Ranking · 137 countries · 2017
School enrollment, primary (% net) by country (2017) · Page 2
Norway had the highest school enrollment, primary (% net) in 2017, at 99.9%, followed by Canada (99.9%) and Iceland (99.8%). The ranking compares 137 countries on 2017 figures from the World Bank. Liberia ranked last of the 137, at 44.3%.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: School enrollment, primary (% net) · Industry: Education · Period: 2017. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked. 57 other countries have data only for other periods and are omitted.
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School enrollment, primary (% net) by country
2017 · 12 highest of 137 countries
The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.
Ranks 51–100 of 137 countries. Page 2 of 3.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Italy IT | 95.7% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 52 | Belarus BY | 95.6% | -0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 53 | Cuba CU | 95.6% | +1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 54 | Albania AL | 95.5% | +1.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 55 | Maldives MV | 95.4% | -0.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 56 | Mexico MX | 95.3% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 57 | Palestine PS | 95.3% | +1.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia SA | 95.2% | -1.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 59 | Serbia RS | 95.2% | -0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 60 | Russia RU | 95.1% | -1.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 61 | Luxembourg LU | 95% | -0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates AE | 95% | +0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 63 | Barbados BB | 95% | -0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 64 | Peru PE | 94.9% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 65 | North Macedonia MK | 94.9% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 66 | Burundi BI | 94.9% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 67 | Saint Lucia LC | 94.9% | +0.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 68 | Chile CL | 94.7% | +0.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 69 | Kiribati KI | 94.7% | -2.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 70 | United States US | 94.6% | -0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 71 | Samoa WS | 94.5% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda AG | 94.2% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 73 | Indonesia ID | 94.1% | +1.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 74 | Philippines PH | 93.8% | -0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 75 | Azerbaijan AZ | 93.7% | -1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 76 | Timor-Leste TL | 93.7% | +1.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 77 | Estonia EE | 93.7% | +0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC | 93.6% | +0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 79 | Qatar QA | 93.5% | +0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 80 | Brunei BN | 93.5% | -0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 81 | Lesotho LS | 93.3% | +3.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 82 | Oman OM | 93.3% | -1.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 83 | Switzerland CH | 93.2% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 84 | Colombia CO | 93.1% | +0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe ST | 93.1% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 86 | Dominican Republic DO | 92.9% | -0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 87 | Cameroon CM | 92.9% | -1.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 88 | Cabo Verde CV | 92.9% | +0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 89 | Laos LA | 92.5% | -1.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 90 | Seychelles SC | 92% | -2.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 91 | Armenia AM | 91.9% | -0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 92 | Ecuador EC | 91.6% | -0.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 93 | Togo TG | 90.9% | +1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 94 | Bolivia BO | 90.9% | +2.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 95 | Hungary HU | 90.8% | -0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 96 | Cambodia KH | 90.5% | -2.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 97 | Germany DE | 90.1% | -0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan KG | 89.9% | +0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 99 | Mozambique MZ | 89.9% | -1.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 100 | Czechia CZ | 89.4% | +0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest school enrollment, primary (% net)?
Norway, at 99.9% in 2017, ahead of Canada (99.9%) and Iceland (99.8%), among 137 countries ranked on 2017 figures from the World Bank.
Which country has the lowest school enrollment, primary (% net)?
Liberia, at 44.3% in 2017, then Eritrea (51.8%).
What does this ranking measure?
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official primary school age who are enrolled in primary school to the population of the corresponding official primary school age.
Which countries are included?
137 countries with 2017 figures: Norway, Canada, Iceland, Iran, Singapore, Malaysia, Malta, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Argentina, Sweden and New Zealand and 125 more. 57 other countries published figures only for other periods and are left out, so every row compares the same period.
Where does the data come from?
From the World Bank. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.
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StatOrigin. (2026). School enrollment, primary (% net) by country, 2017. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/school-enrollment-primary-net-by-country/page/2