Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates by country
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
184.0%
Haiti
Lowest
20.9%
Somalia
Median
100.7%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
7,766
What the numbers show
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 184.0% in Haiti; the lowest is 20.9% in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.7%, and the mean is 100.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 70.7%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 34.4%).
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 184.0% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 162.1% | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Rwanda | 149.6% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 139.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 132.7% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 128.6% | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 125.1% | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 8 | United States Virgin Islands | 124.1% | 1993 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 121.1% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 121.1% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 120.9% | 2025 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 12 | Namibia | 120.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 13 | Monaco | 120.6% | 2024 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 14 | Myanmar | 120.2% | 2018 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 15 | East Timor | 119.7% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 16 | Mozambique | 119.2% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 117.6% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 116.9% | 1995 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 19 | Morocco | 116.6% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Eswatini | 116.5% | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 21 | New Caledonia | 116.0% | 1994 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 22 | Zambia | 115.6% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 23 | French Guiana | 115.2% | 1996 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 24 | Bhutan | 114.9% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 114.9% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 114.4% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 27 | Togo | 114.3% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela | 113.7% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 113.4% | 2010 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 112.8% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 112.5% | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 112.3% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 112.2% | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Anguilla | 112.2% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 111.5% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.4% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 37 | India | 111.0% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 111.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | Grenada | 110.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 110.4% | 2017 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 41 | Fiji | 110.4% | 2024 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 109.5% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 43 | Botswana | 109.3% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 109.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 45 | Tonga | 108.8% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 46 | French Polynesia | 108.1% | 1996 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 108.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 108.0% | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cook Islands | 107.9% | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 50 | Aruba | 107.7% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 52 | Moldova | 107.6% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritius | 107.3% | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 54 | Montserrat | 107.2% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 55 | Libya | 107.0% | 2006 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 56 | Palau | 106.9% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 106.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Vietnam | 106.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 59 | Uganda | 106.2% | 2017 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 60 | Reunion | 106.1% | 1996 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 61 | Montenegro | 106.1% | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 105.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 63 | Algeria | 105.5% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 64 | Mauritania | 105.4% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 65 | Poland | 105.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 66 | Cyprus | 105.3% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 67 | Colombia | 104.8% | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 104.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 69 | Iraq | 104.6% | 2007 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 70 | Uruguay | 104.5% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 71 | Tunisia | 104.4% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Brazil | 104.3% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 73 | Netherlands | 104.2% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 104.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 75 | Italy | 103.6% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 76 | France | 103.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 77 | Hong Kong | 103.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 78 | Cape Verde | 103.0% | 2022 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 102.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 80 | Hungary | 102.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 81 | Slovakia | 102.8% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 82 | Germany | 102.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 83 | Argentina | 102.5% | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 84 | Turkey | 102.4% | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 85 | Mexico | 102.3% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 102.2% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 88 | Belgium | 102.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 89 | Greece | 102.0% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 90 | Armenia | 102.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 91 | Iran | 102.0% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 101.9% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 93 | Marshall Islands | 101.8% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 94 | Gibraltar | 101.8% | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 95 | South Africa | 101.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 96 | Guatemala | 101.5% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 97 | Austria | 101.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 98 | Niue | 101.3% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 99 | Switzerland | 101.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.2% | 2023 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 101 | Croatia | 101.2% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 102 | Tuvalu | 101.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 103 | Japan | 101.1% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 104 | Samoa | 101.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 101.0% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 106 | Slovenia | 100.9% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 107 | South Korea | 100.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 108 | Thailand | 100.7% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 109 | Burundi | 100.6% | 2025 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Lithuania | 100.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 111 | Guinea | 100.5% | 2020 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 112 | Gambia | 100.4% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 113 | Indonesia | 100.4% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 114 | Singapore | 100.2% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 115 | Gabon | 100.2% | 2019 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 116 | Andorra | 99.9% | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 117 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 118 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 119 | Czechia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 120 | China | 99.6% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 121 | Australia | 99.6% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 122 | Chile | 99.5% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 123 | Georgia | 99.4% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.0% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 126 | Finland | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 127 | Jordan | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 128 | Norway | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.3% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 130 | Kenya | 98.2% | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 131 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 132 | Cuba | 98.1% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 133 | Estonia | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 134 | Russia | 97.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 136 | Dominica | 97.7% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 137 | Latvia | 97.6% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 138 | Qatar | 97.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 139 | Guyana | 97.6% | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 140 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 97.3% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 97.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 143 | Ecuador | 97.2% | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 144 | Comoros | 97.0% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 145 | United States | 97.0% | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 146 | Panama | 96.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 148 | Bahrain | 96.9% | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 149 | Belarus | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 150 | Central African Republic | 96.8% | 2016 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 96.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 152 | Egypt | 96.7% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 153 | New Zealand | 96.7% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 154 | Belize | 96.5% | 2024 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 96.3% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 157 | Serbia | 96.0% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 95.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 95.7% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 95.7% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 161 | Falkland Islands | 95.7% | 1995 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 162 | Saint Helena | 95.7% | 1998 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 163 | Bulgaria | 95.3% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 164 | Kiribati | 95.3% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 165 | Canada | 95.0% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 166 | Brunei | 94.8% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 167 | Oman | 94.7% | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 168 | Nauru | 94.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 169 | Philippines | 94.0% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 170 | Bolivia | 93.7% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 171 | San Marino | 93.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 172 | Seychelles | 93.4% | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 173 | Ukraine | 93.3% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 174 | Cote d'Ivoire | 93.3% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 175 | Laos | 93.1% | 2025 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | 93.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 92.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 178 | Bermuda | 92.9% | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 179 | Tanzania | 92.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 180 | Mongolia | 92.3% | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 181 | Suriname | 91.9% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | 91.5% | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 183 | Palestine | 91.4% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 184 | Malaysia | 90.4% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 185 | El Salvador | 90.1% | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 186 | American Samoa | 89.9% | 1992 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 187 | Macao | 89.8% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 188 | Eritrea | 89.7% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 189 | Nigeria | 89.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 190 | Paraguay | 89.4% | 2024 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 191 | Chad | 88.5% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 192 | Puerto Rico | 87.9% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 193 | Congo | 87.9% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 194 | Angola | 86.7% | 2023 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 195 | Senegal | 85.3% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 196 | Romania | 84.9% | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 197 | Ethiopia | 84.4% | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Barbados | 83.9% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 199 | Pakistan | 83.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 200 | Kuwait | 82.4% | 2021 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 201 | Micronesia (country) | 82.2% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 202 | Solomon Islands | 81.8% | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 203 | Lebanon | 81.8% | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 204 | Syria | 81.4% | 2024 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 205 | Lesotho | 80.2% | 2024 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 206 | Honduras | 79.0% | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 207 | Guam | 77.9% | 1989 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 208 | Burkina Faso | 77.2% | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Yemen | 77.0% | 2016 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 210 | Mali | 72.8% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 72.8% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 212 | Sudan | 72.4% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 213 | Liberia | 66.6% | 2022 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 214 | Niger | 64.7% | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 215 | Tokelau | 56.5% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 216 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.5% | 2015 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 217 | Somalia | 20.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.