School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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Break in series between 1997 and 1998 due to due to change from International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED76) to ISCED97. Recent data are provisional. Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
| School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Sierra Leone (2007) | 154.87 |
| 2 | Gabon (2004) | 152.69 |
| 3 | Rwanda (2007) | 146.06 |
| 4 | Madagascar (2007) | 143.66 |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe (2008) | 131.43 |
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea (2007) | 127.51 |
| 7 | Seychelles (2007) | 126.07 |
| 8 | Zambia (2007) | 120.69 |
| 9 | Mozambique (2007) | 118.76 |
| 10 | Burundi (2007) | 118.66 |
| 11 | Cameroon (2007) | 117.91 |
| 12 | Swaziland (2007) | 117.78 |
| 13 | Uganda (2007) | 115.68 |
| 14 | Lesotho (2006) | 114.55 |
| 15 | Malawi (2007) | 114.44 |
| 16 | Kenya (2007) | 113.47 |
| 17 | Algeria (2007) | 113.18 |
| 18 | Libya (2006) | 113.03 |
| 19 | Morocco (2007) | 112.96 |
| 20 | Tanzania (2008) | 112.16 |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo (2007) | 109.96 |
| 22 | North Africa (2007) | 109.72 |
| 23 | Namibia (2007) | 109.67 |
| 24 | Egypt (2007) | 107.49 |
| 25 | Botswana (2005) | 107.46 |
| 26 | Tunisia (2007) | 106.03 |
| 27 | Benin (2006) | 104.8 |
| 28 | Cape Verde (2007) | 104.57 |
| 29 | Nigeria (2006) | 104.45 |
| 30 | Ghana (2008) | 104.37 |
| 31 | South Africa (2007) | 104.27 |
| 32 | Togo (2007) | 104.25 |
| 33 | Africa (2007) | 103 |
| 34 | Zimbabwe (2006) | 101.73 |
| 35 | Mauritius (2007) | 101.35 |
| 36 | Sub-Saharan Africa (2007) | 101.25 |
| 37 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007) | 100.98 |
| 38 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007) | 100.98 |
| 39 | Mauritania (2007) | 100.36 |
| 40 | Guinea (2007) | 97.83 |
| 41 | Ethiopia (2007) | 96.7 |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007) | 94.06 |
| 43 | Mali (2007) | 92.26 |
| 44 | Angola (1998) | 91.39 |
| 45 | Comoros (2005) | 90.75 |
| 46 | Liberia (2008) | 88.17 |
| 47 | Chad (2007) | 87.05 |
| 48 | Central African Republic (2008) | 86.21 |
| 49 | Senegal (2007) | 83.56 |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau (2001) | 83.54 |
| 51 | Ivory Coast (2007) | 80.61 |
| 52 | Gambia (2008) | 80.45 |
| 53 | Burkina Faso (2008) | 75.97 |
| 54 | Sudan (2007) | 71.33 |
| 55 | Niger (2007) | 60.75 |
| 56 | Eritrea (2007) | 59.93 |
| 57 | Djibouti (2008) | 58.93 |
| 58 | Somalia (1999) | 15.97 |
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