School enrollment, primary (% 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 (% gross) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Gabon (2004)152.23
2Rwanda (2007)147.36
3Sierra Leone (2007)147.08
4Madagascar (2007)141.38
5Sao Tome and Principe (2008)130.23
6Seychelles (2007)125.34
7Equatorial Guinea (2007)124.24
8Zambia (2007)118.96
9Malawi (2007)116.5
10Uganda (2007)116.17
11Burundi (2007)114.46
12Lesotho (2006)114.36
13Swaziland (2007)113.43
14Kenya (2007)112.64
15Tanzania (2008)112.38
16Mozambique (2007)111.02
17Libya (2006)110.37
18Algeria (2007)109.65
19Cameroon (2007)109.64
20Namibia (2007)109.21
21Morocco (2007)107.24
22Botswana (2005)106.73
23North Africa (2007)106.26
24Republic of the Congo (2007)105.86
25Tunisia (2007)104.65
26Egypt (2007)104.65
27Ghana (2008)103.74
28Mauritania (2007)103.24
29South Africa (2007)102.5
30Cape Verde (2007)101.45
31Mauritius (2007)101.39
32Zimbabwe (2006)101.16
33Africa (2007)98.79
34Togo (2007)97.1
35Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)96.84
36Nigeria (2006)96.75
37Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007)96.34
38Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007)96.34
39Benin (2006)95.91
40Guinea (2007)90.83
41Ethiopia (2007)90.75
42Comoros (2005)85.42
43Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)85.13
44Angola (1998)83.59
45Senegal (2007)83.54
46Gambia (2008)83.4
47Liberia (2008)83.37
48Mali (2007)83.13
49Chad (2007)73.98
50Central African Republic (2008)73.6
51Ivory Coast (2007)72.13
52Burkina Faso (2008)71
53Guinea-Bissau (2001)69.69
54Sudan (2007)66.37
55Djibouti (2008)55.53
56Eritrea (2007)54.95
57Niger (2007)53.34
58Somalia (1999)12.31
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