enrollment rate in primary school worldwide

89.4 percent of children in primary school age were enrolled in primary schools worldwide in 2018. That was an increase of about five percent when compared to the figures from 2000. The highest primary school net enrollment rate was measured in 2016 when 89.42 percent of children worldwide were enrolled in primary education. In 2018, the net enrollment rate in secondary school worldwide was 66.27 percent.

Net enrollment rate in primary school worldwide from 2000 to 2018

Characteristic	Net enrollment rate
2018	89.4%
2017	89.26%
2016	89.42%
2015	89.17%
2014	89.23%
2013	89%
2012	89.01%
2011	88.65%
2010	88.63%
2009	88.63%
2008	88.66%
2007	88.44%
2006	87.21%
2005	86.79%
2004	86.17%
2003	85.13%
2002	83.83%
2001	83.61%
2000	83.37%

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Release date

February 2021

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2018

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Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.

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