Primary net enrolment by country, 2023
Children of official primary school age enrolled in primary or secondary school, as a share of all children of that age.
157 places ranked for 2023. Highest: South Korea (100.0%). Lowest: Burkina Faso (58.0%). The median is 96.9%.
Highest 10
- 1. South Korea 100.0%nat_est (National estimate)
- 2. Uruguay 100.0%
- 3. Switzerland 100.0%nat_est (National estimate)
- 4. Japan 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
- 5. United Kingdom 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
- 6. Lithuania 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
- 7. Iran 99.9%
- 8. Greece 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
- 9. France 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
- 10. Poland 99.9%nat_est (National estimate)
Lowest 10
- 157. Burkina Faso 58.0%
- 156. Suriname 60.4%
- 155. Niger 60.6%
- 154. Angola 63.2%
- 153. Mali 66.0%
- 152. Solomon Islands 67.6%
- 151. Lesotho 69.3%
- 150. Trinidad and Tobago 70.7%
- 149. Bahamas 71.1%
- 148. Pakistan 72.3%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 157. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org.
In short
- Among the 157 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is South Korea (100.0%) and the lowest Burkina Faso (58.0%).
- Half of the countries are above 96.9% and half below.
- From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 14 countries and fell in 17.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 2 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2023 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | 100.0%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 4 | Japan | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 6 | Lithuania | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 7 | Iran | 99.9% | 2023 | |
| 8 | Greece | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 9 | France | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 10 | Poland | 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 99.9% | 2023 | |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 99.8% | 2023 | |
| 13 | Andorra | 99.8% | 2023 | |
| 14 | Australia | 99.8%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 15 | Germany | 99.8%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 16 | Singapore | 99.8% | 2023 | |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.8% | 2023 | |
| 18 | Montenegro | 99.8% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Peru | 99.7% | 2023 | |
| 20 | Marshall Islands | 99.7% | 2023 | |
| 21 | Mexico | 99.7%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 22 | Tuvalu | 99.6% | 2023 | |
| 23 | Naoero | 99.6% | 2023 | |
| 24 | Cyprus | 99.6%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 25 | Sweden | 99.6%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 26 | Malawi | 99.6% | 2023 | |
| 27 | Rwanda | 99.5% | 2023 | |
| 28 | Portugal | 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 29 | Netherlands | 99.5%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 30 | Venezuela | 99.4% | 2023 | |
| 31 | Moldova | 99.4% | 2023 | |
| 32 | Brunei | 99.4% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 99.4%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 34 | Türkiye | 99.4% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 99.3% | 2023 | |
| 36 | Argentina | 99.3% | 2023 | |
| 37 | Togo | 99.2% | 2023 | |
| 38 | Namibia | 99.2% | 2023 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 99.2%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 40 | Morocco | 99.2% | 2023 | |
| 41 | Denmark | 99.2%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 42 | Algeria | 99.1% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Tunisia | 98.9% | 2023 | |
| 44 | Slovakia | 98.8%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 45 | Spain | 98.7%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 46 | Norway | 98.7%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 47 | Chile | 98.7%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 48 | Slovenia | 98.6%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 49 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 98.5% | 2023 | |
| 50 | India | 98.5% | 2023 | |
| 51 | Austria | 98.5%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 98.5% | 2023 | |
| 53 | Finland | 98.4%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 54 | Thailand | 98.4% | 2023 | |
| 55 | Belgium | 98.3%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 98.3% | 2023 | |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.3% | 2023 | |
| 58 | Mauritius | 98.3% | 2023 | |
| 59 | Croatia | 98.2%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 60 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Tonga | 98.1% | 2023 | |
| 62 | Latvia | 98.0%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 63 | Nepal | 98.0% | 2023 | |
| 64 | Israel | 98.0%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 65 | Italy | 97.9%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 97.9% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.9% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Hungary | 97.8%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 69 | Gibraltar | 97.7% | 2023 | |
| 70 | New Zealand | 97.7%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 71 | Estonia | 97.5%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 72 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| 73 | Fiji | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| 75 | Malta | 97.4%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 97.3%uis_est (UIS estimate) | 2023 | |
| 77 | Jordan | 97.3% | 2023 | |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 97.1% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96.9% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Madagascar | 96.7% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Seychelles | 96.7% | 2023 | |
| 82 | Cuba | 96.6% | 2023 | |
| 83 | Curaçao | 96.6% | 2023 | |
| 84 | Armenia | 96.5% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Samoa | 96.4% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Cameroon | 96.3% | 2023 | |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 96.2% | 2023 | |
| 88 | Dominica | 96.0% | 2023 | |
| 89 | Bolivia | 95.8% | 2023 | |
| 90 | Egypt | 95.6% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Ecuador | 95.3% | 2023 | |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 95.3%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 93 | Georgia | 95.2% | 2023 | |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 95.2% | 2023 | |
| 95 | Russia | 95.1% | 2023 | |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 95.0% | 2023 | |
| 97 | Canada | 95.0%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 98 | Belarus | 94.5% | 2023 | |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 94.3%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 100 | Kenya | 94.3% | 2023 | |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 94.1% | 2023 | |
| 102 | South Africa | 93.9% | 2023 | |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 93.3% | 2023 | |
| 104 | Bahrain | 93.3% | 2023 | |
| 105 | San Marino | 93.2% | 2023 | |
| 106 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 93.2% | 2023 | |
| 107 | Maldives | 93.2% | 2023 | |
| 108 | Qatar | 93.2% | 2023 | |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | 93.1% | 2023 | |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 93.1% | 2023 | |
| 111 | Mongolia | 92.3% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Cambodia | 92.2% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Palau | 91.8% | 2023 | |
| 114 | Guatemala | 91.6% | 2023 | |
| 115 | Kiribati | 91.5% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Panama | 91.1% | 2023 | |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 90.9% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 90.9% | 2023 | |
| 119 | Malaysia | 90.9% | 2023 | |
| 120 | Laos | 90.5% | 2023 | |
| 121 | West Bank and Gaza | 90.4% | 2023 | |
| 122 | Philippines | 89.5% | 2023 | |
| 123 | Albania | 89.1% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Belize | 88.4% | 2023 | |
| 125 | Bhutan | 88.2% | 2023 | |
| 126 | Ukraine | 88.0% | 2023 | |
| 127 | Jamaica | 87.6% | 2023 | |
| 128 | Paraguay | 87.6% | 2023 | |
| 129 | Puerto Rico (US) | 87.0% | 2023 | |
| 130 | Côte d'Ivoire | 86.8% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Tanzania | 85.9% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Macao SAR, China | 85.8% | 2023 | |
| 133 | El Salvador | 85.7% | 2023 | |
| 134 | Barbados | 85.5% | 2023 | |
| 135 | British Virgin Islands | 84.6% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Romania | 84.4%nat_est (National estimate) | 2023 | |
| 137 | Republic of the Congo | 82.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) | 2023 | |
| 138 | Guyana | 82.0% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Gambia | 81.2% | 2023 | |
| 140 | Ethiopia | 76.2% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Honduras | 76.1% | 2023 | |
| 142 | Micronesia | 76.1% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Senegal | 75.9% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Nigeria | 75.7% | 2023 | |
| 145 | Lebanon | 74.3% | 2023 | |
| 146 | Syria | 73.7% | 2023 | |
| 147 | Chad | 73.3% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Pakistan | 72.3% | 2023 | |
| 149 | Bahamas | 71.1% | 2023 | |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.7% | 2023 | |
| 151 | Lesotho | 69.3% | 2023 | |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 67.6% | 2023 | |
| 153 | Mali | 66.0% | 2023 | |
| 154 | Angola | 63.2% | 2023 | |
| 155 | Niger | 60.6% | 2023 | |
| 156 | Suriname | 60.4% | 2023 | |
| 157 | Burkina Faso | 58.0% | 2023 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2023, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2023 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by UNESCO UIS; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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