Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%) by country
Countries reporting
183
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
11.4%
Tajikistan
Median
86.2%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
3,263
What the numbers show
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 11.4% in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.2%, and the mean is 78.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Equatorial Guinea (up 580.1%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 62.0%).
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 2 | Portugal | 99.9% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 99.9% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | France | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 99.7% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 99.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 99.6% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 99.5% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 99.3% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 98.6% | 2014 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 98.6% | 2014 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 16 | Moldova | 98.6% | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 98.6% | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Mongolia | 98.4% | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 20 | Germany | 98.4% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.4% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 98.3% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Liechtenstein | 98.3% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Belgium | 98.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 98.2% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.0% | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 27 | Dominica | 98.0% | 2022 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 28 | Turkey | 98.0% | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 98.0% | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | San Marino | 97.7% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 32 | Belarus | 97.6% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 97.6% | 2018 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 97.5% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 97.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 97.1% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Cuba | 97.1% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 38 | Iceland | 96.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 39 | Israel | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.7% | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 41 | Finland | 96.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 42 | Cayman Islands | 96.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 43 | Aruba | 96.1% | 2014 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 95.4% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 95.2% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 46 | Singapore | 95.2% | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 47 | Ireland | 95.0% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 48 | Hungary | 95.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 49 | Tuvalu | 94.9% | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 50 | Australia | 94.9% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 51 | Andorra | 94.9% | 2024 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 52 | Japan | 94.8% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 53 | Jamaica | 94.7% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 55 | South Korea | 94.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 94.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 57 | Vietnam | 94.4% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 94.4% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 59 | Albania | 94.4% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 60 | Nauru | 94.2% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 60 | Naoero | 94.2% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 62 | Argentina | 94.0% | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 63 | Ecuador | 93.7% | 2022 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 93.6% | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 65 | Malta | 93.5% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 93.5% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 67 | Canada | 93.3% | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 68 | Brazil | 93.1% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 69 | Slovakia | 93.0% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 70 | Indonesia | 92.9% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 71 | Namibia | 92.8% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 72 | Estonia | 92.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Kenya | 92.1% | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 92.1% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 91.7% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 76 | Marshall Islands | 91.6% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 77 | Australia and New Zealand | 90.8% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 78 | Thailand | 90.8% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 79 | Togo | 90.6% | 2019 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Anguilla | 89.7% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 81 | Fiji | 89.5% | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 89.0% | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 83 | Chile | 88.9% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 84 | Uruguay | 88.8% | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 85 | Oman | 88.7% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 86 | Morocco | 87.5% | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 87 | Gibraltar | 87.4% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 88 | Lebanon | 87.2% | 2024 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 89 | Ghana | 87.1% | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 90 | Suriname | 86.5% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 91 | United States | 86.5% | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 92 | Serbia | 86.2% | 2022 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 93 | Seychelles | 86.1% | 2024 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 94 | New Zealand | 85.7% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 95 | Malaysia | 85.4% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 96 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 85.4% | 2017 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 85.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 84.6% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 99 | Cabo Verde | 84.4% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 100 | Guatemala | 84.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 101 | Montenegro | 84.2% | 2023 | up 30.4% | flat |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 83.5% | 2024 | up 209.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Russia | 83.4% | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 103 | Russian Federation | 83.4% | 2023 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 105 | Cook Islands | 83.3% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 106 | British Virgin Islands | 82.8% | 2024 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 81.6% | 2024 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 108 | Maldives | 81.4% | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 109 | Qatar | 81.1% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 110 | Romania | 80.8% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 111 | Vanuatu | 80.6% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 112 | Rwanda | 80.4% | 2024 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 113 | Nepal | 80.0% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 114 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 79.7% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 115 | South Africa | 78.8% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 116 | Barbados | 78.2% | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 117 | Guyana | 78.0% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 118 | Tonga | 77.7% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 119 | Brunei | 77.3% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 77.3% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 121 | Panama | 76.7% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 122 | Ukraine | 76.7% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 123 | Philippines | 76.5% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 124 | Benin | 76.5% | 2018 | up 243.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Belize | 76.5% | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 126 | Algeria | 75.9% | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 127 | Paraguay | 75.0% | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 128 | Grenada | 75.0% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 74.9% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 74.1% | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 131 | Montserrat | 72.9% | 2023 | up 48.9% | falling |
| 132 | Cambodia | 72.2% | 2024 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 133 | Bahrain | 70.2% | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 134 | Jordan | 69.4% | 2024 | up 20.5% | flat |
| 135 | State of Palestine | 68.6% | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 136 | United Republic of Tanzania | 68.0% | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 65.9% | 2023 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 138 | Laos | 65.9% | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.9% | 2025 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Madagascar | 65.9% | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 65.3% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 142 | Liberia | 65.2% | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 143 | Saudi Arabia | 64.4% | 2024 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 62.8% | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 145 | Gambia | 62.7% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 146 | Ethiopia | 62.6% | 2024 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 147 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 59.8% | 2020 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 148 | Honduras | 59.1% | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 149 | East Timor | 58.9% | 2020 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 149 | Timor-Leste | 58.9% | 2020 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 56.5% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 152 | Botswana | 55.9% | 2022 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.8% | 2015 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 154 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 54.7% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 53.6% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 52.4% | 2023 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 157 | Angola | 51.5% | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 158 | Bahamas | 47.2% | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 159 | Guinea | 46.9% | 2020 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 160 | Tokelau | 46.7% | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 161 | Syria | 46.5% | 2024 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 161 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.5% | 2024 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 163 | Kuwait | 44.3% | 2021 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 164 | Cameroon | 41.0% | 2024 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 165 | Comoros | 40.7% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 166 | Egypt | 37.8% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 167 | Eritrea | 37.8% | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 168 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.5% | 2023 | up 171.5% | rising |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.6% | 2015 | up 580.1% | rising |
| 170 | Armenia | 32.0% | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 171 | Lesotho | 30.5% | 2020 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 172 | Samoa | 29.8% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 173 | Mali | 29.0% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 174 | Burundi | 28.2% | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 175 | Senegal | 25.4% | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 176 | Niue | 25.0% | 2025 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.6% | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 177 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.6% | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 179 | Niger | 20.0% | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 180 | Chad | 18.3% | 2024 | up 130.8% | rising |
| 181 | Burkina Faso | 16.0% | 2024 | up 76.9% | flat |
| 182 | Myanmar | 12.1% | 2018 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 183 | Tajikistan | 11.4% | 2017 | up 26.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 99.2%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 92.0%
- Southern Asia 91.8%
- Europe 91.6%
- Central and Southern Asia 90.3%
- Europe and Northern America 89.7%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 88.2%
- United States of America 86.5%
- Northern America 86.1%
- Oceania 81.4%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 80.7%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 79.3%
- South-Eastern Asia 77.5%
- World 75.0%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 68.8%
- Central Asia 58.1%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 54.0%
- Western Asia 53.1%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 52.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 52.3%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 52.0%
- Northern Africa 51.6%