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12Literacy and enrolment
Children reaching grade 5 (% of grade 1 students)
| HDI Rank | Country | 1991 | 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | .. | 100 | 1 | |
| 2 | Norway | 100 | 100 | ||
| 3 | Australia | 99 | .. | ||
| 4 | Canada | 97 | .. | ||
| 5 | Ireland | 100 | 100 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 100 | .. | ||
| 7 | Switzerland | .. | .. | ||
| 8 | Japan | 100 | .. | ||
| 9 | Netherlands | .. | 99 | ||
| 10 | France | 96 | 98 | 1 | |
| 11 | Finland | 100 | 99 | ||
| 12 | United States | .. | .. | ||
| 13 | Spain | .. | 100 | 2 | |
| 14 | Denmark | 94 | 93 | ||
| 15 | Austria | .. | .. | ||
| 16 | United Kingdom | .. | .. | ||
| 17 | Belgium | 91 | .. | ||
| 18 | Luxembourg | .. | 92 | 2 1 | |
| 19 | New Zealand | .. | .. | ||
| 20 | Italy | .. | 100 | ||
| 21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 100 | 100 | ||
| 22 | Germany | .. | .. | ||
| 23 | Israel | .. | 100 | ||
| 24 | Greece | 100 | 99 | ||
| 25 | Singapore | .. | .. | ||
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 99 | 98 | ||
| 27 | Slovenia | .. | .. | ||
| 28 | Cyprus | 100 | 99 | ||
| 29 | Portugal | .. | .. | ||
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | .. | 100 | ||
| 31 | Barbados | .. | 98 | ||
| 32 | Czech Republic | .. | 98 | ||
| 33 | Kuwait | .. | .. | ||
| 34 | Malta | 99 | 99 | 1 | |
| 35 | Qatar | 64 | .. | ||
| 36 | Hungary | 98 | .. | ||
| 37 | Poland | 98 | 99 | ||
| 38 | Argentina | .. | 97 | 1 | |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 80 | 97 | ||
| 40 | Chile | 92 | 100 | ||
| 41 | Bahrain | 89 | 99 | ||
| 42 | Slovakia | .. | .. | ||
| 43 | Lithuania | .. | .. | ||
| 44 | Estonia | .. | 99 | ||
| 45 | Latvia | .. | .. | ||
| 46 | Uruguay | 97 | 91 | 1 | |
| 47 | Croatia | .. | .. | ||
| 48 | Costa Rica | 84 | 87 | ||
| 49 | Bahamas | 84 | 99 | 2 | |
| 50 | Seychelles | 93 | 99 | 1 | |
| 51 | Cuba | 92 | 97 | ||
| 52 | Mexico | 80 | 94 | ||
| 53 | Bulgaria | 91 | .. | ||
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | .. | 87 | 1 | |
| 55 | Tonga | .. | 89 | 2 | |
| 56 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | .. | .. | ||
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | .. | .. | ||
| 58 | Oman | 97 | 98 | ||
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | .. | 91 | 2 | |
| 60 | Romania | .. | .. | ||
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 83 | 96 | ||
| 62 | Panama | .. | 85 | ||
| 63 | Malaysia | 97 | 98 | 1 | |
| 64 | Belarus | .. | .. | ||
| 65 | Mauritius | 97 | 97 | ||
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | ||
| 67 | Russian Federation | .. | .. | ||
| 68 | Albania | .. | .. | ||
| 69 | Macedonia (TFYR) | .. | .. | ||
| 70 | Brazil | 73 | .. | ||
| 71 | Dominica | 75 | 93 | ||
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 96 | 96 | ||
| 73 | Kazakhstan | .. | .. | ||
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 86 | 91 | ||
| 75 | Colombia | 76 | 81 | ||
| 76 | Ukraine | .. | .. | ||
| 77 | Samoa | .. | 94 | 1 | |
| 78 | Thailand | .. | .. | ||
| 79 | Dominican Republic | .. | 86 | ||
| 80 | Belize | 67 | 91 | 1 | |
| 81 | China | 86 | .. | ||
| 82 | Grenada | .. | 79 | 1 | |
| 83 | Armenia | .. | .. | ||
| 84 | Turkey | 98 | 97 | ||
| 85 | Suriname | .. | .. | ||
| 86 | Jordan | .. | 96 | ||
| 87 | Peru | .. | 90 | ||
| 88 | Lebanon | .. | 93 | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | .. | 76 | 2 1 | |
| 90 | Philippines | .. | 75 | ||
| 91 | Tunisia | 86 | 97 | ||
| 92 | Fiji | 87 | 99 | 1 | |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | .. | 88 | 2 1 | |
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 90 | 88 | 1 | |
| 95 | Paraguay | 74 | 81 | 1 | |
| 96 | Georgia | .. | .. | ||
| 97 | Guyana | .. | 64 | 2 1 | |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | .. | .. | ||
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 92 | .. | ||
| 100 | Maldives | .. | 92 | ||
| 101 | Jamaica | .. | 90 | 1 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | .. | 93 | ||
| 103 | El Salvador | 58 | 69 | 2 | |
| 104 | Algeria | 95 | 96 | ||
| 105 | Viet Nam | .. | 87 | 2 1 | |
| 106 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | .. | .. | ||
| 107 | Indonesia | 84 | 89 | 2 | |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 96 | 92 | 1 | |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | .. | .. | ||
| 110 | Nicaragua | 44 | 54 | ||
| 111 | Moldova | .. | .. | ||
| 112 | Egypt | .. | 94 | 2 | |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | .. | .. | ||
| 114 | Mongolia | .. | .. | ||
| 115 | Honduras | .. | 70 | 2 | |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | .. | .. | ||
| 117 | Bolivia | .. | 85 | 2 1 | |
| 118 | Guatemala | .. | 68 | ||
| 119 | Gabon | .. | 69 | 2 1 | |
| 120 | Vanuatu | .. | 78 | 2 | |
| 121 | South Africa | .. | 82 | 1 | |
| 122 | Tajikistan | .. | .. | ||
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | .. | 76 | ||
| 124 | Botswana | 84 | 90 | 2 1 | |
| 125 | Namibia | 62 | 86 | ||
| 126 | Morocco | 75 | 79 | ||
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | .. | 33 | 2 1 | |
| 128 | India | .. | 73 | ||
| 129 | Solomon Islands | 88 | .. | ||
| 130 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | .. | 63 | ||
| 131 | Cambodia | .. | 63 | ||
| 132 | Myanmar | .. | 70 | ||
| 133 | Bhutan | .. | 91 | 1 | |
| 134 | Comoros | .. | 80 | 2 | |
| 135 | Ghana | 80 | 63 | 1 | |
| 136 | Pakistan | .. | 70 | ||
| 137 | Mauritania | 75 | 53 | ||
| 138 | Lesotho | 66 | 73 | ||
| 139 | Congo | 60 | 66 | 1 | |
| 140 | Bangladesh | .. | 65 | 1 | |
| 141 | Swaziland | 77 | 77 | 1 | |
| 142 | Nepal | 51 | 61 | 2 | |
| 143 | Madagascar | 21 | 43 | ||
| 144 | Cameroon | .. | 64 | 2 1 | |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 69 | 68 | 2 1 | |
| 146 | Haiti | .. | .. | ||
| 147 | Sudan | 94 | 79 | ||
| 148 | Kenya | 77 | 83 | 2 | |
| 149 | Djibouti | 87 | 77 | 1 | |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | .. | .. | ||
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 76 | 70 | 2 1 | |
| 152 | Togo | 48 | 75 | ||
| 153 | Yemen | .. | 73 | 2 1 | |
| 154 | Uganda | 36 | 49 | 2 | |
| 155 | Gambia | .. | .. | ||
| 156 | Senegal | 85 | 73 | ||
| 157 | Eritrea | .. | 79 | ||
| 158 | Nigeria | 89 | 73 | 2 1 | |
| 159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 81 | 2 | 84 | |
| 160 | Guinea | 59 | 76 | ||
| 161 | Rwanda | 60 | 46 | 1 | |
| 162 | Angola | .. | .. | ||
| 163 | Benin | 55 | 52 | ||
| 164 | Malawi | 64 | 42 | ||
| 165 | Zambia | .. | 94 | 1 | |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | 73 | 88 | 2 1 | |
| 167 | Burundi | 62 | 67 | ||
| 168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 55 | .. | ||
| 169 | Ethiopia | 18 | .. | ||
| 170 | Chad | 51 | 2 | 33 | |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 23 | .. | ||
| 172 | Mozambique | 34 | 62 | ||
| 173 | Mali | 70 | 2 | 87 | |
| 174 | Niger | 62 | 65 | ||
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | .. | .. | ||
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 70 | 76 | ||
| 177 | Sierra Leone | .. | .. |
Notes :
| 1 - | Data refer to an earlier year than that specified. |
| 2 - | National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate. |
Source :
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Institute for Statistics. 2007c. Correspondence on gross and net enrolment ratios, children reaching grade 5 and tertiary education. April. Montreal, unless otherwise specified.
