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United Kingdom - Primary Enrollment 2022

School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank
102.54% +0.34pp from 2021 Global rank: 54th

United Kingdom's primary enrollment was 102.54% in 2022, increased +0.34pp from 102.19% in 2021. This was the 54th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022▾
Primary Enrollment by Country - 2022
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Sierra Leone 163.17% 3.5%
2nd Rwanda 148.75% -1.5%
3rd Madagascar 132.89% -5.3%
4th St. Kitts and Nevis 127.69% -8.0%
5th Malawi 126.59% -0.4%
6th Antigua and Barbuda 121.56% 7.7%
7th Nepal 121.23% 1.0%
8th Turks and Caicos Islands 120.82% 0.9%
9th Namibia 120.34% -1.2%
10th Mozambique 119.16% 0.2%
11th Timor-Leste 119.04% -3.7%
12th Togo 118.42% 1.2%
13th Vanuatu 118.37% -3.7%
14th Eswatini 117.20% -5.2%
15th Morocco 116.55% 3.2%
16th Sweden 116.43% -0.8%
17th Peru 114.35% 0.5%
18th Cameroon 112.49% 2.2%
19th Fiji 112.26% -2.3%
20th India 112.07% 8.6%
21st Papua New Guinea 111.09% 9.0%
22nd Tuvalu 110.60% -2.4%
23rd Botswana 109.27% 4.4%
24th Marshall Islands 108.98% -2.5%
25th Uruguay 108.82% 0.8%
26th Portugal 108.10% 2.3%
27th Benin 108.04% 2.3%
28th Bangladesh 107.80% 1.4%
29th United Arab Emirates 107.29% 0.6%
30th Moldova 106.97% 0.2%
31st Argentina 106.76% -1.3%
32nd Tonga 106.54% -0.5%
33rd Cambodia 106.33% 1.0%
34th Gibraltar 106.33% -2.0%
35th Costa Rica 106.20% -0.9%
36th Algeria 105.75% 1.0%
37th Montenegro 105.62% 1.2%
38th Bhutan 105.27% -0.2%
39th Thailand 104.83% 1.2%
40th Colombia 104.83% -1.6%
41st Netherlands 104.22% -0.2%
42nd Viet Nam 104.13% 0.7%
43rd Tunisia 104.06% -0.3%
44th Brazil 103.97% 0.5%
45th Hungary 103.48% 2.0%
46th Samoa 103.31% -1.4%
47th Hong Kong SAR, China 103.03% -2.8%
48th Guatemala 103.00% 0.0%
49th Cabo Verde 102.97% -0.1%
50th St. Lucia 102.96% 4.6%
51st Georgia 102.73% 1.4%
52nd France 102.71% 0.1%
53rd Aruba 102.62% -5.5%
54th United Kingdom 102.54% 0.3%
55th Türkiye 102.49% -0.1%
56th Spain 102.45% -0.4%
57th South Africa 102.40% 0.6%
58th Belgium 102.18% 0.3%
59th Japan 102.16% -0.1%
60th Kiribati 102.16% -1.5%
61st Saudi Arabia 102.14% 1.2%
62nd Mexico 102.00% -1.3%
63rd Lithuania 101.91% 0.7%
64th Bosnia and Herzegovina 101.60% 0.4%
65th Italy 101.56% 0.5%
66th Panama 101.56% 0.7%
67th Belize 101.53% -5.4%
68th European Union 101.43% 0.0%
69th Nauru 101.39% -0.8%
70th Switzerland 101.36% -0.1%
71st Greece 101.19% 4.0%
72nd Czechia 100.98% -0.7%
73rd Dominica 100.81% -0.2%
74th Austria 100.78% -0.9%
75th Slovenia 100.64% 0.9%
76th Poland 100.59% 4.1%
77th Cuba 100.58% -0.7%
78th Croatia 100.53% 0.8%
79th Dominican Republic 100.49% 3.7%
80th Slovak Republic 100.33% 0.3%
81st Denmark 100.24% -0.1%
82nd Germany 100.22% -1.1%
83rd Chile 100.19% 0.8%
84th Russian Federation 100.12% -0.8%
85th China 100.10% 0.9%
86th Tajikistan 99.97% -0.4%
87th Azerbaijan 99.81% 2.1%
88th Ireland 99.62% -0.4%
89th Singapore 99.58% -0.3%
90th Ecuador 99.57% 1.4%
91st Luxembourg 99.48% 1.0%
92nd Latvia 99.42% -0.3%
93rd Estonia 99.26% 0.5%
94th Kazakhstan 99.22% 1.0%
95th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.20% 0.7%
96th Brunei Darussalam 99.13% -2.2%
97th Australia 99.13% -0.8%
98th Korea 99.01% 0.4%
99th Norway 98.97% 0.0%
100th Indonesia 98.70% -1.6%
101st Finland 98.62% -0.7%
102nd Kenya 98.55% 5.1%
103rd Jordan 98.54% 0.6%
104th Iceland 98.51% -0.1%
105th Cayman Islands 98.39% 3.0%
106th Ghana 98.23% -1.2%
107th Turkmenistan 97.81% -1.3%
108th Seychelles 97.77% -10.8%
109th North Macedonia 97.49% 4.5%
110th Gambia, The 97.28% 1.0%
111th Cyprus 97.00% -2.1%
112th Bahrain 96.99% 0.2%
113th United States 96.97% -1.4%
114th Armenia 96.95% 2.4%
115th Kyrgyz Republic 96.74% 0.4%
116th Serbia 96.63% -0.2%
117th New Zealand 96.56% -1.4%
118th Albania 96.37% -0.8%
119th Israel 96.31% 0.1%
120th Maldives 96.01% -1.2%
121st Bulgaria 95.89% 0.3%
122nd Lao PDR 95.70% -3.4%
123rd Belarus 95.43% -0.1%
124th Suriname 95.30% 0.4%
125th Canada 94.74% -0.5%
126th Qatar 94.20% 5.2%
127th San Marino 93.94% 0.4%
128th Uzbekistan 93.91% -4.1%
129th Malta 93.53% -2.0%
130th Mongolia 93.35% 1.4%
131st Jamaica 93.27% 1.0%
132nd Zimbabwe 93.17% 0.4%
133rd Sri Lanka 92.98% -1.6%
134th Ukraine 92.77% 1.8%
135th Palau 92.01% -15.6%
136th West Bank and Gaza 91.45% -1.3%
137th Paraguay 91.03% -1.6%
138th Tanzania 90.62% -8.2%
139th Philippines 90.61% 2.0%
140th Andorra 90.47% 0.8%
141st Barbados 90.19% -2.8%
142nd Malaysia 89.79% -3.0%
143rd Eritrea 89.73% 13.9%
144th Egypt, Arab Republic of 89.51% -7.7%
145th Oman 89.25% 0.1%
146th El Salvador 89.13% 0.1%
147th Micronesia, Federated States of 87.11% -0.3%
148th Chad 87.03% 1.0%
149th Côte d'Ivoire 86.45% 0.7%
150th Macao SAR, China 84.97% -4.6%
151st Romania 84.88% -6.5%
152nd Senegal 84.27% 0.3%
153rd Lesotho 83.63% -1.6%
154th Honduras 82.29% 1.7%
155th Burkina Faso 82.26% -5.5%
156th Pakistan 78.94% -1.7%
157th Lebanon 76.45% 2.3%
158th British Virgin Islands 73.17% -21.1%
159th Syrian Arab Republic 72.13% 5.2%
160th Liberia 66.59% -1.3%
161st Niger 66.25% 0.6%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.ENRR)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's primary enrollment in 2022?▾

United Kingdom's primary enrollment in 2022 was 102.54%. This ranked 54th globally.

How did United Kingdom's primary enrollment change in 2022?▾

United Kingdom's primary enrollment increased by 0.3% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2022?▾

Sierra Leone had the highest primary enrollment in 2022 at 163.17%.

What is the primary enrollment of United Kingdom in 2022?▾

The primary enrollment of United Kingdom in 2022 was 102.54%. This ranked 54th globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for United Kingdom's primary enrollment?▾

United Kingdom's primary enrollment went from 102.19% in 2021 to 102.54% in 2022, a 0.3% increase.

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