99.37 % net
2005 ...
#6
Greece :
99.35 % net
2004 ...
#7
Finland :
99.32 % net
2004 ...
#8
New Zealand :
99.26 % net
2004 ...
#9
France :
98.94 % net
2004 ...
#10
Norway :
98.9 % net
2004 ...
#11
Cambodia :
98.86 % net
2005 ...
#12
Italy :
98.84 % net
2004 ...
#13
Argentina :
98.83 % net
2003 ...
#14
Belgium :
98.77 % net
2004 ...
#15
Netherlands :
98.7 % net
2004 ...
#16
United Kingdom :
98.69 % net
2004 ...
#17
Sweden :
98.63 % net
2004 ...
#18
Iceland :
98.61 % net
2004 ...
#19
Portugal :
98.48 % net
2004 ...
#20
Panama :
98.47 % net
2005 ...
#21
Slovenia :
98.11 % net
2004 ...
#22
Denmark :
97.97 % net
2004 ...
#23
Bermuda :
97.87 % net
2005 ...
#24
Mexico :
97.82 % net
2004 ...
#25
Ecuador :
97.7 % net
2004 ...
#26
Israel :
97.64 % net
2004 ...
#27
Barbados :
97.59 % net
2005 ...
#28
Tajikistan :
97.44 % net
2005 ...
#29
China :
97.43 % net
1991 ...
#30
Kiribati :
97.38 % net
2002 ...
#31
Tunisia :
97.36 % net
2004 ...
#32
Poland :
97.33 % net
2004 ...
#33
Cuba :
97.33 % net
2005 ...
#34
Sri Lanka :
97.15 % net
2004 ...
#35
Bahrain :
97.15 % net
2005 ...
#36
Saint Lucia :
97.07 % net
2005 ...
#37
Peru :
97.06 % net
2004 ...
#38
São Tomé and Príncipe :
96.68 % net
2005 ...
#39
Algeria :
96.6 % net
2005 ...
#40
Palau :
96.44 % net
2000 ...
#41
Seychelles :
96.42 % net
2004 ...
#42
Ireland :
96.41 % net
2004 ...
#43
Fiji :
96.24 % net
2005 ...
#44
Cyprus :
96.12 % net
2004 ...
#45
Libya :
95.88 % net
1991 ...
#46
Qatar :
95.88 % net
2005 ...
#47
Belize :
95.85 % net
2005 ...
#48
Serbia and Montenegro :
95.82 % net
2001 ...
#49
Australia :
95.75 % net
2004 ...
#50
Tonga :
95.43 % net
2005 ...
#51
Egypt :
95.39 % net
2004 ...
#52
Iran :
95.25 % net
2005 ...
#53
Bulgaria :
95.15 % net
2004 ...
#54
Mauritius :
95.05 % net
2005 ...
#55
Trinidad and Tobago :
94.65 % net
2005 ...
#56
Syria :
94.52 % net
2002 ...
#57
Malawi :
94.51 % net
2005 ...
#58
Paraguay :
94.34 % net
1991 ...
#59
Indonesia :
94.32 % net
2004 ...
#60
Suriname :
94.22 % net
2005 ...
#61
Estonia :
94.14 % net
2004 ...
#62
Guatemala :
94.12 % net
2005 ...
#63
Bolivia :
94 % net
2005 ...
#64
Albania :
94 % net
2004 ...
#65
Malta :
93.99 % net
2004 ...
#66
Philippines :
93.96 % net
2004 ...
#67
Vanuatu :
93.87 % net
2005 ...
#68
Switzerland :
93.87 % net
2004 ...
#69
Bangladesh :
93.43 % net
2003 ...
#70
Brunei :
93.39 % net
2005 ...
#71
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
93.39 % net
2005 ...
#72
Malaysia :
93.21 % net
2003 ...
#73
Brazil :
92.93 % net
2003 ...
#74
Hong Kong :
92.68 % net
2005 ...
#75
El Salvador :
92.68 % net
2005 ...
#76
Madagascar :
92.49 % net
2005 ...
#77
United States :
92.41 % net
2004 ...
#78
Lebanon :
92.4 % net
2005 ...
#79
Latvia :
92.1 % net
1991 ...
#80
Macedonia, Republic of :
92.03 % net
2004 ...
#81
Romania :
91.86 % net
2004 ...
#82
Russia :
91.48 % net
2004 ...
#83
Tanzania :
91.38 % net
2005 ...
#84
Venezuela :
91.27 % net
2005 ...
#85
Kazakhstan :
91.18 % net
2005 ...
#86
Jordan :
91.14 % net
2004 ...
#87
Uruguay :
91.02 % net
1991 ...
#88
Nigeria :
90.94 % net
2005 ...
#89
Bahamas, The :
90.94 % net
2005 ...
#90
Luxembourg :
90.87 % net
2004 ...
#91
Macau :
90.82 % net
2005 ...
#92
Jamaica :
90.63 % net
2004 ...
#93
Honduras :
90.59 % net
2004 ...
#94
Samoa :
90.44 % net
2004 ...
#95
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
90.34 % net
2005 ...
#96
Burma :
90.19 % net
2005 ...
#97
Cape Verde :
90.08 % net
2005 ...
#98
India :
89.68 % net
2004 ...
#99
Marshall Islands :
89.6 % net
2003 ...
#100
Lithuania :
89.39 % net
2004 ...
#101
Chile :
89.35 % net
1991 ...
#102
Turkey :
89.33 % net
2004 ...
#103
Belarus :
89.31 % net
2005 ...
#104
Mongolia :
89.18 % net
2005 ...
#105
Hungary :
89.07 % net
2004 ...
#106
Guyana :
88.96 % net
1991 ...
#107
Zambia :
88.92 % net
2005 ...
#108
Liechtenstein :
88.18 % net
2004 ...
#109
Iraq :
87.74 % net
2005 ...
#110
Vietnam :
87.72 % net
2005 ...
#111
Dominican Republic :
87.69 % net
2005 ...
#112
Austria :
87.66 % net
1991 ...
#113
Costa Rica :
87.47 % net
1991 ...
#114
Croatia :
87.35 % net
2003 ...
#115
Nicaragua :
87.16 % net
2005 ...
#116
South Africa :
87.07 % net
2004 ...
#117
Colombia :
86.88 % net
2005 ...
#118
Kyrgyzstan :
86.84 % net
2005 ...
#119
Lesotho :
86.73 % net
2005 ...
#120
Georgia :
86.71 % net
2005 ...
#121
Czech Republic :
86.69 % net
1991 ...
#122
Kuwait :
86.51 % net
2005 ...
#123
Morocco :
86.05 % net
2005 ...
#124
Moldova :
85.9 % net
2005 ...
#125
Azerbaijan :
84.53 % net
2005 ...
#126
Germany :
84.29 % net
1991 ...
#127
Dominica :
84 % net
2005 ...
#128
Laos :
83.59 % net
2005 ...
#129
Grenada :
83.53 % net
2005 ...
#130
Botswana :
83.35 % net
2005 ...
#131
Ukraine :
83.34 % net