Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
199
Highest
141.9%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
40.1%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
99.5%
Years covered
41
1985–2025
Data points
10,306
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 141.9% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 40.1% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.5%, and the mean is 97.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 123 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 56.6%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 36.2%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 141.9% | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 136.3% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 3 | Aruba | 134.4% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 4 | Monaco | 130.9% | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 129.5% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 123.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 7 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 118.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 8 | Nepal | 118.2% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 117.9% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 10 | Eswatini | 117.7% | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 11 | Namibia | 117.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 12 | Morocco | 116.4% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 116.0% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 14 | Algeria | 115.5% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 115.5% | 2021 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 114.3% | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 114.1% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Fiji | 113.4% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 112.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 112.2% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 21 | Mauritius | 111.3% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 22 | Grenada | 110.7% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Sao Tome and Principe | 110.5% | 2017 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 109.7% | 2025 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 25 | Albania | 109.7% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 109.3% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 108.8% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 108.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 108.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 108.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 31 | Niue | 108.2% | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 32 | Cook Islands | 107.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 33 | Libya | 107.4% | 2006 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 34 | Tonga | 107.3% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 35 | Mexico | 107.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 36 | Dominica | 107.0% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 37 | Uruguay | 106.9% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 38 | Spain | 106.8% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 39 | Colombia | 106.6% | 2022 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 106.2% | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 41 | Denmark | 106.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 106.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 105.9% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 44 | Brazil | 105.5% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 45 | Botswana | 105.3% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Croatia | 105.2% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 47 | Palau | 105.1% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 48 | Cyprus | 104.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 49 | Montserrat | 104.7% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 104.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 104.6% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 104.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 53 | Montenegro | 104.3% | 2023 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 104.1% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 55 | Zambia | 103.9% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 103.9% | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 103.8% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 58 | Argentina | 103.7% | 2023 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 103.6% | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 60 | Timor-Leste | 103.6% | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 61 | Italy | 103.6% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Australia | 103.5% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 63 | Tunisia | 103.5% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 64 | Liechtenstein | 103.2% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 65 | Myanmar | 103.2% | 2018 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 103.2% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 67 | Türkiye | 103.2% | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 68 | Chile | 103.1% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 69 | Germany | 103.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 70 | Anguilla | 102.7% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 102.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 72 | India | 102.3% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 73 | Switzerland | 102.2% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 74 | France | 102.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 75 | Gibraltar | 101.8% | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 76 | Samoa | 101.6% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 101.6% | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 78 | Suriname | 101.6% | 2022 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 79 | Lithuania | 101.6% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 80 | Austria | 101.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 81 | Japan | 101.2% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 82 | Hungary | 101.1% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 101.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 84 | Iraq | 100.8% | 2007 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 85 | Singapore | 100.7% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 86 | Indonesia | 100.7% | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 87 | Thailand | 100.6% | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 88 | Andorra | 100.5% | 2024 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 89 | Kuwait | 100.4% | 2012 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 90 | Slovakia | 100.4% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 91 | Armenia | 100.3% | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 92 | Finland | 100.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 93 | Georgia | 100.2% | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 94 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 95 | Slovenia | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 96 | Estonia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 97 | Republic of Korea | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 98 | Kenya | 99.6% | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 99 | Guyana | 99.6% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 100 | Norway | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 101 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.3% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 102 | Bhutan | 99.1% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 103 | Iran | 99.0% | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 98.9% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 105 | Malta | 98.9% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 106 | China | 98.8% | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 98.8% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 98.7% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 109 | Malawi | 98.6% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 98.6% | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 111 | Kiribati | 98.4% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 112 | Iceland | 98.3% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 98.2% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 114 | Ireland | 98.2% | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 115 | Serbia | 98.2% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 98.1% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 98.0% | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 118 | Belize | 97.9% | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 119 | Poland | 97.9% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 120 | United States | 97.9% | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 122 | Jordan | 97.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 123 | Israel | 97.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 124 | Cuba | 97.4% | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.3% | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 126 | Qatar | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 127 | Madagascar | 96.9% | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 128 | Ghana | 96.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 129 | Cambodia | 96.9% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 96.9% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.6% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 132 | Mozambique | 96.3% | 2017 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 133 | Canada | 96.2% | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 134 | Egypt | 96.2% | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 135 | Cayman Islands | 95.9% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 136 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 137 | Belarus | 95.6% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 138 | Bahrain | 95.6% | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 95.5% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 140 | Ecuador | 95.3% | 2023 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 141 | Maldives | 94.6% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 142 | Oman | 94.4% | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 143 | Jamaica | 94.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 144 | Lesotho | 93.7% | 2017 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 145 | Seychelles | 93.7% | 2024 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 146 | Cameroon | 93.7% | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 147 | San Marino | 93.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 93.3% | 2013 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 93.3% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 150 | Naoero | 93.3% | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 151 | Palestine, State of | 93.0% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 152 | Mongolia | 92.7% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 153 | Macao | 92.4% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 154 | Barbados | 92.3% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 155 | Panama | 91.7% | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 91.6% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 157 | Benin | 91.5% | 2022 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 158 | Ukraine | 91.3% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 159 | Guatemala | 91.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 160 | Philippines | 90.2% | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 161 | Bahamas | 89.9% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 162 | Malaysia | 88.7% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 163 | Eritrea | 88.1% | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 164 | Paraguay | 87.4% | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 165 | Côte d'Ivoire | 87.4% | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 166 | Congo | 87.2% | 2012 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 167 | Bangladesh | 86.6% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 168 | Bermuda | 86.4% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 169 | Puerto Rico | 86.4% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 170 | El Salvador | 85.6% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 171 | Comoros | 85.1% | 2022 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 172 | Romania | 84.8% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 173 | Guinea | 83.7% | 2014 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 174 | Gambia | 81.8% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 175 | Mauritania | 81.8% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 176 | Micronesia (country) | 81.7% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 177 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 80.5% | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 178 | British Virgin Islands | 80.4% | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 179 | Angola | 79.7% | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 180 | Nigeria | 78.8% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 181 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 76.9% | 2021 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 182 | Pakistan | 76.1% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 76.0% | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 184 | Lebanon | 76.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 185 | Burundi | 75.3% | 2025 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 186 | Central African Republic | 75.2% | 2016 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 187 | Yemen | 74.5% | 2016 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 188 | Chad | 71.7% | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 70.3% | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 190 | Honduras | 68.8% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 191 | Sudan | 68.7% | 2019 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 192 | Syria | 67.6% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 193 | Mali | 66.8% | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 194 | Senegal | 63.6% | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 195 | Tokelau | 60.9% | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 196 | Liberia | 60.2% | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 197 | Burkina Faso | 60.1% | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 198 | Niger | 51.2% | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 199 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.1% | 2015 | down 22.6% | 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) 113.9%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 111.7%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 111.7%
- MDG: Caribbean 110.5%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 105.8%
- WB: South Asia 105.8%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 105.8%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 105.1%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 105.1%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 105.0%
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 105.0%
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 105.0%
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.0%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.0%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 105.0%
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.0%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 104.9%
- MDG: Latin America 104.6%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 104.2%
- WB: Euro Area 104.1%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 104.1%
- UNESCO: Sids 104.0%
- MDG: Northern Africa 103.9%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 103.7%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 103.1%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 103.0%
- WB: European Union 103.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 102.8%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 102.7%
- WB: Ibrd Only 102.4%
- WB: Oecd Members 102.3%
- SDG: Europe 102.3%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 102.0%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 102.0%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 101.6%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 101.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 101.5%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 101.5%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 101.3%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 101.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release