Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
199
Highest
146.0%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
40.4%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
99.4%
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
10,391
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 146.0% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 40.4% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.4%, and the mean is 97.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 114 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 62.9%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 34.5%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 146.0% | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 2 | Aruba | 134.9% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 3 | Monaco | 131.7% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 130.4% | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 126.4% | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 123.0% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 118.2% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 117.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 117.4% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 10 | Namibia | 116.3% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 114.6% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 114.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 13 | Eswatini | 113.6% | 2016 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 113.3% | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 15 | Netherlands | 113.3% | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 113.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 17 | Algeria | 113.0% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 112.0% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 19 | Venezuela | 111.9% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 111.5% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 21 | Fiji | 110.6% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 110.3% | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 23 | Sao Tome and Principe | 109.7% | 2017 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 24 | Cook Islands | 109.4% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 109.3% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 26 | Grenada | 108.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 108.6% | 2025 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 108.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 29 | Tonga | 108.2% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 30 | Moldova | 107.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 107.3% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 32 | Hong Kong | 106.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 106.9% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 34 | Zambia | 106.8% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 35 | Niue | 106.7% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 106.6% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 37 | Uruguay | 106.6% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 106.1% | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 106.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Colombia | 106.0% | 2022 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 105.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 42 | Libya | 105.6% | 2006 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 105.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 44 | Bhutan | 105.2% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 45 | Montserrat | 105.2% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 105.1% | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 47 | Brazil | 105.0% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 48 | Botswana | 104.8% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Myanmar | 104.7% | 2018 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 104.6% | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 51 | East Timor | 104.4% | 2020 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 52 | Montenegro | 104.4% | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 53 | Argentina | 104.3% | 2023 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 54 | Palau | 104.3% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 104.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 56 | Russia | 103.6% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 57 | Anguilla | 103.5% | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 58 | Gibraltar | 103.5% | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 59 | Tunisia | 103.4% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 103.2% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 103.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Turkey | 103.0% | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 63 | Australia | 102.9% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 64 | Tuvalu | 102.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 65 | Germany | 102.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 66 | Greece | 102.7% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 67 | India | 102.5% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 68 | South Africa | 102.2% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 69 | France | 102.1% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 70 | Switzerland | 102.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 71 | Liechtenstein | 101.8% | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Kuwait | 101.7% | 2012 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 73 | Dominica | 101.7% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 74 | Vietnam | 101.7% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 101.7% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 76 | Lithuania | 101.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 77 | Chile | 101.4% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 78 | Togo | 101.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 101.2% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 80 | Japan | 101.1% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 81 | Austria | 101.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 100.9% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 83 | Samoa | 100.8% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 84 | Hungary | 100.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Singapore | 100.5% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 86 | Andorra | 100.4% | 2024 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 87 | Thailand | 100.3% | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 88 | Slovakia | 100.3% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 89 | Finland | 100.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 90 | Malawi | 99.9% | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 91 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 92 | Norway | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 93 | Georgia | 99.8% | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 94 | Slovenia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 95 | China | 99.7% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 96 | South Korea | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 97 | Brunei | 99.6% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 98 | Indonesia | 99.5% | 2025 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 99 | Estonia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 100 | Armenia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 101 | Ireland | 99.3% | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 102 | Iran | 99.1% | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 103 | Maldives | 98.9% | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 104 | Guyana | 98.8% | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 105 | New Zealand | 98.8% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 106 | Latvia | 98.7% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 107 | Madagascar | 98.7% | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 108 | Malta | 98.6% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 109 | Kenya | 98.4% | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 98.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.2% | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 112 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 98.0% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 115 | United States | 97.9% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 116 | Qatar | 97.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 117 | Jordan | 97.6% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 97.6% | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 97.6% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 120 | Israel | 97.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 121 | Belize | 97.3% | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 122 | Poland | 97.1% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 123 | Ghana | 97.0% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 124 | Kiribati | 97.0% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.9% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 126 | Cambodia | 96.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 96.8% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 128 | Cayman Islands | 96.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 129 | Ecuador | 96.5% | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 130 | Cuba | 96.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 131 | Canada | 96.3% | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 132 | Bahrain | 96.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 133 | Egypt | 96.1% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 134 | Serbia | 95.8% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 135 | Nauru | 95.8% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 136 | Belarus | 95.6% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 95.5% | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 138 | Bolivia | 95.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 139 | Lesotho | 95.1% | 2017 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 95.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 141 | Oman | 94.7% | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 94.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 143 | Bangladesh | 94.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 144 | San Marino | 94.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 145 | Jamaica | 93.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 146 | Seychelles | 93.7% | 2024 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 147 | Mongolia | 93.5% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 148 | Palestine | 92.9% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 92.9% | 2013 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 150 | Mozambique | 92.9% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 151 | Macao | 92.4% | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 152 | Sri Lanka | 92.3% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 153 | Ukraine | 91.9% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 154 | Panama | 91.8% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 155 | Barbados | 91.4% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 156 | Iraq | 91.3% | 2007 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 157 | Guatemala | 90.2% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 158 | Gambia | 89.7% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 159 | Congo | 89.7% | 2012 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 160 | Cameroon | 89.5% | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 161 | Bahamas | 89.4% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 162 | Philippines | 89.3% | 2024 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 163 | Malaysia | 88.9% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 164 | Bermuda | 88.6% | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 88.3% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 166 | Benin | 88.1% | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 167 | Paraguay | 87.1% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 168 | Puerto Rico | 86.8% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 169 | El Salvador | 86.6% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 170 | Romania | 84.4% | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 171 | Comoros | 84.0% | 2022 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 172 | Mauritania | 83.9% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 82.1% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 174 | Eritrea | 81.1% | 2022 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 175 | Laos | 80.2% | 2025 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 176 | British Virgin Islands | 79.5% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 177 | Angola | 79.0% | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 178 | Tanzania | 78.4% | 2021 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 179 | Nigeria | 78.3% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 180 | Burundi | 77.4% | 2025 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 181 | Lebanon | 76.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 76.3% | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 183 | Guinea | 76.0% | 2014 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 184 | Suriname | 75.4% | 2023 | down 20.8% | flat |
| 185 | Pakistan | 74.9% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 186 | Senegal | 72.2% | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 187 | Honduras | 70.0% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 188 | Yemen | 68.9% | 2016 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 189 | Syria | 68.7% | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 68.6% | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 191 | Sudan | 67.7% | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 192 | Central African Republic | 66.7% | 2016 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 193 | Chad | 66.2% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 194 | Mali | 64.2% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 195 | Burkina Faso | 62.6% | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 196 | Liberia | 60.9% | 2022 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 197 | Tokelau | 59.8% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 198 | Niger | 50.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 199 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.4% | 2015 | down 19.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 112.1%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 110.1%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 110.1%
- MDG: Caribbean 110.0%
- WB: South Asia 106.6%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 106.6%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 105.8%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 105.8%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 105.7%
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 105.6%
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 105.6%
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.6%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.6%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 105.6%
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.6%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 105.5%
- MDG: Latin America 105.3%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 104.1%
- WB: Euro Area 104.0%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 103.9%
- MDG: Northern Africa 103.0%
- UNESCO: Sids 102.9%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 102.8%
- WB: European Union 102.8%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 102.7%
- WB: Oecd Members 102.6%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 102.4%
- WB: Ibrd Only 102.3%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 102.1%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 102.1%
- SDG: Europe 102.0%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 101.8%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 101.8%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 101.5%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 101.4%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 101.4%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 101.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 101.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 101.2%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 101.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release