Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) by country
Countries reporting
72
Highest
1.0%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
0.0%
Cambodia
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
889
What the numbers show
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 0.0% in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.9%.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 632,358.0%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 100.0%).
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 5 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2002 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 6 | Chile | 1.0% | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 8 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2004 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2017 | up 351.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 1.0% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 17 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2011 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Panama | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 1.0% | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2013 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 25 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2014 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Georgia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 29 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 30 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 32 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 35 | Kosovo | 0.9% | 2017 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 35 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.9% | 2017 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 37 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.9% | 2006 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 39 | Albania | 0.9% | 2019 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 40 | India | 0.9% | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 147.9% | falling |
| 42 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 44 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 45 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 49 | Morocco | 0.9% | 2013 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 50 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2014 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 53 | Togo | 0.9% | 2018 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2014 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 55 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2020 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 56 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Honduras | 0.8% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 58 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 59 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 60 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2019 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 0.8% | 2013 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 62 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2018 | up 47.9% | flat |
| 63 | Djibouti | 0.7% | 2017 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 64 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 632,358.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2018 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 66 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 67 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 68 | Mali | 0.6% | 2018 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 69 | Niger | 0.6% | 2018 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | falling |