Ranking · 137 countries · 2017
School enrollment, primary (% net) by country (2017) · Page 3
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.
Visualised
Ranked chart
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 101–137 of 137 countries. Page 3 of 3.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Austria AT | 88.6% | -0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 102 | Croatia HR | 88% | +0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 103 | Turkiye TR | 87.9% | -6.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 104 | Bhutan BT | 87.4% | -0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 105 | Venezuela VE | 87.4% | -1.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 106 | South Africa ZA | 87% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 107 | Moldova MD | 86.5% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 108 | Bulgaria BG | 86.4% | -1.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 109 | Kazakhstan KZ | 86.2% | -1.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 110 | Panama PA | 86.2% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 111 | Suriname SR | 86.1% | -3.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 112 | Kuwait KW | 85.9% | -5.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 113 | Guatemala GT | 85.6% | +1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 114 | Cote d'Ivoire CI | 85.6% | +2.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 115 | Ghana GH | 85.2% | -1.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 116 | Tanzania TZ | 83.6% | +0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 117 | Zambia ZM | 83.2% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 118 | Slovakia SK | 83.1% | +1.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 119 | Eswatini SZ | 82.5% | -2.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 120 | Jamaica JM | 82.5% | -1.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 121 | Romania RO | 82.2% | -2.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 122 | El Salvador SV | 80.2% | -5.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 123 | Honduras HN | 80.1% | +0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 124 | Jordan JO | 80.1% | +4.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 125 | Comoros KM | 79.8% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 126 | Mauritania MR | 77.8% | +6.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 127 | Burkina Faso BF | 76.4% | +1.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 128 | Gambia GM | 76.1% | +3.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 129 | Senegal SN | 75.4% | +2.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 130 | Solomon Islands SB | 69.5% | -4.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 131 | Niger NE | 65.1% | +2.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 132 | Pakistan PK | 64.9% | -0.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 133 | Mali ML | 61.3% | +7.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 134 | Sudan SD | 60% | +1.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 135 | Djibouti DJ | 60% | +4.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 136 | Eritrea ER | 51.8% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 137 | Liberia LR | 44.3% | — | 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.
Cite & reuse
Cite this ranking
Published under CC BY 4.0.
StatOrigin. (2026). School enrollment, primary (% net) by country, 2017. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/school-enrollment-primary-net-by-country/page/3