Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
205
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
14.7%
Somalia
Median
96.2%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,867

What the numbers show

Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 14.7% in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 96.2%, and the mean is 91.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 97 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%).

Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% 2024 up 0.9% rising
1 Anguilla 97.6% 2022 up 1.9% flat
2 Myanmar 100.0% 2018 up 1.9% rising
2 Cook Islands 97.5% 2024 down 0.6% flat
3 Azerbaijan 100.0% 2024 up 0.7% rising
3 Montserrat 93.3% 2023 down 2.9% rising
4 Uruguay 100.0% 2023 up 0.4% rising
4 Niue 91.6% 2024 up 2.0% flat
5 Korea 99.9% 2024 up 3.0% flat
5 Tokelau 36.3% 2025 down 56.1% falling
6 Japan 99.9% 2023 up 1.1% flat
7 United Kingdom 99.9% 2023 up 1.9% flat
8 Poland 99.9% 2024 up 4.2% flat
9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.9% 2023 up 2.1% rising
10 Greece 99.9% 2023 up 2.2% flat
11 India 99.9% 2025 up 4.2% rising
12 Australia 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
13 Lithuania 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
14 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.9% 2024 up 14.5% rising
15 Switzerland 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
16 Peru 99.8% 2024 down 0.1% rising
17 France 99.8% 2024 up 1.2% flat
18 Singapore 99.8% 2023 down 0.2% flat
19 Montenegro 99.8% 2023 up 0.7% flat
20 Luxembourg 99.7% 2024 up 2.9% flat
21 Haiti 99.7% 2016 rising
22 Germany 99.7% 2024 up 1.0% flat
23 Mexico 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% flat
24 Malawi 99.6% 2023 up 0.3% flat
25 Republic of Moldova 99.5% 2024 down 0.3% rising
26 Albania 99.5% 2024 down 0.1% flat
27 Portugal 99.5% 2023 down 0.3% flat
28 Netherlands 99.5% 2023 down 0.4% flat
29 Saudi Arabia 99.5% 2024 up 5.8% rising
30 Botswana 99.5% 2022 up 9.4% rising
31 Tuvalu 99.5% 2024 up 1.5% flat
32 Sweden 99.4% 2024 up 0.7% flat
33 Türkiye 99.4% 2023 down 0.6% rising
34 Togo 99.4% 2024 up 9.3% rising
35 Cyprus 99.4% 2024 up 2.0% flat
36 Uzbekistan 99.3% 2025 up 1.7% flat
37 Argentina 99.3% 2023 down 0.7% flat
38 Nepal 99.2% 2025 up 0.1% rising
39 Mauritius 99.2% 2024 up 5.0% rising
40 Czechia 99.2% 2023 up 0.2% flat
41 Thailand 99.2% 2025 up 2.6% rising
42 Liechtenstein 99.2% 2021 up 0.4% flat
43 Namibia 99.1% 2024 up 0.3% rising
44 Indonesia 99.1% 2025 up 2.8% rising
45 Denmark 99.1% 2024 down 0.3% flat
46 Morocco 99.1% 2024 up 7.5% rising
47 Maldives 99.1% 2024 up 4.0% flat
48 Rwanda 99.0% 2024 down 0.2% rising
49 Guadeloupe 99.0% 1991 up 8.0% flat
50 Mozambique 99.0% 2022 up 6.3% rising
51 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 99.0% 1987 up 1.4% flat
52 Slovak Republic 98.9% 2024 up 5.6% flat
53 Armenia 98.9% 2024 up 7.8% flat
54 Tunisia 98.9% 2023 down 0.3% rising
55 Spain 98.8% 2024 up 1.4% flat
56 Palau 98.7% 2024 up 0.6% falling
57 Norway 98.6% 2024 down 1.0% flat
58 Hong Kong (China) 98.6% 2024 down 0.6% flat
59 Austria 98.6% 2024 down 0.1% flat
60 Slovenia 98.6% 2023 up 0.6% flat
61 Marshall Islands 98.5% 2024 up 8.2% flat
62 Algeria 98.4% 2025 down 1.2% rising
63 Gibraltar 98.4% 2024 down 0.6% rising
64 Belgium 98.3% 2023 up 0.2% flat
65 Antigua and Barbuda 98.3% 2023 up 1.2% flat
66 Viet Nam 98.3% 2024 down 1.4% flat
67 Aruba 98.2% 2014 up 0.3% flat
68 Finland 98.2% 2024 down 0.4% flat
69 Samoa 98.2% 2024 down 1.6% flat
70 Croatia 98.2% 2023 down 0.6% flat
71 Ireland 98.2% 2022 down 1.8% flat
72 Iceland 98.2% 2023 down 0.6% flat
73 Tonga 98.1% 2023 up 1.3% rising
74 Jordan 98.1% 2024 up 5.3% flat
75 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.0% 2024 up 5.0% rising
76 Italy 97.9% 2023 down 1.2% flat
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.9% 2023 up 10.2% rising
78 Chile 97.9% 2024 up 0.9% flat
79 Brazil 97.8% 2024 up 2.3% flat
80 Fiji 97.6% 2024 up 6.1% rising
81 Andorra 97.6% 2024 up 7.7% rising
82 Vanuatu 97.5% 2024 down 2.3% rising
83 New Zealand 97.4% 2024 down 1.7% flat
84 Sierra Leone 97.4% 2023 down 1.4% rising
85 Malta 97.4% 2023 down 1.6% flat
86 Israel 97.3% 2024 down 2.2% flat
87 Latvia 97.3% 2024 down 0.8% flat
88 Hungary 97.2% 2024 up 0.5% flat
89 Sao Tome and Principe 97.1% 2017 up 5.4% flat
90 Kyrgyzstan 97.0% 2025 up 2.1% rising
91 Saint Kitts and Nevis 96.9% 2023 down 1.4% flat
92 Serbia 96.7% 2024 down 2.1% flat
93 Estonia 96.6% 2024 down 1.0% flat
94 Madagascar 96.6% 2024 down 1.4% rising
95 Bermuda 96.6% 2012 up 1.2% rising
96 Egypt 96.5% 2024 up 12.2% rising
97 Zambia 96.5% 2024 up 6.4% rising
98 Brunei Darussalam 96.4% 2024 down 2.4% rising
99 Cambodia 96.3% 2024 up 5.5% flat
100 Cameroon 96.2% 2024 up 1.5% rising
101 North Macedonia 96.2% 2023 down 0.4% flat
102 Eswatini 96.2% 2022 up 9.8% rising
103 Dominica 96.0% 2023 down 0.6% rising
104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96.0% 2018 down 4.0% rising
105 United States 96.0% 2022 down 1.1% rising
106 Papua New Guinea 96.0% 2021 up 37.6% rising
107 French Polynesia 95.9% 1996 up 7.8% rising
108 Uganda 95.9% 2013 rising
109 Tajikistan 95.8% 2017 up 2.3% flat
110 Jamaica 95.7% 2024 up 7.1% falling
111 Costa Rica 95.5% 2024 up 5.1% flat
112 Belarus 95.5% 2024 down 3.0% flat
113 Libya 95.5% 1983 up 21.2% rising
114 Qatar 95.4% 2024 up 1.8% rising
115 Cuba 95.3% 2024 down 2.7% flat
116 Ecuador 95.3% 2023 down 2.8% flat
117 Bahrain 95.3% 2024 down 4.2% rising
118 Ghana 95.2% 2024 up 5.2% rising
119 Dominican Republic 95.1% 2024 up 2.7% rising
120 Russian Federation 95.1% 2023 down 1.8% rising
121 Grenada 95.1% 2024 down 4.1% rising
122 Canada 95.0% 2023 down 4.4% falling
123 Cayman Islands 94.8% 2024 down 3.0% flat
124 Kenya 94.3% 2023 up 14.0% flat
125 Oman 94.2% 2024 down 3.9% rising
126 Bangladesh 94.1% 2024 down 2.7% rising
127 Bulgaria 94.1% 2024 down 2.7% falling
128 South Africa 93.9% 2023 down 1.2% rising
129 San Marino 93.9% 2024 up 2.2% flat
130 Georgia 93.8% 2024 down 3.3% rising
131 Nauru 93.4% 2025 up 1.5% flat
132 Nicaragua 93.3% 2023 down 2.3% rising
133 China 93.3% 1997 down 2.9% falling
134 Seychelles 93.2% 2024 down 5.4% rising
135 Timor-Leste 93.1% 2023 down 0.4% flat
136 Saint Lucia 93.0% 2024 up 1.2% flat
137 Trinidad and Tobago 92.8% 2024 down 1.6% flat
138 Colombia 92.7% 2022 down 5.7% falling
139 New Caledonia 92.6% 1991 up 2.7% flat
140 Panama 92.3% 2024 up 0.3% rising
141 Kazakhstan 92.1% 2025 up 0.5% falling
142 Guatemala 91.6% 2024 up 1.2% rising
143 Martinique 91.5% 1996 down 7.9% falling
144 Mongolia 91.4% 2024 down 3.3% rising
145 Kiribati 91.3% 2024 down 8.3% flat
146 Sri Lanka 90.9% 2023 down 8.9% rising
147 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.7% 2024 up 2.1% falling
148 Palestine, State of 90.4% 2023 down 3.2% flat
149 Benin 90.4% 2022 down 5.7% rising
150 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.6% 2025 down 5.8% rising
151 Bhutan 89.5% 2024 down 1.5% rising
152 Zimbabwe 89.5% 2024 down 0.2% falling
153 Belize 89.3% 2024 down 10.2% flat
154 Iraq 89.3% 2007 up 20.9% rising
155 Macau (China) 89.2% 2024 down 6.2% flat
156 Mauritania 88.7% 2024 up 23.3% rising
157 Philippines 88.4% 2024 down 1.9% flat
158 Malaysia 88.0% 2024 down 5.3% falling
159 Côte d'Ivoire 87.4% 2024 up 24.1% rising
160 Ukraine 87.1% 2024 down 1.8% falling
161 Puerto Rico 86.7% 2024 down 8.4% falling
162 Paraguay 86.7% 2024 down 12.0% rising
163 Guinea 85.3% 2020 up 18.7% rising
164 El Salvador 84.7% 2024 down 9.5% rising
165 Romania 84.4% 2023 down 9.9% falling
166 Bahamas 84.1% 2024 down 4.8% falling
167 Suriname 83.8% 2024 up 0.8% falling
168 Tanzania, United Republic of 83.6% 2024 up 1.4% rising
169 Gambia 83.1% 2025 up 17.8% rising
170 Congo 82.9% 2023 down 6.1% falling
171 Barbados 82.4% 2024 down 13.0% flat
172 Guyana 82.0% 2023 down 17.7% flat
173 Kuwait 80.6% 2021 down 19.4% rising
174 Comoros 79.4% 2024 down 15.3% rising
175 Syrian Arab Republic 78.2% 2024 up 21.9% flat
176 Ethiopia 77.5% 2024 down 4.1% rising
177 Lebanon 77.5% 2024 up 5.1% falling
178 Micronesia 76.9% 2024 down 11.6% falling
179 Nigeria 75.7% 2023 up 22.3% rising
180 Senegal 75.5% 2024 down 0.4% rising
181 Chad 75.2% 2024 down 1.2% rising
182 Burundi 73.5% 2025 down 17.3% rising
183 Honduras 73.4% 2024 down 6.5% falling
184 British Virgin Islands 73.0% 2024 down 21.7% falling
185 Solomon Islands 69.9% 2024 down 28.1% falling
186 Guinea-Bissau 69.5% 2010 up 41.0% rising
187 Yemen 69.4% 2016 up 1.2% rising
188 Lesotho 67.8% 2024 down 19.3% rising
189 Mali 66.0% 2023 up 13.0% rising
190 Burkina Faso 65.7% 2024 down 0.8% volatile
191 Angola 63.2% 2023 down 27.8% rising
192 Central African Republic 62.1% 2012 up 46.0% rising
193 Liberia 61.7% 2022 down 35.7% rising
194 Eritrea 59.6% 2022 down 10.5% rising
195 Niger 59.6% 2024 down 0.8% rising
196 Cape Verde 58.2% 2022 down 38.3% rising
197 Sudan 56.2% 2019 up 2.2% rising
198 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.7% 1999 down 44.4% falling
199 Equatorial Guinea 34.4% 2015 down 32.4% falling
200 Somalia 14.7% 1980 falling

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
205 places, 4,867 data points, 1970–2025
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February 2026 Data Release