Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural (% of rural population aged 6-16) by country

Countries reporting
65
Highest
1.0%
United Kingdom
Lowest
0.5%
Mali
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
815

What the numbers show

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural (% of rural population aged 6-16) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0.5% in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 4,860.2%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 35.4%).

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 1.0% 2016 unchanged rising
2 South Korea 1.0% 2017 up 0.2% flat
3 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% 2020 up 8.6% rising
4 Chile 1.0% 2017 up 3.2% rising
5 Costa Rica 1.0% 2021 up 7.0% rising
6 Sri Lanka 1.0% 2019 up 2.9% flat
7 Uruguay 1.0% 2021 up 9.5% rising
8 Brazil 1.0% 2021 up 3.0% rising
9 Ireland 1.0% 2016 up 0.4% rising
10 Georgia 1.0% 2020 up 1.1% flat
11 United States 1.0% 2010 down 0.7% flat
12 Bolivia 1.0% 2021 up 7.1% rising
13 North Macedonia 1.0% 2020 up 6.8% rising
14 South Africa 1.0% 2020 up 2.4% flat
15 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 29.8% rising
16 Armenia 1.0% 2020 up 3.5% flat
17 Moldova 1.0% 2021 down 0.6% rising
18 Peru 1.0% 2021 up 2.8% rising
19 Dominican Republic 1.0% 2013 up 1.7% rising
20 Panama 1.0% 2021 up 2.6% rising
21 Philippines 1.0% 2019 up 8.6% rising
22 Russia 1.0% 2019 down 4.5% flat
23 Ecuador 1.0% 2021 up 3.6% rising
24 Palestine 0.9% 2017 up 5.3% rising
25 Malawi 0.9% 2019 down 1.2% rising
26 Paraguay 0.9% 2021 up 3.1% rising
27 Egypt 0.9% 2019 up 2.9% rising
28 Jamaica 0.9% 2002 down 0.7% flat
29 India 0.9% 2019 down 0.7% rising
30 Jordan 0.9% 2016 down 0.5% rising
31 Colombia 0.9% 2021 up 3.7% rising
32 Ukraine 0.9% 2014 up 3.0% flat
33 Serbia 0.9% 2018 down 0.5% flat
34 Poland 0.9% 2019 up 2.3% flat
35 Mexico 0.9% 2020 up 2.9% rising
36 Venezuela 0.9% 2002 up 2.3% rising
37 Thailand 0.9% 2021 up 9.1% rising
38 Turkey 0.9% 2013 up 182.6% rising
39 Indonesia 0.9% 2019 up 1.9% falling
40 Mongolia 0.9% 2021 down 6.0% rising
41 El Salvador 0.9% 2019 up 4.5% rising
42 Nigeria 0.9% 2018 down 2.7% rising
43 Laos 0.9% 2018 up 0.9% rising
44 Uganda 0.9% 2016 down 0.9% rising
45 Ghana 0.9% 2016 up 10.8% rising
46 Belize 0.9% 1999 up 86.4% rising
47 Nepal 0.9% 2014 up 16.0% rising
48 Hungary 0.8% 2005 down 1.1% flat
49 Cambodia 0.8% 2012 up 1.0% rising
50 Madagascar 0.8% 2012 down 2.1% rising
51 Morocco 0.8% 2013 up 24.7% rising
52 Rwanda 0.8% 2021 down 5.6% rising
53 Nicaragua 0.8% 2014 up 4.2% rising
54 Tanzania 0.8% 2020 down 12.1% flat
55 Tajikistan 0.8% 2013 down 19.7% falling
56 Guatemala 0.8% 2019 down 8.2% rising
57 Honduras 0.8% 2019 down 4.4% rising
58 Kosovo 0.7% 2017 down 23.6% falling
58 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% 2017 down 23.6% falling
60 Zambia 0.7% 2015 up 4,860.2% rising
61 Ethiopia 0.6% 2021 up 6.2% volatile
62 Gambia 0.6% 2020 down 35.4% falling
63 Pakistan 0.6% 2020 up 3.9% rising
64 Djibouti 0.6% 2017 down 20.7% rising
65 Mali 0.5% 2018 up 20.1% falling

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, rural (% of rural population aged 6-16)
Unit
% of rural population aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 815 data points, 1970–2021
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