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Primary Enrollment - Ranking 2023

All countries ranked by primary enrollment · World Bank
Year

In 2023, Sierra Leone (159.42%), Rwanda (151.89%), and Malawi (135.97%) ranked highest in primary enrollment among all countries. Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranked lowest at 20.92%.

Primary Enrollment by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY %
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

Which country has the highest primary enrollment in 2023?

Sierra Leone has the highest primary enrollment in 2023 at 159.42%.

Which country has the lowest primary enrollment in 2023?

Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the lowest primary enrollment in 2023 at 20.92%.

How many countries are ranked by primary enrollment?

160 countries have primary enrollment data for 2023.

What are the top 3 countries by primary enrollment?

1. Sierra Leone (159.42%), 2. Rwanda (151.89%), 3. Malawi (135.97%).