Canada vs Iceland: School enrollment, primary

Canada
99.9%
in 2017
Iceland
99.8%
in 2017
Canada rank
2nd
Iceland rank
3rd

School enrollment, primary over time

  • Canada
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Iceland ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 2nd and Iceland ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 6,046 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.