Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group) by country
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
171.8%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
62.3%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
101.9%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
7,006
What the numbers show
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 171.8% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 62.3% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 101.9%, and the mean is 105.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 320.7%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 40.4%).
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 171.8% | 2018 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mozambique | 171.4% | 2018 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 162.6% | 1997 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 160.4% | 2010 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 156.8% | 2011 | up 122.8% | rising |
| 6 | Madagascar | 155.5% | 2018 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 7 | British Virgin Islands | 150.2% | 2017 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 146.9% | 2018 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 9 | Nepal | 146.6% | 2019 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 143.1% | 2010 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 11 | Togo | 141.7% | 2018 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 141.5% | 2015 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 139.9% | 2015 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 139.4% | 2017 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 15 | Nauru | 137.3% | 2016 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 135.3% | 2017 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 130.6% | 2018 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 128.1% | 2016 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 19 | Burundi | 128.1% | 2018 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 127.8% | 2016 | up 320.7% | rising |
| 21 | Rwanda | 127.1% | 2018 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 123.6% | 2005 | — | flat |
| 23 | Lesotho | 119.7% | 2017 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 24 | Pakistan | 117.2% | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 25 | Cameroon | 116.8% | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 26 | Vietnam | 115.3% | 2018 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 27 | Guinea | 115.0% | 2016 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 28 | Samoa | 115.0% | 2018 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 29 | Dominica | 114.0% | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 113.6% | 2018 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 113.5% | 2018 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 113.4% | 2018 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 33 | Namibia | 113.3% | 2018 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 34 | Tonga | 111.9% | 2013 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 35 | Fiji | 111.5% | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 111.1% | 2018 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Aruba | 111.0% | 2014 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 110.8% | 2018 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 110.8% | 2018 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 40 | Iraq | 110.2% | 2007 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Morocco | 109.8% | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 42 | Tanzania | 109.1% | 2018 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 109.1% | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 44 | Chad | 109.1% | 2016 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 45 | Libya | 108.5% | 1983 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 46 | Solomon Islands | 108.0% | 2018 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 107.5% | 2013 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 48 | Zambia | 107.4% | 2017 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 49 | Malta | 107.2% | 2017 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 106.9% | 2013 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 51 | Peru | 106.5% | 2018 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 52 | Argentina | 106.2% | 2017 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 106.0% | 2018 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 106.0% | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 105.8% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 105.7% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 105.5% | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 58 | Tunisia | 105.5% | 2018 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 59 | Qatar | 105.5% | 2018 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 60 | Guatemala | 105.3% | 2018 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 61 | Malaysia | 105.3% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 62 | Gibraltar | 105.2% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 63 | Bhutan | 105.1% | 2018 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 105.1% | 2016 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 65 | Mauritania | 105.1% | 2018 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 66 | Iran | 105.0% | 2017 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 67 | Portugal | 105.0% | 2009 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 68 | Germany | 105.0% | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 105.0% | 2017 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 70 | Mexico | 104.7% | 2017 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 104.6% | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 72 | Cambodia | 104.6% | 2018 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 73 | Cuba | 104.5% | 2018 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 74 | Seychelles | 104.3% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 104.2% | 2019 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 76 | Ghana | 103.9% | 2019 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 77 | Israel | 103.8% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 78 | Lithuania | 103.7% | 2017 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 79 | South Africa | 103.7% | 2017 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 80 | Gambia | 103.6% | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 81 | Yemen | 103.2% | 2016 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 82 | Mauritius | 102.9% | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 83 | United States | 102.8% | 2015 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 102.7% | 2018 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 85 | China | 102.6% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 86 | Indonesia | 102.5% | 2018 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 87 | San Marino | 102.5% | 2018 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 88 | Laos | 102.2% | 2018 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 89 | Kiribati | 102.2% | 2017 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 90 | Mongolia | 102.1% | 2018 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 102.1% | 2018 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 92 | Russia | 102.0% | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 93 | Sweden | 102.0% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 94 | Algeria | 101.9% | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 95 | Georgia | 101.8% | 2018 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 96 | Egypt | 101.8% | 2018 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 97 | Iceland | 101.7% | 2017 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 101.6% | 2018 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 99 | Slovenia | 101.3% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 100 | India | 101.3% | 2018 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 101.3% | 2010 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 102 | Netherlands | 101.1% | 1985 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 103 | Austria | 101.0% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | South Korea | 100.9% | 2017 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 105 | Brunei | 100.5% | 2018 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 106 | Czechia | 100.5% | 2017 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 107 | Switzerland | 100.4% | 2017 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 108 | Montenegro | 100.3% | 2018 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 109 | Norway | 100.2% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 110 | Oman | 100.2% | 2018 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 111 | Uruguay | 100.1% | 2016 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 112 | Greece | 99.9% | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 113 | Canada | 99.8% | 2011 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 114 | Palestine | 99.8% | 2018 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 115 | Chile | 99.8% | 2017 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 116 | Latvia | 99.6% | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 117 | Serbia | 99.5% | 2018 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 118 | Liberia | 99.5% | 2017 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 119 | Paraguay | 99.1% | 2012 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 120 | Bolivia | 99.0% | 2018 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 121 | Gabon | 99.0% | 2003 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 122 | Cape Verde | 98.9% | 2018 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 123 | Grenada | 98.9% | 2018 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 98.8% | 2017 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 125 | Ukraine | 98.8% | 2014 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 126 | Finland | 98.7% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98.5% | 2018 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 128 | Comoros | 98.5% | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 129 | Belize | 98.5% | 2018 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 130 | Barbados | 98.3% | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 131 | New Zealand | 98.3% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 132 | Denmark | 98.3% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 133 | Slovakia | 97.7% | 2017 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 134 | Botswana | 97.6% | 2014 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 135 | Belgium | 97.5% | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 136 | Croatia | 97.5% | 2016 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 137 | Maldives | 97.2% | 2017 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 138 | Cyprus | 97.0% | 2017 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 139 | Thailand | 96.9% | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 140 | Italy | 96.6% | 2017 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 141 | El Salvador | 96.6% | 2018 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 142 | France | 96.5% | 2000 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 143 | Poland | 96.4% | 2014 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 144 | Hungary | 96.4% | 2017 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 145 | Eswatini | 96.4% | 2017 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 146 | Estonia | 95.7% | 2017 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 147 | Venezuela | 95.3% | 2017 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 148 | Turkey | 95.2% | 2017 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 149 | Ireland | 94.9% | 2017 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 94.9% | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 151 | Senegal | 94.7% | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 152 | Macao | 94.6% | 2018 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 153 | Philippines | 94.5% | 2017 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 154 | Liechtenstein | 94.5% | 2017 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 155 | Belarus | 94.1% | 2018 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 156 | Kenya | 94.1% | 2016 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 157 | Congo | 93.6% | 2012 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 158 | Guyana | 93.5% | 2012 | down 23.6% | flat |
| 159 | Spain | 93.5% | 2017 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 160 | Suriname | 92.9% | 2018 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 161 | Moldova | 92.8% | 2018 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 162 | Armenia | 91.9% | 2018 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91.6% | 2017 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 164 | Panama | 91.5% | 2017 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 91.5% | 2018 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 166 | Bulgaria | 91.0% | 2017 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 167 | Honduras | 90.6% | 2017 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 168 | Kuwait | 89.6% | 2018 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 169 | East Timor | 89.6% | 2018 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 89.2% | 2017 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 171 | Bahrain | 89.2% | 2018 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 172 | Romania | 86.9% | 2017 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 173 | Sudan | 86.0% | 2017 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 174 | Nigeria | 85.6% | 2010 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 175 | Marshall Islands | 83.5% | 2016 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 176 | Syria | 83.5% | 2013 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 83.3% | 2018 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 178 | Jordan | 81.0% | 2018 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 179 | Tuvalu | 80.7% | 2018 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 180 | Mali | 80.1% | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 181 | Jamaica | 79.3% | 2018 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 182 | Djibouti | 77.5% | 2019 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 183 | Niger | 75.4% | 2018 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Eritrea | 73.4% | 2018 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 185 | Bermuda | 70.8% | 2015 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.3% | 2015 | down 22.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 124.3%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 121.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 120.6%
- IDA only 118.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 112.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 112.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 112.9%
- IDA total 112.7%
- Pre-demographic dividend 110.0%
- Pacific island small states 108.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 106.4%
- Low & middle income 105.9%
About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.