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Primary Enrollment - Ranking 1980

All countries ranked by primary enrollment · World Bank
Year

In 1980, Angola (159.81%), São Tomé and Principe (153.97%), and Gabon (138.64%) ranked highest in primary enrollment among all countries. Burkina Faso ranked lowest at 17.40%.

Primary Enrollment by Country - 1980
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Angola 159.81% +110.4%
2nd São Tomé and Principe 153.97% +19.8%
3rd Gabon 138.64% +1.2%
4th Maldives 130.94% -
5th Suriname 128.85% -1.9%
6th St. Lucia 125.87% -1.2%
7th Belize 124.72% +4.9%
8th Congo, Republic of 123.10% +4.3%
9th Madagascar 122.35% +5.8%
10th Kiribati 119.22% +2.6%
11th Sri Lanka 118.75% +4.1%
12th Kenya 117.30% +1.5%
13th Viet Nam 117.02% +4.2%
14th Vanuatu 114.89% -5.9%
15th Brunei Darussalam 113.64% -0.4%
16th St. Kitts and Nevis 113.00% +7.5%
17th Peru 112.03% -0.9%
18th Libya 111.63% -2.7%
19th Paraguay 109.59% +2.2%
20th Cuba 109.47% -3.0%
21st Iraq 108.89% +2.7%
22nd China 108.84% -1.0%
23rd Panama 106.78% -2.0%
24th Argentina 106.57% -0.2%
25th Jamaica 105.84% -1.9%
26th Bahrain 105.54% -2.4%
27th Lebanon 104.76% +0.5%
28th Fiji 104.69% +0.3%
29th Dominica 104.66% -3.8%
30th Grenada 104.55% +0.1%
31st Malaysia 103.39% -0.5%
32nd Cabo Verde 102.76% -3.6%
33rd Lao PDR 102.43% -0.2%
34th Bermuda 101.77% +2.5%
35th Cayman Islands 101.74% -2.2%
36th Barbados 101.67% -6.3%
37th Belarus 101.34% +1.5%
38th Mongolia 101.19% -0.5%
39th Philippines 101.19% -1.8%
40th Lesotho 99.68% +0.6%
41st Guyana 99.45% -3.9%
42nd Togo 99.15% +2.4%
43rd Tunisia 99.07% +2.3%
44th Trinidad and Tobago 97.35% -3.0%
45th Seychelles 97.28% -2.4%
46th Kuwait 96.62% -0.1%
47th Honduras 96.58% +1.6%
48th Botswana 96.25% +5.0%
49th Tanzania 95.43% +0.2%
50th Eswatini 95.07% +1.8%
51st Cameroon 94.99% +0.2%
52nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.74% +10.3%
53rd Bahamas, The 94.73% +0.3%
54th Congo, Democratic Republic of 94.43% +0.5%
55th Nigeria 94.18% +5.4%
56th Algeria 93.79% 0.0%
57th El Salvador 93.55% -7.5%
58th Zimbabwe 92.91% +43.7%
59th Samoa 92.80% -2.4%
60th Myanmar 92.48% +2.0%
61st Syrian Arab Republic 92.36% +1.6%
62nd Zambia 90.44% +0.8%
63rd Nicaragua 85.83% +11.2%
64th Morocco 76.47% +4.5%
65th Gibraltar 73.89% -0.3%
66th Guatemala 72.59% +3.8%
67th Solomon Islands 70.98% +2.2%
68th Côte d'Ivoire 70.04% +2.0%
69th Egypt, Arab Republic of 68.36% +1.1%
70th Ghana 67.72% +2.4%
71st Haiti 67.65% +7.4%
72nd Malawi 67.05% +5.0%
73rd Bangladesh 64.19% -3.5%
74th Central African Republic 62.13% +0.7%
75th Papua New Guinea 59.54% +6.8%
76th Guinea-Bissau 59.50% -6.1%
77th Benin 53.97% +2.4%
78th Sierra Leone 51.88% +27.9%
79th Liberia 48.73% +6.2%
80th Uganda 48.57% +3.5%
81st Pakistan 45.90% -1.6%
82nd Bhutan 44.75% +27.1%
83rd Afghanistan 43.81% +16.3%
84th Senegal 40.81% +2.2%
85th Gambia, The 37.28% +12.0%
86th Guinea 34.94% +1.9%
87th Mauritania 34.04% +15.3%
88th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 28.78% -9.9%
89th Mali 26.63% -0.9%
90th Burundi 22.90% +6.9%
91st Niger 21.63% +9.4%
92nd Burkina Faso 17.40% +5.5%

FAQ

Which country has the highest primary enrollment in 1980?

Angola has the highest primary enrollment in 1980 at 159.81%.

Which country has the lowest primary enrollment in 1980?

Burkina Faso has the lowest primary enrollment in 1980 at 17.40%.

How many countries are ranked by primary enrollment?

92 countries have primary enrollment data for 1980.

What are the top 3 countries by primary enrollment?

1. Angola (159.81%), 2. São Tomé and Principe (153.97%), 3. Gabon (138.64%).