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

In 2021, Sierra Leone leads School enrollment, primary (% gross) with 157.71%. Rwanda follows at 151.06%, and the gap between the top two positions is 6.65%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.039.478.9118158Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 157.71%158RwandaRwanda: 151.06%151MadagascarMadagascar: 140.27%140St. Kitts and NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis: 138.73%139MalawiMalawi: 127.04%127Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 123.58%124VanuatuVanuatu: 122.87%123NamibiaNamibia: 121.82%122Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 120.07%120NepalNepal: 119.98%120Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks and Caicos Islands: 119.73%120SwedenSweden: 117.35%117

Full table

#CountryValue
151 Comoros 86.82%
152 Chad 86.15%
153 Cote d'Ivoire 85.83%
154 Lesotho 85.04%
155 Senegal 84.06%
156 Nigeria 83.81%
157 Kuwait 82.36%
158 Honduras 80.89%
159 Bahamas, The 80.52%
160 Pakistan 80.32%
161 Lebanon 74.73%
162 Syrian Arab Republic 68.56%
163 Liberia 67.46%
164 Niger 65.86%

Analytical takeaways

  • Sierra Leone leads the global ranking for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in 2021, with a lead of 6.65% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Sweden at 117.35%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.