Countries Ranked by School enrolment (primary) (2024)
School enrolment (primary): each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Sierra Leone ranks #1 with 162.1% gross. Rwanda is second with 149.6% gross, 8.4% behind. The top five are Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Malawi, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Madagascar. The median across all 193 is 100.3% gross; Somalia, Fed. Rep. is last at 20.9% gross. Sierra Leone's figure has risen 156% since 2000 (63.3% gross to 162.1% gross in 2024).
- #1
- Sierra Leone · 162.1% gross
- Median
- 100.3% gross
- Coverage
- 193 countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | School enrolment (primary) (% gross) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 162.1 | 2024 |
| 2 | Rwanda | 149.6 | 2024 |
| 3 | Malawi | 139 | 2024 |
| 4 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 135.1 | 2023 |
| 5 | Madagascar | 132.7 | 2024 |
| 6 | Nepal | 128.6 | 2025 |
| 7 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 125.1 | 2024 |
| 8 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 121.1 | 2023 |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 121.1 | 2023 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 120.9 | 2025 |
| 11 | Namibia | 120.7 | 2024 |
| 12 | Monaco | 120.6 | 2024 |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 119.7 | 2023 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 119.2 | 2022 |
| 15 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 117.6 | 2023 |
| 16 | Morocco | 116.6 | 2024 |
| 17 | Eswatini | 116.5 | 2023 |
| 18 | Zambia | 115.6 | 2024 |
| 19 | Bhutan | 114.9 | 2024 |
| 20 | Sweden | 114.9 | 2024 |
| 21 | Cameroon | 114.4 | 2024 |
| 22 | Togo | 114.3 | 2024 |
| 23 | Venezuela, RB | 113.7 | 2024 |
| 24 | Peru | 112.8 | 2024 |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 112.5 | 2024 |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 112.3 | 2023 |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 112.2 | 2023 |
| 28 | Albania | 111.5 | 2024 |
| 29 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.4 | 2024 |
| 30 | India | 111 | 2025 |
| 31 | Portugal | 111 | 2023 |
| 32 | Grenada | 110.6 | 2024 |
| 33 | Fiji | 110.4 | 2024 |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 109.5 | 2023 |
| 35 | Botswana | 109.3 | 2022 |
| 36 | Cambodia | 109 | 2024 |
| 37 | Tonga | 108.8 | 2024 |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 108 | 2024 |
| 39 | Benin | 108 | 2022 |
| 40 | Aruba | 107.7 | 2024 |
| 41 | Moldova | 107.6 | 2024 |
| 42 | Mauritius | 107.4 | 2024 |
| 43 | Palau | 106.9 | 2024 |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 106.5 | 2024 |
| 45 | Viet Nam | 106.3 | 2024 |
| 46 | Montenegro | 106.1 | 2023 |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 105.6 | 2024 |
| 48 | Algeria | 105.5 | 2025 |
| 49 | Mauritania | 105.4 | 2024 |
| 50 | Poland | 105.4 | 2024 |
| 51 | Cyprus | 105.3 | 2024 |
| 52 | Colombia | 104.8 | 2022 |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 104.8 | 2024 |
| 54 | Uruguay | 104.5 | 2023 |
| 55 | Tunisia | 104.4 | 2023 |
| 56 | Brazil | 104.3 | 2024 |
| 57 | Netherlands | 104.2 | 2023 |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 104 | 2024 |
| 59 | Italy | 103.6 | 2023 |
| 60 | France | 103.4 | 2024 |
| 61 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 103.2 | 2024 |
| 62 | Cabo Verde | 103 | 2022 |
| 63 | Spain | 102.9 | 2024 |
| 64 | Hungary | 102.9 | 2024 |
| 65 | Slovak Republic | 102.8 | 2024 |
| 66 | Germany | 102.6 | 2024 |
| 67 | Argentina | 102.5 | 2023 |
| 68 | Türkiye | 102.4 | 2023 |
| 69 | Mexico | 102.3 | 2024 |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 102.2 | 2023 |
| 71 | Belgium | 102.1 | 2023 |
| 72 | Liechtenstein | 102.1 | 2021 |
| 73 | Greece | 102 | 2023 |
| 74 | Armenia | 102 | 2024 |
| 75 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 102 | 2023 |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 101.9 | 2024 |
| 77 | Marshall Islands | 101.8 | 2024 |
| 78 | Gibraltar | 101.8 | 2024 |
| 79 | South Africa | 101.8 | 2023 |
| 80 | Guatemala | 101.5 | 2024 |
| 81 | Austria | 101.3 | 2024 |
| 82 | Switzerland | 101.2 | 2024 |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.2 | 2023 |
| 84 | Croatia | 101.2 | 2023 |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 101.1 | 2024 |
| 86 | Japan | 101.1 | 2023 |
| 87 | Samoa | 101 | 2024 |
| 88 | Ghana | 101 | 2024 |
| 89 | Slovenia | 100.9 | 2023 |
| 90 | Korea, Rep. | 100.9 | 2024 |
| 91 | Thailand | 100.7 | 2025 |
| 92 | Burundi | 100.6 | 2025 |
| 93 | Lithuania | 100.5 | 2024 |
| 94 | Guinea | 100.5 | 2020 |
| 95 | Gambia, The | 100.4 | 2025 |
| 96 | Indonesia | 100.4 | 2025 |
| 97 | Singapore | 100.3 | 2023 |
| 98 | Gabon | 100.2 | 2019 |
| 99 | Andorra | 99.9 | 2024 |
| 100 | Denmark | 99.8 | 2024 |
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About the top 10
#1 Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone ranks #1 on this list with 162.1% gross.
- Capital
- Freetown
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 8.82 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$7.46 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$846.3 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 45.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #7 in under-5 mortality rate · #8 in forest rents share of gdp · #10 in lending interest rate.
#2 Rwanda
Rwanda ranks #2 on this list with 149.6% gross.
- Capital
- Kigali
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 14.57 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$16.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,124 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 30.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kigali.
Also ranks #1 in women in parliament share · #2 in pupil-teacher ratio (primary) · #7 in arable land share.
#3 Malawi
Malawi ranks #3 on this list with 139% gross.
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 22.22 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$14.92 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$671.5 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 17.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in pupil-teacher ratio (primary) · #3 in poverty headcount ratio · #3 in livestock production index.
#4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks #4 on this list with 135.1% gross (2023).
- Capital
- Philipsburg
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 43,923 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.89 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$42,978 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 100% of population (2025)
Also ranks #4 in mobile subscriptions per 100 · #6 in services value added share of gdp · #10 in population density.
#5 Madagascar
Madagascar ranks #5 on this list with 132.7% gross.
- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 32.74 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.62 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$599.3 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 63.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 32.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Antananarivo.
Also ranks #1 in female labour force participation · #1 in lending interest rate · #2 in labour force participation rate.
#6 Nepal
Nepal ranks #6 on this list with 128.6% gross (2025).
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 29.62 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$45.49 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,536 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 67% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in low-birthweight babies share · #7 in gross savings rate · #7 in completion rate (primary).
#7 Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks #7 on this list with 125.1% gross.
- Capital
- Cockburn Town
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 46,855 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$37,507 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 78.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 94.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in homicide rate · #2 in completion rate (primary) · #4 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#8 St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis ranks #8 on this list with 121.1% gross (2023).
- Capital
- Basseterre
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 46,922 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.18 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$25,223 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in homicide rate · #3 in completion rate (primary) · #3 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#9 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ranks #9 on this list with 121.1% gross (2023).
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 10.76 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,020 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 15.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in rural population share · #5 in water resources per capita · #6 in smoking prevalence.
#10 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan ranks #10 on this list with 120.9% gross (2025).
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 37.05 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$147.04 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,968 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 51% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tashkent.
Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.
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Source and method
School enrolment (primary): each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SE.PRM.ENRR. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: School enrollment, primary (% gross): Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.