Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
214
Highest
185.8%
Haiti
Lowest
22.8%
Somalia
Median
100.8%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
17,336
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male (%) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 185.8% in Haiti; the lowest is 22.8% in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.8%, and the mean is 101.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 136 fell. The largest increase was in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (up 63.8%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 44.9%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 185.8% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 157.9% | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 3 | Rwanda | 152.5% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 137.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 130.6% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Madagascar | 129.9% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 126.1% | 2024 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 125.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 125.3% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 10 | Namibia | 123.6% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 123.1% | 2025 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 123.1% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 13 | Monaco | 122.3% | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 14 | Mozambique | 122.2% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 120.9% | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 16 | Myanmar | 120.6% | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 17 | Eswatini | 120.5% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 119.2% | 1991 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 119.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 118.7% | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 21 | Morocco | 117.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 116.4% | 2010 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 116.1% | 1987 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 115.7% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 25 | Togo | 115.4% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 114.3% | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 27 | Iraq | 113.8% | 2007 | up 27.6% | flat |
| 28 | Fiji | 113.5% | 2024 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 29 | Anguilla | 113.2% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 113.2% | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 112.8% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 112.4% | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 33 | Benin | 112.1% | 2022 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 112.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 35 | Grenada | 111.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 36 | Albania | 111.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 37 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 111.5% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 38 | India | 111.4% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 39 | Cambodia | 111.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 111.0% | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 110.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 42 | Bhutan | 110.8% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 43 | French Polynesia | 110.8% | 1996 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 44 | Sweden | 110.7% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 45 | Botswana | 110.3% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 46 | Montserrat | 110.2% | 2023 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 47 | Libya | 109.5% | 2006 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 108.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 108.4% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 108.3% | 2016 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 51 | Republic of Moldova | 108.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 52 | Guinea | 108.0% | 2020 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 53 | Tonga | 107.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 54 | Guadeloupe | 107.0% | 1994 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritius | 106.9% | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 56 | Palau | 106.5% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 57 | Colombia | 106.2% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 58 | Aruba | 106.0% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 106.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 60 | Montenegro | 105.8% | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 61 | Poland | 105.5% | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 62 | Uganda | 105.5% | 2017 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 63 | Cook Islands | 105.5% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 64 | Tunisia | 105.3% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 65 | Algeria | 105.2% | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 105.1% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 104.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 68 | Cyprus | 104.7% | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 69 | Hong Kong, China | 104.7% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 70 | Netherlands | 104.4% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 71 | Brazil | 104.3% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 72 | South Africa | 104.3% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 73 | Italy | 104.1% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 74 | Mauritania | 104.0% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 103.9% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 103.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 77 | Türkiye | 103.6% | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 103.5% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 79 | France | 103.4% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 80 | Liechtenstein | 103.3% | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 81 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 102.9% | 1995 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 102.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 83 | Armenia | 102.9% | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 84 | Samoa | 102.9% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 85 | Spain | 102.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 86 | Slovakia | 102.7% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 87 | Guatemala | 102.4% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 88 | Gabon | 102.4% | 2019 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 89 | Germany | 102.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 90 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 102.2% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 91 | Greece | 102.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 92 | Tuvalu | 102.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 93 | Belgium | 102.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 94 | Mexico | 102.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 95 | Argentina | 101.9% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 96 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 101.9% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 97 | Indonesia | 101.6% | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 98 | Austria | 101.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 99 | Thailand | 101.5% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 100 | Marshall Islands | 101.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 101 | Switzerland | 101.3% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 102 | Ghana | 101.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 103 | Slovenia | 101.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 104 | Japan | 101.2% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 105 | Croatia | 101.1% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 106 | Chile | 101.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 107 | Republic of Korea | 101.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 108 | Réunion | 100.7% | 1994 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 109 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 100.7% | 1998 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 110 | Singapore | 100.4% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 111 | Lithuania | 100.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 100.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.3% | 2023 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 114 | Gibraltar | 100.2% | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 115 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 116 | Denmark | 99.9% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 117 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 118 | Kenya | 99.8% | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 119 | Burundi | 99.7% | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 120 | Australia | 99.5% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 121 | Georgia | 99.2% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 122 | Finland | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 98.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.8% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 126 | China | 98.7% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 127 | Cuba | 98.6% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 128 | Norway | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 129 | Serbia | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 98.4% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.4% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 132 | Jordan | 98.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 133 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 134 | Estonia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 135 | Guyana | 97.8% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 136 | Malta | 97.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 137 | Comoros | 97.7% | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 97.5% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 139 | Jamaica | 97.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 140 | Dominica | 97.4% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 141 | Latvia | 97.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 142 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 143 | Martinique | 97.3% | 1996 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 144 | Kiribati | 97.2% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 145 | United States of America | 97.0% | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 146 | Eritrea | 96.9% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 147 | Belarus | 96.9% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 148 | Belize | 96.9% | 2024 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 149 | Egypt | 96.7% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 150 | Panama | 96.6% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 151 | New Zealand | 96.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 152 | Qatar | 96.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 96.4% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 154 | Bahrain | 96.4% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 96.2% | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 156 | Ecuador | 96.0% | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 157 | Philippines | 95.9% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 95.7% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 159 | Ireland | 95.5% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 160 | Maldives | 95.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 161 | Bulgaria | 95.2% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 162 | Chad | 94.9% | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 163 | Canada | 94.9% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 164 | Cayman Islands | 94.7% | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 94.6% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 166 | Suriname | 94.1% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 167 | Bahamas | 94.1% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 168 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 94.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 169 | Oman | 94.0% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 93.6% | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 171 | Seychelles | 93.3% | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 172 | Gambia | 92.8% | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 92.8% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 174 | Ukraine | 92.6% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 175 | Bermuda | 92.4% | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 176 | Naoero | 92.4% | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 177 | San Marino | 92.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 178 | Côte d'Ivoire | 92.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 179 | Palestine, State of | 91.8% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 180 | Mongolia | 91.8% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 181 | Niue | 91.6% | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 182 | Nigeria | 90.9% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 183 | Sri Lanka | 90.8% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 184 | Malaysia | 90.3% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 185 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 90.1% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 186 | Paraguay | 90.1% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 187 | El Salvador | 89.8% | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 188 | Macau (China) | 89.7% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 189 | Congo | 88.9% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 190 | American Samoa | 88.8% | 1992 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 191 | Puerto Rico | 87.5% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 192 | Ethiopia | 87.3% | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 193 | Angola | 86.4% | 2023 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 194 | Romania | 85.4% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 195 | Pakistan | 85.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 196 | Barbados | 84.8% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 197 | Solomon Islands | 83.0% | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 198 | Lebanon | 82.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 199 | Yemen | 81.8% | 2016 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 200 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 81.8% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 201 | Lesotho | 81.8% | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 202 | Syrian Arab Republic | 81.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 203 | Honduras | 78.5% | 2024 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 204 | Kuwait | 77.0% | 2021 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 205 | Mali | 76.1% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 206 | Burkina Faso | 76.1% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 207 | Senegal | 75.5% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 208 | Sudan | 73.8% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 209 | British Virgin Islands | 72.0% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 210 | Niger | 66.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 211 | Liberia | 65.8% | 2022 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 212 | Tokelau | 58.4% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 213 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.6% | 2015 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 214 | Somalia | 22.8% | 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) 130.5%
- MDG: Caribbean 126.2%
- UNESCO: Sids 119.5%
- WB: South Asia 118.8%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 118.8%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 118.7%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 113.6%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 113.4%
- UNICEF: South Asia 113.4%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 112.8%
- MDG: Southern Asia 112.8%
- SDG: Southern Asia 112.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release