Primary education gross enrolment ratio by country

Countries reporting
72
Highest
120.86
Uzbekistan
Lowest
72.4
Sudan
Median
100.71
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
2,259

What the numbers show

Primary education gross enrolment ratio is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 120.86 in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 72.4 in Sudan.

The median across all reporting countries is 100.71, and the mean is 99.97.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 26.6%), and the largest decrease in Kuwait (down 20.8%).

Primary education gross enrolment ratio: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 120.86 2025 up 24.8% falling
2 Monaco 120.58 2024 down 15.3% flat
3 Morocco 116.59 2024 up 8.6% rising
4 Sweden 114.87 2024 down 2.7% rising
5 Albania 111.51 2024 up 5.4% flat
6 Portugal 110.99 2023 up 1.5% falling
7 United Arab Emirates 108.04 2024 up 2.2% rising
8 Moldova 107.61 2024 up 0.2% rising
9 Libya 107 2006 down 9.4% rising
10 Montenegro 106.11 2023 up 7.1% falling
11 Azerbaijan 105.62 2024 down 0.4% rising
12 Algeria 105.48 2025 down 3.7% rising
13 Poland 105.36 2024 up 5.8% flat
14 Cyprus 105.26 2024 up 6.5% flat
15 Iraq 104.57 2007 up 26.6% rising
16 Tunisia 104.42 2023 down 1.5% rising
17 Netherlands 104.16 2023 down 2.7% flat
18 Saudi Arabia 103.98 2024 up 3.2% flat
19 Italy 103.57 2023 up 2.4% flat
20 France 103.44 2024 up 2.1% flat
21 Spain 102.94 2024 up 0.2% flat
22 Hungary 102.89 2024 up 1.2% flat
23 Slovak Republic 102.75 2024 up 4.3% flat
24 Germany 102.64 2024 up 0.0% flat
25 Türkiye 102.44 2023 down 10.7% rising
26 United Kingdom 102.17 2023 down 3.0% flat
27 Liechtenstein 102.11 2021 down 2.7% flat
28 Belgium 102.11 2023 down 1.0% flat
29 Greece 102.02 2023 up 3.3% flat
30 Armenia 101.99 2024 up 8.0% flat
31 Iran 101.96 2023 down 8.5% rising
32 Austria 101.31 2024 up 0.3% flat
33 Switzerland 101.21 2024 down 1.2% flat
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 101.19 2023 up 13.1% flat
35 Croatia 101.16 2023 up 2.6% flat
36 Slovenia 100.88 2023 up 2.3% flat
37 Lithuania 100.53 2024 down 1.0% flat
38 Andorra 99.86 2024 up 14.7% falling
39 Denmark 99.78 2024 down 1.4% flat
40 Czechia 99.7 2023 up 0.9% falling
41 Georgia 99.36 2024 down 9.7% rising
42 Luxembourg 99.22 2024 up 2.0% flat
43 Kyrgyzstan 98.95 2025 up 0.9% falling
44 Finland 98.87 2024 down 0.8% flat
45 Jordan 98.55 2024 up 1.0% falling
46 Norway 98.54 2024 down 1.0% flat
47 Iceland 98.22 2023 down 0.6% flat
48 Estonia 97.82 2024 up 0.2% falling
49 Russia 97.75 2023 up 0.8% falling
50 Malta 97.71 2023 down 3.1% falling
51 Latvia 97.57 2024 down 2.3% falling
52 Qatar 97.56 2024 down 0.4% flat
53 Kazakhstan 97.33 2025 up 2.4% falling
54 Bahrain 96.88 2024 down 7.2% flat
55 Belarus 96.82 2024 down 2.0% flat
56 Egypt 96.71 2024 up 8.4% rising
57 Ireland 96.48 2022 down 5.5% flat
58 North Macedonia 96.31 2023 down 0.7% falling
59 Serbia 95.99 2024 down 5.1% falling
60 Tajikistan 95.76 2024 up 6.0% rising
61 Turkmenistan 95.69 2024 down 3.9% flat
62 Bulgaria 95.28 2024 down 4.0% falling
63 Oman 94.72 2024 down 10.4% rising
64 San Marino 93.53 2024 up 0.2% falling
65 Ukraine 93.31 2024 down 2.3% falling
66 Palestine, State of 91.44 2023 down 3.5% flat
67 Romania 84.95 2023 down 11.7% falling
68 Kuwait 82.36 2021 down 20.8% rising
69 Lebanon 81.77 2024 up 4.1% falling
70 Syrian Arab Republic 81.41 2024 up 12.5% flat
71 Yemen 76.98 2016 down 3.1% rising
72 Sudan 72.4 2019 up 6.1% rising

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Indicator
Primary education gross enrolment ratio
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,259 data points, 1971–2025
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