Australia - Primary Enrollment 2023
99.37%
+0.23pp from 2022
Australia's primary enrollment was 99.37% in 2023, increased +0.23pp from 99.13% in 2022. This was the 82nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sierra Leone | 159.42% | -2.3% |
| 2nd | Rwanda | 151.89% | 2.1% |
| 3rd | Malawi | 135.97% | 7.4% |
| 4th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 135.07% | 10.0% |
| 5th | Madagascar | 130.60% | -1.7% |
| 6th | Nepal | 126.55% | 4.4% |
| 7th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 124.37% | 2.9% |
| 8th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 121.12% | -5.1% |
| 9th | Papua New Guinea | 121.09% | 9.0% |
| 10th | Timor-Leste | 119.65% | 0.5% |
| 11th | Namibia | 119.46% | -0.7% |
| 12th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 117.60% | -2.1% |
| 13th | Morocco | 117.60% | 0.9% |
| 14th | Eswatini | 116.53% | -0.6% |
| 15th | Togo | 116.34% | -1.8% |
| 16th | Sweden | 115.02% | -1.2% |
| 17th | Cameroon | 114.42% | 1.7% |
| 18th | Peru | 113.90% | -0.4% |
| 19th | Vanuatu | 113.17% | -4.4% |
| 20th | India | 113.16% | 1.0% |
| 21st | Antigua and Barbuda | 112.26% | -7.7% |
| 22nd | Fiji | 111.94% | -0.3% |
| 23rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.27% | -3.4% |
| 24th | Portugal | 110.99% | 2.7% |
| 25th | Mauritius | 110.91% | 11.0% |
| 26th | Nauru | 109.90% | 8.4% |
| 27th | Tonga | 109.61% | 2.9% |
| 28th | Nicaragua | 109.54% | -8.5% |
| 29th | Curaçao | 109.17% | -3.7% |
| 30th | Tuvalu | 108.91% | -1.5% |
| 31st | Marshall Islands | 107.11% | -1.7% |
| 32nd | Cambodia | 107.04% | 0.7% |
| 33rd | Bhutan | 106.69% | 1.4% |
| 34th | Moldova | 106.67% | -0.3% |
| 35th | United Arab Emirates | 106.26% | -1.0% |
| 36th | Costa Rica | 106.16% | 0.0% |
| 37th | Montenegro | 106.11% | 0.5% |
| 38th | Algeria | 105.84% | 0.1% |
| 39th | Poland | 105.40% | 4.8% |
| 40th | Viet Nam | 105.17% | 1.0% |
| 41st | Uruguay | 104.53% | -3.9% |
| 42nd | Tunisia | 104.42% | 0.3% |
| 43rd | Netherlands | 104.16% | -0.1% |
| 44th | Mauritania | 104.02% | 10.9% |
| 45th | Hungary | 103.57% | 0.1% |
| 46th | Italy | 103.57% | 2.0% |
| 47th | Gibraltar | 103.56% | -2.6% |
| 48th | France | 103.27% | 0.5% |
| 49th | Bangladesh | 103.12% | -4.3% |
| 50th | Slovak Republic | 103.09% | 2.8% |
| 51st | Spain | 103.00% | 0.5% |
| 52nd | Lithuania | 102.68% | 0.8% |
| 53rd | Thailand | 102.57% | -2.2% |
| 54th | United Kingdom | 102.56% | 0.0% |
| 55th | Argentina | 102.54% | -4.0% |
| 56th | Japan | 102.50% | 0.3% |
| 57th | European Union | 102.44% | 1.0% |
| 58th | Switzerland | 102.28% | 0.9% |
| 59th | Germany | 102.19% | 2.0% |
| 60th | Belgium | 102.11% | -0.1% |
| 61st | Guatemala | 102.03% | -0.9% |
| 62nd | Greece | 102.02% | 0.8% |
| 63rd | Azerbaijan | 101.98% | 2.2% |
| 64th | South Africa | 101.77% | -0.6% |
| 65th | Dominican Republic | 101.64% | 1.1% |
| 66th | Samoa | 101.62% | -1.6% |
| 67th | Cayman Islands | 101.44% | 3.1% |
| 68th | Mexico | 101.42% | -0.6% |
| 69th | St. Lucia | 101.37% | -1.5% |
| 70th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.19% | -0.4% |
| 71st | Croatia | 101.16% | 0.6% |
| 72nd | Austria | 100.90% | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Georgia | 100.89% | -1.8% |
| 74th | Slovenia | 100.88% | 0.2% |
| 75th | Palau | 100.72% | 9.5% |
| 76th | Maldives | 100.48% | 4.6% |
| 77th | Chile | 100.32% | 0.1% |
| 78th | Korea | 100.30% | 1.3% |
| 79th | Singapore | 100.25% | 0.7% |
| 80th | Denmark | 99.87% | -0.4% |
| 81st | Czechia | 99.70% | -1.3% |
| 82nd | Australia | 99.37% | 0.2% |
| 83rd | Cuba | 99.33% | -1.2% |
| 84th | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.19% | -2.2% |
| 85th | China | 99.17% | -0.9% |
| 86th | Finland | 99.12% | 0.5% |
| 87th | Dominica | 99.07% | -1.7% |
| 88th | Luxembourg | 99.06% | -0.4% |
| 89th | Kazakhstan | 98.98% | -0.2% |
| 90th | Gambia, The | 98.74% | 1.5% |
| 91st | Norway | 98.61% | -0.4% |
| 92nd | Cyprus | 98.59% | 1.6% |
| 93rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.57% | -0.6% |
| 94th | Latvia | 98.47% | -1.0% |
| 95th | Estonia | 98.34% | -0.9% |
| 96th | Jordan | 98.30% | -0.2% |
| 97th | Kenya | 98.25% | -0.3% |
| 98th | Iceland | 98.22% | -0.3% |
| 99th | Indonesia | 98.16% | -0.6% |
| 100th | Kyrgyz Republic | 98.10% | 1.4% |
| 101st | Armenia | 98.09% | 1.2% |
| 102nd | Belize | 97.79% | -3.7% |
| 103rd | Russian Federation | 97.75% | -2.4% |
| 104th | Malta | 97.71% | 4.5% |
| 105th | Andorra | 97.44% | 7.7% |
| 106th | Kiribati | 97.37% | -4.7% |
| 107th | Turkmenistan | 97.34% | -0.5% |
| 108th | Ecuador | 97.25% | -2.3% |
| 109th | Seychelles | 97.14% | -0.6% |
| 110th | Tajikistan | 96.98% | -3.0% |
| 111th | Brunei Darussalam | 96.93% | -2.2% |
| 112th | New Zealand | 96.87% | 0.3% |
| 113th | Israel | 96.49% | 0.2% |
| 114th | North Macedonia | 96.31% | -1.2% |
| 115th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 95.92% | 7.2% |
| 116th | Tanzania | 95.64% | 5.5% |
| 117th | Bulgaria | 95.42% | -0.5% |
| 118th | Belarus | 95.22% | -0.2% |
| 119th | Panama | 95.20% | -6.3% |
| 120th | San Marino | 95.12% | 1.3% |
| 121st | Lao PDR | 95.04% | -0.7% |
| 122nd | Canada | 94.95% | 0.2% |
| 123rd | Guyana | 94.45% | -2.0% |
| 124th | Bahrain | 93.90% | -3.2% |
| 125th | Albania | 93.71% | -2.8% |
| 126th | Uzbekistan | 93.49% | -0.4% |
| 127th | Zimbabwe | 93.24% | 0.1% |
| 128th | Mongolia | 93.07% | -0.3% |
| 129th | Bermuda | 92.85% | -9.6% |
| 130th | Philippines | 92.45% | 2.0% |
| 131st | Côte d'Ivoire | 91.81% | 6.2% |
| 132nd | Malaysia | 91.50% | 1.9% |
| 133rd | Sri Lanka | 91.45% | -1.6% |
| 134th | West Bank and Gaza | 91.44% | 0.0% |
| 135th | El Salvador | 90.88% | 2.0% |
| 136th | Paraguay | 90.35% | -0.7% |
| 137th | Nigeria | 89.59% | 6.9% |
| 138th | Chad | 88.34% | 1.5% |
| 139th | Puerto Rico (US) | 88.08% | -7.4% |
| 140th | Barbados | 88.01% | -2.4% |
| 141st | Congo, Republic of | 87.88% | 0.5% |
| 142nd | Jamaica | 87.74% | -5.9% |
| 143rd | British Virgin Islands | 87.32% | 19.3% |
| 144th | Angola | 86.74% | -2.8% |
| 145th | Macao SAR, China | 86.42% | 1.7% |
| 146th | Senegal | 85.45% | 1.4% |
| 147th | Romania | 84.95% | 0.1% |
| 148th | Honduras | 82.55% | 0.3% |
| 149th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 82.15% | -5.7% |
| 150th | Lesotho | 81.64% | -2.4% |
| 151st | Pakistan | 81.38% | 3.1% |
| 152nd | Solomon Islands | 80.25% | -10.4% |
| 153rd | Bahamas, The | 78.39% | -2.6% |
| 154th | Lebanon | 78.20% | 2.3% |
| 155th | Syrian Arab Republic | 76.77% | 6.4% |
| 156th | Mali | 72.80% | 3.5% |
| 157th | Burkina Faso | 72.24% | -12.2% |
| 158th | Niger | 66.88% | 0.9% |
| 159th | Suriname | 64.18% | -32.7% |
| 160th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 20.92% | -8.2% |
FAQ
What was Australia's primary enrollment in 2023?▾
Australia's primary enrollment in 2023 was 99.37%. This ranked 82nd globally.
How did Australia's primary enrollment change in 2023?▾
Australia's primary enrollment increased by 0.2% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2023?▾
Sierra Leone had the highest primary enrollment in 2023 at 159.42%.
What is the primary enrollment of Australia in 2023?▾
The primary enrollment of Australia in 2023 was 99.37%. This ranked 82nd globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Australia's primary enrollment?▾
Australia's primary enrollment went from 99.13% in 2022 to 99.37% in 2023, a 0.2% increase.
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