Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
100.0%
Azerbaijan
Lowest
18.2%
Somalia
Median
94.6%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,612
What the numbers show
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 18.2% in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.6%, and the mean is 89.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 43.0%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 54.4%).
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 2 | Nepal | 99.9% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 99.8% | 2015 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | France | 99.7% | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 7 | Australia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 99.7% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Thailand | 99.6% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 99.4% | 2015 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Samoa | 99.3% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 99.3% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Montenegro | 99.3% | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 15 | Portugal | 99.3% | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 18 | Serbia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Czechia | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Fiji | 99.2% | 2016 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 21 | Turkey | 99.1% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | South Korea | 99.0% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Grenada | 98.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 98.8% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 26 | Hong Kong | 98.8% | 2007 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 28 | Rwanda | 98.7% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 98.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | India | 98.7% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 98.6% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 98.5% | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 98.4% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 35 | Belgium | 98.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | Peru | 98.4% | 2003 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 37 | Tunisia | 98.3% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 98.3% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Finland | 98.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Iceland | 98.1% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Andorra | 98.1% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 43 | Dominica | 98.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mozambique | 98.0% | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.0% | 2017 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 46 | Armenia | 98.0% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 47 | Cyprus | 97.9% | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 48 | Jordan | 97.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 49 | Mauritius | 97.9% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 50 | Iran | 97.9% | 2020 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 97.7% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 97.6% | 2020 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 97.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 54 | Togo | 97.4% | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 55 | Malta | 97.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 56 | Cameroon | 97.3% | 2019 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 57 | Namibia | 97.3% | 2012 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 58 | Myanmar | 97.3% | 2009 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 97.3% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 60 | Israel | 97.3% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 61 | Cambodia | 97.2% | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.1% | 2007 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 63 | Hungary | 97.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 97.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 65 | Eswatini | 97.0% | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.0% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 67 | Algeria | 96.9% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.8% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 69 | Latvia | 96.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 70 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 96.7% | 2015 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 71 | Estonia | 96.7% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 72 | Morocco | 96.5% | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 73 | Egypt | 96.5% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 74 | Belarus | 96.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 75 | French Polynesia | 96.4% | 1996 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 76 | Greece | 96.3% | 2021 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 77 | Brunei | 96.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 96.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 79 | Libya | 96.0% | 1983 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 95.9% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 81 | United States | 95.8% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 95.7% | 2018 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 83 | Jamaica | 95.6% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 84 | Uganda | 95.2% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 95.1% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 86 | Iraq | 95.1% | 2007 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 95.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 88 | Cuba | 94.9% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 89 | Canada | 94.9% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 90 | Tonga | 94.6% | 1999 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 91 | Bahrain | 94.6% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 92 | Ghana | 94.6% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 93 | Qatar | 94.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 94 | Russia | 94.4% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 95 | Indonesia | 94.1% | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | 94.0% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 94.0% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 98 | South Africa | 93.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 99 | Ecuador | 93.8% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 100 | Cayman Islands | 93.7% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 101 | Georgia | 93.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 102 | China | 93.3% | 1997 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 93.2% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 104 | Benin | 93.2% | 2022 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 105 | Kiribati | 93.1% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 106 | Seychelles | 92.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 92.8% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 108 | New Caledonia | 92.8% | 1991 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 109 | San Marino | 92.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 92.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 111 | Colombia | 92.2% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 112 | Albania | 92.1% | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 91.9% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 114 | Panama | 91.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 115 | Nauru | 91.6% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 116 | Guatemala | 91.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 117 | Guinea | 91.4% | 2020 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 118 | East Timor | 91.0% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 119 | Madagascar | 90.9% | 2020 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 120 | Martinique | 90.9% | 1996 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 121 | Palestine | 90.8% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 122 | Bolivia | 90.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 123 | Mongolia | 90.7% | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 124 | Kenya | 90.6% | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 90.3% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 126 | Laos | 89.7% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 127 | Philippines | 89.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 128 | Macao | 89.1% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 129 | Maldives | 88.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 130 | Belize | 88.9% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 88.6% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 132 | Venezuela | 88.3% | 2017 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | 88.0% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 87.8% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 135 | Botswana | 87.6% | 2014 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 136 | Malaysia | 87.2% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 137 | Paraguay | 86.7% | 2024 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 138 | Ukraine | 86.7% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 139 | Bhutan | 85.9% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 85.8% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 141 | Romania | 84.5% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 142 | Bahamas | 84.5% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 143 | Suriname | 84.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 144 | Zambia | 84.1% | 2017 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 145 | El Salvador | 83.6% | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 146 | Congo | 82.8% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 147 | Guyana | 82.6% | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 148 | Barbados | 82.2% | 2024 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 149 | Tanzania | 80.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 150 | Chad | 80.8% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 151 | Ethiopia | 80.1% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 152 | Comoros | 79.2% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 153 | Syria | 77.9% | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 154 | Lebanon | 77.3% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 155 | Nigeria | 76.8% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 156 | Gambia | 76.5% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 76.0% | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 158 | Micronesia (country) | 75.6% | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 159 | Kuwait | 75.4% | 2021 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 160 | Yemen | 73.5% | 2016 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 161 | Honduras | 72.4% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 162 | Burundi | 72.0% | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 70.6% | 2010 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 70.5% | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 165 | Mali | 69.1% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 166 | Central African Republic | 68.5% | 2012 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 167 | Lesotho | 67.4% | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 168 | Senegal | 67.1% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 169 | Cape Verde | 67.0% | 2022 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 170 | Burkina Faso | 65.2% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 171 | Angola | 63.4% | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 172 | Eritrea | 62.7% | 2022 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 173 | Haiti | 61.5% | 1997 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 174 | Niger | 60.9% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 175 | Liberia | 60.8% | 2022 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 176 | Sudan | 54.3% | 2019 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 177 | Tokelau | 38.9% | 2025 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35.6% | 1999 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 179 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.0% | 2015 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 180 | Somalia | 18.2% | 1980 | — | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release