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School enrollment, primary (% gross)

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

World Bank code: SE.PRM.ENRR • Data available for 204 countries • Latest year: 2025

In , Nepal led School enrollment, primary (% gross) at 128.56.

The world median across 13 reporting countries was 100.43.

What this measures: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

How "Education" indicators are measured

Education indicators come from UNESCO's Institute for Statistics, national ministries, and school censuses. Enrollment rates can exceed 100% when over-age children are still in school (repeating grades), so "net enrollment" — which counts only age-appropriate students — is often the more interpretable metric. Literacy data is updated infrequently in many countries.

Distribution — 2025

Reporting
13 countries
Median
100.43
Mean
103.81
25th percentile
97.66
75th percentile
105.48
Range
93.14 – 128.56

World at a Glance — 2025

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

East Asia & PacificIndonesia: 100.37IDLao PDR: 93.14LANauru: 94.40NRThailand: 100.73THEurope & Central AsiaKazakhstan: 97.33KZKyrgyz Republic: 98.95KGUzbekistan: 120.86UZLatin America & CaribbeanDominica: 97.66DMMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanAlgeria: 105.48DZSouth AsiaIndia: 111.03INNepal: 128.56NPSub-Saharan AfricaBurundi: 100.63BIGambia, The: 100.43GM

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2025

# Country School enrollment, primary (% gross)
1 Nepal South Asia 128.56
2 Uzbekistan Europe & Central Asia 120.86
3 India South Asia 111.03
4 Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 105.48
5 Thailand East Asia & Pacific 100.73
6 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 100.63
7 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 100.43
8 Indonesia East Asia & Pacific 100.37
9 Kyrgyz Republic Europe & Central Asia 98.95
10 Dominica Latin America & Caribbean 97.66

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Largest decreases

By Income Group — Average

Income group Countries Mean
High income 1 94.40
Upper middle income 5 100.31
Lower middle income 5 110.51
Low income 2 100.53

By Region — Average

Region Countries Mean
East Asia & Pacific 4 97.16
Europe & Central Asia 3 105.72
Latin America & Caribbean 1 97.66
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 1 105.48
South Asia 2 119.80
Sub-Saharan Africa 2 100.53

Lowest Values — 2025

# Country School enrollment, primary (% gross)
1 Lao PDR 93.14
2 Nauru 94.40
3 Kazakhstan 97.33
4 Dominica 97.66
5 Kyrgyz Republic 98.95
6 Indonesia 100.37
7 Gambia, The 100.43
8 Burundi 100.63
9 Thailand 100.73
10 Algeria 105.48
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.PRM.ENRR), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2025.