Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%) by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
100.0%
France
Lowest
9.2%
Djibouti
Median
91.5%
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
1,339
What the numbers show
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%) is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in France; the lowest is 9.2% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.5%, and the mean is 79.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 927.2%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 48.7%).
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Austria | 99.9% | 2017 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 99.9% | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 4 | Cuba | 99.8% | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 99.7% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 99.7% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 99.7% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 99.5% | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 99.5% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 10 | Argentina | 99.4% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 99.3% | 2017 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 99.3% | 2017 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 99.2% | 2016 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 99.2% | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 99.1% | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Iceland | 98.8% | 2016 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 98.6% | 2015 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 98.6% | 2016 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 98.6% | 2016 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 20 | Maldives | 98.5% | 2017 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 21 | Seychelles | 98.4% | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 98.1% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Ireland | 97.9% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 24 | Malta | 97.8% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 25 | Ecuador | 97.8% | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 97.8% | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 27 | Italy | 97.7% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Brazil | 97.5% | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 97.3% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 30 | Belarus | 97.2% | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 97.1% | 2017 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 97.0% | 2017 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 96.9% | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 96.8% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 35 | Jamaica | 96.5% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 96.4% | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 96.4% | 2016 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 38 | Norway | 96.4% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 39 | Mongolia | 96.0% | 2017 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Lebanon | 96.0% | 2017 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 41 | Saint Lucia | 95.9% | 2017 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 95.4% | 2016 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 43 | Croatia | 95.4% | 2016 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.4% | 2017 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 45 | Slovenia | 95.2% | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 95.1% | 2017 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 47 | Cyprus | 94.6% | 2015 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 94.4% | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 49 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 94.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 50 | Qatar | 92.9% | 2017 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.8% | 2017 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 91.8% | 2016 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 91.8% | 2007 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 54 | Guyana | 91.7% | 2012 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 55 | Hungary | 91.5% | 2016 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 56 | Estonia | 91.2% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 57 | United States of America | 91.2% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 58 | Mauritius | 90.7% | 2017 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 59 | Barbados | 89.8% | 2017 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 60 | Albania | 89.5% | 2015 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 89.2% | 2016 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 62 | Algeria | 88.7% | 2010 | up 927.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 88.5% | 2016 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 88.3% | 2013 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 88.0% | 2016 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 66 | Colombia | 87.4% | 2017 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 87.4% | 2017 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 68 | Australia | 87.4% | 2017 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 69 | Antigua and Barbuda | 87.1% | 2017 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 70 | Nepal | 84.9% | 2017 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 71 | Grenada | 84.4% | 2017 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 72 | Belize | 83.9% | 2017 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 73 | Oman | 83.1% | 2017 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 74 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 82.5% | 2017 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 75 | Slovakia | 81.8% | 2016 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 76 | Honduras | 81.5% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 77 | El Salvador | 81.3% | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 81.2% | 2017 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 79.8% | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 80 | Philippines | 79.6% | 2016 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 81 | Bahrain | 76.8% | 2017 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 82 | Kuwait | 76.1% | 2017 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 83 | Panama | 73.0% | 2016 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63.1% | 2017 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 61.3% | 2017 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 86 | Morocco | 54.1% | 2017 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.0% | 2015 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 51.7% | 2017 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 89 | Mali | 50.1% | 2017 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 90 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 48.9% | 2016 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 91 | Kenya | 47.3% | 2009 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 92 | Cameroon | 46.0% | 2017 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 44.4% | 2015 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 94 | Guinea | 41.2% | 2016 | up 146.3% | rising |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.5% | 2013 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 96 | Egypt | 38.1% | 2017 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 38.0% | 2015 | up 467.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 36.9% | 2017 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 99 | Samoa | 36.9% | 2017 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 100 | Botswana | 33.8% | 2014 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 33.1% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 102 | Togo | 32.3% | 2007 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 103 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.0% | 2017 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 104 | Niger | 21.9% | 2017 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 105 | Senegal | 18.7% | 2017 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 106 | Eritrea | 17.3% | 2017 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 16.6% | 2017 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 12.5% | 2017 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 109 | Djibouti | 9.2% | 2018 | up 53.9% | rising |