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Last update: December 2012
Net enrolment ratio in primary
education
Country
Year
Girls
Boys
Year
2010
39
Albania
2010
80
80
2010
48
Algeria
2010
95
97
2010
47
Andorra
2010
78
77
2010
48
Angola
2010 a
78
93
2010
45
Anguilla
2008 b
93
93
2010
49
2010
84
89
2010
47
Argentina
2003
99
100
2009
49
Armenia
2007
88
86
2010
47
Aruba
2010
100
100
2010
49
Australia
2010
97
97
2010
49
2010
48
Afghanistan
Austria
Azerbaijan
2010 a
84
85
2010
46
Bahamas
2009
100
94
2010
50
Bahrain
2006
98
98
2010
49
2010 a
51
Bangladesh
Barbados
2007
97
90
2010 a
49
Belarus
2010
49
Belgium
2009
99
99
2009
49
Belize
2008
88
98
2010
49
Benin
2008
81
97
2010
46
Bermuda
2010 b
83
83
2010 b
49
Bhutan
2011
90
87
2011
50
2007
95
94
2009
49
2010
88
86
2010
49
Botswana
2009
88
87
2009
49
Brazil
2005
95
94
2010
47
2010 a
85
88
2010
49
2010
48
Bulgaria
2010
98
98
2010
48
Burkina Faso
2011
61
65
2011
47
Burundi
2007
89
91
2010
50
Cambodia
2010
95
96
2010
48
Cameroon
2010
86
99
2010
46
Canada
1999
100
100
2008
49
Cape Verde
2010
92
94
2010
48
Cayman Islands
2007
84
85
2008
48
2011
59
78
2011
42
Brunei Darussalam
Chad
2003 b
51
73
2010
42
Chile
2009
93
94
2009
48
China
2010
46
95
93
2010
48
84
81
2010
48
Colombia
2010
88
89
2010
49
Comoros
2007
75
81
2008
47
Congo
2010 a
89
92
2010
48
Cook Islands
2010 a
95
94
2011
49
2010
48
Cte d'Ivoire
2009
56
67
2011
45
Croatia
2010
87
87
2010
49
Cuba
2011
98
98
2011
48
Cyprus
2010 a
99
99
2010
49
Czech Republic
1999 b
96
96
2009
49
1999
32
34
2010
46
Denmark
2009
97
95
2009
49
Djibouti
2009 b
42
47
2011
47
Dominica
2009
95
94
2010
49
Dominican Republic
2010
87
93
2010
46
Ecuador
2009
98
96
2009
49
Egypt
2009 b
94
98
2010 b
48
El Salvador
2010
94
94
2010
48
Equatorial Guinea
2010
56
57
2010
49
Eritrea
2010
31
36
2010
45
Estonia
2009
93
95
2009
48
Ethiopia
2010
79
84
2010
47
Fiji
2009
97
97
2009
48
Finland
2010
98
98
2010
49
France
2010
99
98
2010
49
Gabon
2011
49
Gambia
2010
67
64
2010
50
Georgia
2007
93
95
2010
47
Germany
2010 b
98
98
2010
49
Ghana
2011
84
84
2011
49
2009
49
Greece
2007
99
98
2007
49
Grenada
2009
87
87
2010
49
Guatemala
2010
96
98
2010
48
Guinea
2010
70
83
2010
45
Guinea-Bissau
2010
72
75
2010
48
Guyana
2010
82
79
2010
49
1998
49
Costa Rica
Gibraltar
Haiti
Honduras
2010
96
94
2010
49
Hungary
2009
92
93
2009
48
Iceland
2009
99
99
2009
49
India
2008
92
93
2008
48
Indonesia
2010
97
95
2010
50
2007 b
100
99
2010
49
Iraq
2007 b
84
94
2007
44
Ireland
2010
95
95
2010
49
Israel
2009
97
97
2009
49
Italy
2010
97
98
2010
48
Jamaica
2010
81
83
2010
49
Japan
2010
49
Jordan
2010
91
91
2010
49
Kazakhstan
2011
88
89
2011
49
Kenya
2009 b
83
82
2009
49
Kiribati
2002 b
97
97
2009
50
Kuwait
2008
94
91
2010
49
Kyrgyzstan
2010
87
88
2010
49
2010
95
98
2010
47
Latvia
2010
96
94
2010
48
Lebanon
2010
91
92
2010
48
Lesotho
2010
75
72
2010
49
Liberia
1999
40
52
2008
47
2006
48
Libya
Liechtenstein
2010 a
92
95
2010
49
Lithuania
2010
92
93
2010
48
Luxembourg
2008
96
94
2008
49
Madagascar
2003
79
79
2010
49
Malawi
2009
99
94
2010
50
Malaysia
2005
96
96
2009
48
Maldives
2011
96
96
2011
48
Mali
2011
59
67
2011
46
Malta
2010
94
93
2010
49
Marshall Islands
2002
95
97
2011
48
Mauritania
2010
76
72
2010
50
Mauritius
2010
94
92
2010
49
Mexico
2010
98
98
2010
49
2007
49
2010
51
2010
98
99
2010
49
2010
48
2007 a
96
89
2009
49
Morocco
2011
95
96
2011
47
Mozambique
2011
87
92
2011
47
Myanmar
2010
50
Namibia
2009
88
83
2009
49
2008
50
64
78
2011
50
Nauru
Nepal
2000 b,c
Netherlands
2010
100
100
2010
49
2002
49
New Zealand
2010
99
99
2010
49
Nicaragua
2010
93
92
2010
48
Niger
2011
57
68
2011
44
Nigeria
2010 b
55
60
2010
47
Niue
1999 a
98
99
2005
51
Norway
2010
99
99
2010
49
2010
86
87
2010
48
Oman
2009
92
95
2009
48
Pakistan
2010 a
67
81
2010
44
Palau
2000 b
94
98
2007 b
48
Panama
2010
97
99
2010
48
2008
45
Paraguay
2009
85
85
2009
48
Peru
2010
96
95
2010
49
Philippines
2009
89
88
2009
48
Poland
2009
96
96
2009
48
Portugal
2009
99
99
2009
48
Puerto Rico
2010
88
83
2010
49
Qatar
2010
92
92
2010
49
Republic of Korea
2010
98
99
2010
48
Republic of Moldova
2010 a
87
88
2010
48
Romania
2010
87
88
2010
48
Russian Federation
2009
93
93
2009
49
Rwanda
2008 b
92
89
2011
51
2010
83
83
2010
49
Saint Lucia
2010
87
89
2010
49
2010
91
96
2010
48
Samoa
2010
96
92
2010
48
San Marino
2009 a
93
91
2010
50
2010
100
97
2011
49
Saudi Arabia
2009
89
90
2010
49
Senegal
2010
78
73
2010
51
Serbia
2010 a
92
93
2010
49
Seychelles
2005
94
96
2010
50
2011
49
2009
48
Netherlands Antilles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
2010
49
Slovenia
2009
97
97
2009
48
Solomon Islands
2007
81
83
2007
47
2007
35
85
85
2009
49
Somalia
South Africa
2009 b
Spain
2010
100
100
2010
48
Sri Lanka
2010
94
94
2010
49
Sudan (pre-secession)
2001 b
39
47
2009
46
Suriname
2009
91
91
2009
48
Swaziland
2010
85
86
2010
48
Sweden
2010
99
100
2010
49
Switzerland
2010
94
94
2010
48
2009
92
94
2010
48
Tajikistan
2010
95
99
2010
48
Thailand
2009
89
90
2009
48
89
87
2010
48
Timor-Leste
2010
85
86
2010
48
Togo
2008
87
97
2010
47
2003
50
Tonga
2004
93
97
2007
47
2010
94
94
2010
48
Tunisia
2009
98
99
2009
48
Turkey
2009
97
98
2009
49
2005 b
81
75
2009
49
2006
48
Uganda
2010
92
90
2010
50
Ukraine
2010 a
91
90
2010
49
2006
90
87
2010
49
100
100
2009
49
Tokelau
Tuvalu
2008
98
98
2010
50
2010
95
94
2010
49
Uruguay
2009
99
99
2009
48
Uzbekistan
2011
88
91
2011
48
Vanuatu
2005
97
100
2010
47
2010
92
93
2010
48
2010
47
Yemen
2010
70
85
2010
44
Zambia
2010
92
90
2010
50
Viet Nam
Footnotes
National estimation.
UIS estimation.
Sources:
Net enrolment ratio in primary education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics,
http://www.uis.unesco.org.
table
5:
Enrolment
ratios
by
ISCED
level,
available
from
UIS
website,
table
5:
Enrolment
ratios
by
ISCED
level,
available
from
UIS
website,
Technical notes:
Statistics on enrolment are compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Institute for Statistics (UIS) from data provided by national Governments.
The 1997 International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) defines primary education as programmes that are
normally designed on a unit or project basis to give students a sound basic education in reading, writing and mathematics
along with an elementary understanding of other subjects such as history, geography, natural science, social science, art
and music. The customary or legal age of entrance to this level of education ranges between ages 5 to 7 years, and is the
start of compulsory education where it exists. This level covers in principle six years of full-time schooling.
The primary-level net enrolment ratio (NER) is the number of boys and girls of primary-school age that are enrolled in
primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group. It shows the extent of participation
in primary education of children belonging to the official age group corresponding to primary education in the given country.
A high primary NER denotes a high degree of participation of primary school-age children in primary education. The
theoretical maximum value is 100%. If the primary NER is below 100%, then the complement, i.e. the difference with
100%, provides a measure of the proportion of children not enrolled at the specified level of education. However, since some
of these children could be enrolled at levels of education other than primary level, this difference should in no way be
considered as indicating the percentage of primary school-age children not enrolled.
The girls share of primary enrolment refers to the percentage of students enrolled in primary education who are female.
This indicator helps assess gender disparity with regard to participation in primary education. When the indicator approaches
50% it reflects a good level of gender parity.
While enrolment data by sex offer an easy way of comparing the extent to which boys and girls are enrolled in schools,
these statistics do not reflect differences between boys and girls in rates of school attendance or absenteeism, repetition
and dropping out.