School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) - Gender Statistics



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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.
School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) - Gender Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Sierra Leone (2007)167.78
2Madagascar (2009)162.25
3Rwanda (2009)149.85
4Burundi (2009)149.11
5Tuvalu (2007)144.16
6Angola (2008)141.12
7Gabon (2004)134.72
8Brazil (2008)132.18
9Monaco (2009)131.01
10Sao Tome and Principe (2009)130.73
11Benin (2009)129.21
12Syria (2009)124.76
13Netherlands Antilles (2003)124.59
14Comoros (2008)124.58
15Belize (2009)123.51
16Republic of the Congo (2009)123.5
17Afghanistan (2009)123.37
18Nepal (2002)123.16
19Indonesia (2009)122.81
20Cameroon (2009)122
21Uganda (2009)120.81
22Albania (2009)120.7
23Mozambique (2009)120.65
24Colombia (2009)120.47
25Cambodia (2009)120.13
26Togo (2009)118.84
27Nicaragua (2008)118.18
28Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)118.18
29Malawi (2009)117.6
30Portugal (2008)117.44
31Laos (2008)117.27
32Guatemala (2008)116.98
33Burma (2009)116.82
34Aruba (2009)116.68
35El Salvador (2008)116.57
36Argentina (2007)116.49
37Suriname (2008)116.44
38Honduras (2008)116.08
39Ecuador (2009)115.79
40Timor-Leste (2009)115.54
41Uruguay (2008)115.36
42Mexico (2008)115.27
43India (2007)114.79
44Kiribati (2008)113.99
45Kenya (2009)113.94
46Dominican Republic (2009)113.74
47Maldives (2009)113.65
48Zambia (2009)113.48
49Tonga (2006)113.42
50Namibia (2009)113.05
51Dominica (2009)113.03
52Libya (2006)112.98
53Morocco (2009)111.94
54Swaziland (2007)111.93
55Haiti (1998)111.62
56Upper middle income (2008)111.41
57Iraq (2007)111.06
58Algeria (2009)111.01
59Philippines (2008)110.99
60Botswana (2007)110.94
61Vanuatu (2009)110.84
62East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2008)110.78
63China (2009)110.77
64Panama (2009)110.6
65St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2009)110.54
66France (2008)110.54
67Costa Rica (2009)110.5
68Mongolia (2009)110.48
69Grenada (2009)110.45
70South Asia (2007)110.34
71Middle income (2008)110.25
72Israel (2008)109.9
73Micronesia (2007)109.76
74Peru (2008)109.27
75Chile (2008)109.22
76Low & middle income (2008)109.17
77Lower middle income (2008)109.13
78French Polynesia (1996)109.02
79Solomon Islands (2007)108.72
80Bhutan (2009)108.38
81Tunisia (2008)108.28
82Kazakhstan (2009)108.28
83Georgia (2009)108.05
84Netherlands (2008)107.85
85Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009)107.78
86Bahrain (2009)107.69
87Bolivia (2008)107.56
88Liechtenstein (2008)107.37
89Spain (2008)107.28
90Low income (2008)107.14
91Ethiopia (2009)107.08
92Vietnam (2001)106.83
93Qatar (2009)106.59
94United Kingdom (2008)106.46
95Trinidad and Tobago (2009)106.18
96Brunei Darussalam (2009)106.17
97United Arab Emirates (2009)106.07
98Ghana (2009)105.68
99Australia (2008)105.6
100South Korea (2008)105.57
101North Korea (2008)105.57
102Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008)105.52
103Chad (2009)105.24
104Germany (2008)104.97
105Seychelles (2009)104.96
106Tanzania (2009)104.94
107Ireland (2008)104.82
108Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2008)104.73
109Lesotho (2009)104.62
110Venezuela (2009)104.62
111Cuba (2009)104.43
112Lebanon (2009)104.29
113Tajikistan (2008)104.18
114Zimbabwe (2006)104.14
115Paraguay (2008)104.09
116Cyprus (2008)103.93
117Barbados (1971)103.9
118Italy (2008)103.79
119Central African Republic (2009)103.78
120Guyana (2009)103.56
121Czech Republic (2008)103.49
122Bahamas (2008)103.38
123South Africa (2009)103.22
124Iran (2009)103.21
125Belgium (2008)103.11
126Switzerland (2008)103.05
127Slovakia (2008)103.01
128Hong Kong (2009)102.9
129Mali (2009)102.89
130Antigua and Barbuda (2009)102.66
131Bermuda (2006)102.48
132Macau (2009)102.33
133High income: OECD (2008)102.2
134Egypt (2007)102.11
135Japan (2008)101.87
136Cape Verde (2009)101.76
137Bulgaria (2008)101.49
138High income (2008)101.43
139Western Samoa (2009)101.43
140Greece (2007)101.13
141New Zealand (2008)100.99
142Estonia (2008)100.79
143Saudi Arabia (2009)100.74
144Mauritania (2009)100.62
145Turkey (2008)100.59
146Romania (2008)100.45
147Austria (2008)100.38
148Latvia (2008)100.01
149Palau (2007)100
150Mauritius (2009)99.99
151Hungary (2008)99.72
152Luxembourg (2008)99.71
153Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)99.7
154Nigeria (2007)99.19
155Canada (2007)98.65
156Norway (2008)98.58
157United States (2008)98.45
158Malta (2008)98.25
159St. Lucia (2009)98.21
160Serbia (2009)98.18
161Denmark (2008)98.12
162Belarus (2008)98.03
163American Samoa (1991)97.93
164Slovenia (2008)97.85
165Finland (2008)97.72
166Iceland (2008)97.54
167Democratic Republic of the Congo (2009)97.54
168Armenia (2009)97.38
169Lithuania (2008)97.31
170Ukraine (2009)97.3
171Poland (2008)96.91
172Croatia (2008)96.79
173Russia (2008)96.74
174Sri Lanka (2009)96.69
175Guinea (2009)96.68
176Jordan (2008)96.51
177Arab World (2007)96.36
178Guinea-Bissau (2000)96.04
179Kuwait (2009)95.58
180Liberia (2008)95.56
181Azerbaijan (2009)95.55
182High income: nonOECD (2008)95.54
183Kyrgyzstan (2009)95.22
184Sweden (2008)95.21
185Fiji (2008)94.92
186St. Kitts and Nevis (2009)94.89
187Malaysia (2008)94.88
188Jamaica (2008)94.72
189Yemen (2008)94.47
190Moldova (2009)94.37
191Bangladesh (2009)93.17
192Uzbekistan (2009)92.82
193Pakistan (2009)92.5
194San Marino (2009)92.36
195Thailand (2009)91.94
196Cayman Islands (2008)91.03
197Puerto Rico (2009)91.02
198Marshall Islands (2009)90.92
199Andorra (2009)88.53
200Turks and Caicos Islands (2005)88.01
201Macedonia (2008)87.91
202Oman (2009)84.73
203Gambia (2008)83.9
204Equatorial Guinea (2009)83.63
205Burkina Faso (2009)82.91
206Senegal (2009)82.05
207Ivory Coast (2009)81.19
208West Bank and Gaza (2009)79.03
209Sudan (2009)77.81
210Niger (2009)69.24
211Papua New Guinea (2006)59.46
212Djibouti (2009)57.57
213Eritrea (2009)52.8
214Somalia (2007)41.99
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