School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) by country
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
185.8%
Haiti
Lowest
22.8%
Somalia
Median
100.4%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
9,110
What the numbers show
School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 185.8% in Haiti; the lowest is 22.8% in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.4%, and the mean is 101.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 130 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 63.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 44.9%).
School enrollment, primary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 185.8% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 157.9% | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 3 | Rwanda | 152.5% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 137.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 130.6% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Madagascar | 129.9% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 126.1% | 2024 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 125.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 125.3% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 10 | Namibia | 123.6% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 123.1% | 2025 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 123.1% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 13 | Monaco | 122.3% | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 14 | Mozambique | 122.2% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 120.9% | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 16 | Myanmar | 120.6% | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 17 | Eswatini | 120.5% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 119.2% | 1991 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 119.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 20 | East Timor | 118.7% | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 21 | Morocco | 117.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 116.4% | 2010 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 115.7% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Togo | 115.4% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 114.3% | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 26 | Iraq | 113.8% | 2007 | up 27.6% | flat |
| 27 | Fiji | 113.5% | 2024 | up 15.2% | flat |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 113.2% | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 29 | Zambia | 112.8% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 112.4% | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 31 | Benin | 112.1% | 2022 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 32 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 112.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 33 | Grenada | 111.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 34 | Albania | 111.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 35 | Venezuela | 111.5% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 36 | India | 111.4% | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 37 | Cambodia | 111.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 111.0% | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 110.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 40 | Bhutan | 110.8% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 41 | French Polynesia | 110.8% | 1996 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 42 | Sweden | 110.7% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Botswana | 110.3% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 44 | Libya | 109.5% | 2006 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 108.6% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 46 | Vietnam | 108.4% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 108.3% | 2016 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova | 108.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 49 | Guinea | 108.0% | 2020 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 50 | Tonga | 107.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 51 | Mauritius | 106.9% | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 52 | Palau | 106.5% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 106.2% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 54 | Aruba | 106.0% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 106.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Montenegro | 105.8% | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 57 | Poland | 105.5% | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 58 | Uganda | 105.5% | 2017 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 105.3% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 60 | Algeria | 105.2% | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 105.1% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 104.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 63 | Cyprus | 104.7% | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 64 | Hong Kong | 104.7% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 65 | Netherlands | 104.4% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 66 | Brazil | 104.3% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 67 | South Africa | 104.3% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 68 | Italy | 104.1% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 69 | Mauritania | 104.0% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 103.9% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 103.8% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 72 | Turkey | 103.6% | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 103.5% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 74 | France | 103.4% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 75 | Liechtenstein | 103.3% | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 76 | Hungary | 102.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 77 | Armenia | 102.9% | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 78 | Samoa | 102.9% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 102.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 80 | Slovakia | 102.7% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 81 | Guatemala | 102.4% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 82 | Gabon | 102.4% | 2019 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 83 | Germany | 102.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 102.2% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 85 | Greece | 102.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 86 | Tuvalu | 102.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 87 | Belgium | 102.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Mexico | 102.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 89 | Argentina | 101.9% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 101.9% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 91 | Indonesia | 101.6% | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 92 | Austria | 101.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 93 | Thailand | 101.5% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 101.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 95 | Switzerland | 101.3% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 96 | Ghana | 101.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 97 | Slovenia | 101.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 98 | Japan | 101.2% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 99 | Croatia | 101.1% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 100 | Chile | 101.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 101 | South Korea | 101.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 102 | Singapore | 100.4% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 103 | Lithuania | 100.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 100.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.3% | 2023 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 106 | Gibraltar | 100.2% | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 107 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 108 | Denmark | 99.9% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 109 | Czechia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 110 | Kenya | 99.8% | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 111 | Burundi | 99.7% | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 112 | Australia | 99.5% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 113 | Georgia | 99.2% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 114 | Finland | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 98.9% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.8% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 118 | China | 98.7% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 119 | Cuba | 98.6% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 120 | Norway | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 121 | Serbia | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 98.4% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.4% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 124 | Jordan | 98.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 125 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 126 | Estonia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 127 | Guyana | 97.8% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 128 | Malta | 97.8% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 129 | Comoros | 97.7% | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 130 | Russia | 97.5% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 131 | Jamaica | 97.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 132 | Dominica | 97.4% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 133 | Latvia | 97.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 134 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 135 | Kiribati | 97.2% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 136 | United States | 97.0% | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 137 | Eritrea | 96.9% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 138 | Belarus | 96.9% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 139 | Belize | 96.9% | 2024 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 140 | Egypt | 96.7% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 141 | Panama | 96.6% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 142 | New Zealand | 96.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 143 | Qatar | 96.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 96.4% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 145 | Bahrain | 96.4% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 96.2% | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 147 | Ecuador | 96.0% | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 148 | Philippines | 95.9% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 149 | Turkmenistan | 95.7% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 150 | Ireland | 95.5% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 151 | Maldives | 95.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 95.2% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 153 | Chad | 94.9% | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 154 | Canada | 94.9% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 155 | Cayman Islands | 94.7% | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 156 | Brunei | 94.6% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 157 | Suriname | 94.1% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 158 | Bahamas | 94.1% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 159 | Bolivia | 94.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 160 | Oman | 94.0% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 161 | Laos | 93.6% | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 162 | Seychelles | 93.3% | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 163 | Gambia | 92.8% | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 92.8% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 165 | Ukraine | 92.6% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 166 | Bermuda | 92.4% | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 167 | Nauru | 92.4% | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 168 | San Marino | 92.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 169 | Cote d'Ivoire | 92.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 170 | Palestine | 91.8% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 171 | Mongolia | 91.8% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 172 | Nigeria | 90.9% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 90.8% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 174 | Malaysia | 90.3% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 175 | Tanzania | 90.1% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 176 | Paraguay | 90.1% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 177 | Macao | 89.7% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 178 | El Salvador | 89.6% | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 179 | Congo | 88.9% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 180 | American Samoa | 88.8% | 1992 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 181 | Puerto Rico | 87.5% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 182 | Ethiopia | 87.3% | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 183 | Angola | 86.4% | 2023 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 184 | Romania | 85.4% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 185 | Pakistan | 85.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 186 | Barbados | 84.8% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 83.0% | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 188 | Lebanon | 82.1% | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 189 | Yemen | 81.8% | 2016 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 190 | Micronesia (country) | 81.8% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 191 | Lesotho | 81.8% | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 192 | Syria | 81.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 193 | Honduras | 78.5% | 2024 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 194 | Kuwait | 77.0% | 2021 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 195 | Mali | 76.1% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 196 | Burkina Faso | 76.1% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 197 | Senegal | 75.5% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 198 | Sudan | 73.8% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 72.0% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 200 | Niger | 66.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 201 | Liberia | 65.8% | 2022 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 202 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.6% | 2015 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 203 | Somalia | 22.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 118.8%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 118.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 106.2%
- IBRD only 106.0%
- Lower middle income 105.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 104.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 104.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 104.5%
- Middle income 103.5%
- IDA & IBRD total 103.1%
- Low & middle income 103.0%
- Euro area 103.0%
About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.