Countries With the Highest Primary Enrollment
Every country with a figure for primary enrollment, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Haiti (184%), Sierra Leone (162%) and Rwanda (150%). The middle country of the 202 has 100%.
What this measures
School enrollment, primary (% gross). Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. For this measure, higher is better.
Gross enrolment can be over 100% because it counts pupils older or younger than the usual age. A value above 100 is not an error, and it does not mean every child is enrolled.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Primary enrollment | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 184% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 162% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Rwanda | 150% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Malawi | 139% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 135% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | Madagascar | 133% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Nepal | 129% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 125% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 9 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 121% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 121% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 121% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Namibia | 121% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Monaco | 121% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Myanmar | 120% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 120% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | Mozambique | 119% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 118% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Morocco | 117% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 19 | Eswatini | 117% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Zambia | 116% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Bhutan | 115% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 22 | Sweden | 115% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Cameroon | 114% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Togo | 114% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Venezuela, RB | 114% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 113% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Peru | 113% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 112% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 112% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 112% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 31 | Albania | 112% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 111% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | India | 111% | 2025 | South Asia |
| 34 | Portugal | 111% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Grenada | 111% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 110% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Fiji | 110% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 110% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 39 | Botswana | 109% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Cambodia | 109% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 41 | Tonga | 109% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 108% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 43 | Benin | 108% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Aruba | 108% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Moldova | 108% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Mauritius | 107% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Palau | 107% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 106% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 106% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Uganda | 106% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Montenegro | 106% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 106% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 53 | Algeria | 105% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 54 | Mauritania | 105% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Poland | 105% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Cyprus | 105% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Colombia | 105% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 105% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Uruguay | 105% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Tunisia | 104% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 61 | Brazil | 104% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Netherlands | 104% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 104% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 64 | Italy | 104% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | France | 103% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 66 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 103% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 67 | Cabo Verde | 103% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Spain | 103% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 69 | Hungary | 103% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Slovak Republic | 103% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Germany | 103% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Argentina | 103% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Turkiye | 102% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Mexico | 102% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | United Kingdom | 102% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Liechtenstein | 102% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Belgium | 102% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Greece | 102% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 79 | Armenia | 102% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 102% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 102% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Marshall Islands | 102% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Gibraltar | 102% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | South Africa | 102% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | Guatemala | 101% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Austria | 101% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Switzerland | 101% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | Croatia | 101% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Tuvalu | 101% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Japan | 101% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | Samoa | 101% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Ghana | 101% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Slovenia | 101% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Korea, Rep. | 101% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Thailand | 101% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 97 | Burundi | 101% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Lithuania | 101% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Guinea | 100% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 100 | Gambia, The | 100% | 2025 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | Indonesia | 100% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Singapore | 100% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 103 | Gabon | 100% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 104 | Andorra | 99.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Maldives | 99.7% | 2024 | South Asia |
| 107 | Czechia | 99.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | China | 99.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Australia | 99.6% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Chile | 99.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 111 | Georgia | 99.4% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Kyrgyz Republic | 99% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Finland | 98.9% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Jordan | 98.6% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 116 | Norway | 98.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | South Sudan | 98.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | Kenya | 98.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Cuba | 98.1% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Estonia | 97.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Russian Federation | 97.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | Malta | 97.7% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 125 | Dominica | 97.7% | 2025 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 126 | Latvia | 97.6% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Qatar | 97.6% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 128 | Guyana | 97.6% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 129 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 97.3% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Jamaica | 97.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Ecuador | 97.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 133 | Comoros | 97% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | United States | 97% | 2022 | North America |
| 135 | Panama | 96.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Bahrain | 96.9% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 137 | Belarus | 96.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 96.8% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | St. Lucia | 96.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 140 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 96.7% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 141 | New Zealand | 96.7% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 142 | Belize | 96.5% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | Ireland | 96.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 96.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Serbia | 96% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 95.8% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Cayman Islands | 95.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 95.7% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 95.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Kiribati | 95.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 151 | Canada | 95% | 2023 | North America |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 94.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 153 | Oman | 94.7% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 154 | Naoero | 94.4% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 155 | Philippines | 94% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | Bolivia | 93.7% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 157 | San Marino | 93.5% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Seychelles | 93.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 159 | Ukraine | 93.3% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Cote d'Ivoire | 93.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 161 | Lao PDR | 93.1% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 93.1% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 163 | Bahamas, The | 92.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 164 | Bermuda | 92.9% | 2023 | North America |
| 165 | Tanzania | 92.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 166 | Mongolia | 92.3% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 167 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 92.1% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Suriname | 91.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 169 | Sri Lanka | 91.5% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 170 | West Bank and Gaza | 91.4% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 171 | Malaysia | 90.4% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 172 | El Salvador | 89.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 173 | Macao SAR, China | 89.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 174 | Eritrea | 89.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 175 | Nigeria | 89.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 176 | Paraguay | 89.4% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 177 | Chad | 88.5% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 178 | Puerto Rico (US) | 87.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 179 | Congo, Rep. | 87.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 180 | Angola | 86.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 181 | Senegal | 85.3% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 182 | Romania | 84.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 84.4% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 184 | Barbados | 83.9% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 185 | Pakistan | 83.7% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 186 | Kuwait | 82.4% | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 187 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 82.2% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 81.8% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 189 | Lebanon | 81.8% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 190 | Syrian Arab Republic | 81.4% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 191 | Lesotho | 80.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 192 | Curacao | 79.3% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 193 | Honduras | 79% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 194 | Burkina Faso | 77.2% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 195 | Yemen, Rep. | 77% | 2016 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 196 | Mali | 72.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 197 | British Virgin Islands | 72.8% | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 198 | Sudan | 72.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 199 | Liberia | 66.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 200 | Niger | 64.7% | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 201 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.5% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 202 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 20.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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- Countries With the Lowest Primary Enrollment
- Primary enrollment by country: trend over time and what it goes with
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