Based on a comparison of 132 countries in 2019, Norway ranked the highest in net enrollment ratio in primary education with 99.9% followed by Canada and Iceland. On the other end of the scale was Liberia with 44.3%, Eritrea with 51.5% and Mali with 58.9%.
Data for more countries are available at Net Enrollment Ratio (Primary Education) indicator page.
Net Enrollment Ratio (Primary Education) | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Argentina | % | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 100.0% | ... | ||||
France | % | ... | 98.3% | 98.3% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Iceland | % | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 99.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | 97.9% | 98.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 99.7% | ... | ||||||||||||
Malaysia | % | 98.5% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 99.5% | 99.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Malta | % | ... | 99.8% | 99.5% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.5% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Morocco | % | 92.5% | 93.2% | 93.3% | ... | 94.6% | ||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | % | 98.1% | 97.7% | 97.4% | 97.7% | 98.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Norway | % | 99.7% | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99.7% | ... | |
Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | 95.2% | 96.4% | 97.3% | 98.9% | 98.9% | |||||||||||||
Sweden | % | ... | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.3% | ... | ||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | 98.4% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Uruguay | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99.2% | 99.5% | 96.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | ... |