Net enrollment rate (%), primary level, female - Primary - Education Statistics
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Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.
| Net enrollment rate (%), primary level, female - Primary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Japan (1994) | 100 |
| 2 | Micronesia (1991) | 100 |
| 3 | China (1997) | 100 |
| 4 | Seychelles (2004) | 99.98 |
| 5 | French Polynesia (1995) | 99.98 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka (2008) | 99.83 |
| 7 | New Zealand (2008) | 99.73 |
| 8 | East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (1997) | 99.72 |
| 9 | Spain (2008) | 99.69 |
| 10 | United Kingdom (2008) | 99.69 |
| 11 | Canada (2000) | 99.68 |
| 12 | Greece (2007) | 99.65 |
| 13 | Tanzania (2008) | 99.1 |
| 14 | Madagascar (2007) | 98.87 |
| 15 | Norway (2008) | 98.79 |
| 16 | Burundi (2008) | 98.77 |
| 17 | Aruba (2008) | 98.75 |
| 18 | Cuba (2008) | 98.72 |
| 19 | Belgium (2008) | 98.67 |
| 20 | France (2008) | 98.53 |
| 21 | Portugal (2007) | 98.43 |
| 22 | Cyprus (2008) | 98.41 |
| 23 | Netherlands (2008) | 98.37 |
| 24 | Uganda (2008) | 98.34 |
| 25 | Italy (2007) | 98.18 |
| 26 | Germany (2007) | 98.15 |
| 27 | New Caledonia (1991) | 98.14 |
| 28 | Mexico (2008) | 98.07 |
| 29 | Tunisia (2008) | 98.06 |
| 30 | Ireland (2008) | 97.98 |
| 31 | South Korea (2008) | 97.91 |
| 32 | North Korea (2008) | 97.91 |
| 33 | Austria (1999) | 97.87 |
| 34 | Panama (2008) | 97.84 |
| 35 | Iceland (2008) | 97.71 |
| 36 | Israel (2008) | 97.62 |
| 37 | Georgia (2008) | 97.61 |
| 38 | Kiribati (1999) | 97.6 |
| 39 | Uruguay (2007) | 97.59 |
| 40 | Belize (2008) | 97.57 |
| 41 | Honduras (2008) | 97.55 |
| 42 | Bahrain (2008) | 97.45 |
| 43 | Australia (2008) | 97.44 |
| 44 | Ecuador (2007) | 97.41 |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe (2009) | 97.41 |
| 46 | Rwanda (2008) | 97.04 |
| 47 | Slovenia (2008) | 96.71 |
| 48 | Luxembourg (2008) | 96.55 |
| 49 | Denmark (2007) | 96.26 |
| 50 | Vanuatu (2005) | 96.26 |
| 51 | St. Kitts and Nevis (2005) | 96.23 |
| 52 | Iran (2002) | 96.06 |
| 53 | Malaysia (2007) | 95.99 |
| 54 | Finland (2008) | 95.97 |
| 55 | Zambia (2008) | 95.84 |
| 56 | Poland (2007) | 95.83 |
| 57 | Bulgaria (2008) | 95.83 |
| 58 | Libya (1992) | 95.8 |
| 59 | High income: OECD (2008) | 95.77 |
| 60 | Argentina (1991) | 95.71 |
| 61 | Euro area (1999) | 95.68 |
| 62 | Latvia (1999) | 95.61 |
| 63 | Belarus (2008) | 95.6 |
| 64 | Tonga (2005) | 95.54 |
| 65 | Tajikistan (2008) | 95.38 |
| 66 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 95.28 |
| 67 | Maldives (2008) | 95.11 |
| 68 | High income (2008) | 95.01 |
| 69 | Serbia (2008) | 94.85 |
| 70 | El Salvador (2008) | 94.71 |
| 71 | Peru (2008) | 94.62 |
| 72 | Guyana (2008) | 94.52 |
| 73 | Palau (2000) | 94.47 |
| 74 | Indonesia (2008) | 94.4 |
| 75 | Sweden (2008) | 94.25 |
| 76 | Algeria (2008) | 94.17 |
| 77 | Switzerland (2008) | 94.1 |
| 78 | Bolivia (2007) | 94.03 |
| 79 | Estonia (2008) | 93.99 |
| 80 | Chile (2007) | 93.99 |
| 81 | Burma (1991) | 93.9 |
| 82 | Qatar (2003) | 93.64 |
| 83 | Turkey (2008) | 93.59 |
| 84 | Mauritius (2008) | 93.53 |
| 85 | Guatemala (2008) | 93.51 |
| 86 | Malawi (2008) | 93.35 |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam (2008) | 93.25 |
| 88 | Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008) | 93.21 |
| 89 | Western Samoa (2007) | 93.2 |
| 90 | Brazil (2008) | 93.15 |
| 91 | Philippines (2008) | 92.69 |
| 92 | Russia (1994) | 92.69 |
| 93 | Hong Kong (2005) | 92.66 |
| 94 | Grenada (2008) | 92.61 |
| 95 | United States (2008) | 92.61 |
| 96 | Bahamas (2008) | 92.44 |
| 97 | Upper middle income (2008) | 92.37 |
| 98 | Nicaragua (2008) | 92 |
| 99 | Malta (2007) | 91.91 |
| 100 | Syria (2002) | 91.9 |
| 101 | Liechtenstein (2008) | 91.78 |
| 102 | Singapore (1994) | 91.68 |
| 103 | Egypt (2007) | 91.66 |
| 104 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008) | 91.61 |
| 105 | Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008) | 91.59 |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago (2008) | 91.45 |
| 107 | Vietnam (2001) | 91.44 |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates (2007) | 91.34 |
| 109 | St. Lucia (2008) | 91.17 |
| 110 | Namibia (2008) | 91.11 |
| 111 | Lithuania (2008) | 91.06 |
| 112 | Czech Republic (2006) | 91.05 |
| 113 | Albania (2004) | 91 |
| 114 | Zimbabwe (2006) | 90.54 |
| 115 | Jordan (2008) | 90.23 |
| 116 | Venezuela (2008) | 90.18 |
| 117 | Paraguay (2007) | 90.05 |
| 118 | Romania (2008) | 90.05 |
| 119 | Croatia (2007) | 89.92 |
| 120 | Colombia (2008) | 89.7 |
| 121 | Suriname (2008) | 89.58 |
| 122 | Costa Rica (1997) | 89.36 |
| 123 | Fiji (2008) | 89.15 |
| 124 | Ukraine (2008) | 89.09 |
| 125 | Kazakhstan (2009) | 89 |
| 126 | Hungary (2008) | 88.91 |
| 127 | Macau (2008) | 88.82 |
| 128 | Thailand (2008) | 88.68 |
| 129 | Bhutan (2009) | 88.48 |
| 130 | Botswana (2006) | 88.1 |
| 131 | Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008) | 88.01 |
| 132 | India (2007) | 88.01 |
| 133 | Lebanon (2008) | 88 |
| 134 | Mongolia (2008) | 87.88 |
| 135 | South Africa (2007) | 87.56 |
| 136 | Middle income (2007) | 87.41 |
| 137 | Morocco (2008) | 87.34 |
| 138 | Uzbekistan (2008) | 86.98 |
| 139 | Moldova (2008) | 86.95 |
| 140 | Cambodia (2008) | 86.73 |
| 141 | Macedonia (2007) | 86.63 |
| 142 | Kuwait (2008) | 86.62 |
| 143 | Benin (2008) | 86.47 |
| 144 | Bangladesh (2008) | 86.28 |
| 145 | Slovakia (1990) | 85.9 |
| 146 | Lower middle income (2007) | 85.68 |
| 147 | Armenia (2007) | 85.63 |
| 148 | Low & middle income (2008) | 85.55 |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda (2008) | 85.5 |
| 150 | Netherlands Antilles (1990) | 84.75 |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia (2008) | 83.96 |
| 152 | Cape Verde (2008) | 83.66 |
| 153 | Swaziland (2007) | 83.65 |
| 154 | South Asia (2007) | 83.28 |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 83.17 |
| 156 | Cameroon (2008) | 82.25 |
| 157 | Kenya (2008) | 82.04 |
| 158 | Iraq (2005) | 81.37 |
| 159 | Laos (2008) | 80.67 |
| 160 | Dominican Republic (2008) | 80.22 |
| 161 | Gabon (2001) | 80.01 |
| 162 | Barbados (1990) | 79.54 |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (1991) | 79.47 |
| 164 | Mauritania (2008) | 79.34 |
| 165 | Andorra (2008) | 79.3 |
| 166 | Jamaica (2008) | 78.88 |
| 167 | Low income (2008) | 78.49 |
| 168 | Cayman Islands (2008) | 78.36 |
| 169 | Togo (2007) | 78.14 |
| 170 | Mozambique (2008) | 77.34 |
| 171 | Ghana (2008) | 77.04 |
| 172 | Turkmenistan (1990) | 76.43 |
| 173 | Dominica (2008) | 75.52 |
| 174 | Ethiopia (2008) | 75.35 |
| 175 | West Bank and Gaza (2008) | 75.3 |
| 176 | Timor-Leste (2008) | 74.35 |
| 177 | Lesotho (2007) | 74.27 |
| 178 | Senegal (2008) | 73.78 |
| 179 | Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2008) | 73.33 |
| 180 | Gambia (2008) | 70.99 |
| 181 | Oman (2008) | 69.19 |
| 182 | Solomon Islands (2007) | 67.15 |
| 183 | Comoros (2000) | 66.87 |
| 184 | Guinea (2008) | 66.25 |
| 185 | Marshall Islands (2007) | 66.02 |
| 186 | Yemen (2008) | 65.68 |
| 187 | Liberia (2000) | 65.58 |
| 188 | Mali (2008) | 65.4 |
| 189 | Nepal (2000) | 64.04 |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea (2003) | 63.08 |
| 191 | Papua New Guinea (1991) | 60.75 |
| 192 | Pakistan (2008) | 59.67 |
| 193 | Burkina Faso (2009) | 59.45 |
| 194 | Nigeria (2007) | 58.26 |
| 195 | Central African Republic (2008) | 56.2 |
| 196 | Republic of the Congo (2006) | 55.98 |
| 197 | Haiti (1996) | 55.47 |
| 198 | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (1999) | 51.6 |
| 199 | Chad (2003) | 50.03 |
| 200 | Ivory Coast (2003) | 49.95 |
| 201 | Niger (2009) | 47.62 |
| 202 | Angola (1998) | 47.56 |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau (2000) | 43.46 |
| 204 | Djibouti (2008) | 38.75 |
| 205 | Eritrea (2008) | 36.12 |
| 206 | Sudan (2000) | 35.51 |
| 207 | Sierra Leone (1991) | 33.5 |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1999) | 31.52 |
| 209 | Afghanistan (1991) | 17.5 |
| 210 | Somalia (1991) | 5.47 |
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