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Primary Enrollment - Ranking 1978

All countries ranked by primary enrollment · World Bank
Year

In 1978, Micronesia, Federated States of (190.79%), Gabon (141.15%), and Turks and Caicos Islands (137.56%) ranked highest in primary enrollment among all countries. Burkina Faso ranked lowest at 15.84%.

Primary Enrollment by Country - 1978
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Micronesia, Federated States of 190.79% -1.8%
2nd Gabon 141.15% +4.1%
3rd Turks and Caicos Islands 137.56% -8.1%
4th Brunei Darussalam 128.99% +1.0%
5th São Tomé and Principe 128.51% +12.9%
6th Suriname 126.97% +1.8%
7th Monaco 125.24% -4.8%
8th St. Lucia 123.73% +3.0%
9th Viet Nam 123.55% -1.8%
10th Vanuatu 120.86% +0.4%
11th Belize 118.85% +3.7%
12th Congo, Republic of 116.91% +1.6%
13th Cuba 116.09% -2.4%
14th Madagascar 115.60% +2.6%
15th Peru 114.99% -0.1%
16th Kiribati 114.27% +1.3%
17th Mozambique 113.00% +2.5%
18th Dominica 112.50% +0.5%
19th Panama 111.70% -0.8%
20th China 110.96% -4.1%
21st Cabo Verde 110.77% -4.2%
22nd Sri Lanka 110.75% +26.1%
23rd Libya 109.55% -3.5%
24th St. Kitts and Nevis 108.00% -2.5%
25th Bahrain 107.34% +0.5%
26th Jamaica 106.68% +0.7%
27th Argentina 106.62% -0.6%
28th Cayman Islands 106.27% -9.0%
29th Trinidad and Tobago 106.11% -3.2%
30th Barbados 106.07% +3.9%
31st Fiji 105.92% -0.5%
32nd Paraguay 105.41% +2.5%
33rd Bermuda 104.76% +1.5%
34th Grenada 104.56% -0.5%
35th Guyana 104.42% -2.0%
36th Lebanon 104.28% -16.8%
37th Malaysia 104.06% +1.3%
38th Mongolia 103.99% +1.5%
39th Philippines 100.13% -0.5%
40th Seychelles 99.86% +2.1%
41st Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.81% +2.8%
42nd Antigua and Barbuda 99.72% -1.7%
43rd Indonesia 99.67% +8.9%
44th Belarus 99.57% -0.6%
45th Lao PDR 98.97% -0.3%
46th Lesotho 98.94% -1.4%
47th Kuwait 98.60% +3.1%
48th El Salvador 97.51% +3.7%
49th Tunisia 96.18% +1.2%
50th Kenya 95.57% -3.4%
51st Cameroon 94.50% +0.9%
52nd Bahamas, The 94.34% +1.4%
53rd Algeria 94.15% +0.8%
54th Samoa 93.77% -0.1%
55th Congo, Democratic Republic of 93.71% +0.8%
56th Tanzania 92.70% +26.3%
57th Eswatini 92.64% +0.2%
58th Togo 91.63% +3.6%
59th Iraq 91.51% +1.3%
60th Syrian Arab Republic 90.80% -0.6%
61st Zambia 90.07% -0.7%
62nd Honduras 89.31% +3.4%
63rd Botswana 89.20% +2.1%
64th Myanmar 88.99% +2.5%
65th South Africa 81.97% -7.1%
66th Nigeria 76.00% +26.9%
67th Gibraltar 74.84% +4.8%
68th Guinea-Bissau 72.59% -12.1%
69th Solomon Islands 72.09% -3.1%
70th Nicaragua 71.57% -2.7%
71st Morocco 69.54% +5.5%
72nd Bangladesh 68.66% -3.4%
73rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 68.02% -0.8%
74th Guatemala 67.87% +3.6%
75th Côte d'Ivoire 65.81% +5.0%
76th Zimbabwe 64.67% -8.8%
77th Ghana 64.48% +1.7%
78th Malawi 63.49% -2.7%
79th Haiti 62.93% -0.5%
80th Central African Republic 61.66% +0.6%
81st Papua New Guinea 53.31% +2.4%
82nd Uganda 47.82% +2.8%
83rd Benin 46.98% +2.0%
84th Pakistan 46.92% -11.8%
85th Liberia 45.42% +22.9%
86th Sierra Leone 40.57% +2.0%
87th Senegal 38.74% -3.2%
88th Afghanistan 37.68% +3.3%
89th Guinea 33.15% +3.1%
90th Bhutan 31.66% +0.2%
91st Somalia, Fed. Rep. 30.89% -2.9%
92nd Gambia, The 29.49% +8.2%
93rd Mauritania 26.97% +9.2%
94th Mali 26.43% +2.9%
95th Burundi 21.43% +5.4%
96th Niger 19.08% +8.1%
97th Burkina Faso 15.84% +4.5%

FAQ

Which country has the highest primary enrollment in 1978?

Micronesia, Federated States of has the highest primary enrollment in 1978 at 190.79%.

Which country has the lowest primary enrollment in 1978?

Burkina Faso has the lowest primary enrollment in 1978 at 15.84%.

How many countries are ranked by primary enrollment?

97 countries have primary enrollment data for 1978.

What are the top 3 countries by primary enrollment?

1. Micronesia, Federated States of (190.79%), 2. Gabon (141.15%), 3. Turks and Caicos Islands (137.56%).