School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) - Country Ranking

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.

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 Malawi 142.69 2019
2 Gabon 142.15 2011
3 Nepal 140.83 2019
4 Sierra Leone 138.98 2020
5 Madagascar 132.93 2019
6 Rwanda 132.65 2019
7 Togo 128.11 2020
8 Afghanistan 127.11 2019
9 Namibia 126.37 2018
10 Ethiopia 125.16 2020
11 Lesotho 124.05 2017
12 Sweden 123.78 2019
13 Peru 123.31 2020
14 Vanuatu 123.29 2020
15 Guinea-Bissau 122.93 2010
16 Dem. Rep. Congo 122.19 2018
17 Mozambique 121.90 2020
18 Angola 121.14 2015
19 Nicaragua 121.13 2010
20 Papua New Guinea 119.88 2018
21 Eswatini 119.04 2019
22 Fiji 118.62 2019
23 Samoa 118.57 2020
24 Benin 118.50 2020
25 Turkmenistan 118.04 2020
26 Iraq 117.76 2007
27 Tonga 117.42 2020
28 Morocco 116.83 2020
29 Vietnam 115.90 2020
30 Colombia 115.85 2019
31 Haiti 115.22 1998
32 Myanmar 114.85 2018
33 United Arab Emirates 114.82 2020
34 Central African Republic 114.56 2016
35 Brazil 114.49 2019
36 Burundi 114.37 2021
37 Bangladesh 114.35 2020
38 Tunisia 114.30 2020
39 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 114.06 2018
40 Costa Rica 114.06 2020
41 Timor-Leste 113.68 2019
42 Algeria 112.98 2020
43 Libya 111.31 2006
44 Cameroon 111.20 2019
45 St. Kitts and Nevis 110.38 2016
46 Belize 110.13 2020
47 Argentina 109.41 2019
48 Suriname 109.30 2019
49 Guinea 109.01 2020
50 São Tomé and Principe 108.55 2017
51 Portugal 108.50 2019
52 Andorra 108.43 1983
53 Indonesia 108.13 2018
54 Dominican Republic 108.03 2020
55 Trinidad and Tobago 108.02 2010
56 Iran 107.69 2017
57 Grenada 107.66 2018
58 Moldova 107.18 2020
59 Cambodia 106.92 2020
60 Malta 106.21 2019
61 Netherlands 106.09 2019
62 Switzerland 106.04 2019
63 Egypt 105.99 2019
64 Dominica 105.79 2020
65 Hong Kong SAR, China 105.74 2020
66 Antigua and Barbuda 105.43 2018
67 Luxembourg 105.31 2019
68 Kiribati 105.15 2020
69 Bhutan 105.02 2020
70 Solomon Islands 104.67 2019
71 Russia 104.66 2019
72 Cuba 104.63 2020
73 Uruguay 104.58 2019
74 Mongolia 104.49 2019
75 Botswana 104.39 2015
76 Mexico 104.19 2019
77 Israel 103.93 2019
78 Malaysia 103.92 2019
79 Cabo Verde 103.85 2019
80 Liechtenstein 103.82 2019
81 Chile 103.80 2019
82 Austria 103.44 2019
83 Côte d'Ivoire 103.36 2020
84 Lithuania 103.20 2019
85 Slovenia 103.09 2019
86 Kenya 103.02 2016
87 Kyrgyz Republic 102.82 2020
88 France 102.79 2019
89 China 102.71 2020
90 Ghana 102.56 2020
91 Qatar 102.24 2020
92 Thailand 102.16 2020
93 Germany 102.10 2019
94 Belgium 102.08 2019
95 Italy 101.90 2019
96 Spain 101.76 2019
97 Montenegro 101.69 2020
98 New Zealand 101.60 2019
99 Guatemala 101.52 2020
100 Oman 101.43 2020
101 Tajikistan 101.42 2017
102 Uganda 101.30 2017
103 Pakistan 101.29 2019
104 Canada 101.27 2019
105 Barbados 101.15 2020
106 Korea 101.06 2019
107 Slovak Republic 101.05 2019
108 Ireland 101.03 2019
109 Uzbekistan 100.96 2020
110 Cyprus 100.82 2019
111 Iceland 100.76 2019
112 Singapore 100.70 2019
113 United States 100.63 2019
114 Philippines 100.62 2019
115 Belarus 100.61 2018
116 United Kingdom 100.61 2019
117 Macao SAR, China 100.47 2020
118 Sri Lanka 100.46 2019
119 Kazakhstan 100.43 2020
120 Lao PDR 100.39 2020
121 Denmark 100.35 2019
122 Chad 100.28 2019
123 Norway 100.22 2019
124 Finland 100.18 2019
125 South Africa 100.10 2019
126 Czech Republic 100.07 2019
127 Latvia 99.96 2019
128 Yemen 99.92 2016
129 St. Lucia 99.86 2020
130 Australia 99.77 2019
131 Greece 99.72 2019
132 Guyana 99.61 2012
133 Comoros 99.59 2018
134 Lebanon 99.38 1985
135 Saudi Arabia 99.28 2020
136 Georgia 99.18 2020
137 India 98.99 2020
138 Albania 98.87 2020
139 Palau 98.86 2020
140 Bolivia 98.80 2019
141 Seychelles 98.72 2020
142 Bahrain 98.31 2019
143 North Macedonia 98.28 2018
144 Venezuela 98.25 2017
145 Brunei 98.13 2020
146 Ukraine 98.03 2014
147 Ecuador 98.01 2020
148 Poland 97.79 2019
149 Serbia 97.76 2020
150 The Gambia 97.75 2020
151 Turkey 97.64 2019
152 The Bahamas 97.57 2006
153 Estonia 97.56 2019
154 Zambia 97.54 2017
155 Japan 97.48 2018
156 San Marino 97.43 2020
157 Mauritania 97.36 2019
158 Mauritius 97.27 2021
159 Zimbabwe 97.06 2020
160 Hungary 96.12 2019
161 Tanzania 95.49 2020
162 Congo 95.00 2018
163 Nauru 94.20 2020
164 Cayman Islands 94.17 2020
165 Azerbaijan 93.88 2020
166 Panama 93.46 2020
167 Croatia 92.90 2019
168 Burkina Faso 92.21 2020
169 El Salvador 91.40 2019
170 Armenia 90.76 2020
171 Jamaica 90.42 2007
172 Puerto Rico 90.18 2013
173 Honduras 89.90 2020
174 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 89.35 2018
175 Nigeria 88.41 2018
176 Romania 87.92 2019
177 Bulgaria 86.24 2019
178 Paraguay 85.56 2020
179 Liberia 85.49 2017
180 Tuvalu 85.06 2020
181 Syrian Arab Republic 83.06 2013
182 Kuwait 82.46 2020
183 Sudan 81.71 2018
184 Jordan 80.86 2020
185 Mali 79.47 2018
186 Senegal 77.25 2020
187 Djibouti 76.29 2021
188 Eritrea 73.57 2018
189 Niger 70.68 2019
190 Equatorial Guinea 61.96 2015
191 Somalia 30.06 2007

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Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

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: Gross enrollment ratio for primary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in primary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to primary education, 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