Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
198
Highest
132.4%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Lowest
32.6%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
94.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
14,076
What the numbers show
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 132.4% in Turks and Caicos Islands; the lowest is 32.6% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.3%, and the mean is 89.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 122.3%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 49.2%).
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 132.4% | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 124.3% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 123.4% | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | Fiji | 116.3% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 113.4% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 6 | Montserrat | 113.2% | 2019 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 109.4% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 108.9% | 2024 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 10 | Tonga | 108.1% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 108.1% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 12 | Albania | 107.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | Thailand | 107.1% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | Montenegro | 106.7% | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 15 | Cayman Islands | 106.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 106.4% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 106.4% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 18 | Guadeloupe | 105.9% | 1991 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 19 | Myanmar | 105.4% | 2018 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 104.5% | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 21 | Guyana | 104.3% | 2012 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 22 | Georgia | 103.8% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 23 | China | 103.5% | 2010 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 24 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 103.0% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Korea | 102.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 26 | Mexico | 102.3% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 102.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 28 | Kenya | 102.2% | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bermuda | 102.2% | 2015 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 30 | Botswana | 101.5% | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 101.2% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 101.1% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 100.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.5% | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 100.5% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 36 | Palau | 100.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 37 | Ecuador | 100.2% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 100.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2019 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 40 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 100.0% | 1987 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 41 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 42 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 99.9% | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 44 | Estonia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 46 | Denmark | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 47 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.4% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 99.2% | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 99.2% | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 99.1% | 2022 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Argentina | 98.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 98.7% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Norway | 98.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | Iceland | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 57 | Spain | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 58 | Marshall Islands | 98.5% | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 59 | Slovakia | 98.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 60 | Algeria | 98.2% | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 61 | Armenia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 62 | Egypt | 98.2% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 98.1% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 64 | Latvia | 98.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 65 | Cook Islands | 97.7% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 97.5% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 67 | Grenada | 97.5% | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 68 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 97.4% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 69 | Slovenia | 97.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 97.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 71 | Italy | 97.4% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 97.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 73 | Finland | 97.2% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 74 | Colombia | 97.1% | 2022 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 75 | Malta | 97.1% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 76 | Jordan | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 77 | Israel | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 78 | Singapore | 96.8% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 79 | Germany | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 80 | Austria | 96.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 81 | Niue | 96.3% | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 82 | Panama | 96.2% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 83 | Anguilla | 96.1% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 84 | Serbia | 96.0% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 85 | Belarus | 95.8% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 95.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 87 | United States of America | 95.7% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 88 | Martinique | 95.4% | 1992 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 89 | Gibraltar | 95.4% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 90 | Qatar | 95.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 91 | South Africa | 95.3% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.3% | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 93 | Tuvalu | 95.1% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 94 | Peru | 95.0% | 2019 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 95 | Poland | 94.7% | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | 94.6% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 94.5% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 94.3% | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 100 | Seychelles | 94.2% | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 101 | Belize | 94.2% | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 102 | Macau, China | 94.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 103 | Bahrain | 94.1% | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 104 | Switzerland | 94.0% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 105 | Aruba | 93.8% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 106 | Maldives | 93.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 107 | Ireland | 93.7% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 108 | Tunisia | 93.6% | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 109 | Eswatini | 93.6% | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 110 | Mongolia | 93.5% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 111 | San Marino | 93.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 93.2% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 113 | Kiribati | 92.8% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 114 | New Caledonia | 92.5% | 1990 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 115 | Oman | 92.1% | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 116 | Hong Kong, China | 91.7% | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 91.6% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 91.6% | 2017 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 119 | Philippines | 91.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 120 | Togo | 91.2% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 121 | Palestine, State of | 91.2% | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 122 | Cuba | 91.1% | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 123 | Dominica | 91.1% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 124 | Cambodia | 91.0% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 125 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 126 | Türkiye | 90.6% | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 90.3% | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 128 | India | 90.3% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 129 | Libya | 90.1% | 1983 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 90.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 131 | Liechtenstein | 88.9% | 2021 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 132 | Paraguay | 88.7% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 133 | Namibia | 88.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 134 | Bahamas | 87.9% | 2019 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 135 | Malaysia | 87.7% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 136 | Bhutan | 86.5% | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 137 | Guatemala | 86.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 138 | Naoero | 86.4% | 2025 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 86.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 85.3% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 141 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.2% | 2025 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 142 | Sao Tome and Principe | 85.1% | 2017 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 143 | Réunion | 84.9% | 1987 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 144 | Gambia | 84.2% | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 145 | Jamaica | 83.6% | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 83.6% | 2025 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 147 | Mauritius | 83.2% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 82.7% | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 149 | El Salvador | 82.6% | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 150 | Zambia | 81.8% | 2013 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 151 | Nicaragua | 81.7% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 152 | Romania | 81.0% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 153 | Kuwait | 80.4% | 2021 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 154 | Côte d'Ivoire | 80.2% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 155 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 78.9% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 156 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 77.3% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 76.5% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 158 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 75.7% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 159 | Cameroon | 75.3% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 160 | Suriname | 75.2% | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 161 | Pakistan | 74.1% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 162 | Mauritania | 73.4% | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 72.7% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 164 | Mozambique | 72.4% | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 165 | Honduras | 72.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 166 | Congo | 71.1% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 70.5% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 168 | Nigeria | 70.2% | 2010 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 169 | Malawi | 70.1% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 170 | Gabon | 67.7% | 2003 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 171 | Andorra | 67.4% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 172 | Lebanon | 67.3% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 173 | Lesotho | 67.0% | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 174 | Rwanda | 66.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 175 | Iraq | 63.6% | 2007 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 176 | Senegal | 62.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.6% | 2010 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Benin | 61.6% | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 179 | Eritrea | 61.3% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 180 | Madagascar | 60.7% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 181 | Yemen | 60.1% | 2016 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 182 | Syrian Arab Republic | 60.1% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 183 | Sudan | 60.1% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 184 | Guinea | 59.9% | 2020 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Liberia | 57.8% | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 54.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 187 | Uganda | 53.3% | 2017 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 188 | Haiti | 52.6% | 1997 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 189 | Tokelau | 52.4% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 190 | Burkina Faso | 52.0% | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Mali | 48.4% | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Angola | 47.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 193 | Burundi | 47.6% | 2020 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 194 | British Virgin Islands | 46.4% | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 195 | Chad | 41.8% | 2021 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 196 | Niger | 40.8% | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Central African Republic | 38.5% | 2016 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.6% | 2015 | up 1.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 109.1%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 106.8%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 106.8%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 104.3%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 101.9%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 100.1%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 100.1%
- MDG: Northern Africa 99.8%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 99.6%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 99.4%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 99.4%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 99.2%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 98.8%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 98.6%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 98.6%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 98.6%
- WB: Oecd Members 98.5%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 98.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 98.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 98.0%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 98.0%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 98.0%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 98.0%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 98.0%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 98.0%
- SDG: Europe 97.9%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 97.8%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 97.8%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 97.6%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 97.6%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 97.5%
- WB: Euro Area 97.4%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 97.4%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 97.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 97.3%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 97.3%
- WB: European Union 97.3%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 97.3%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 97.2%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 97.2%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release