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Education > School enrolment rate > 1st grade: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Gross intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.".

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 RwandaRwanda 210 2008
2 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 191.68 2007
3 MadagascarMadagascar 186.26 2008
4 MozambiqueMozambique 160.43 2008
5 HaitiHaiti 159.78 1997
6 UgandaUganda 158.68 2008
7 NicaraguaNicaragua 153.39 2008
8 EthiopiaEthiopia 153.18 2008
9 BurundiBurundi 144.11 2008
10 MalawiMalawi 140.88 2008
11 BurmaBurma 139.48 2008
12 East TimorEast Timor 139.08 2008
13 PhilippinesPhilippines 134.64 2008
14 MongoliaMongolia 133.73 2008
15 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 131.7 2009
16 EcuadorEcuador 129.27 2008
17 IndiaIndia 128.4 2007
18 ArmeniaArmenia 127.67 2007
19 SeychellesSeychelles 126.61 2008
20 CambodiaCambodia 125.48 2008
21 ColombiaColombia 125.4 2008
22 IndonesiaIndonesia 125.03 2008
23 BeninBenin 124.7 2006
24 ZambiaZambia 124.65 2008
25 BrazilBrazil 124.37 2005
26 HondurasHonduras 124.02 2008
27 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 123.68 2008
28 MexicoMexico 122.1 2008
29 GuatemalaGuatemala 121.75 2008
30 ZimbabweZimbabwe 121.69 2003
31 El SalvadorEl Salvador 121.09 2008
32 MauritaniaMauritania 120.79 2008
33 BoliviaBolivia 120.53 2007
34 LaosLaos 119.92 2008
35 KiribatiKiribati 119.83 2005
36 CameroonCameroon 118.65 2008
37 LibyaLibya 117.47 1983
38 SyriaSyria 117.21 2008
39 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 116.51 1994
40 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 116.38 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 115.98 2007
41 GeorgiaGeorgia 115.63 2008
42 NepalNepal 115.26 2002
43 BotswanaBotswana 114.85 2006
44 GhanaGhana 114.7 2008
45 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 114.44 2008
46 BelizeBelize 113.95 2008
47 BhutanBhutan 112.74 2009
48 LiberiaLiberia 112.18 2008
49 TuvaluTuvalu 112.17 2006
50 The BahamasThe Bahamas 111.57 2008
51 PortugalPortugal 111.43 2007
52 ArgentinaArgentina 110.92 2007
53 VanuatuVanuatu 109.89 2007
54 United Arab EmiratesUAE 109.73 2007
55 KenyaKenya 109.26 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 108.21 2005
56 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 108.07 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 108.05 2007
57 KazakhstanKazakhstan 107.84 2009
58 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 107.73 2001
59 South AfricaSouth Africa 107.68 2007
60 TongaTonga 107.53 2006
61 NigeriaNigeria 107.49 2005
62 ArubaAruba 107.43 2008
63 PanamaPanama 107.31 2008
64 BulgariaBulgaria 107.21 2008
65 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 106.87 2003
66 BahrainBahrain 106.7 2008
67 TunisiaTunisia 106.53 2008
68 QatarQatar 106.34 2008
69 TanzaniaTanzania 106.09 2007
70 MaldivesMaldives 106.02 2008
71 United StatesUnited States 105.99 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 105.98 2007
72 CyprusCyprus 105.96 2008
73 PakistanPakistan 105.91 2008
74 MoroccoMorocco 105.85 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 105.68 2005
75 ItalyItaly 105.66 2007
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 105.53 2007
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 105.38 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 105.28 2005
76 SpainSpain 105.18 2008
77 LatviaLatvia 104.82 2008
78 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 104.53 2008
79 New ZealandNew Zealand 104.01 2005
=80 UruguayUruguay 103.81 2007
=80 IraqIraq 103.81 2005
82 TajikistanTajikistan 103.64 2008
83 BruneiBrunei 103.33 2008
84 SwazilandSwaziland 103.32 2007
85 SwedenSweden 103.26 2008
86 European UnionEuropean Union 102.99 2007
87 AustraliaAustralia 102.78 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 102.77 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 102.76 2007
88 HungaryHungary 102.76 2008
89 BermudaBermuda 102.72 2006
90 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 102.65 2008
91 ChileChile 102.59 2007
92 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 102.57 2008
93 AlgeriaAlgeria 102.55 2008
94 GreeceGreece 102.45 2007
95 TogoTogo 102.41 2007
96 AustriaAustria 102.28 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 102.28 2006
97 EstoniaEstonia 102.22 2008
98 VenezuelaVenezuela 102.06 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 102.05 2007
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 101.98 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 101.88 2007
99 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 101.76 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 101.69 1999
100 SamoaSamoa 101.54 2007
101 JapanJapan 101.49 2007
102 AfghanistanAfghanistan 101.3 2007
103 NetherlandsNetherlands 101.07 2008
104 NamibiaNamibia 101.02 2008
105 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 100.62 2008
106 MauritiusMauritius 100.61 2008
107 ParaguayParaguay 100.47 2007
108 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 100.44 2007
109 PeruPeru 100.33 2008
110 IrelandIreland 100.13 2008
111 RomaniaRomania 100.01 2008
112 UkraineUkraine 99.94 2008
113 GuyanaGuyana 99.65 2008
114 BangladeshBangladesh 99.55 2008
115 SlovakiaSlovakia 99.5 2008
116 TurkeyTurkey 99.38 2008
117 BelarusBelarus 99.22 2008
118 SenegalSenegal 99.19 2008
119 IcelandIceland 99.14 2008
120 GermanyGermany 99.13 2008
121 JordanJordan 99.09 2008
122 ChadChad 99.05 2007
123 RussiaRussia 98.95 2008
124 FinlandFinland 98.93 2008
125 DenmarkDenmark 98.69 2007
126 GrenadaGrenada 98.54 2008
127 VietnamVietnam 98.53 2001
128 LuxembourgLuxembourg 98.16 2008
129 CanadaCanada 98.03 2006
130 NorwayNorway 97.97 2008
131 FranceFrance 97.78 2000
132 MalaysiaMalaysia 97.69 2007
133 Sri LankaSri Lanka 97.64 2008
134 SurinameSuriname 97.56 2008
135 BelgiumBelgium 97.51 2008
136 PolandPoland 97.47 2007
137 LesothoLesotho 97.45 2007
138 GabonGabon 97.44 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 97.4 2002
139 SloveniaSlovenia 97.24 2008
140 MaliMali 97.14 2008
141 IsraelIsrael 96.87 2008
142 CubaCuba 96.71 2008
143 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 96.46 2008
144 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 96.23 2008
145 LebanonLebanon 96.15 2008
146 ChinaChina 95.96 2008
147 LithuaniaLithuania 95.87 2008
148 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 95.83 2008
149 ComorosComoros 95.69 2008
150 MoldovaMoldova 95.57 2008
151 AlbaniaAlbania 95.42 2004
152 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 95.19 2008
153 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 95.03 2005
154 Costa RicaCosta Rica 94.95 2008
155 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 94.44 2008
156 MaltaMalta 94.39 2005
157 CroatiaCroatia 94.17 2007
158 FijiFiji 94.08 2008
159 KuwaitKuwait 94.01 2008
160 The GambiaThe Gambia 93.42 2008
161 UzbekistanUzbekistan 92.68 2008
162 GuineaGuinea 91.98 2008
163 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 91.25 2008
164 NigerNiger 90.11 2009
165 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 90.07 2007
166 JamaicaJamaica 88.06 2007
167 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 87.94 2008
168 PalauPalau 87 2004
169 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 86.66 2009
170 DominicaDominica 84.55 2008
171 Cape VerdeCape Verde 83.85 2008
172 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 83.33 2005
173 SudanSudan 82.92 2009
174 AngolaAngola 79.54 1998
175 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 75.14 2008
176 OmanOman 73.02 2008
177 ThailandThailand 70.89 2007
178 DjiboutiDjibouti 62.55 2008
179 EritreaEritrea 40.49 2008
180 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 30.91 2006

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COUNTRIES COVERED
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Male 180
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