Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled by country
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
100
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
14.73
Somalia
Median
96.17
Years covered
206
1820–2025
Data points
9,189
What the numbers show
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 100 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 14.73 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.17, and the mean is 90.94.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 46.0%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 56.1%).
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Myanmar | 99.98 | 2018 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 99.97 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 99.96 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 5 | South Korea | 99.94 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 99.93 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 99.93 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 99.91 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 99.9 | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Greece | 99.89 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | India | 99.88 | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 99.88 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 99.87 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.87 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 99.86 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 99.82 | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 99.8 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 18 | Singapore | 99.79 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Montenegro | 99.78 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 99.74 | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Haiti | 99.74 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 99.73 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 99.64 | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Malawi | 99.57 | 2023 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Moldova | 99.54 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 99.51 | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 99.49 | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands | 99.48 | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 99.47 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Botswana | 99.46 | 2022 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 31 | Tuvalu | 99.46 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 32 | Sweden | 99.43 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 99.4 | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 99.36 | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 99.36 | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 99.34 | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 37 | Argentina | 99.27 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 99.24 | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritius | 99.21 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 99.19 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 99.18 | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Liechtenstein | 99.18 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Namibia | 99.13 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 44 | Indonesia | 99.12 | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Denmark | 99.11 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 99.1 | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Maldives | 99.05 | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 48 | Rwanda | 99.03 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 49 | Guadeloupe | 99.02 | 1991 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 50 | Mozambique | 99 | 2022 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99 | 1987 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 52 | Slovakia | 98.94 | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 53 | Armenia | 98.92 | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 54 | Tunisia | 98.91 | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Spain | 98.76 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 56 | Palau | 98.67 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 57 | Norway | 98.62 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 98.6 | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Austria | 98.57 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 60 | Slovenia | 98.55 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 61 | Marshall Islands | 98.52 | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 62 | Algeria | 98.43 | 2025 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Gibraltar | 98.42 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 64 | Belgium | 98.34 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.29 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 66 | Vietnam | 98.27 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 67 | Aruba | 98.24 | 2014 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 68 | Finland | 98.23 | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Samoa | 98.19 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 70 | Croatia | 98.19 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 71 | Ireland | 98.19 | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 72 | Iceland | 98.18 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 73 | Tonga | 98.13 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 74 | Jordan | 98.11 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela | 98.03 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Taiwan | 98 | 1980 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 97.94 | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.9 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 79 | Chile | 97.88 | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Brazil | 97.81 | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Anguilla | 97.62 | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 82 | Fiji | 97.61 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Andorra | 97.59 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 97.47 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 85 | Cook Islands | 97.47 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 86 | New Zealand | 97.38 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 97.37 | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Malta | 97.36 | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 97.34 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 90 | Latvia | 97.26 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Hungary | 97.19 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 97.12 | 2017 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.04 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96.86 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 95 | Serbia | 96.67 | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Estonia | 96.61 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 97 | Madagascar | 96.6 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 98 | Bermuda | 96.59 | 2012 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 99 | Egypt | 96.49 | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Zambia | 96.49 | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Brunei | 96.39 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 102 | Cambodia | 96.31 | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Cameroon | 96.24 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 96.21 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 105 | Eswatini | 96.17 | 2022 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominica | 96.05 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96.02 | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 108 | United States | 96.02 | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 96 | 2021 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 110 | French Polynesia | 95.94 | 1996 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 111 | Uganda | 95.88 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 95.85 | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 113 | Jamaica | 95.66 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 95.51 | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Belarus | 95.51 | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 116 | Libya | 95.46 | 1983 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Qatar | 95.38 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 118 | Cuba | 95.32 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 119 | Ecuador | 95.28 | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahrain | 95.25 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 121 | Ghana | 95.23 | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 95.07 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Russia | 95.06 | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Grenada | 95.06 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 125 | Canada | 95.01 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 94.83 | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 127 | Kenya | 94.27 | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Oman | 94.24 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 94.14 | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 94.1 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 131 | South Africa | 93.94 | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 132 | San Marino | 93.87 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 133 | Georgia | 93.83 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 134 | Nauru | 93.4 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 93.34 | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 136 | China | 93.32 | 1997 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Montserrat | 93.31 | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 138 | Seychelles | 93.2 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 139 | East Timor | 93.12 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 92.99 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.84 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 142 | Colombia | 92.68 | 2022 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 92.58 | 1991 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 144 | Panama | 92.3 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Kazakhstan | 92.09 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 146 | Guatemala | 91.57 | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Niue | 91.57 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 148 | Martinique | 91.49 | 1996 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 149 | Mongolia | 91.44 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 150 | Kiribati | 91.29 | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 151 | Sri Lanka | 90.86 | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Bolivia | 90.75 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Reunion | 90.7 | 1994 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Palestine | 90.44 | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 155 | Benin | 90.39 | 2022 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Laos | 89.64 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 157 | Bhutan | 89.5 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 89.48 | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Belize | 89.32 | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 160 | Iraq | 89.28 | 2007 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Macao | 89.21 | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 162 | Mauritania | 88.74 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 163 | Philippines | 88.36 | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Malaysia | 88.03 | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Cote d'Ivoire | 87.4 | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Ukraine | 87.07 | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 167 | Puerto Rico | 86.75 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 168 | Paraguay | 86.67 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Guinea | 85.27 | 2020 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 170 | El Salvador | 84.74 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Romania | 84.41 | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | 84.12 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 173 | Suriname | 83.78 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 174 | Tanzania | 83.63 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 175 | Gambia | 83.09 | 2025 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Congo | 82.92 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 177 | Barbados | 82.4 | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 178 | Pakistan | 82.07 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Guyana | 82.02 | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 180 | Kuwait | 80.57 | 2021 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Comoros | 79.35 | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 182 | Syria | 78.19 | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 77.54 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 184 | Lebanon | 77.49 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 76.94 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 186 | Nigeria | 75.68 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 187 | Senegal | 75.47 | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Chad | 75.2 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 189 | Burundi | 73.53 | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 190 | Honduras | 73.38 | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 191 | British Virgin Islands | 73.03 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 69.86 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.45 | 2010 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 194 | Yemen | 69.38 | 2016 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Lesotho | 67.83 | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Mali | 65.99 | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Burkina Faso | 65.71 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Angola | 63.24 | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 62.11 | 2012 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 200 | Liberia | 61.75 | 2022 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Eritrea | 59.62 | 2022 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 202 | Niger | 59.59 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Cape Verde | 58.16 | 2022 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 204 | Sudan | 56.16 | 2019 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 205 | Tokelau | 36.29 | 2025 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 206 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 34.65 | 1999 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.4 | 2015 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 208 | Afghanistan | 31.23 | 1993 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Somalia | 14.73 | 1980 | — | falling |
How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.