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Combined gross enrolment in education (both sexes) (%)

The number of students enrolled in primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education, regardless of age, as a percentage of the population of theoretical school age for the three levels.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2012). Data Centre. Accessed 15 October, 2012 http://stats.uis.unesco.org

Data in the tables are those available to the Human Development Report Office as of 15 October 2012, unless otherwise specified.

HDI Rank Country 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
.. Very high human development 89.8 92.4 92.9 93.5 93.7 94.4 97.7 ..
.. High human development 76.5 78.8 79.1 79.2 82.1 80.9 85.6 92.0
.. Medium human development 53.2 62.7 64.8 65.7 67.4 69.7 70.8 70.9
.. Low human development 43.6 47.9 49.0 49.9 49.9 52.3 53.8 34.0
1 Norway 98.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 97.0 97.0 .. 97.0 1
2 Australia 115.0 112.0 112.0 112.0 112.0 108.0 .. 108.0 1
3 United States 92.0 94.0 95.0 96.0 96.0 97.0 98.0 98.0 1
4 Netherlands 98.0 97.0 98.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 .. 99.0 1
5 Germany .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
6 New Zealand 97.0 106.0 106.0 108.0 106.0 111.0 108.0 108.0 1
7 Ireland 91.0 96.0 97.0 100.0 100.0 103.0 .. 103.0 1
8 Sweden 112.0 95.0 95.0 93.0 93.0 92.0 .. 92.0 1
9 Switzerland 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 86.0 .. 86.0 1
10 Japan 84.0 86.0 87.0 88.0 88.0 89.0 .. 89.0 1
11 Canada 93.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 89.0 1
12 Korea (Republic of) 93.0 98.0 99.0 100.0 101.0 101.0 .. 101.0 1
13 Iceland 90.0 95.0 96.0 95.0 96.0 96.0 .. 96.0 1
13 Hong Kong, China (SAR) .. 74.0 74.0 78.0 83.0 84.0 83.0 83.0 1
15 Denmark 96.0 103.0 101.0 101.0 100.0 99.0 .. 99.0 1
16 Israel 89.0 92.0 91.0 92.0 91.0 92.0 .. 92.0 1
17 Belgium 108.0 95.0 96.0 96.0 96.0 97.0 .. 97.0 1
18 Singapore 87.5 93.7 95.1 96.1 96.6 97.7 102.8 102.8 1
18 Austria 91.0 88.0 89.0 89.0 91.0 91.0 .. 91.0 1
20 France 92.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 94.0 94.0 .. 94.0 1
21 Slovenia 85.0 91.0 93.0 93.0 94.0 94.0 .. 94.0 1
21 Finland 104.0 101.0 101.0 101.0 101.0 100.0 .. 100.0 1
23 Spain 92.0 96.0 97.0 97.0 99.0 100.0 .. 100.0 1
24 Liechtenstein .. .. 70.0 70.0 72.0 71.0 .. 71.0 1
25 Italy 82.0 90.0 91.0 91.0 91.0 91.0 .. 91.0 1
26 United Kingdom 90.0 92.0 89.0 88.0 89.0 90.0 .. 90.0 1
26 Luxembourg 75.0 .. 76.0 .. 75.0 .. .. 75.0 1
28 Czech Republic 73.0 81.0 82.0 83.0 84.0 85.0 .. 85.0 1
29 Greece 81.0 99.0 101.0 99.0 .. .. .. 99.0 1
30 Brunei Darussalam 77.0 84.0 85.0 85.0 84.0 84.0 83.0 83.0 1
31 Cyprus 74.0 78.0 78.0 79.0 81.0 85.0 .. 85.0 1
32 Malta 72.0 78.0 .. 76.0 76.0 79.0 .. 79.0 1
33 Estonia 88.0 93.0 92.0 91.0 89.0 89.0 .. 89.0 1
33 Andorra .. 62.0 65.0 .. 69.0 .. .. 69.0 1
35 Slovakia 71.0 76.0 77.0 79.0 79.0 80.0 .. 80.0 1
36 Qatar .. .. .. .. 61.0 57.0 57.0 57.0 1
37 Hungary 80.0 89.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 89.0 .. 89.0 1
38 Barbados 89.0 .. .. 95.0 .. 101.0 101.0 101.0 1
39 Poland 87.0 87.0 87.0 87.0 88.0 88.0 .. 88.0 1
40 Chile 78.0 83.0 83.0 84.0 85.0 85.0 .. 85.0 1
41 United Arab Emirates 66.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 67.0 1
41 Lithuania 87.0 93.0 93.0 92.0 91.0 92.0 .. 92.0 1
43 Portugal 90.0 89.0 89.0 92.0 94.0 96.0 .. 96.0 1
44 Latvia 84.0 91.0 90.0 89.0 88.0 85.0 82.0 82.0 1
45 Argentina 87.0 89.0 90.0 90.0 92.0 94.0 .. 94.0 1
46 Seychelles 83.0 85.0 .. 86.0 87.0 .. .. 87.0 1
47 Croatia 70.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 .. 80.0 1
48 Bahrain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
49 Bahamas 67.0 73.0 73.0 74.0 .. .. .. 74.0 1
50 Belarus 87.0 89.0 89.0 90.0 .. .. .. 90.0 1
51 Uruguay .. .. 91.0 92.0 90.0 89.0 .. 89.0 1
52 Montenegro .. 74.0 76.0 79.0 82.0 84.0 86.0 86.0 1
53 Palau 82.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
54 Kuwait .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83.0 1
55 Russian Federation .. 82.0 82.0 83.0 84.0 85.0 .. 85.0 1
56 Romania 68.0 77.0 79.0 81.0 83.0 85.0 .. 85.0 1
57 Saudi Arabia .. 77.0 .. 78.0 79.0 81.0 84.0 84.0 1
57 Bulgaria 79.0 76.0 77.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 .. 78.0 1
59 Panama 76.0 79.0 79.0 80.0 79.0 78.0 .. 78.0 1
59 Cuba 74.0 86.0 93.0 100.0 103.0 102.0 96.0 96.0 1
61 Mexico 72.0 77.0 78.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 .. 80.0 1
62 Costa Rica .. 74.0 .. .. .. .. .. 74.0 1
63 Grenada .. .. .. .. .. 91.0 .. 91.0 1
64 Serbia .. .. .. 78.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 1
64 Malaysia 69.0 71.0 .. .. .. .. .. 71.0 1
64 Libya .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93.0 1
67 Trinidad and Tobago 66.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 64.0 1
67 Antigua and Barbuda .. .. .. .. .. 84.0 80.0 80.0 1
69 Kazakhstan 79.0 91.0 92.0 91.0 91.0 89.0 90.0 92.0 1
70 Albania 68.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 68.0 1
71 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 67.0 .. .. .. 89.0 89.0 .. 89.0 1
72 Saint Kitts and Nevis .. .. .. .. 75.0 .. .. 75.0 1
72 Lebanon .. .. 78.0 80.0 80.0 81.0 81.0 81.0 1
72 Georgia 74.0 76.0 75.0 78.0 75.0 72.0 .. 72.0 1
72 Dominica .. .. .. .. 73.0 .. .. 73.0 1
76 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 72.0 64.0 71.0 66.0 70.0 71.0 .. 71.0 1
77 Peru .. 82.0 82.0 .. .. .. .. 82.0 1
78 Ukraine 84.0 88.0 89.0 90.0 91.0 92.0 92.0 92.0 1
78 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 70.0 70.0 .. 71.0 72.0 71.0 .. 71.0 1
80 Mauritius 66.0 75.0 77.0 76.0 76.0 .. .. 76.0 1
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina .. .. .. 69.0 69.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 1
82 Azerbaijan 69.0 72.0 71.0 .. 70.0 71.0 70.0 70.0 1
83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 78.0 1
84 Oman .. .. .. .. .. 75.0 .. 75.0 1
85 Jamaica 71.0 .. .. .. 87.0 86.0 83.0 83.0 1
85 Brazil 88.0 87.0 .. .. 87.0 .. .. 87.0 1
87 Armenia 75.0 71.0 73.0 75.0 75.0 77.0 77.0 77.0 1
88 Saint Lucia .. 73.0 74.0 72.0 75.0 75.0 73.0 73.0 1
89 Ecuador .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
90 Turkey 66.0 72.0 75.0 77.0 77.0 76.0 .. 76.0 1
91 Colombia 74.0 79.0 81.0 82.0 83.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 1
92 Sri Lanka .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
93 Algeria .. 73.0 .. .. .. 78.0 .. 78.0 1
94 Tunisia 75.0 78.0 78.0 78.0 79.0 78.0 .. 78.0 1
95 Tonga 80.0 .. 83.0 .. .. .. .. 83.0 1
96 Samoa 72.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 78.0 1
96 Fiji 71.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 78.0 1
96 Dominican Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73.0 1
96 Belize .. 74.0 77.0 78.0 78.0 77.0 77.0 77.0 1
100 Jordan 75.0 80.0 80.0 79.0 79.0 .. .. 79.0 1
101 China .. .. 67.0 68.0 68.0 69.0 70.0 70.0 1
102 Turkmenistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
103 Thailand .. 72.0 71.0 73.0 72.0 72.0 .. 72.0 1
104 Maldives 77.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 74.0 1
105 Suriname .. 70.0 70.0 69.0 .. .. .. 69.0 1
106 Gabon 74.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 76.0 1
107 El Salvador 66.0 72.0 72.0 74.0 71.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 1
108 Mongolia 65.0 78.0 78.0 .. .. 83.0 .. 83.0 1
108 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 83.0 .. .. 81.0 .. .. .. 81.0 1
110 Palestine, State of 73.0 80.0 80.0 81.0 81.0 80.0 79.0 79.0 1
111 Paraguay 72.0 72.0 .. 70.0 .. 71.0 .. 71.0 1
112 Egypt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74.0 1
113 Moldova (Republic of) 72.0 71.0 72.0 72.0 71.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 1
114 Uzbekistan 72.0 74.0 74.0 73.0 72.0 72.0 .. 71.0 1
114 Philippines .. 78.0 77.0 .. 79.0 .. .. 79.0 1
116 Syrian Arab Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
117 Micronesia (Federated States of) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75.0 1
118 Guyana .. 78.0 .. 73.0 72.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 1
119 Botswana 71.0 72.0 70.0 .. .. .. .. 70.0 1
120 Honduras .. .. .. .. 72.0 .. .. 72.0 1
121 South Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
121 Kiribati 68.0 76.0 74.0 73.0 73.0 .. .. 73.0 1
121 Indonesia .. 65.0 67.0 71.0 71.0 74.0 76.0 76.0 1
124 Vanuatu 62.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 63.0 1
125 Tajikistan 68.0 72.0 71.0 72.0 72.0 72.0 72.0 72.0 1
125 Kyrgyzstan 76.0 79.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 76.0 .. 76.0 1
127 Viet Nam 64.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 64.0 66.0 66.0 1
128 Namibia 72.0 70.0 69.0 .. .. .. .. 69.0 1
129 Nicaragua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70.0 1
130 Morocco 51.0 59.0 59.0 60.0 .. .. .. 60.0 1
131 Iraq 54.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 63.0 1
132 Cape Verde .. .. .. .. .. .. 75.0 75.0 1
133 Guatemala .. .. 68.0 71.0 .. .. .. 71.0 1
134 Timor-Leste .. .. .. .. .. 71.0 .. 71.0 1
135 Ghana 49.0 53.0 56.0 60.0 .. 65.0 .. 65.0 1
136 India 51.0 60.0 61.0 62.0 65.0 .. .. 65.0 1
136 Equatorial Guinea 58.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 55.0 1
138 Lao People's Democratic Republic 55.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 61.0 .. .. 61.0 1
138 Cambodia 52.0 60.0 60.0 61.0 62.0 .. .. 62.0 1
140 Bhutan 50.0 54.0 56.0 .. 60.0 .. 66.0 68.0 1
141 Swaziland 59.0 61.0 63.0 65.0 .. .. .. 65.0 1
142 Congo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61.0 1
143 Solomon Islands 41.0 51.0 55.0 55.0 .. .. .. 55.0 1
144 Sao Tome and Principe .. 66.0 66.0 68.0 67.0 72.0 71.0 71.0 1
145 Kenya 53.0 59.0 60.0 63.0 .. 67.0 .. 67.0 1
146 Pakistan .. 40.0 40.0 43.0 43.0 44.0 .. 44.0 1
146 Bangladesh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
148 Angola .. .. .. 58.0 .. .. 65.0 65.0 1
149 Myanmar .. .. .. 57.0 .. .. .. 57.0 1
150 Cameroon .. 53.0 52.0 .. 59.0 62.0 64.0 64.0 1
151 Madagascar .. 62.0 63.0 64.0 65.0 67.0 .. 67.0 1
152 Tanzania (United Republic of) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
153 Nigeria 50.0 56.0 56.0 .. .. .. .. 56.0 1
154 Senegal .. 43.0 43.0 46.0 48.0 .. 50.0 50.0 1
155 Mauritania .. 47.0 48.0 49.0 46.0 49.0 50.0 50.0 1
156 Papua New Guinea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
157 Nepal 56.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 58.0 1
158 Lesotho 59.0 60.0 60.0 58.0 .. .. .. 58.0 1
159 Togo 60.0 63.0 66.0 63.0 .. .. .. 63.0 1
160 Yemen 50.0 55.0 .. .. .. .. .. 55.0 1
161 Uganda 68.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 68.0 69.0 .. 69.0 1
161 Haiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
163 Zambia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
164 Djibouti 18.0 25.0 25.0 27.0 .. 30.0 .. 34.0 1
165 Gambia .. .. .. .. 54.0 .. .. 54.0 1
166 Benin 45.0 58.0 .. .. .. .. .. 58.0 1
167 Rwanda 48.0 56.0 61.0 63.0 64.0 66.0 68.0 68.0 1
168 Côte d'Ivoire 39.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
169 Comoros 52.0 60.0 .. .. .. .. .. 60.0 1
170 Malawi 70.0 65.0 65.0 63.0 .. .. 68.0 68.0 1
171 Sudan 30.0 35.0 39.0 39.0 .. .. .. 39.0 1
172 Zimbabwe .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
173 Ethiopia 29.0 44.0 48.0 52.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 55.0 1
174 Liberia 63.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
175 Afghanistan .. 45.0 50.0 49.0 .. 54.0 .. 54.0 1
176 Guinea-Bissau 40.0 62.0 65.0 .. .. .. .. 65.0 1
177 Sierra Leone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
178 Guinea 30.0 46.0 49.0 52.0 52.0 .. .. 52.0 1
178 Burundi .. 39.0 48.0 53.0 56.0 60.0 64.0 64.0 1
180 Central African Republic .. 31.0 .. .. 39.0 40.0 41.0 41.0 1
181 Eritrea 29.0 .. .. .. .. 29.0 28.0 28.0 1
182 Mali 29.0 38.0 40.0 43.0 45.0 47.0 48.0 48.0 1
183 Burkina Faso 21.0 28.0 29.0 32.0 35.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 1
184 Chad 32.0 38.0 38.0 39.0 44.0 47.0 46.0 46.0 1
185 Mozambique 37.0 52.0 55.0 59.0 .. .. .. 59.0 1
186 Niger 17.0 25.0 26.0 27.0 29.0 31.0 34.0 34.0 1
186 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) .. .. .. 49.0 53.0 54.0 .. 54.0 1
.. South Sudan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. Tuvalu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. Somalia .. .. .. 17.0 .. .. .. 17.0 1
.. San Marino .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. Nauru 58.0 65.0 60.0 53.0 56.0 .. .. 56.0 1
.. Monaco .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. Marshall Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69.0 1
.. Korea (Democratic People's Rep. of) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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