School enrollment, primary, male (% net) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators
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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.
| School enrollment, primary, male (% net) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  China (1991) | 100 |
| 2 | Iran (2002) | 99.96 |
| 3 | Burundi (2008) | 99.94 |
| 4 | Japan (1991) | 99.93 |
| 5 | Spain (2007) | 99.87 |
| 6 | Georgia (2008) | 99.72 |
| 7 | South Korea (2007) | 99.62 |
| 8 | North Korea (2007) | 99.62 |
| 9 | Tanzania (2008) | 99.57 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka (2007) | 99.54 |
| 11 | Aruba (2008) | 99.46 |
| 12 | Canada (2000) | 99.3 |
| 13 | Portugal (2007) | 99.28 |
| 14 | Tajikistan (2008) | 99.21 |
| 15 | Greece (2007) | 99.16 |
| 16 | Cyprus (2007) | 99.14 |
| 17 | Italy (2007) | 99.06 |
| 18 | Netherlands (2007) | 99 |
| 19 | Benin (2008) | 98.95 |
| 20 | New Zealand (2007) | 98.89 |
| 21 | Russia (1991) | 98.88 |
| 22 | Seychelles (2004) | 98.86 |
| 23 | Cuba (2008) | 98.8 |
| 24 | Panama (2008) | 98.68 |
| 25 | Burma (1991) | 98.62 |
| 26 | France (2007) | 98.46 |
| 27 | Norway (2007) | 98.35 |
| 28 | Germany (2007) | 98.34 |
| 29 | Bahrain (2008) | 98.25 |
| 30 | Vanuatu (2005) | 98.22 |
| 31 | Madagascar (2007) | 98.06 |
| 32 | Belize (2008) | 97.85 |
| 33 | Mexico (2007) | 97.81 |
| 34 | East Asia & Pacific (1991) | 97.77 |
| 35 | Malaysia (2006) | 97.64 |
| 36 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008) | 97.59 |
| 37 | Belgium (2007) | 97.51 |
| 38 | Tonga (2005) | 97.46 |
| 39 | Uruguay (2007) | 97.44 |
| 40 | Austria (2006) | 97.43 |
| 41 | Maldives (2008) | 97.3 |
| 42 | Tunisia (2007) | 97.29 |
| 43 | Serbia (2008) | 97.13 |
| 44 | Indonesia (2006) | 97.12 |
| 45 | Iceland (2007) | 97.06 |
| 46 | Syria (2002) | 97.01 |
| 47 | United Kingdom (2007) | 96.82 |
| 48 | Peru (2007) | 96.72 |
| 49 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 96.69 |
| 50 | Guatemala (2008) | 96.6 |
| 51 | Israel (2007) | 96.58 |
| 52 | Australia (2007) | 96.55 |
| 53 | Micronesia (1991) | 96.46 |
| 54 | Vietnam (2001) | 96.45 |
| 55 | Ecuador (2007) | 96.42 |
| 56 | Ireland (2007) | 96.42 |
| 57 | Finland (2007) | 96.17 |
| 58 | Uganda (2008) | 95.87 |
| 59 | Slovenia (2007) | 95.79 |
| 60 | Honduras (2008) | 95.63 |
| 61 | Algeria (2008) | 95.52 |
| 62 | Egypt (2007) | 95.48 |
| 63 | Turkey (2007) | 95.38 |
| 64 | Poland (2007) | 95.33 |
| 65 | Argentina (1991) | 95.17 |
| 66 | Denmark (2007) | 95 |
| 67 | Bulgaria (2007) | 94.9 |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe (2009) | 94.85 |
| 69 | Guyana (2008) | 94.83 |
| 70 | Luxembourg (2007) | 94.8 |
| 71 | Chile (2007) | 94.76 |
| 72 | Rwanda (2008) | 94.66 |
| 73 | Zambia (2008) | 94.61 |
| 74 | Qatar (2003) | 94.57 |
| 75 | Estonia (2007) | 94.46 |
| 76 | Hong Kong (2005) | 94.35 |
| 77 | Cameroon (2008) | 94.28 |
| 78 | Grenada (2008) | 94.14 |
| 79 | Sweden (2007) | 93.94 |
| 80 | Romania (2007) | 93.84 |
| 81 | High income: OECD (2007) | 93.76 |
| 82 | Middle East & North Africa (2007) | 93.64 |
| 83 | Upper middle income (2007) | 93.61 |
| 84 | Switzerland (2007) | 93.55 |
| 85 | El Salvador (2008) | 93.41 |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam (2008) | 93.33 |
| 87 | Bolivia (2007) | 93.32 |
| 88 | Belarus (2008) | 93.27 |
| 89 | High income (2007) | 93.2 |
| 90 | Latin America & Caribbean (2007) | 93.17 |
| 91 | Iraq (2005) | 92.99 |
| 92 | Europe & Central Asia (2007) | 92.91 |
| 93 | Mauritius (2008) | 92.76 |
| 94 | Brazil (2007) | 92.68 |
| 95 | Paraguay (2006) | 92.26 |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago (2008) | 92.17 |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates (2007) | 91.8 |
| 98 | St. Lucia (2008) | 91.8 |
| 99 | Lithuania (2007) | 91.79 |
| 100 | Nicaragua (2008) | 91.67 |
| 101 | Morocco (2008) | 91.53 |
| 102 | India (2007) | 91.45 |
| 103 | Fiji (2006) | 91.38 |
| 104 | Slovakia (2005) | 91.33 |
| 105 | Cayman Islands (2008) | 91.27 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan (2007) | 91.12 |
| 107 | Malta (2007) | 90.95 |
| 108 | United States (2007) | 90.9 |
| 109 | Czech Republic (2006) | 90.79 |
| 110 | Suriname (2008) | 90.65 |
| 111 | Albania (2004) | 90.62 |
| 112 | Samoa (2004) | 90.56 |
| 113 | Croatia (2007) | 90.55 |
| 114 | Cambodia (2008) | 90.37 |
| 115 | Colombia (2008) | 90.32 |
| 116 | Venezuela (2008) | 89.99 |
| 117 | Kazakhstan (2009) | 89.68 |
| 118 | Hungary (2007) | 89.58 |
| 119 | Philippines (2007) | 89.46 |
| 120 | Mongolia (2008) | 89.45 |
| 121 | Middle income (2007) | 89.43 |
| 122 | Zimbabwe (2006) | 89.31 |
| 123 | Bahamas (2007) | 89.01 |
| 124 | Togo (2007) | 88.86 |
| 125 | Ukraine (2008) | 88.69 |
| 126 | Latvia (2005) | 88.68 |
| 127 | Lebanon (2008) | 88.66 |
| 128 | Kuwait (2008) | 88.57 |
| 129 | Lower middle income (2007) | 88.51 |
| 130 | Jordan (2007) | 88.26 |
| 131 | Malawi (2008) | 87.94 |
| 132 | South Asia (2007) | 87.9 |
| 133 | High income: nonOECD (2007) | 87.74 |
| 134 | Low & middle income (2007) | 87.69 |
| 135 | South Africa (2007) | 87.38 |
| 136 | Namibia (2008) | 86.92 |
| 137 | Costa Rica (1991) | 86.83 |
| 138 | Liechtenstein (2007) | 86.71 |
| 139 | Macedonia (2007) | 86.39 |
| 140 | Bhutan (2009) | 86.3 |
| 141 | Jamaica (2007) | 85.8 |
| 142 | Botswana (2006) | 85.39 |
| 143 | Bangladesh (2006) | 85.36 |
| 144 | Cape Verde (2008) | 85.19 |
| 145 | Saudi Arabia (2008) | 85.13 |
| 146 | Liberia (2000) | 84.74 |
| 147 | Laos (2008) | 84.1 |
| 148 | Moldova (2008) | 84.1 |
| 149 | Nepal (2004) | 83.98 |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 83.89 |
| 151 | Mozambique (2008) | 82.44 |
| 152 | Swaziland (2007) | 81.91 |
| 153 | Low income (2007) | 81.66 |
| 154 | Kenya (2008) | 81.01 |
| 155 | Ethiopia (2008) | 80.96 |
| 156 | Andorra (2008) | 80.87 |
| 157 | Gabon (2001) | 80.52 |
| 158 | Dominican Republic (2008) | 79.79 |
| 159 | Yemen (2008) | 79.42 |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (1991) | 79.32 |
| 161 | Comoros (2000) | 78.81 |
| 162 | Mali (2008) | 77.5 |
| 163 | Timor-Leste (2008) | 77.47 |
| 164 | Mauritania (2007) | 77.39 |
| 165 | Guinea (2008) | 76.25 |
| 166 | Sub-Saharan Africa (2007) | 75.29 |
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda (2007) | 74.66 |
| 168 | Ghana (2008) | 73.44 |
| 169 | Armenia (2008) | 73.32 |
| 170 | West Bank and Gaza (2007) | 73.2 |
| 171 | Pakistan (2008) | 72.24 |
| 172 | Senegal (2008) | 72.1 |
| 173 | Chad (2003) | 71.85 |
| 174 | Lesotho (2007) | 71.21 |
| 175 | Papua New Guinea (1991) | 70.99 |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea (2003) | 69.65 |
| 177 | Dominica (2008) | 69.33 |
| 178 | St. Kitts and Nevis (2008) | 69.04 |
| 179 | Central African Republic (2008) | 67.98 |
| 180 | Oman (2008) | 67.39 |
| 181 | Burkina Faso (2009) | 67.1 |
| 182 | Solomon Islands (2007) | 66.89 |
| 183 | Marshall Islands (2007) | 66.57 |
| 184 | Gambia (2008) | 66.52 |
| 185 | Nigeria (2007) | 64.45 |
| 186 | Ivory Coast (2003) | 62.11 |
| 187 | Republic of the Congo (2006) | 61.8 |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau (2000) | 60.72 |
| 189 | Niger (2009) | 59.99 |
| 190 | Angola (1998) | 55.2 |
| 191 | Djibouti (2008) | 47.84 |
| 192 | Sierra Leone (1991) | 47.55 |
| 193 | Sudan (2000) | 42.84 |
| 194 | Eritrea (2008) | 41.61 |
| 195 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1999) | 33.31 |
| 196 | Afghanistan (1991) | 31.65 |
| 197 | Haiti (1991) | 20.88 |
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