School enrolment by country
Countries reporting
178
Highest
99.85
Moldova
Lowest
1.32
Yemen
Median
67.34
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,976
What the numbers show
School enrolment is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 99.85 in Moldova; the lowest is 1.32 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 67.34, and the mean is 61.24.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 76.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 1,033.9%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 71.3%).
School enrolment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 99.85 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 2 | Grenada | 99.72 | 2024 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 99.47 | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 4 | France | 99.42 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Greece | 99.25 | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 99.17 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 99.12 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 8 | Cuba | 99.03 | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 9 | Jamaica | 98.7 | 2024 | up 27.4% | flat |
| 10 | Andorra | 98.63 | 2024 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 11 | Israel | 98.44 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus | 98.27 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 13 | San Marino | 97.86 | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 97.71 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 97.71 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 97.2 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 17 | Gibraltar | 96.98 | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 96.86 | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 96.79 | 2015 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 20 | Aruba | 96.77 | 2014 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 96.22 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 95.97 | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 95.82 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 24 | South Korea | 95.6 | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 25 | Germany | 95.55 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 95.07 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 94.97 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 28 | Singapore | 94.7 | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 94.17 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 30 | Vietnam | 93.52 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 93.34 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 93.19 | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 93.19 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 93.11 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 92.56 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 36 | Japan | 92.28 | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 37 | Finland | 91.83 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 91.18 | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 39 | Mongolia | 90.41 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 40 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 89.28 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 41 | Macao | 88.31 | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 42 | Anguilla | 88.19 | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 87.92 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 44 | Nauru | 87.13 | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 87.01 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 46 | Cook Islands | 86.1 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 86.03 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 48 | Australia | 85.8 | 2024 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 49 | Czechia | 85.34 | 2023 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 50 | Dominica | 83.94 | 2023 | up 66.6% | falling |
| 51 | New Zealand | 83.84 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 52 | Hungary | 83.29 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Ireland | 83.11 | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 54 | Russia | 82.54 | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 82.53 | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 56 | Brazil | 82.41 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 82.17 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 81.79 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 59 | Malaysia | 81.12 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 60 | Suriname | 81 | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 61 | Ukraine | 80.22 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 62 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80.02 | 2014 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 63 | Montserrat | 78.95 | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 64 | Croatia | 78.79 | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritius | 78.72 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 66 | Montenegro | 78.06 | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 77.99 | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 77.67 | 2022 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 76.48 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 70 | Liechtenstein | 76.32 | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 75.25 | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 72 | Ghana | 75.02 | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 74.43 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 74 | Switzerland | 73.59 | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 75 | Seychelles | 72.95 | 2024 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.03 | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 77 | Morocco | 70.46 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 78 | Lebanon | 70.16 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 69.57 | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 80 | Ecuador | 69.2 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 69.05 | 2025 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 68.8 | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.77 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 68.41 | 2024 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 85 | Venezuela | 68.05 | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 67.95 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 67.75 | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 88 | Thailand | 67.75 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 89 | Bolivia | 67.36 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 67.31 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 66.25 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 92 | Mexico | 66.06 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 93 | Serbia | 65.81 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 94 | Barbados | 65.6 | 2024 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 95 | El Salvador | 64.74 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 96 | Guyana | 64.65 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 61.65 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 98 | United States | 61.24 | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 99 | Algeria | 61.17 | 2025 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 60.79 | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 101 | Nepal | 60.56 | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 102 | Vanuatu | 60.53 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 103 | Iran | 59.81 | 2020 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 104 | Kenya | 57.7 | 2023 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 105 | India | 57.39 | 2025 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 106 | Brunei | 56.31 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 107 | British Virgin Islands | 55.82 | 2024 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 108 | Turkey | 53.53 | 2023 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 109 | Maldives | 53.45 | 2024 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.26 | 2016 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 111 | Palestine | 52.51 | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 112 | Guatemala | 51.91 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 113 | Qatar | 51.82 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 51.63 | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 115 | Bahrain | 51.24 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 116 | Indonesia | 49.89 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 49.09 | 2024 | up 169.0% | rising |
| 118 | Laos | 48.65 | 2025 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Paraguay | 45.83 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 45.18 | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 45 | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 122 | Rwanda | 44.71 | 2024 | up 297.8% | rising |
| 123 | Gambia | 43.58 | 2025 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.96 | 2025 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 42.73 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 126 | Belize | 42.28 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 127 | Oman | 41.96 | 2024 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 128 | Tonga | 41.61 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 40.66 | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 130 | Georgia | 40.08 | 2007 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 131 | Jordan | 39.51 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 39.48 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 133 | Madagascar | 37.41 | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Cambodia | 36.51 | 2024 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Comoros | 36.32 | 2024 | up 140.3% | rising |
| 136 | Fiji | 34.44 | 2024 | up 224.2% | rising |
| 137 | Namibia | 34.02 | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 33.54 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 31.72 | 2024 | up 1,033.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahamas | 31.18 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 141 | Bhutan | 30.86 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Kuwait | 30.62 | 2021 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 143 | Cameroon | 30.42 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 144 | Honduras | 28.32 | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 145 | Eritrea | 28.22 | 2022 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 146 | Togo | 27.63 | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Lithuania | 27.32 | 2024 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 148 | Egypt | 26.83 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | 26.5 | 2024 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 150 | Tanzania | 25.52 | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 151 | Liberia | 25.29 | 2022 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 152 | East Timor | 25.19 | 2020 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 153 | Niue | 25 | 2025 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 24.97 | 2024 | up 307.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.09 | 2015 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 156 | Tokelau | 23.33 | 2025 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 157 | Samoa | 22.68 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 158 | Micronesia (country) | 21.74 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 159 | Senegal | 21.29 | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Lesotho | 20.58 | 2020 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 161 | Botswana | 19.66 | 2022 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 162 | South Africa | 18.42 | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 163 | Angola | 16.74 | 2023 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 15.97 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 165 | Burundi | 14.59 | 2025 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 166 | Benin | 12.94 | 2018 | up 286.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Syria | 10.92 | 2024 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 168 | Guinea | 10.66 | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 169 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.17 | 2024 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 170 | Congo | 9.03 | 2018 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 171 | Myanmar | 8.35 | 2018 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 8.12 | 2017 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 173 | Burkina Faso | 7.54 | 2024 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 174 | Niger | 7.07 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Iraq | 6.53 | 2007 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 176 | Mali | 5.16 | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 177 | Chad | 1.78 | 2024 | up 144.6% | rising |
| 178 | Yemen | 1.32 | 2016 | up 194.0% | rising |