Primary School Enrollment (%) by Country
As of 2016, Haiti leads globally in primary school enrollment (%) at 184.0%, followed by Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Malawi. At the lower end, Somalia, Equatorial Guinea, Niger rank among the lowest. The global median is 100.4% (The Gambia). This indicator falls under the "Education" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 205 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Primary School Enrollment (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Haiti | 184.0% | 2016 |
| 2 |  Sierra Leone | 162.1% | 2024 |
| 3 |  Rwanda | 149.6% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Malawi | 139.0% | 2024 |
| 5 |  Sint Maarten | 135.1% | 2023 |
| 6 |  Madagascar | 132.7% | 2024 |
| 7 |  Nepal | 128.6% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 125.1% | 2024 |
| 9 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 121.1% | 2023 |
| 10 |  Papua New Guinea | 121.1% | 2023 |
| 11 |  Uzbekistan | 120.9% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Namibia | 120.7% | 2024 |
| 13 |  Monaco | 120.6% | 2024 |
| 14 |  Myanmar | 120.2% | 2018 |
| 15 |  Timor-Leste | 119.7% | 2023 |
| 16 |  Mozambique | 119.2% | 2022 |
| 17 |  DR Congo | 117.6% | 2023 |
| 18 |  Morocco | 116.6% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Eswatini | 116.5% | 2023 |
| 20 |  Zambia | 115.6% | 2024 |
| 21 |  Bhutan | 114.9% | 2024 |
| 22 |  Sweden | 114.9% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Cameroon | 114.4% | 2024 |
| 24 |  Togo | 114.3% | 2024 |
| 25 |  Venezuela | 113.7% | 2024 |
| 26 |  Guinea-Bissau | 113.4% | 2010 |
| 27 |  Peru | 112.8% | 2024 |
| 28 |  Vanuatu | 112.5% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 112.3% | 2023 |
| 30 |  Afghanistan | 112.2% | 2023 |
| 31 |  Albania | 111.5% | 2024 |
| 32 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.4% | 2024 |
| 33 |  India | 111.0% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Portugal | 111.0% | 2023 |
| 35 |  Grenada | 110.6% | 2024 |
| 36 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 110.4% | 2017 |
| 37 |  Fiji | 110.4% | 2024 |
| 38 |  Nicaragua | 109.5% | 2023 |
| 39 |  Botswana | 109.3% | 2022 |
| 40 |  Cambodia | 109.0% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Tonga | 108.8% | 2024 |
| 42 |  United Arab Emirates | 108.0% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Benin | 108.0% | 2022 |
| 44 |  Aruba | 107.7% | 2024 |
| 45 |  Moldova | 107.6% | 2024 |
| 46 |  Mauritius | 107.3% | 2024 |
| 47 |  Libya | 107.0% | 2006 |
| 48 |  Palau | 106.9% | 2024 |
| 49 |  Bangladesh | 106.5% | 2024 |
| 50 |  Vietnam | 106.3% | 2024 |
| 51 |  Uganda | 106.2% | 2017 |
| 52 |  Montenegro | 106.1% | 2023 |
| 53 |  Azerbaijan | 105.6% | 2024 |
| 54 |  Algeria | 105.5% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Mauritania | 105.4% | 2024 |
| 56 |  Poland | 105.4% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Cyprus | 105.3% | 2024 |
| 58 |  Colombia | 104.8% | 2022 |
| 59 |  Costa Rica | 104.8% | 2024 |
| 60 |  Iraq | 104.6% | 2007 |
| 61 |  Uruguay | 104.5% | 2023 |
| 62 |  Tunisia | 104.4% | 2023 |
| 63 |  Brazil | 104.3% | 2024 |
| 64 |  Netherlands | 104.2% | 2023 |
| 65 |  Saudi Arabia | 104.0% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Italy | 103.6% | 2023 |
| 67 |  France | 103.4% | 2024 |
| 68 |  Hong Kong | 103.2% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Cabo Verde | 103.0% | 2022 |
| 70 |  Spain | 102.9% | 2024 |
| 71 |  Hungary | 102.9% | 2024 |
| 72 |  Slovakia | 102.8% | 2024 |
| 73 |  Germany | 102.6% | 2024 |
| 74 |  Argentina | 102.5% | 2023 |
| 75 |  Türkiye | 102.4% | 2023 |
| 76 |  Mexico | 102.3% | 2024 |
| 77 |  United Kingdom | 102.2% | 2023 |
| 78 | World | 102.2% | 2024 |
| 79 |  Liechtenstein | 102.1% | 2021 |
| 80 |  Belgium | 102.1% | 2023 |
| 81 |  Greece | 102.0% | 2023 |
| 82 |  Armenia | 102.0% | 2024 |
| 83 |  Iran | 102.0% | 2023 |
| 84 |  Dominican Republic | 101.9% | 2024 |
| 85 |  Marshall Islands | 101.8% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Gibraltar | 101.8% | 2024 |
| 87 |  South Africa | 101.8% | 2023 |
| 88 |  Guatemala | 101.5% | 2024 |
| 89 |  Austria | 101.3% | 2024 |
| 90 |  Switzerland | 101.2% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.2% | 2023 |
| 92 |  Croatia | 101.2% | 2023 |
| 93 |  Tuvalu | 101.1% | 2024 |
| 94 |  Japan | 101.1% | 2023 |
| 95 |  Samoa | 101.0% | 2024 |
| 96 |  Ghana | 101.0% | 2024 |
| 97 |  Slovenia | 100.9% | 2023 |
| 98 |  South Korea | 100.9% | 2024 |
| 99 |  Thailand | 100.7% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Burundi | 100.6% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Lithuania | 100.5% | 2024 |
| 102 |  Guinea | 100.5% | 2020 |
| 103 |  The Gambia | 100.4% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Indonesia | 100.4% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Singapore | 100.2% | 2023 |
| 106 |  Gabon | 100.2% | 2019 |
| 107 |  Andorra | 99.9% | 2024 |
| 108 |  Denmark | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 109 |  Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Czechia | 99.7% | 2023 |
| 111 |  China | 99.6% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Australia | 99.6% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Chile | 99.5% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Georgia | 99.4% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Kyrgyzstan | 99.0% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Finland | 98.9% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Jordan | 98.6% | 2024 |
| 119 |  Norway | 98.5% | 2024 |
| 120 |  South Sudan | 98.4% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 98.3% | 2024 |
| 122 |  Kenya | 98.2% | 2023 |
| 123 |  Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 |
| 124 |  Cuba | 98.1% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Estonia | 97.8% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Russia | 97.7% | 2023 |
| 127 |  Malta | 97.7% | 2023 |
| 128 |  Dominica | 97.7% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Latvia | 97.6% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Qatar | 97.6% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Guyana | 97.6% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Israel | 97.4% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Kazakhstan | 97.3% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Jamaica | 97.3% | 2024 |
| 135 |  Ecuador | 97.2% | 2023 |
| 136 |  Comoros | 97.0% | 2024 |
| 137 |  United States | 97.0% | 2022 |
| 138 |  Panama | 96.9% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Bahrain | 96.9% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Belarus | 96.8% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Central African Republic | 96.8% | 2016 |
| 142 |  St. Lucia | 96.8% | 2024 |
| 143 |  Egypt | 96.7% | 2024 |
| 144 |  New Zealand | 96.7% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Belize | 96.5% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Ireland | 96.5% | 2022 |
| 147 |  North Macedonia | 96.3% | 2023 |
| 148 |  Serbia | 96.0% | 2024 |
| 149 |  Tajikistan | 95.8% | 2024 |
| 150 |  Cayman Islands | 95.7% | 2024 |
| 151 |  Turkmenistan | 95.7% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Bulgaria | 95.3% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Kiribati | 95.3% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Canada | 95.0% | 2023 |
| 155 |  Brunei | 94.8% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Oman | 94.7% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Nauru | 94.4% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Philippines | 94.0% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Bolivia | 93.7% | 2024 |
| 160 |  San Marino | 93.5% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Seychelles | 93.4% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Ukraine | 93.3% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 93.3% | 2024 |
| 164 |  Laos | 93.1% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Zimbabwe | 93.1% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Bahamas | 92.9% | 2024 |
| 167 |  Bermuda | 92.9% | 2023 |
| 168 |  Tanzania | 92.7% | 2024 |
| 169 |  Mongolia | 92.3% | 2024 |
| 170 |  North Korea | 92.1% | 2018 |
| 171 |  Suriname | 91.9% | 2024 |
| 172 |  Sri Lanka | 91.5% | 2023 |
| 173 |  West Bank and Gaza | 91.4% | 2023 |
| 174 |  Malaysia | 90.4% | 2024 |
| 175 |  El Salvador | 89.9% | 2024 |
| 176 |  Macao | 89.8% | 2024 |
| 177 |  Eritrea | 89.7% | 2022 |
| 178 |  Nigeria | 89.6% | 2023 |
| 179 |  Paraguay | 89.4% | 2024 |
| 180 |  Chad | 88.5% | 2024 |
| 181 |  Puerto Rico | 87.9% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Republic of the Congo | 87.9% | 2023 |
| 183 |  Angola | 86.7% | 2023 |
| 184 |  Senegal | 85.3% | 2024 |
| 185 |  Romania | 84.9% | 2023 |
| 186 |  Ethiopia | 84.4% | 2024 |
| 187 |  Barbados | 83.9% | 2024 |
| 188 |  Pakistan | 83.7% | 2024 |
| 189 |  Kuwait | 82.4% | 2021 |
| 190 |  Micronesia | 82.2% | 2024 |
| 191 |  Solomon Islands | 81.8% | 2024 |
| 192 |  Lebanon | 81.8% | 2024 |
| 193 |  Syria | 81.4% | 2024 |
| 194 |  Lesotho | 80.2% | 2024 |
| 195 |  Curaçao | 79.3% | 2024 |
| 196 |  Honduras | 79.0% | 2024 |
| 197 |  Burkina Faso | 77.2% | 2024 |
| 198 |  Yemen | 77.0% | 2016 |
| 199 |  Mali | 72.8% | 2023 |
| 200 |  British Virgin Islands | 72.8% | 2024 |
| 201 |  Sudan | 72.4% | 2019 |
| 202 |  Liberia | 66.6% | 2022 |
| 203 |  Niger | 64.7% | 2024 |
| 204 |  Equatorial Guinea | 47.5% | 2015 |
| 205 |  Somalia | 20.9% | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest primary school enrollment (%) in 2016?
Haiti ranks #1 with primary school enrollment (%) of 184.0% as of 2016, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest primary school enrollment (%)?
Somalia ranks last (#205) with 20.9% as of 2016.
What is the global median for primary school enrollment (%)?
The median value is 100.4% (The Gambia, ranked #103 out of 205 countries).
How many countries report data for primary school enrollment (%)?
205 countries have available data for primary school enrollment (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does primary school enrollment (%) belong to?
Primary School Enrollment (%) is classified under the "Education" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.