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United States - Primary Enrollment 2015

School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank
100.30% +0.63pp from 2014 Global rank: 101st

United States's primary enrollment was 100.30% in 2015, increased +0.63pp from 99.67% in 2014. This was the 101st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾
Primary Enrollment by Country - 2015
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Nepal 143.57% 0.4%
2nd Malawi 139.55% -0.8%
3rd Madagascar 138.83% 1.0%
4th Rwanda 137.24% -0.8%
5th Timor-Leste 126.65% -0.9%
6th Togo 125.60% 2.7%
7th Eswatini 124.65% 0.5%
8th Namibia 124.63% 1.6%
9th Benin 121.99% 1.9%
10th Vanuatu 121.88% -1.7%
11th Sierra Leone 120.70% 0.8%
12th Angola 120.58% -6.1%
13th Seychelles 119.94% 1.4%
14th Sweden 119.62% 1.4%
15th Cameroon 117.75% 2.1%
16th Tonga 117.36% -0.1%
17th St. Kitts and Nevis 117.22% 1.9%
18th Burundi 116.23% -4.3%
19th Colombia 115.50% -0.5%
20th Aruba 115.01% -1.1%
21st Mozambique 114.83% 0.5%
22nd Lao PDR 114.30% -2.7%
23rd Belize 113.60% 0.7%
24th India 113.54% 1.1%
25th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 113.45% 1.3%
26th Argentina 112.94% -0.8%
27th Dominican Republic 112.01% 3.7%
28th Grenada 111.62% 2.6%
29th Antigua and Barbuda 110.40% -1.8%
30th Algeria 109.58% -1.4%
31st Brazil 109.15% -1.1%
32nd Suriname 109.04% 2.5%
33rd Solomon Islands 108.54% -0.4%
34th Uruguay 108.16% -0.2%
35th Indonesia 107.98% -1.5%
36th São Tomé and Principe 107.80% 0.8%
37th Georgia 107.80% -2.0%
38th South Africa 107.31% 3.0%
39th Türkiye 107.29% -4.1%
40th Samoa 107.08% 0.4%
41st Mexico 106.96% -1.5%
42nd Tunisia 106.85% 0.0%
43rd Afghanistan 106.77% -2.8%
44th Marshall Islands 106.64% 1.2%
45th Azerbaijan 106.60% 0.5%
46th Portugal 106.23% -1.5%
47th Netherlands 106.06% -0.9%
48th Morocco 106.05% -1.2%
49th Cabo Verde 105.85% -1.6%
50th Moldova 105.73% -1.6%
51st Albania 105.69% -0.1%
52nd Liechtenstein 105.67% 2.9%
53rd Kiribati 105.43% -3.4%
54th Tuvalu 105.27% 1.6%
55th Lesotho 105.22% -2.4%
56th Hong Kong SAR, China 105.13% 0.1%
57th Kenya 104.78% -2.2%
58th Uganda 104.25% -7.2%
59th Brunei Darussalam 104.19% 0.3%
60th Iran, Islamic Republic of 104.12% 0.6%
61st El Salvador 104.06% -2.1%
62nd Oman 104.04% -1.6%
63rd Cambodia 103.76% -4.8%
64th Guatemala 103.76% -1.4%
65th Costa Rica 103.75% -0.2%
66th Dominica 103.67% 0.2%
67th Zambia 103.41% -3.4%
68th Philippines 103.41% -1.2%
69th Thailand 103.33% -0.1%
70th Viet Nam 103.28% 0.2%
71st Ghana 103.21% 3.7%
72nd Cuba 103.19% 0.1%
73rd Bhutan 103.10% -1.5%
74th Peru 102.79% -0.2%
75th Germany 102.70% 0.1%
76th Bermuda 102.67% 2.1%
77th Japan 102.42% 0.0%
78th Belgium 102.24% -0.8%
79th Switzerland 102.16% -0.3%
80th Spain 102.14% -0.4%
81st Congo, Democratic Republic of 102.06% -1.7%
82nd France 101.99% 0.7%
83rd Kuwait 101.80% 1.0%
84th Chile 101.71% -0.2%
85th Australia 101.67% -3.6%
86th Botswana 101.62% 0.0%
87th Saudi Arabia 101.59% 0.8%
88th Lithuania 101.54% 0.6%
89th European Union 101.41% -0.2%
90th Serbia 101.34% 0.2%
91st Montenegro 101.20% 2.2%
92nd Ireland 101.18% -0.4%
93rd Austria 101.10% 0.1%
94th Qatar 101.07% 3.2%
95th Ecuador 101.06% -4.3%
96th Denmark 100.88% -0.3%
97th Hungary 100.83% -0.5%
98th Italy 100.37% -0.4%
99th Puerto Rico (US) 100.34% 0.5%
100th Malta 100.31% -0.4%
101st United States 100.30% 0.6%
102nd Bahrain 100.24% -4.0%
103rd United Kingdom 100.20% 0.2%
104th Korea 100.06% 0.6%
105th Canada 99.86% 0.3%
106th Greece 99.83% 1.9%
107th Macao SAR, China 99.80% -0.9%
108th Finland 99.57% -0.1%
109th Croatia 99.49% 0.6%
110th Latvia 99.39% -0.5%
111th Norway 99.37% -0.1%
112th Fiji 99.36% 2.5%
113th Cyprus 99.30% 0.1%
114th Bulgaria 99.13% -0.1%
115th Nauru 99.08% -9.6%
116th Maldives 99.01% 2.3%
117th Iceland 98.69% -0.1%
118th New Zealand 98.54% -0.1%
119th Belarus 98.47% -0.4%
120th Russian Federation 98.38% 0.9%
121st Slovenia 98.38% -0.2%
122nd Slovak Republic 98.31% -0.2%
123rd Kyrgyz Republic 98.09% -0.7%
124th Mongolia 97.81% -2.0%
125th Israel 97.76% 0.5%
126th Sri Lanka 97.45% 0.0%
127th Luxembourg 97.40% 0.1%
128th Zimbabwe 97.23% -1.0%
129th Estonia 97.12% -0.5%
130th Mauritius 97.12% 0.0%
131st Czechia 96.96% -0.7%
132nd North Macedonia 96.89% 1.0%
133rd Uzbekistan 96.85% 0.1%
134th Mauritania 96.70% 3.0%
135th British Virgin Islands 96.38% -1.4%
136th West Bank and Gaza 96.37% 0.3%
137th China 96.34% -0.6%
138th Bahamas, The 96.26% 2.0%
139th Panama 96.21% -3.0%
140th Malaysia 95.63% -1.6%
141st Barbados 95.41% -1.1%
142nd St. Lucia 95.27% -1.7%
143rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.10% -0.4%
144th Kazakhstan 95.08% 0.4%
145th Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.70% 3.8%
146th Turks and Caicos Islands 93.80% -3.6%
147th Micronesia, Federated States of 93.57% -3.9%
148th Armenia 93.09% -1.4%
149th Jamaica 92.10% -2.0%
150th Tajikistan 91.26% 1.0%
151st Liberia 89.99% -2.8%
152nd Honduras 89.24% -0.2%
153rd Romania 89.05% -7.5%
154th Andorra 88.60% 1.8%
155th Chad 87.91% -10.6%
156th Ukraine 87.85% -8.0%
157th Côte d'Ivoire 85.26% 1.8%
158th Burkina Faso 85.15% 0.7%
159th Senegal 84.90% 1.4%
160th Tanzania 84.22% -2.0%
161st Gambia, The 83.68% 3.7%
162nd Eritrea 82.37% -1.1%
163rd Lebanon 77.16% -1.7%
164th Pakistan 71.74% -0.6%
165th Niger 70.89% 3.2%
166th Mali 70.52% -1.8%
167th South Sudan 70.32% -22.2%
168th Sudan 67.66% 0.9%
169th Equatorial Guinea 47.55% -13.5%
170th Nigeria 25.57% -69.6%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.ENRR)

FAQ

What was United States's primary enrollment in 2015?▾

United States's primary enrollment in 2015 was 100.30%. This ranked 101st globally.

How did United States's primary enrollment change in 2015?▾

United States's primary enrollment increased by 0.6% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2015?▾

Nepal had the highest primary enrollment in 2015 at 143.57%.

What is the primary enrollment of United States in 2015?▾

The primary enrollment of United States in 2015 was 100.30%. This ranked 101st globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for United States's primary enrollment?▾

United States's primary enrollment went from 99.67% in 2014 to 100.30% in 2015, a 0.6% increase.

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