Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment)

This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. Sierra Leone was up 27.5points of Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment) in 2019, compared to the previous year.
  2. Since 2014 Sweden Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment) was up 1.5points year on year at 130.33 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age.
  3. In 2019 Nepal was number 3 in Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment).
  4. In 2019 Nepal was number 3 in Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment) reaching 142.14 Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age, jumping from 159 in 2018.

Top Countries in Gross Enrollment Ratio in Primary Education (Including Overage and Underage Enrollment)

Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age - 1970 to 2020

# 179 Countries Percent of the Population of the Corresponding Official School Age Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Malawi
144.81 % 2019 +1.6 % -0.3 % View data
2 #2
Sierra Leone
143.73 % 2019 +27.5 % NA View data
3 #3
Nepal
142.14 % 2019 NA -0.1 % View data
4 #4
Madagascar
134.06 % 2019 -5.9 % -1.6 % View data
5 #5
Rwanda
131.31 % 2019 -1.3 % -1.3 % View data
6 #6
Sweden
130.33 % 2019 +1.3 % +1.5 % View data
7 #7
Togo
124.32 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.1 % View data
8 #8
Nauru
121.70 % 2019 NA +0.9 % View data
9 #9
Lesotho
120.11 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.6 % View data
10 #10
Burundi
118.96 % 2019 -2.0 % -2.4 % View data
11 #11
Democratic Republic of the Congo
118.46 % 2018 NA +2.1 % View data
12 #12
Tonga
118.14 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.4 % View data
13 #13
Aruba
117.11 % 2014 +0.9 % +0.6 % View data
14 #14
Benin
116.71 % 2019 -4.3 % -2.1 % View data
15 #15
Bangladesh
116.47 % 2018 +1.3 % NA View data
16 #16
Fiji
116.46 % 2019 NA NA View data
17 #17
Mozambique
116.38 % 2019 +3.4 % +1.6 % View data
18 #18
Costa Rica
116.18 % 2019 +2.5 % +0.8 % View data
19 #19
Tunisia
116.02 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.5 % View data
20 #20
Vietnam
115.44 % 2019 +4.4 % +0.9 % View data
21 #21
Samoa
115.11 % 2019 +4.2 % +1.3 % View data
22 #22
Swaziland
114.90 % 2019 +0.2 % -1.0 % View data
23 #23
Morocco
114.76 % 2019 +0.8 % +0.9 % View data
24 #24
Colombia
114.35 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.0 % View data
25 #25
Angola
113.48 % 2015 NA +1.4 % View data
26 #26
Peru
113.48 % 2019 +6.1 % +2.3 % View data
27 #27
Myanmar
113.04 % 2019 +0.7 % +2.1 % View data
28 #28
Palau
112.57 % 2014 -0.5 % NA View data
29 #29
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
112.52 % 2019 -0.8 % +0.4 % View data
30 #30
East Timor
112.48 % 2019 -2.5 % -2.5 % View data
31 #31
Dominican Republic
112.23 % 2019 +6.2 % +0.8 % View data
32 #32
Iran
112.20 % 2019 +0.6 % +0.8 % View data
33 #33
Brazil
110.91 % 2019 -1.4 % -0.6 % View data
34 #34
Belize
110.49 % 2019 -1.1 % -0.2 % View data
35 #35
United Arab Emirates
110.18 % 2019 +0.6 % +1.3 % View data
36 #36
British Virgin Islands
110.04 % 2019 +7.3 % -0.2 % View data
37 #37
Vanuatu
109.29 % 2015 NA -2.3 % View data
38 #38
Suriname
109.23 % 2019 +0.3 % -0.7 % View data
39 #39
Argentina
109.14 % 2019 -0.4 % -0.4 % View data
40 #40
Ethiopia
108.92 % 2019 +1.8 % +1.9 % View data
41 #41
Tuvalu
108.83 % 2019 +26.5 % +2.5 % View data
42 #42
Papua New Guinea
108.55 % 2016 NA NA View data
43 #43
Saint Kitts and Nevis
108.27 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.1 % View data
44 #44
Gibraltar
107.76 % 2019 NA NA View data
45 #45
Solomon Islands
107.62 % 2019 +1.3 % -1.1 % View data
46 #46
Algeria
107.33 % 2019 -2.3 % -2.0 % View data
47 #47
Grenada
107.25 % 2019 +0.4 % -2.0 % View data
48 #48
Malta
106.52 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.7 % View data
49 #49
Cambodia
106.47 % 2019 -0.9 % -1.8 % View data
50 #50
Egypt
106.41 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.5 % View data
51 #51
Uruguay
106.29 % 2019 +0.3 % -0.9 % View data
52 #52
Malaysia
106.16 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.3 % View data
53 #53
Kyrgyzstan
106.05 % 2019 -1.4 % +0.0 % View data
54 #54
Indonesia
105.97 % 2019 -0.4 % -0.0 % View data
55 #55
Liechtenstein
105.95 % 2019 -0.4 % +0.6 % View data
56 #56
Bhutan
105.81 % 2020 NA +0.3 % View data
57 #57
Portugal
105.76 % 2019 -1.0 % -0.4 % View data
58 #58
Cameroon
105.75 % 2019 +2.3 % -1.4 % View data
59 #59
Switzerland
105.68 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.4 % View data
60 #60
Afghanistan
105.26 % 2019 +1.2 % -0.1 % View data
61 #61
Netherlands
105.22 % 2018 +0.9 % NA View data
62 #62
Ghana
104.84 % 2019 +1.2 % +0.1 % View data
63 #63
Mexico
104.83 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.6 % View data
64 #64
Albania
104.81 % 2019 -2.0 % +0.1 % View data
65 #65
Israel
104.67 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.1 % View data
66 #66
Sao Tome and Principe
104.55 % 2019 -0.7 % +0.1 % View data
67 #67
San Marino
104.42 % 2019 -3.4 % NA View data
68 #68
Lithuania
104.40 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.6 % View data
69 #69
Kazakhstan
104.37 % 2019 -1.4 % -1.5 % View data
70 #70
Russia
104.06 % 2019 -0.6 % +1.3 % View data
71 #71
Germany
103.93 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.7 % View data
72 #72
Antigua and Barbuda
103.92 % 2019 -1.0 % -0.4 % View data
73 #73
Belgium
103.57 % 2019 +0.2 % -0.0 % View data
74 #74
Qatar
103.54 % 2019 -0.3 % +0.9 % View data
75 #75
Austria
103.41 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.3 % View data
76 #76
Luxembourg
103.26 % 2019 -0.0 % +1.1 % View data
77 #77
Botswana
103.24 % 2015 -0.5 % NA View data
78 #78
Mongolia
103.24 % 2019 -0.8 % +0.4 % View data
79 #79
Oman
102.94 % 2019 -0.4 % -1.3 % View data
80 #80
Cuba
102.87 % 2019 +0.9 % +0.6 % View data
81 #81
Cape Verde
102.84 % 2019 -1.1 % -0.9 % View data
82 #82
Philippines
102.83 % 2019 +0.9 % -1.9 % View data
83 #83
France
102.69 % 2019 -0.2 % +0.3 % View data
84 #84
Ecuador
102.60 % 2019 -0.7 % -1.9 % View data
85 #85
Saint Lucia
102.33 % 2019 -0.3 % NA View data
86 #86
Uzbekistan
102.22 % 2019 -1.9 % +0.8 % View data
87 #87
Spain
102.07 % 2019 +0.1 % -1.0 % View data
88 #88
Central African Republic
102.02 % 2016 NA +3.1 % View data
89 #89
China
101.93 % 2019 +1.7 % +1.3 % View data
90 #90
Kenya
101.92 % 2019 -0.5 % -0.7 % View data
91 #91
Guatemala
101.87 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.1 % View data
92 #92
Chile
101.79 % 2019 -0.4 % +0.2 % View data
93 #93
Slovenia
101.70 % 2019 -0.3 % +0.4 % View data
94 #94
Gambia
101.66 % 2019 +3.7 % +3.2 % View data
95 #95
Canada
101.61 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.0 % View data
96 #96
United States
101.39 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.3 % View data
97 #97
Kiribati
101.30 % 2017 -4.7 % NA View data
98 #98
Italy
101.15 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.0 % View data
99 #99
Thailand
101.05 % 2019 +1.3 % -0.2 % View data
100 #100
Ireland
100.89 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.1 % View data
101 #101
Denmark
100.82 % 2019 +0.3 % -0.1 % View data
102 #102
United Kingdom
100.77 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.3 % View data
103 #103
New Zealand
100.73 % 2019 -0.3 % +0.6 % View data
104 #104
Saudi Arabia
100.71 % 2019 +0.9 % -3.3 % View data
105 #105
Belarus
100.70 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.5 % View data
106 #106
Bermuda
100.65 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.5 % View data
107 #107
Uganda
100.64 % 2019 -1.0 % NA View data
108 #108
Montenegro
100.63 % 2019 +0.6 % NA View data
109 #109
Iceland
100.50 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.5 % View data
110 #110
Mauritania
100.41 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.0 % View data
111 #111
Czech Republic
100.41 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.3 % View data
112 #112
Dominica
100.38 % 2019 NA -2.9 % View data
113 #113
Seychelles
100.36 % 2019 -0.0 % -1.0 % View data
114 #114
Barbados
100.34 % 2019 +1.0 % +1.1 % View data
115 #115
Ivory Coast
100.32 % 2019 +0.5 % +2.9 % View data
116 #116
Sri Lanka
100.31 % 2019 +0.1 % -0.2 % View data
117 #117
Finland
100.28 % 2019 +0.1 % -0.1 % View data
118 #118
Singapore
100.26 % 2018 -0.4 % NA View data
119 #119
Tajikistan
100.25 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.4 % View data
120 #120
Norway
100.21 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.1 % View data
121 #121
Brunei
100.10 % 2019 -3.0 % -1.0 % View data
122 #122
Laos
100.05 % 2019 -2.3 % -3.3 % View data
123 #123
Australia
99.81 % 2019 -0.3 % -1.1 % View data
124 #124
Serbia
99.64 % 2019 -0.7 % -0.3 % View data
125 #125
Cyprus
99.60 % 2019 -0.2 % +0.1 % View data
126 #126
Mauritius
99.52 % 2019 -1.6 % -0.6 % View data
127 #127
Comoros
99.51 % 2018 +0.1 % -1.4 % View data
128 #128
Greece
99.49 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.3 % View data
129 #129
Georgia
99.30 % 2019 +0.7 % -1.0 % View data
130 #130
Latvia
99.29 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.1 % View data
131 #131
Slovakia
99.21 % 2019 -0.5 % -0.1 % View data
132 #132
Ukraine
99.04 % 2014 -2.1 % +0.5 % View data
133 #133
South Korea
98.93 % 2019 -0.7 % +0.1 % View data
134 #134
South Africa
98.84 % 2019 +0.3 % -0.8 % View data
135 #135
Tanzania
98.77 % 2019 +4.9 % +2.6 % View data
136 #136
Macedonia
98.41 % 2019 +0.2 % +1.5 % View data
137 #137
Zambia
98.30 % 2019 -0.3 % -1.2 % View data
138 #138
Maldives
98.04 % 2019 +1.5 % NA View data
139 #139
Bahrain
98.03 % 2019 -1.3 % -0.3 % View data
140 #140
Azerbaijan
97.94 % 2019 -1.8 % -1.6 % View data
141 #141
Hungary
97.88 % 2019 +1.1 % -0.8 % View data
142 #142
Palestine
97.73 % 2019 -0.9 % +0.0 % View data
143 #143
Estonia
97.22 % 2019 -0.5 % -0.2 % View data
144 #144
Bolivia
96.95 % 2019 -1.2 % +0.2 % View data
145 #145
Poland
96.89 % 2018 -3.1 % -0.7 % View data
146 #146
Venezuela
96.86 % 2019 -0.5 % -0.9 % View data
147 #147
India
96.83 % 2019 NA -2.1 % View data
148 #148
Federated States of Micronesia
96.81 % 2019 NA -0.9 % View data
149 #149
Guinea
96.13 % 2019 +1.3 % +0.7 % View data
150 #150
Pakistan
95.36 % 2019 +1.1 % +2.5 % View data
151 #151
Croatia
95.33 % 2019 +0.8 % -1.1 % View data
152 #152
Burkina Faso
94.54 % 2019 -1.6 % +1.6 % View data
153 #153
Turkey
94.21 % 2019 -0.7 % -2.4 % View data
154 #154
El Salvador
93.75 % 2019 -1.1 % -2.5 % View data
155 #155
Yemen
93.64 % 2016 NA -0.4 % View data
156 #156
Panama
92.20 % 2019 -0.9 % -1.4 % View data
157 #157
Armenia
91.85 % 2019 -0.9 % -1.1 % View data
158 #158
Honduras
91.45 % 2019 NA -0.1 % View data
159 #159
Moldova
89.52 % 2019 -1.2 % -0.8 % View data
160 #160
North Korea
89.32 % 2018 NA NA View data
161 #161
Chad
89.19 % 2019 -0.6 % -2.6 % View data
162 #162
Kuwait
88.01 % 2019 -4.7 % -3.2 % View data
163 #163
Romania
87.33 % 2018 +2.5 % NA View data
164 #164
Bulgaria
86.61 % 2019 -0.9 % -2.2 % View data
165 #165
Liberia
85.11 % 2017 -4.9 % NA View data
166 #166
Jamaica
85.06 % 2019 -6.5 % NA View data
167 #167
Nigeria
83.78 % 2019 -0.8 % -1.4 % View data
168 #168
Senegal
82.07 % 2019 NA -0.8 % View data
169 #169
Jordan
81.80 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.6 % View data
170 #170
Puerto Rico
81.18 % 2019 -1.3 % -2.1 % View data
171 #171
Bahamas
80.33 % 2019 -1.3 % -0.7 % View data
172 #172
Marshall Islands
79.56 % 2019 NA NA View data
173 #173
Sudan
78.03 % 2019 +0.9 % +1.6 % View data
174 #174
Mali
77.19 % 2019 +2.1 % +0.0 % View data
175 #175
Djibouti
73.85 % 2020 -1.9 % +1.0 % View data
176 #176
South Sudan
72.99 % 2015 NA -5.1 % View data
177 #177
Eritrea
66.84 % 2019 -2.3 % -3.5 % View data
178 #178
Niger
66.42 % 2019 NA -0.9 % View data
179 #179
Equatorial Guinea
61.78 % 2015 NA -2.3 % View data

Source: World Bank

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