Net enrollment rate (%), primary level, total - 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, total - Primary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Japan (2008) | 99.99 |
| 2 | French Polynesia (1995) | 99.99 |
| 3 | Spain (2008) | 99.76 |
| 4 | Iran (2004) | 99.68 |
| 5 | United Kingdom (2008) | 99.59 |
| 6 | Canada (2000) | 99.48 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka (2008) | 99.48 |
| 8 | New Zealand (2008) | 99.47 |
| 9 | Greece (2007) | 99.4 |
| 10 | Seychelles (2004) | 99.4 |
| 11 | Burundi (2008) | 99.36 |
| 12 | Tanzania (2008) | 99.34 |
| 13 | China (1997) | 99.31 |
| 14 | Aruba (2008) | 99.11 |
| 15 | Tonga (2006) | 99 |
| 16 | Portugal (2007) | 98.87 |
| 17 | Cuba (2008) | 98.76 |
| 18 | Netherlands (2008) | 98.75 |
| 19 | South Korea (2008) | 98.75 |
| 20 | North Korea (2008) | 98.75 |
| 21 | Georgia (2008) | 98.72 |
| 22 | Cyprus (2008) | 98.7 |
| 23 | Norway (2008) | 98.68 |
| 24 | Italy (2007) | 98.63 |
| 25 | Argentina (2005) | 98.51 |
| 26 | East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (1997) | 98.49 |
| 27 | Madagascar (2007) | 98.46 |
| 28 | France (2008) | 98.44 |
| 29 | Belgium (2008) | 98.41 |
| 30 | New Caledonia (1991) | 98.33 |
| 31 | Panama (2008) | 98.27 |
| 32 | Germany (2007) | 98.25 |
| 33 | Micronesia (1991) | 98.17 |
| 34 | Mexico (2008) | 98.05 |
| 35 | Bahrain (2008) | 97.85 |
| 36 | Tunisia (2008) | 97.71 |
| 37 | Belize (2008) | 97.71 |
| 38 | Iceland (2008) | 97.57 |
| 39 | Uruguay (2007) | 97.51 |
| 40 | Kiribati (2002) | 97.38 |
| 41 | Austria (1999) | 97.37 |
| 42 | Tajikistan (2008) | 97.33 |
| 43 | Vanuatu (2005) | 97.27 |
| 44 | Ireland (2008) | 97.13 |
| 45 | Uganda (2008) | 97.09 |
| 46 | Israel (2008) | 97.06 |
| 47 | Slovenia (2008) | 96.96 |
| 48 | Australia (2008) | 96.93 |
| 49 | Ecuador (2007) | 96.9 |
| 50 | Latvia (1999) | 96.82 |
| 51 | Netherlands Antilles (2003) | 96.63 |
| 52 | Honduras (2008) | 96.57 |
| 53 | Libya (1992) | 96.5 |
| 54 | Palau (2000) | 96.44 |
| 55 | Burma (1991) | 96.27 |
| 56 | Maldives (2008) | 96.22 |
| 57 | Sao Tome and Principe (2009) | 96.11 |
| 58 | Malaysia (2007) | 96.1 |
| 59 | Finland (2008) | 96.05 |
| 60 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 96.03 |
| 61 | Rwanda (2008) | 95.86 |
| 62 | Bulgaria (2008) | 95.81 |
| 63 | Euro area (1999) | 95.74 |
| 64 | Indonesia (2008) | 95.7 |
| 65 | Luxembourg (2008) | 95.66 |
| 66 | Denmark (2007) | 95.62 |
| 67 | Poland (2007) | 95.57 |
| 68 | High income: OECD (2008) | 95.55 |
| 69 | Zambia (2008) | 95.22 |
| 70 | Guatemala (2008) | 95.07 |
| 71 | Algeria (2008) | 94.86 |
| 72 | High income (2008) | 94.85 |
| 73 | Serbia (2008) | 94.78 |
| 74 | Turkey (2008) | 94.69 |
| 75 | Guyana (2008) | 94.68 |
| 76 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008) | 94.63 |
| 77 | Sweden (2008) | 94.63 |
| 78 | Syria (2002) | 94.51 |
| 79 | Peru (2008) | 94.44 |
| 80 | Belarus (2008) | 94.4 |
| 81 | Chile (2007) | 94.38 |
| 82 | Estonia (2008) | 94.33 |
| 83 | Switzerland (2008) | 94.18 |
| 84 | Brazil (2008) | 94.16 |
| 85 | Qatar (2003) | 94.11 |
| 86 | El Salvador (2008) | 94.05 |
| 87 | Vietnam (2001) | 94 |
| 88 | Bolivia (2007) | 93.67 |
| 89 | Egypt (2007) | 93.62 |
| 90 | Hong Kong (2005) | 93.53 |
| 91 | Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008) | 93.52 |
| 92 | Grenada (2008) | 93.39 |
| 93 | St. Kitts and Nevis (2005) | 93.39 |
| 94 | Singapore (1995) | 93.32 |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam (2008) | 93.29 |
| 96 | Mauritius (2008) | 93.14 |
| 97 | Benin (2008) | 92.82 |
| 98 | Russia (1994) | 92.68 |
| 99 | Upper middle income (2008) | 92.57 |
| 100 | Bermuda (2006) | 92.25 |
| 101 | Western Samoa (2007) | 92.22 |
| 102 | Lithuania (2008) | 92.16 |
| 103 | Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008) | 92.16 |
| 104 | United States (2008) | 91.97 |
| 105 | Nicaragua (2008) | 91.83 |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago (2008) | 91.81 |
| 107 | Philippines (2008) | 91.69 |
| 108 | United Arab Emirates (2007) | 91.58 |
| 109 | St. Lucia (2008) | 91.49 |
| 110 | Malta (2007) | 91.42 |
| 111 | Bahamas (2008) | 91.3 |
| 112 | Albania (2004) | 90.8 |
| 113 | Malawi (2008) | 90.62 |
| 114 | Romania (2008) | 90.31 |
| 115 | Croatia (2007) | 90.25 |
| 116 | Suriname (2008) | 90.12 |
| 117 | Venezuela (2008) | 90.08 |
| 118 | Colombia (2008) | 90.02 |
| 119 | Paraguay (2007) | 90 |
| 120 | Macau (2008) | 89.92 |
| 121 | Zimbabwe (2006) | 89.92 |
| 122 | India (2007) | 89.81 |
| 123 | Hungary (2008) | 89.69 |
| 124 | Czech Republic (2006) | 89.59 |
| 125 | Liechtenstein (2008) | 89.57 |
| 126 | Jordan (2008) | 89.49 |
| 127 | Fiji (2008) | 89.47 |
| 128 | Morocco (2008) | 89.47 |
| 129 | Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008) | 89.41 |
| 130 | Kazakhstan (2009) | 89.35 |
| 131 | Thailand (2008) | 89.07 |
| 132 | Namibia (2008) | 89.01 |
| 133 | Costa Rica (1997) | 88.95 |
| 134 | Ukraine (2008) | 88.88 |
| 135 | Mongolia (2008) | 88.68 |
| 136 | Cambodia (2008) | 88.59 |
| 137 | Lebanon (2008) | 88.34 |
| 138 | Cameroon (2008) | 88.3 |
| 139 | Middle income (2007) | 88.3 |
| 140 | Uzbekistan (2008) | 88.05 |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda (2008) | 87.97 |
| 142 | Moldova (2008) | 87.72 |
| 143 | Kuwait (2008) | 87.61 |
| 144 | South Africa (2007) | 87.47 |
| 145 | Bhutan (2009) | 87.38 |
| 146 | Iraq (2005) | 87.34 |
| 147 | Botswana (2006) | 87.22 |
| 148 | Lower middle income (2007) | 86.98 |
| 149 | Low & middle income (2008) | 86.74 |
| 150 | Macedonia (2007) | 86.5 |
| 151 | Slovakia (1990) | 85.7 |
| 152 | South Asia (2007) | 85.65 |
| 153 | Bangladesh (2008) | 85.46 |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia (2008) | 84.55 |
| 155 | Cayman Islands (2008) | 84.52 |
| 156 | Cape Verde (2008) | 84.43 |
| 157 | Armenia (2007) | 84.08 |
| 158 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 83.53 |
| 159 | Togo (2007) | 83.5 |
| 160 | Swaziland (2007) | 82.78 |
| 161 | Laos (2008) | 82.42 |
| 162 | Kenya (2008) | 81.52 |
| 163 | Gabon (2001) | 80.27 |
| 164 | Jamaica (2008) | 80.23 |
| 165 | Barbados (1990) | 80.15 |
| 166 | Andorra (2008) | 80.12 |
| 167 | Low income (2008) | 80.06 |
| 168 | Dominican Republic (2008) | 80 |
| 169 | Mozambique (2008) | 79.89 |
| 170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (1991) | 79.39 |
| 171 | Ethiopia (2008) | 78.17 |
| 172 | Turkmenistan (1990) | 77.01 |
| 173 | Ghana (2008) | 76.53 |
| 174 | Mauritania (2008) | 76.53 |
| 175 | Timor-Leste (2008) | 75.94 |
| 176 | West Bank and Gaza (2008) | 75.31 |
| 177 | Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2008) | 75.26 |
| 178 | Liberia (2000) | 75.17 |
| 179 | Senegal (2008) | 72.93 |
| 180 | Comoros (2000) | 72.91 |
| 181 | Lesotho (2007) | 72.73 |
| 182 | Yemen (2008) | 72.68 |
| 183 | Dominica (2008) | 72.25 |
| 184 | Mali (2008) | 71.51 |
| 185 | Guinea (2008) | 71.34 |
| 186 | Nepal (2000) | 71.18 |
| 187 | Gambia (2008) | 68.74 |
| 188 | Oman (2008) | 68.26 |
| 189 | Solomon Islands (2007) | 67.01 |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea (2003) | 66.37 |
| 191 | Marshall Islands (2007) | 66.3 |
| 192 | Pakistan (2008) | 66.13 |
| 193 | Central African Republic (2008) | 66.12 |
| 194 | Papua New Guinea (1991) | 66.01 |
| 195 | Burkina Faso (2009) | 63.34 |
| 196 | Nigeria (2007) | 61.4 |
| 197 | Chad (2003) | 60.97 |
| 198 | Republic of the Congo (2006) | 58.91 |
| 199 | Haiti (1996) | 56.11 |
| 200 | Ivory Coast (2003) | 56.04 |
| 201 | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (1999) | 54.69 |
| 202 | Niger (2009) | 53.95 |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau (2000) | 52.1 |
| 204 | Angola (1998) | 51.36 |
| 205 | Djibouti (2008) | 41.23 |
| 206 | Sierra Leone (1991) | 40.36 |
| 207 | Sudan (2000) | 39.24 |
| 208 | Eritrea (2008) | 38.88 |
| 209 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1999) | 32.41 |
| 210 | Afghanistan (1991) | 24.83 |
| 211 | Somalia (1990) | 8.23 |
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