Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
194
Highest
141.6%
Antigua and Barbuda
Lowest
31.3%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
93.6%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
13,121
What the numbers show
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 141.6% in Antigua and Barbuda; the lowest is 31.3% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.6%, and the mean is 88.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Montserrat (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 54.4%).
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 141.6% | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 133.7% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 3 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 128.6% | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 4 | Fiji | 118.8% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 113.6% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 110.0% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 108.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 107.9% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 107.8% | 2024 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 10 | Albania | 107.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 11 | Niue | 107.1% | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 106.8% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 106.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 14 | Tonga | 106.5% | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 15 | Morocco | 105.7% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 16 | Guyana | 105.4% | 2012 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 17 | Montenegro | 105.0% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 104.6% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 19 | Georgia | 104.5% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 20 | Cayman Islands | 104.2% | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 21 | Myanmar | 104.0% | 2018 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 103.3% | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Korea | 103.1% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 24 | China | 103.0% | 2010 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 25 | Anguilla | 102.9% | 2019 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 102.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 27 | Kenya | 102.3% | 2016 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 101.8% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 29 | Samoa | 101.5% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 101.1% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 31 | Indonesia | 101.1% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 32 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 100.9% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 100.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 34 | Uruguay | 100.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 100.4% | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 100.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 37 | Grenada | 100.2% | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 100.2% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 39 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Lithuania | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 99.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 44 | Estonia | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 99.6% | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 46 | Botswana | 99.6% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 47 | Czechia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.2% | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 49 | Algeria | 99.1% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 99.1% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 99.0% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 52 | Iceland | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 98.8% | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 54 | Norway | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 55 | Spain | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 56 | Cape Verde | 98.2% | 2022 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovakia | 98.2% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 98.0% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 60 | Slovenia | 98.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 61 | Egypt | 97.9% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 62 | Latvia | 97.8% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 97.7% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 97.5% | 2022 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 97.4% | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 66 | Bermuda | 97.4% | 2013 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 97.4% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 68 | United States of America | 97.3% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 69 | Kiribati | 97.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 97.2% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 71 | Malta | 97.2% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 72 | Singapore | 97.0% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 73 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 96.9% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 96.9% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 75 | Montserrat | 96.8% | 2014 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 96.7% | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 77 | Austria | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 78 | Israel | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 79 | Jordan | 96.4% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 80 | Germany | 96.4% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 96.3% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 82 | Panama | 96.2% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 83 | South Africa | 96.2% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 84 | Serbia | 95.7% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 85 | Belarus | 95.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 86 | Palau | 95.3% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 87 | Peru | 95.2% | 2019 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 88 | Poland | 95.0% | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.0% | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 90 | Gibraltar | 94.8% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 92 | Seychelles | 94.6% | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 93 | Macau, China | 94.3% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 94 | Libya | 93.8% | 1983 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 93.7% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 93.7% | 2017 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | 93.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 98 | Bahrain | 93.6% | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 93.5% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 100 | Qatar | 93.3% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 101 | Aruba | 93.2% | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 93.2% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 92.7% | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 104 | Ireland | 92.6% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 105 | Hong Kong, China | 92.6% | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 106 | San Marino | 92.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 107 | Mongolia | 92.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 108 | Dominica | 92.3% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 109 | Belize | 92.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 110 | Palestine, State of | 92.0% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 111 | Oman | 92.0% | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 112 | Eswatini | 92.0% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 113 | Philippines | 92.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 114 | Türkiye | 91.8% | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 115 | Togo | 91.5% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 91.2% | 2021 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 117 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 90.6% | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 119 | Cuba | 90.4% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 120 | Cook Islands | 90.4% | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 121 | Maldives | 90.1% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 122 | India | 89.6% | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 123 | New Caledonia | 89.3% | 1990 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 89.3% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 125 | Paraguay | 89.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 126 | Cambodia | 88.9% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 127 | Bahamas | 87.3% | 2019 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 128 | Namibia | 86.7% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 86.4% | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 130 | Malaysia | 85.8% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 131 | Guatemala | 85.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.0% | 2025 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 133 | Liechtenstein | 84.3% | 2021 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 84.1% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 84.1% | 2025 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 136 | Zimbabwe | 84.0% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 137 | Zambia | 83.9% | 2013 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 138 | Tuvalu | 83.5% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 139 | Mauritius | 83.3% | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 83.1% | 2017 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 141 | Jamaica | 83.0% | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 142 | Barbados | 81.6% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 143 | El Salvador | 81.1% | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 144 | Romania | 80.9% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 80.5% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 146 | Naoero | 80.5% | 2025 | down 37.3% | flat |
| 147 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79.7% | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 148 | Bhutan | 79.0% | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 149 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 78.5% | 2023 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 150 | Cameroon | 78.1% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 151 | Mozambique | 76.2% | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 75.8% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 153 | Gambia | 75.4% | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 154 | Pakistan | 75.4% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 155 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 75.3% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 156 | Nigeria | 74.7% | 2010 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 157 | Iraq | 73.1% | 2007 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 158 | Mauritania | 72.4% | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 159 | Comoros | 71.9% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 160 | Kuwait | 71.6% | 2021 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 161 | Congo | 71.2% | 2023 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 162 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 70.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 163 | Suriname | 70.3% | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 164 | Honduras | 70.2% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 165 | Andorra | 69.5% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.4% | 2010 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 69.1% | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 168 | Guinea | 66.9% | 2020 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 169 | Gabon | 66.8% | 2003 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 170 | Eritrea | 66.7% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 171 | Yemen | 66.1% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 172 | Lebanon | 66.0% | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 173 | Malawi | 65.8% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 174 | Benin | 64.1% | 2022 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 175 | Lesotho | 62.1% | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 176 | Sudan | 60.5% | 2019 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 177 | Rwanda | 60.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 178 | Syrian Arab Republic | 58.9% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 179 | Madagascar | 57.8% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 180 | Liberia | 56.7% | 2022 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 181 | Haiti | 54.8% | 1997 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 54.7% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 183 | Senegal | 52.7% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 184 | Uganda | 52.7% | 2017 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 185 | Mali | 49.7% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 186 | Tokelau | 47.4% | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 187 | Chad | 47.3% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 188 | Angola | 46.9% | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 189 | Burkina Faso | 46.8% | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Central African Republic | 45.6% | 2016 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 191 | Burundi | 44.0% | 2020 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 192 | Niger | 40.9% | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 38.9% | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.3% | 2015 | down 4.7% | 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 108.3%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 106.1%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 106.1%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 105.4%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 102.2%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 101.8%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 100.3%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 100.3%
- MDG: Northern Africa 99.8%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 99.8%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 99.6%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 99.4%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 99.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 99.0%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 99.0%
- WB: Oecd Members 98.8%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 98.7%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 98.6%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 98.6%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 98.6%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 98.6%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 98.6%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 98.6%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 98.5%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 98.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 98.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 98.2%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 98.2%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 98.0%
- SDG: Europe 97.9%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 97.9%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 97.9%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 97.8%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 97.8%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 97.7%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 97.6%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 97.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 97.6%
- MDG: Developed Regions 97.5%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 97.4%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release