Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) - Country Ranking

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Vietnam 100.00 2013
2 Singapore 99.97 2017
3 Canada 99.96 2016
4 Iceland 99.92 2017
5 Ireland 99.88 2017
6 Norway 99.88 2017
7 Iran 99.77 2017
8 Algeria 99.65 2018
9 Uruguay 99.64 2017
10 Switzerland 99.62 2017
11 Lithuania 99.60 2017
12 United Kingdom 99.57 2017
13 Malta 99.55 2017
14 Malaysia 99.52 2015
15 Argentina 99.48 2017
16 France 99.47 2017
17 Fiji 99.44 2016
18 Sweden 99.42 2017
19 Liechtenstein 99.31 2016
20 Antigua and Barbuda 99.31 2018
21 Sri Lanka 99.27 2018
22 Grenada 99.24 2018
23 Georgia 99.21 2018
24 New Zealand 99.18 2017
25 Mexico 99.17 2017
26 Morocco 99.16 2018
27 Belgium 99.11 2017
28 Tajikistan 99.10 2017
29 Netherlands 99.03 2017
30 Belize 99.01 2018
31 Sierra Leone 98.97 2016
32 Tonga 98.88 2015
33 Denmark 98.86 2017
34 Tunisia 98.84 2013
35 Trinidad and Tobago 98.78 2010
36 Kazakhstan 98.77 2019
37 United Arab Emirates 98.74 2017
38 Mongolia 98.69 2018
39 Finland 98.69 2017
40 Kyrgyz Republic 98.67 2018
41 Peru 98.50 2018
42 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 98.49 2017
43 Egypt 98.46 2018
44 Barbados 98.39 2018
45 Luxembourg 98.36 2017
46 Slovenia 98.31 2017
47 St. Lucia 98.29 2018
48 Malawi 98.23 2009
49 Serbia 98.22 2018
50 Greece 98.22 2017
51 Qatar 98.19 2018
52 Namibia 98.15 2018
53 Bahrain 98.10 2018
54 Thailand 98.08 2009
55 Libya 98.06 1983
56 Myanmar 98.05 2018
57 Croatia 97.99 2017
58 Dominica 97.98 2016
59 Lebanon 97.87 1974
60 Cuba 97.84 2018
61 Russia 97.84 2017
62 Cyprus 97.78 2017
63 Colombia 97.76 2018
64 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 97.75 2009
65 India 97.74 2013
66 Portugal 97.71 2017
67 Ecuador 97.58 2018
68 Brazil 97.55 2017
69 Korea 97.55 2017
70 Albania 97.44 2018
71 Costa Rica 97.41 2018
72 Spain 97.34 2017
73 Israel 97.32 2017
74 Guyana 97.28 2012
75 Italy 97.24 2017
76 Benin 97.21 2018
77 Poland 97.16 2017
78 Latvia 97.11 2017
79 Montenegro 96.87 2018
80 Madagascar 96.87 2018
81 Uzbekistan 96.84 2018
82 Hungary 96.51 2017
83 Australia 96.50 2017
84 Macao SAR, China 96.42 2018
85 Nicaragua 96.32 2010
86 Nepal 96.30 2019
87 Hong Kong SAR, China 96.27 2018
88 St. Kitts and Nevis 96.22 2016
89 Kiribati 96.09 2017
90 Brunei 96.08 2018
91 Samoa 95.75 2018
92 North Macedonia 95.73 2017
93 Uganda 95.64 2013
94 United States 95.56 2017
95 Oman 95.47 2018
96 Timor-Leste 95.41 2018
97 Rwanda 95.28 2018
98 Palau 95.25 2014
99 Belarus 95.21 2018
100 Saudi Arabia 95.11 2018
101 Philippines 95.03 2017
102 Mauritius 94.99 2018
103 Bangladesh 94.96 2010
104 Turkey 94.88 2017
105 Chile 94.78 2017
106 Togo 94.69 2018
107 Zimbabwe 94.63 2013
108 Indonesia 94.38 2018
109 São Tomé and Principe 93.97 2017
110 Nauru 93.96 2016
111 Estonia 93.93 2017
112 Mozambique 93.93 2018
113 San Marino 93.89 2004
114 Dominican Republic 93.87 2018
115 Côte d'Ivoire 93.69 2018
116 Cabo Verde 93.53 2018
117 Burundi 93.42 2018
118 Bolivia 93.18 2018
119 Iraq 93.00 2004
120 Cameroon 92.87 2017
121 Seychelles 92.86 2018
122 Azerbaijan 92.62 2018
123 South Africa 92.45 2017
124 Vanuatu 92.15 2015
125 Ukraine 91.99 2014
126 Lao PDR 91.47 2018
127 Lesotho 91.20 2016
128 Gabon 90.91 1997
129 Armenia 90.84 2018
130 Cambodia 90.69 2018
131 Germany 90.35 2017
132 Bhutan 90.07 2018
133 Moldova 89.79 2018
134 Venezuela 89.68 2017
135 Czech Republic 89.36 2017
136 China 89.35 1997
137 Congo 89.29 2012
138 Guatemala 89.21 2018
139 Austria 88.64 2017
140 Botswana 88.26 2012
141 Kuwait 88.24 2018
142 Bulgaria 88.09 2017
143 Tuvalu 87.89 2016
144 Paraguay 87.84 2012
145 Panama 86.78 2017
146 Ghana 86.70 2019
147 Suriname 86.03 2018
148 Romania 85.71 2017
149 Ethiopia 85.20 2015
150 Zambia 85.10 2017
151 Yemen 84.40 2016
152 Slovak Republic 83.15 2017
153 Eswatini 82.59 2017
154 Tanzania 82.35 2018
155 The Gambia 81.81 2018
156 Comoros 81.74 2018
157 El Salvador 81.60 2018
158 Angola 81.60 2011
159 Jamaica 81.38 2018
160 Kenya 81.23 2012
161 Jordan 80.95 2018
162 Honduras 80.47 2017
163 Mauritania 80.31 2018
164 Burkina Faso 79.34 2018
165 Puerto Rico 78.79 2016
166 Guinea 78.09 2016
167 Senegal 76.46 2017
168 Papua New Guinea 75.55 2016
169 The Bahamas 74.39 2018
170 Chad 73.47 2016
171 Guinea-Bissau 72.67 2010
172 Syrian Arab Republic 72.25 2013
173 Pakistan 68.19 2018
174 Solomon Islands 67.47 2018
175 Djibouti 67.03 2019
176 Niger 66.49 2017
177 Nigeria 65.98 2010
178 Central African Republic 64.17 2011
179 Sudan 61.70 2017
180 Mali 58.94 2018
181 Haiti 58.11 1997
182 Eritrea 51.83 2018
183 Liberia 44.57 2017
184 Equatorial Guinea 44.35 2015
185 Dem. Rep. Congo 36.80 1999
186 Afghanistan 26.77 1993
187 Somalia 14.45 1980

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Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual