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
#1
Sierra Leone :
155.06 % gross
2005 ...
#2
East Timor :
152.49 % gross
2005 ...
#3
Brazil :
140.96 % gross
2003 ...
#4
Madagascar :
138.47 % gross
2005 ...
#5
Cambodia :
134.11 % gross
2005 ...
#6
São Tomé and Príncipe :
133.79 % gross
2005 ...
#7
Guyana :
132.4 % gross
2004 ...
#8
Lesotho :
131.58 % gross
2005 ...
#9
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
Canada :
100.19 % gross
2002 ...
#113
Togo :
100.19 % gross
2005 ...
#114
Germany :
100.18 % gross
2004 ...
#115
Estonia :
99.91 % gross
2004 ...
#116
Uzbekistan :
99.77 % gross
2004 ...
#117
Samoa :
99.77 % gross
2005 ...
#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
Slovakia :
99.06 % gross
2004 ...
#125
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
99.06 % gross
2005 ...
#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 ...
#131
Serbia and Montenegro :
98.3 % gross
2001 ...
#132
Jordan :
98.2 % gross
2004 ...
#133
Hungary :
97.92 % gross
2004 ...
#134
Kuwait :
97.87 % gross
2005 ...
#135
Kyrgyzstan :
97.85 % gross
2005 ...
#136
Cyprus :
97.75 % gross
2004 ...
#137
Sri Lanka :
97.69 % gross
2004 ...
#138
Macedonia, Republic of :
97.69 % gross
2004 ...
#139
Lithuania :
97.23 % gross
2004 ...
#140
Thailand :