Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
217
Highest
184.0%
Haiti
Lowest
20.9%
Somalia
Median
100.6%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
17,877
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 184.0% in Haiti; the lowest is 20.9% in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.6%, and the mean is 100.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 131 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 70.7%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 34.4%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 184.0% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 162.1% | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Rwanda | 149.6% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 139.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 132.7% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 128.6% | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 125.1% | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 8 | United States Virgin Islands | 124.1% | 1993 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 121.1% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 121.1% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 120.9% | 2025 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 12 | Namibia | 120.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 13 | Monaco | 120.6% | 2024 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 14 | Myanmar | 120.2% | 2018 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 119.7% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 16 | Mozambique | 119.2% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 117.6% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 116.9% | 1995 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 19 | Morocco | 116.6% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Eswatini | 116.5% | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 116.0% | 1994 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 22 | Zambia | 115.6% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 23 | French Guiana | 115.2% | 1996 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 24 | Bhutan | 114.9% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 114.9% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 114.4% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 27 | Togo | 114.3% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 113.7% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 113.4% | 2010 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 112.8% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 112.5% | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 112.3% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 112.2% | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Anguilla | 112.2% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 111.5% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.4% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 37 | India | 111.0% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 111.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | Grenada | 110.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 110.4% | 2017 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 41 | Fiji | 110.4% | 2024 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 109.5% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 43 | Botswana | 109.3% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 109.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 45 | Tonga | 108.8% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 46 | French Polynesia | 108.1% | 1996 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 108.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 108.0% | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cook Islands | 107.9% | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 50 | Aruba | 107.7% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 51 | Guadeloupe | 107.7% | 1995 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 52 | Republic of Moldova | 107.6% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 107.3% | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 54 | Montserrat | 107.2% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 55 | Libya | 107.0% | 2006 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 56 | Palau | 106.9% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 106.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Viet Nam | 106.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 59 | Uganda | 106.2% | 2017 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 60 | Réunion | 106.1% | 1996 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 61 | Montenegro | 106.1% | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 105.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 63 | Algeria | 105.5% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 64 | Mauritania | 105.4% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 65 | Poland | 105.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 66 | Cyprus | 105.3% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 67 | Colombia | 104.8% | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 104.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 69 | Iraq | 104.6% | 2007 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 70 | Uruguay | 104.5% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 71 | Tunisia | 104.4% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Brazil | 104.3% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 73 | Netherlands | 104.2% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 104.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 75 | Italy | 103.6% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 76 | France | 103.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 77 | Hong Kong, China | 103.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 78 | Cape Verde | 103.0% | 2022 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 102.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 80 | Hungary | 102.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 81 | Slovakia | 102.8% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 82 | Germany | 102.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 83 | Argentina | 102.5% | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 84 | Türkiye | 102.4% | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 85 | Mexico | 102.3% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 86 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 102.2% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 87 | Liechtenstein | 102.1% | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 88 | Belgium | 102.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 89 | Greece | 102.0% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 90 | Armenia | 102.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 91 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 102.0% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 101.9% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 93 | Marshall Islands | 101.8% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 94 | Gibraltar | 101.8% | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 95 | South Africa | 101.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 96 | Guatemala | 101.5% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 97 | Austria | 101.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 98 | Niue | 101.3% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 99 | Switzerland | 101.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.2% | 2023 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 101 | Croatia | 101.2% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 102 | Tuvalu | 101.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 103 | Japan | 101.1% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 104 | Samoa | 101.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 101.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 106 | Slovenia | 100.9% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 107 | Republic of Korea | 100.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 108 | Thailand | 100.7% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 109 | Burundi | 100.6% | 2025 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Lithuania | 100.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 111 | Guinea | 100.5% | 2020 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 112 | Gambia | 100.4% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 113 | Indonesia | 100.4% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 114 | Singapore | 100.2% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 115 | Gabon | 100.2% | 2019 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 116 | Andorra | 99.9% | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 117 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 118 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 119 | Czechia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 120 | China | 99.6% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 121 | Australia | 99.6% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 122 | Chile | 99.5% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 123 | Georgia | 99.4% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.0% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 126 | Finland | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 127 | Jordan | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 128 | Norway | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.3% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 130 | Kenya | 98.2% | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 131 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 132 | Cuba | 98.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 133 | Estonia | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 134 | Russian Federation | 97.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 135 | Malta | 97.7% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 136 | Dominica | 97.7% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 137 | Latvia | 97.6% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 138 | Qatar | 97.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 139 | Guyana | 97.6% | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 140 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 97.3% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 97.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 143 | Ecuador | 97.2% | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 144 | Comoros | 97.0% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 145 | United States of America | 97.0% | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 146 | Panama | 96.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 147 | Martinique | 96.9% | 1996 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 148 | Bahrain | 96.9% | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 149 | Belarus | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 96.8% | 2016 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 96.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 152 | Egypt | 96.7% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 153 | New Zealand | 96.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 154 | Belize | 96.5% | 2024 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 155 | Ireland | 96.5% | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 96.3% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 157 | Serbia | 96.0% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 95.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 95.7% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 95.7% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 161 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 95.7% | 1995 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 162 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 95.7% | 1998 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 163 | Bulgaria | 95.3% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 164 | Kiribati | 95.3% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 165 | Canada | 95.0% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 166 | Brunei Darussalam | 94.8% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 167 | Oman | 94.7% | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 168 | Naoero | 94.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 169 | Philippines | 94.0% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 170 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.7% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 171 | San Marino | 93.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 172 | Seychelles | 93.4% | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 173 | Ukraine | 93.3% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 174 | Côte d'Ivoire | 93.3% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 93.1% | 2025 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | 93.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 92.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 178 | Bermuda | 92.9% | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 179 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 92.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 180 | Mongolia | 92.3% | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 181 | Suriname | 91.9% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | 91.5% | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 183 | Palestine, State of | 91.4% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 184 | Malaysia | 90.4% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 185 | El Salvador | 90.1% | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 186 | American Samoa | 89.9% | 1992 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 187 | Macau, China | 89.8% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 188 | Eritrea | 89.7% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 189 | Nigeria | 89.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 190 | Paraguay | 89.4% | 2024 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 191 | Chad | 88.5% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 87.9% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 193 | Congo | 87.9% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 194 | Angola | 86.7% | 2023 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 195 | Senegal | 85.3% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 196 | Romania | 84.9% | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 197 | Ethiopia | 84.4% | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Barbados | 83.9% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 199 | Pakistan | 83.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 200 | Kuwait | 82.4% | 2021 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 201 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 82.2% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 202 | Solomon Islands | 81.8% | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 203 | Lebanon | 81.8% | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 204 | Syrian Arab Republic | 81.4% | 2024 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 205 | Lesotho | 80.2% | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 206 | Honduras | 79.0% | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 207 | Guam | 77.9% | 1989 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 208 | Burkina Faso | 77.2% | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Yemen | 77.0% | 2016 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 210 | Mali | 72.8% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 72.8% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 212 | Sudan | 72.4% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 213 | Liberia | 66.6% | 2022 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 214 | Niger | 64.7% | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 215 | Tokelau | 56.5% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 216 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.5% | 2015 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 217 | Somalia | 20.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 133.1%
- MDG: Caribbean 125.2%
- WB: South Asia 119.0%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 119.0%
- UNESCO: Sids 118.1%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 117.4%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 112.4%
- UNICEF: South Asia 112.4%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 112.0%
- MDG: Southern Asia 112.0%
- SDG: Southern Asia 112.0%
- UIS: South and West Asia 112.0%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 112.0%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 111.8%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 111.8%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 111.5%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 110.0%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 109.7%
- MDG: Oceania 109.7%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 109.7%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 109.7%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 109.7%
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 109.6%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 109.2%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 108.5%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 108.5%
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 108.4%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 107.7%
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 107.4%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 107.2%
- WB: Ibrd Only 105.8%
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 105.7%
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 105.6%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 105.5%
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 105.5%
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 105.4%
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 105.1%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 104.8%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 104.7%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 104.6%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release