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School enrollment, primary (% net)

Ratio of children of official primary-school age who are enrolled in primary school to the total population of official primary-school age.

Unit
% (net enrolment ratio)
Latest
89.4 (2018)
Coverage
1971–2025
Sources
1 in this build
Data table
Year World (% (net enrolment ratio))
1990 81.98
1991 82.27
1992 82.05
1993 82.1
1994 82.09
1995 81.72
1996 81.45
1997 81.48
1998 82.05
1999 82.74
2000 83.37
2001 83.61
2002 83.83
2003 85.13
2004 86.16
2005 86.79
2006 87.21
2007 88.44
2008 88.66
2009 88.63
2010 88.63
2011 88.65
2012 89.01
2013 89
2014 89.23
2015 89.17
2016 89.42
2017 89.26
2018 89.41
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Per-source values, 2018

Source Dataset Value Year Snapshot
World Bank WDI 89.41 2018 2026-08-08

Caveats

Net enrolment ratio; capped at 100% by definition. Verified live for Nepal (~96-99% through 2014-2019); recent years often lag in World Bank reporting -- UIS (coverage through 2025) fills that gap.