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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.

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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
151 Andorra 89.43%
152 Cote d'Ivoire 88.63%
153 Lesotho 87.74%
154 Burkina Faso 87.70%
155 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 87.42%
156 British Virgin Islands 86.85%
157 Senegal 84.90%
158 Nigeria 84.37%
159 Honduras 83.66%
160 Poland 82.21%
161 Kuwait 81.39%
162 Lebanon 76.10%
163 Liberia 72.42%
164 Syrian Arab Republic 70.38%

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.