Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
218
Highest
29.15 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Lowest
-34.93 % change on previous year
British Virgin Islands
Median
0.0804 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
20,090

What the numbers show

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 29.15 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan; the lowest is -34.93 % change on previous year in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0804 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.4541 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 123 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 13,340.3%), and the largest decrease in India (down 17,057.0%).

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 29.15 % change on previous year 2025 up 488.6% volatile
2 Grenada 25.82 % change on previous year 2024 up 9,452.9% volatile
3 Angola 17.64 % change on previous year 2011 volatile
4 Bahamas 15.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,462.5% volatile
5 Comoros 14.41 % change on previous year 2022 up 8,784.5% volatile
6 Suriname 10.8 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,928.3% volatile
7 Papua New Guinea 10.31 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
8 Burkina Faso 8.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 58.4% volatile
9 Jamaica 8.14 % change on previous year 2024 up 416.5% volatile
10 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.35 % change on previous year 2021 up 52.3% volatile
11 Guinea-Bissau 6.65 % change on previous year 2006 up 11.9% volatile
12 Equatorial Guinea 6 % change on previous year 2012 up 5,510.9% volatile
13 Rwanda 5.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 5,338.8% volatile
14 Libya 5.8 % change on previous year 2006 volatile
15 United Arab Emirates 5.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 214.2% volatile
16 Benin 5.18 % change on previous year 2022 down 17.8% volatile
17 Yemen 5.15 % change on previous year 2013 down 14.2% falling
18 Qatar 5.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.0% volatile
19 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.61 % change on previous year 2024 up 59.0% volatile
20 Botswana 4.49 % change on previous year 2022 up 255.7% volatile
21 Namibia 4.48 % change on previous year 2024 up 267.6% volatile
22 Mozambique 4.4 % change on previous year 2020 up 8.3% volatile
23 Czechia 4.37 % change on previous year 2023 up 44.8% volatile
24 Bahrain 4.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.2% volatile
25 Burundi 4.06 % change on previous year 2020 down 36.1% volatile
26 Côte d'Ivoire 3.99 % change on previous year 2024 down 22.4% volatile
27 Haiti 3.95 % change on previous year 1998 up 131.6% volatile
28 Guyana 3.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 193.0% volatile
29 Guinea 3.81 % change on previous year 2014 down 44.7% volatile
30 Oman 3.75 % change on previous year 2024 down 28.9% volatile
31 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 3.72 % change on previous year 1980 up 112.7% volatile
32 Afghanistan 3.56 % change on previous year 2019 up 706.0% volatile
33 Madagascar 3.53 % change on previous year 2024 up 23.9% volatile
34 Mauritania 3.49 % change on previous year 2024 down 14.8% volatile
35 Palau 3.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 477.8% volatile
36 French Guiana 3.39 % change on previous year 1996 up 4,834.4% volatile
37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 91.0% volatile
38 Cyprus 3.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 288.6% volatile
39 Bhutan 3.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 228.1% volatile
40 Solomon Islands 3.22 % change on previous year 2024 up 120.8% volatile
41 Chad 3.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 33.7% volatile
42 Pakistan 3.1 % change on previous year 2024 down 56.1% volatile
43 Cambodia 3.07 % change on previous year 2024 up 167.1% volatile
44 Armenia 2.98 % change on previous year 2024 up 123.3% volatile
45 Germany 2.83 % change on previous year 2024 up 394.3% volatile
46 Malawi 2.7 % change on previous year 2024 down 26.5% volatile
47 Guadeloupe 2.68 % change on previous year 1995 up 146.5% volatile
48 Bangladesh 2.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 1.4% volatile
49 Cameroon 2.6 % change on previous year 2024 down 52.6% volatile
50 Zambia 2.55 % change on previous year 2017 down 38.9% volatile
51 Saudi Arabia 2.53 % change on previous year 2022 down 4.6% volatile
52 Sierra Leone 2.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 33.5% volatile
53 Austria 2.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 13,340.3% volatile
54 Ethiopia 2.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 16.9% volatile
55 Gambia 2.4 % change on previous year 2025 down 64.4% volatile
56 Timor-Leste 2.28 % change on previous year 2023 up 403.7% volatile
57 Sudan 2.27 % change on previous year 2019 up 38.4% volatile
58 Egypt 2.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 438.0% volatile
59 Monaco 2.17 % change on previous year 2024 up 3,910.9% volatile
60 Central African Republic 2.15 % change on previous year 2012 up 120.5% volatile
61 Palestine, State of 2.15 % change on previous year 2023 up 44.3% volatile
62 Sao Tome and Principe 2.14 % change on previous year 2017 down 43.5% volatile
63 Uganda 2.13 % change on previous year 2017 down 9.8% volatile
64 Panama 2.02 % change on previous year 2024 up 194.5% volatile
65 Portugal 1.89 % change on previous year 2023 up 227.1% volatile
66 Martinique 1.89 % change on previous year 1996 up 127.6% volatile
67 Türkiye 1.87 % change on previous year 2023 up 114.4% volatile
68 Canada 1.83 % change on previous year 2023 up 71.4% volatile
69 Luxembourg 1.82 % change on previous year 2024 up 247.3% volatile
70 Lebanon 1.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 8.9% volatile
71 Montenegro 1.76 % change on previous year 2023 up 228.0% volatile
72 Kyrgyzstan 1.7 % change on previous year 2025 down 55.4% volatile
73 Latvia 1.65 % change on previous year 2024 up 229.2% volatile
74 Vanuatu 1.48 % change on previous year 2024 down 81.4% volatile
75 Singapore 1.4 % change on previous year 2023 up 182.3% volatile
76 Tajikistan 1.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 455.8% volatile
77 Switzerland 1.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 3,251.7% volatile
78 United States of America 1.33 % change on previous year 2023 up 32.0% volatile
79 Nepal 1.31 % change on previous year 2025 up 186.9% volatile
80 Macau, China 1.31 % change on previous year 2024 down 53.9% volatile
81 Iraq 1.26 % change on previous year 2004 up 8.3% volatile
82 Tunisia 1.24 % change on previous year 2023 down 22.0% volatile
83 Nigeria 1.18 % change on previous year 2021 down 91.9% volatile
84 New Zealand 1.15 % change on previous year 2024 down 41.3% volatile
85 Bermuda 1.15 % change on previous year 2015 up 210.3% volatile
86 Malta 1.1 % change on previous year 2023 up 194.9% volatile
87 Slovakia 1.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 4.9% volatile
88 New Caledonia 1.03 % change on previous year 1994 up 1,151.3% volatile
89 Congo 1.03 % change on previous year 2012 down 78.7% volatile
90 United States Virgin Islands 1 % change on previous year 1993 down 3.6% volatile
91 Israel 0.9923 % change on previous year 2024 down 35.1% volatile
92 Hungary 0.9656 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.7% volatile
93 China 0.9587 % change on previous year 2024 up 127.7% volatile
94 Jordan 0.9383 % change on previous year 2024 down 91.4% volatile
95 Nicaragua 0.9095 % change on previous year 2023 up 200.5% volatile
96 Philippines 0.8345 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,753.1% volatile
97 Eritrea 0.7908 % change on previous year 2018 up 114.7% volatile
98 Bulgaria 0.7644 % change on previous year 2024 down 62.5% volatile
99 Romania 0.7448 % change on previous year 2023 up 132.5% volatile
100 Kazakhstan 0.6994 % change on previous year 2025 down 89.4% volatile
101 Ghana 0.6567 % change on previous year 2022 down 73.8% volatile
102 Reunion 0.6171 % change on previous year 1996 up 172.1% volatile
103 Paraguay 0.4674 % change on previous year 2024 up 142.8% volatile
104 Senegal 0.4401 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.4% volatile
105 Australia 0.4362 % change on previous year 2024 down 77.3% volatile
106 Guatemala 0.3948 % change on previous year 2024 up 116.6% volatile
107 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3732 % change on previous year 2023 up 109.7% volatile
108 Liechtenstein 0.3033 % change on previous year 2021 up 111.8% volatile
109 Netherlands 0.0937 % change on previous year 2023 up 108.4% volatile
110 Belize 0.0671 % change on previous year 2024 up 105.9% volatile
111 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0528 % change on previous year 2024 up 107.0% volatile
112 Poland 0.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 110.5% volatile
113 Dominican Republic 0.0197 % change on previous year 2024 up 101.1% volatile
114 Syria 0.0055 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
115 Algeria 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
115 Mexico 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
117 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.0111 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.5% volatile
118 Seychelles -0.0625 % change on previous year 2024 down 104.2% volatile
119 Lao People's Democratic Republic -0.0716 % change on previous year 2025 up 96.9% volatile
120 Samoa -0.1171 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.7% volatile
121 Belgium -0.1356 % change on previous year 2023 down 105.1% volatile
122 Cape Verde -0.1371 % change on previous year 2022 up 92.2% volatile
123 Brazil -0.1454 % change on previous year 2024 up 81.3% volatile
124 Italy -0.167 % change on previous year 2023 down 111.1% volatile
125 Serbia -0.2155 % change on previous year 2022 down 187.3% volatile
126 Eswatini -0.236 % change on previous year 2023 down 40.2% volatile
127 Tanzania, United Republic of -0.3307 % change on previous year 2024 down 194.7% volatile
128 Turkmenistan -0.3347 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
129 Republic of Moldova -0.387 % change on previous year 2024 down 474.2% volatile
130 Togo -0.4127 % change on previous year 2024 down 785.8% volatile
131 Liberia -0.417 % change on previous year 2022 down 100.5% volatile
132 Zimbabwe -0.4866 % change on previous year 2024 down 188.0% volatile
133 Lithuania -0.4914 % change on previous year 2024 up 41.3% volatile
134 Slovenia -0.4941 % change on previous year 2023 down 142.6% volatile
135 Mongolia -0.5431 % change on previous year 2024 up 78.1% volatile
136 Micronesia, Federated States of -0.5496 % change on previous year 2024 down 126.5% volatile
137 Russian Federation -0.6461 % change on previous year 2023 down 126.0% volatile
138 Niger -0.6666 % change on previous year 2024 down 113.0% volatile
139 Kenya -0.7181 % change on previous year 2023 down 186.9% volatile
140 Gabon -0.7291 % change on previous year 2003 down 109.7% volatile
141 Norway -0.7841 % change on previous year 2024 down 460.6% volatile
142 North Macedonia -0.8051 % change on previous year 2023 down 132.4% volatile
143 Lesotho -0.8093 % change on previous year 2024 up 12.6% volatile
144 Georgia -0.8392 % change on previous year 2024 down 19.7% volatile
145 Denmark -0.8558 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.8% volatile
146 Sweden -0.8572 % change on previous year 2024 down 126.5% volatile
147 Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.8594 % change on previous year 2024 up 14.7% volatile
148 Japan -1.01 % change on previous year 2023 up 21.1% volatile
149 Indonesia -1.07 % change on previous year 2025 down 237.4% volatile
150 Croatia -1.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 620.5% volatile
151 Spain -1.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 221.5% volatile
152 Argentina -1.09 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.1% volatile
153 Estonia -1.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 156.2% volatile
154 Iceland -1.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 280.2% volatile
155 Saint Helena -1.19 % change on previous year 1986 down 133.3% volatile
156 Malaysia -1.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 42.4% volatile
157 Colombia -1.2 % change on previous year 2022 up 67.5% volatile
158 Thailand -1.23 % change on previous year 2025 up 37.2% volatile
159 Andorra -1.24 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,582.7% volatile
160 France -1.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 401.8% volatile
161 Finland -1.29 % change on previous year 2024 down 235.2% volatile
162 Fiji -1.34 % change on previous year 2024 down 253.6% volatile
163 Uruguay -1.35 % change on previous year 2023 up 10.5% volatile
164 South Africa -1.44 % change on previous year 2023 down 269.5% volatile
165 Ireland -1.49 % change on previous year 2022 down 212.5% volatile
166 Morocco -1.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 822.4% volatile
167 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.64 % change on previous year 2023 up 33.3% volatile
168 Myanmar -1.64 % change on previous year 2018 down 185.8% volatile
169 Greece -1.67 % change on previous year 2023 down 233.7% volatile
170 Belarus -1.76 % change on previous year 2024 down 147.6% volatile
171 Kiribati -1.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 7.6% volatile
172 Peru -1.84 % change on previous year 2024 down 31.7% volatile
173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -1.87 % change on previous year 2024 down 39.6% volatile
174 Trinidad and Tobago -1.94 % change on previous year 2024 down 682.4% volatile
175 French Polynesia -2.07 % change on previous year 1996 down 6.6% volatile
176 Dominica -2.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 9.3% volatile
177 Cook Islands -2.16 % change on previous year 2024 down 177.6% volatile
178 Brunei Darussalam -2.21 % change on previous year 2024 up 8.1% volatile
179 El Salvador -2.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 53.8% volatile
180 Hong Kong, China -2.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 309.8% volatile
181 Chile -2.36 % change on previous year 2024 down 970.4% volatile
182 Mali -2.42 % change on previous year 2018 down 139.2% volatile
183 Gibraltar -2.44 % change on previous year 2024 down 279.8% volatile
184 Ecuador -2.72 % change on previous year 2024 down 314.4% volatile
185 Sri Lanka -2.89 % change on previous year 2023 down 434.1% volatile
186 Tonga -2.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 218.5% volatile
187 Costa Rica -3.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 230.6% volatile
188 Djibouti -3.13 % change on previous year 2023 down 716.3% volatile
189 Viet Nam -3.44 % change on previous year 2024 down 206.8% volatile
190 Tokelau -3.45 % change on previous year 2025 down 196.0% volatile
191 Maldives -3.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 196.8% volatile
192 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -3.53 % change on previous year 1995 up 47.4% volatile
193 Cuba -3.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 19.1% volatile
194 Azerbaijan -3.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 194.1% volatile
195 Puerto Rico -3.81 % change on previous year 2024 down 110.2% volatile
196 American Samoa -3.85 % change on previous year 1992 down 357.3% volatile
197 Honduras -3.88 % change on previous year 2024 down 158.2% volatile
198 Albania -4 % change on previous year 2024 down 150.2% volatile
199 Republic of Korea -4.15 % change on previous year 2024 down 111.8% volatile
200 Kuwait -4.44 % change on previous year 2021 down 195.4% volatile
201 Saint Lucia -4.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 53.6% volatile
202 Anguilla -4.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 13.2% volatile
203 Mauritius -5.02 % change on previous year 2024 down 53.9% volatile
204 San Marino -5.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 819.2% volatile
205 Barbados -5.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 320.2% volatile
206 Cayman Islands -5.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 156.0% volatile
207 Tuvalu -6.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 390.7% volatile
208 Montserrat -6.58 % change on previous year 2023 up 30.4% volatile
209 Guam -6.87 % change on previous year 1989 down 515.8% volatile
210 Naoero -7.4 % change on previous year 2025 down 66.7% volatile
211 Somalia -7.59 % change on previous year 1986 down 147.9% volatile
212 Marshall Islands -7.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 114.1% volatile
213 Aruba -8.14 % change on previous year 2022 down 588.4% volatile
214 Ukraine -8.28 % change on previous year 2024 down 391.7% volatile
215 India -8.85 % change on previous year 2025 down 17,057.0% volatile
216 Antigua and Barbuda -9.86 % change on previous year 2023 down 293.4% volatile
217 Niue -12.78 % change on previous year 2025 down 616.2% volatile
218 British Virgin Islands -34.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,496.0% volatile

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
439 places, 20,090 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.