Countries with the highest
School enrollment, primary (% gross)

In 2020, Sierra Leone leads School enrollment, primary (% gross) with 142.79%. Malawi follows at 136.44%, and the gap between the top two positions is 6.36%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.035.771.4107143Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 142.79%143MalawiMalawi: 136.44%136St. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis: 129.32%129MadagascarMadagascar: 126.59%127VanuatuVanuatu: 125.12%125NamibiaNamibia: 122.35%122Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 122.13%122NepalNepal: 121.90%122SwedenSweden: 119.50%120TogoTogo: 119.27%119MozambiqueMozambique: 118.98%119Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 115.90%116

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Sierra Leone 142.79%
2 Malawi 136.44%
3 St. Kitts and Nevis 129.32%
4 Madagascar 126.59%
5 Vanuatu 125.12%
6 Namibia 122.35%
7 Turks and Caicos Islands 122.13%
8 Nepal 121.90%
9 Sweden 119.50%
10 Togo 119.27%
11 Mozambique 118.98%
12 Congo, Dem. Rep. 115.90%
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 115.48%
14 Seychelles 114.15%
15 Curacao 113.35%
16 Peru 113.07%
17 Ethiopia 112.67%
18 Fiji 112.55%
19 Morocco 112.35%
20 Tonga 112.25%
21 Belize 112.25%
22 Timor-Leste 110.61%
23 Bangladesh 110.07%
24 Gibraltar 108.72%
25 Algeria 108.53%
26 Argentina 108.50%
27 Marshall Islands 108.45%
28 Costa Rica 108.29%
29 United Arab Emirates 108.07%
30 Aruba 107.24%
31 Colombia 107.08%
32 Cambodia 107.02%
33 Moldova 106.52%
34 Dominican Republic 105.93%
35 Brazil 105.91%
36 Portugal 105.75%
37 Kiribati 105.72%
38 Palau 105.47%
39 Uruguay 105.24%
40 Hong Kong SAR, China 105.13%
41 Iran, Islamic Rep. 104.68%
42 Mexico 104.52%
43 Netherlands 104.34%
44 Benin 104.03%
45 Tunisia 103.98%
46 Spain 103.88%
47 Thailand 103.86%
48 Montenegro 103.85%
49 Bhutan 103.83%
50 Cabo Verde 103.43%

Analytical takeaways

  • Sierra Leone leads the global ranking for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in 2020, with a lead of 6.36% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Congo, Dem. Rep. at 115.90%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.