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South Africa - Primary Enrollment 1977

Name: South Africa Primary Enrollment 1977
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School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank

88.19% −12.25pp from 1976 Global rank: 58th

South Africa's primary enrollment was 88.19% in 1977. This was the 58th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1977▾

Primary Enrollment by Country - 1977
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Micronesia, Federated States of	194.32%	1.6%
2nd	Turks and Caicos Islands	149.75%	-0.3%
3rd	Gabon	135.54%	-1.9%
4th	Brunei Darussalam	127.77%	3.1%
5th	Viet Nam	125.82%	2.9%
6th	Suriname	124.77%	12.2%
7th	Vanuatu	120.34%	0.2%
8th	St. Lucia	120.16%	4.3%
9th	Cuba	118.90%	-2.4%
10th	Cayman Islands	116.72%	11.3%
11th	China	115.73%	-1.8%
12th	Cabo Verde	115.64%	-9.4%
13th	Peru	115.14%	-0.4%
14th	Congo, Republic of	115.12%	0.2%
15th	Belize	114.56%	4.8%
16th	São Tomé and Principe	113.78%	-14.9%
17th	Libya	113.51%	-1.1%
18th	Kiribati	112.81%	8.6%
19th	Madagascar	112.65%	22.8%
20th	Panama	112.65%	-1.4%
21st	Dominica	111.98%	3.7%
22nd	St. Kitts and Nevis	110.74%	3.5%
23rd	Mozambique	110.28%	74.8%
24th	Trinidad and Tobago	109.62%	-2.2%
25th	Puerto Rico (US)	109.51%	2.9%
26th	Argentina	107.21%	0.8%
27th	Bahrain	106.84%	1.8%
28th	Guyana	106.52%	7.6%
29th	Fiji	106.40%	-0.6%
30th	Jamaica	105.96%	-0.5%
31st	Grenada	105.08%	-1.8%
32nd	Bermuda	103.26%	1.6%
33rd	Paraguay	102.85%	1.6%
34th	Malaysia	102.75%	1.3%
35th	Barbados	102.05%	6.1%
36th	Antigua and Barbuda	101.48%	1.6%
37th	Philippines	100.59%	1.6%
38th	Lesotho	100.38%	-0.2%
39th	Belarus	100.20%	0.0%
40th	Lao PDR	99.27%	50.4%
41st	Kenya	98.91%	-0.2%
42nd	Seychelles	97.85%	0.8%
43rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	97.10%	3.7%
44th	Kuwait	95.65%	6.5%
45th	Tunisia	95.08%	2.4%
46th	El Salvador	94.05%	2.2%
47th	Samoa	93.83%	0.4%
48th	Cameroon	93.62%	-1.8%
49th	Algeria	93.36%	-2.0%
50th	Bahamas, The	93.01%	0.4%
51st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	92.97%	-0.5%
52nd	Eswatini	92.45%	1.2%
53rd	Indonesia	91.53%	2.8%
54th	Syrian Arab Republic	91.37%	-0.4%
55th	Zambia	90.71%	-0.4%
56th	Iraq	90.33%	6.0%
57th	Togo	88.43%	6.0%
58th	South Africa	88.19%	-12.2%
59th	Sri Lanka	87.80%	5.6%
60th	Botswana	87.40%	5.2%
61st	Myanmar	86.82%	0.9%
62nd	Honduras	86.35%	-0.7%
63rd	Comoros	79.51%	14.0%
64th	Solomon Islands	74.39%	-6.6%
65th	Nicaragua	73.58%	-1.4%
66th	Tanzania	73.37%	11.9%
67th	Gibraltar	71.41%	-4.5%
68th	Bangladesh	71.07%	-7.4%
69th	Zimbabwe	70.89%	-1.8%
70th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	68.56%	-1.3%
71st	Morocco	65.90%	6.0%
72nd	Guatemala	65.53%	4.7%
73rd	Malawi	65.25%	-1.2%
74th	Ghana	63.38%	2.8%
75th	Haiti	63.27%	0.8%
76th	Côte d'Ivoire	62.67%	4.4%
77th	Central African Republic	61.30%	4.4%
78th	Nigeria	59.88%	22.1%
79th	Pakistan	53.19%	2.8%
80th	Papua New Guinea	52.04%	-0.2%
81st	Uganda	46.52%	6.4%
82nd	Benin	46.04%	4.7%
83rd	Senegal	40.04%	7.2%
84th	Sierra Leone	39.77%	3.9%
85th	Afghanistan	36.46%	2.1%
86th	Chad	32.21%	0.7%
87th	Guinea	32.16%	11.0%
88th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	31.81%	13.0%
89th	Bhutan	31.61%	8.6%
90th	Gambia, The	27.27%	3.9%
91st	Mali	25.68%	2.6%
92nd	Mauritania	24.69%	23.5%
93rd	Burundi	20.34%	-1.4%
94th	Niger	17.64%	9.8%
95th	Burkina Faso	15.17%	3.0%

FAQ

What was South Africa's primary enrollment in 1977?▾

South Africa's primary enrollment in 1977 was 88.19%. This ranked 58th globally.

How did South Africa's primary enrollment change in 1977?▾

South Africa's primary enrollment decreased by 12.2% in 1977 compared to 1976.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 1977?▾

Micronesia, Federated States of had the highest primary enrollment in 1977 at 194.32%.

What is the primary enrollment of South Africa in 1977?▾

The primary enrollment of South Africa in 1977 was 88.19%. This ranked 58th globally.

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