Total net enrolment rate: primary education by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
99.73
Peru
Lowest
60.21
Haiti
Median
94.73
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,016
What the numbers show
Total net enrolment rate: primary education is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 99.73 in Peru; the lowest is 60.21 in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.73, and the mean is 91.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 40.6%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 25.1%).
Total net enrolment rate: primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peru | 99.73 | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 99.66 | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 99.25 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Uruguay | 98.86 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 98.67 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.29 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 98.03 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Lucia | 97.94 | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 9 | Anguilla | 97.62 | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 10 | Grenada | 97.15 | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96.85 | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 12 | Cuba | 96.57 | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 13 | Dominica | 96.05 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96.02 | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 96.02 | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.84 | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 17 | Ecuador | 95.28 | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 95.27 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 19 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 94.19 | 2022 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 93.48 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 93.34 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 22 | Montserrat | 93.31 | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 92.68 | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 91.63 | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 91.1 | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Belize | 88.36 | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 27 | Jamaica | 87.59 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 28 | British Virgin Islands | 87.53 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | 87.26 | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 85.68 | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 31 | Barbados | 85.52 | 2023 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 32 | Guyana | 82.02 | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 33 | Suriname | 78.22 | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 76.01 | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.7 | 2023 | down 25.1% | flat |
| 36 | Haiti | 60.21 | 1997 | up 40.6% | rising |