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.

Data table

Year	World (% (net enrolment ratio))
1970	71.68
1971	71.58
1972	72.44
1973	74.63
1974	75.33
1975	76.43
1976	77.06
1977	77.09
1978	76.07
1979	76.39
1980	77.5
1981	78.33
1982	78.77
1983	79.02
1984	79.27
1985	79.89
1986	80.66
1987	80.97
1988	81.63
1989	82.31
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

Per-source values, 2018

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.