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Primary Enrollment - Ranking 1979

All countries ranked by primary enrollment · World Bank
Year

In 1979, Micronesia, Federated States of (184.19%), Gabon (137.06%), and Suriname (131.41%) ranked highest in primary enrollment among all countries. Burkina Faso ranked lowest at 16.49%.

Primary Enrollment by Country - 1979
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Micronesia, Federated States of 184.19% -3.5%
2nd Gabon 137.06% -2.9%
3rd Suriname 131.41% +3.5%
4th St. Lucia 127.46% +3.0%
5th Vanuatu 122.06% +1.0%
6th Congo, Republic of 118.05% +1.0%
7th Kiribati 116.25% +1.7%
8th Madagascar 115.63% +0.0%
9th Kenya 115.58% +20.9%
10th Libya 114.76% +4.7%
11th Brunei Darussalam 114.11% -11.5%
12th Sri Lanka 114.04% +3.0%
13th Mozambique 113.61% +0.5%
14th Peru 113.05% -1.7%
15th Cuba 112.83% -2.8%
16th British Virgin Islands 112.63% -7.1%
17th Viet Nam 112.35% -9.1%
18th China 109.99% -0.9%
19th Panama 109.01% -2.4%
20th Dominica 108.74% -3.3%
21st Barbados 108.55% +2.3%
22nd Bahrain 108.09% +0.7%
23rd Jamaica 107.89% +1.1%
24th Paraguay 107.22% +1.7%
25th Argentina 106.77% +0.1%
26th Cabo Verde 106.56% -3.8%
27th Iraq 106.04% +15.9%
28th St. Kitts and Nevis 105.12% -2.7%
29th Grenada 104.43% -0.1%
30th Fiji 104.41% -1.4%
31st Cayman Islands 103.99% -2.2%
32nd Malaysia 103.89% -0.2%
33rd Guyana 103.48% -0.9%
34th Philippines 103.03% +2.9%
35th Lao PDR 102.65% +3.7%
36th Mongolia 101.71% -2.2%
37th El Salvador 101.18% +3.8%
38th Trinidad and Tobago 100.34% -5.4%
39th Belarus 99.87% +0.3%
40th Seychelles 99.70% -0.2%
41st Bermuda 99.30% -5.2%
42nd Lesotho 99.08% +0.1%
43rd Antigua and Barbuda 98.88% -0.8%
44th Tunisia 96.89% +0.7%
45th Togo 96.79% +5.6%
46th Kuwait 96.74% -1.9%
47th Tanzania 95.21% +2.7%
48th Honduras 95.10% +6.5%
49th Samoa 95.04% +1.4%
50th Cameroon 94.83% +0.4%
51st Bahamas, The 94.48% +0.1%
52nd Congo, Democratic Republic of 93.97% +0.3%
53rd Algeria 93.83% -0.3%
54th Eswatini 93.41% +0.8%
55th Saudi Arabia 91.88% -
56th Botswana 91.66% +2.8%
57th Syrian Arab Republic 90.89% +0.1%
58th Myanmar 90.65% +1.9%
59th Zambia 89.73% -0.4%
60th Nigeria 89.34% +17.5%
61st Comoros 87.95% +10.6%
62nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 85.86% -14.0%
63rd South Africa 82.05% +0.1%
64th Nicaragua 77.20% +7.9%
65th Gibraltar 74.13% -0.9%
66th Morocco 73.21% +5.3%
67th Guatemala 69.91% +3.0%
68th Solomon Islands 69.48% -3.6%
69th Côte d'Ivoire 68.69% +4.4%
70th Egypt, Arab Republic of 67.61% -0.6%
71st Bangladesh 66.49% -3.1%
72nd Ghana 66.16% +2.6%
73rd Zimbabwe 64.67% +0.0%
74th Malawi 63.87% +0.6%
75th Guinea-Bissau 63.38% -12.7%
76th Haiti 62.97% +0.1%
77th Central African Republic 61.70% +0.1%
78th Papua New Guinea 55.73% +4.5%
79th Benin 52.69% +12.2%
80th Uganda 46.93% -1.9%
81st Pakistan 46.62% -0.6%
82nd Liberia 45.86% +1.0%
83rd Senegal 39.94% +3.1%
84th Bhutan 35.21% +11.2%
85th Guinea 34.31% +3.5%
86th Gambia, The 33.30% +12.9%
87th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 31.96% +3.5%
88th Mauritania 29.53% +9.5%
89th Mali 26.89% +1.7%
90th Burundi 21.41% -0.1%
91st Niger 19.78% +3.7%
92nd Burkina Faso 16.49% +4.1%

FAQ

Which country has the highest primary enrollment in 1979?

Micronesia, Federated States of has the highest primary enrollment in 1979 at 184.19%.

Which country has the lowest primary enrollment in 1979?

Burkina Faso has the lowest primary enrollment in 1979 at 16.49%.

How many countries are ranked by primary enrollment?

92 countries have primary enrollment data for 1979.

What are the top 3 countries by primary enrollment?

1. Micronesia, Federated States of (184.19%), 2. Gabon (137.06%), 3. Suriname (131.41%).