| # | Flag | Country | Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population)Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 99.3% | 2016 | |
| 2 | Iceland | 98.86% | 2015 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 98.67% | 2017 | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 98.66% | 2017 | |
| 5 | Cuba | 98.57% | 2017 | |
| 6 | Singapore | 98.53% | 2016 | |
| 7 | Malaysia | 98.18% | 2017 | |
| 8 | Bolivia | 97.61% | 2017 | |
| 9 | Iran | 96.7% | 2017 | |
| 10 | Sweden | 96.63% | 2015 | |
| 11 | Portugal | 95.46% | 2009 | |
| 12 | San Marino | 95.25% | 2012 | |
| 13 | New Zealand | 94.72% | 2017 | |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 94.59% | 2017 | |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 94.39% | 2016 | |
| 16 | Cambodia | 94.37% | 2012 | |
| 17 | Maldives | 93.93% | 2017 | |
| 18 | Slovenia | 93.33% | 2013 | |
| 19 | South Korea | 93.17% | 2011 | |
| 20 | Spain | 93.16% | 2017 | |
| 21 | Nepal | 92.96% | 2014 | |
| 22 | Peru | 92.89% | 2018 | |
| 23 | Uruguay | 92.69% | 2016 | |
| 24 | Cyprus | 92.57% | 2014 | |
| 25 | Malta | 92.27% | 2016 | |
| 26 | Aruba | 92.12% | 2009 | |
| 27 | Tunisia | 92.02% | 2013 | |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 91.76% | 2010 | |
| 29 | Laos | 91.45% | 2017 | |
| 30 | Mongolia | 91.37% | 2015 | |
| 31 | Cape Verde | 90.53% | 2017 | |
| 32 | Armenia | 90.45% | 2017 | |
| 33 | Macao | 90.24% | 2017 | |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 90.05% | 2016 | |
| 35 | Montenegro | 89.95% | 2017 | |
| 36 | Greece | 89.26% | 2014 | |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 88.72% | 2017 | |
| 38 | Lebanon | 88.66% | 2017 | |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 88.19% | 2015 | |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 88.12% | 2017 | |
| 41 | Myanmar | 88% | 2017 | |
| 42 | Egypt | 87.97% | 2016 | |
| 43 | Bahrain | 87.14% | 2017 | |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 86.85% | 2016 | |
| 45 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 85.9% | 2017 | |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 85.89% | 2015 | |
| 47 | Iraq | 85.64% | 2004 | |
| 48 | Algeria | 85.53% | 2017 | |
| 49 | Albania | 85.18% | 2017 | |
| 50 | Israel | 84.81% | 2015 | |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 84.01% | 2017 | |
| 52 | Serbia | 83.27% | 2017 | |
| 53 | China | 82.88% | 2017 | |
| 54 | Chile | 82.79% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Malawi | 82.42% | 2017 | |
| 56 | Mauritius | 81.88% | 2017 | |
| 57 | Republic of Macedonia | 81.48% | 2014 | |
| 58 | Philippines | 81.43% | 2016 | |
| 59 | Kiribati | 80.94% | 2017 | |
| 60 | North Korea | 80.68% | 2015 | |
| 61 | Denmark | 80.57% | 2009 | |
| 62 | Morocco | 80.41% | 2017 | |
| 63 | Fiji | 80.38% | 2015 | |
| 64 | Georgia | 80.01% | 2017 | |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 79.08% | 2015 | |
| 66 | Belarus | 78.91% | 2017 | |
| 67 | Afghanistan | 78.14% | 2011 | |
| 68 | Romania | 77.88% | 2017 | |
| 69 | Nauru | 77.48% | 2016 | |
| 70 | Samoa | 76.66% | 1998 | |
| 71 | Barbados | 76.39% | 2017 | |
| 72 | Moldova | 76.05% | 2017 | |
| 73 | Estonia | 75.79% | 2016 | |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 74.35% | 2007 | |
| 75 | Madagascar | 73.96% | 2016 | |
| 76 | Dominica | 73.65% | 2016 | |
| 77 | Mozambique | 73.52% | 2015 | |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.32% | 2010 | |
| 79 | Croatia | 73.24% | 2003 | |
| 80 | Seychelles | 73.19% | 2016 | |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 72.91% | 2015 | |
| 82 | Honduras | 72.73% | 2017 | |
| 83 | United States | 72.66% | 2015 | |
| 84 | Federated States of Micronesia | 72.08% | 2015 | |
| 85 | Panama | 71.94% | 2015 | |
| 86 | Rwanda | 71.43% | 2017 | |
| 87 | Mexico | 71.28% | 2017 | |
| 88 | Sierra Leone | 70.85% | 2015 | |
| 89 | Paraguay | 69.97% | 2012 | |
| 90 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 68.58% | 2014 | |
| 91 | Brunei | 68.32% | 2017 | |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 67.99% | 2010 | |
| 93 | Venezuela | 67.82% | 2017 | |
| 94 | Grenada | 67.76% | 2017 | |
| 95 | Ukraine | 67.12% | 2014 | |
| 96 | Ivory Coast | 66.57% | 2017 | |
| 97 | Guatemala | 66.3% | 2017 | |
| 98 | Yemen | 65.97% | 2016 | |
| 99 | Republic of Ireland | 65.17% | 2016 | |
| 100 | Bermuda | 65.13% | 2012 | |
| 101 | Cameroon | 64.79% | 2017 | |
| 102 | The Bahamas | 64.72% | 2016 | |
| 103 | Colombia | 64.36% | 2017 | |
| 104 | Guyana | 64.28% | 2012 | |
| 105 | Belize | 63.7% | 2017 | |
| 106 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 63.06% | 2014 | |
| 107 | Thailand | 63.01% | 2015 | |
| 108 | Marshall Islands | 62.76% | 2016 | |
| 109 | Suriname | 62.5% | 2017 | |
| 110 | Qatar | 62.05% | 2017 | |
| 111 | Jordan | 61.94% | 2004 | |
| 112 | Lesotho | 60.39% | 2016 | |
| 113 | Niger | 60.13% | 2017 | |
| 114 | Hungary | 60.12% | 2017 | |
| 115 | India | 59.18% | 2015 | |
| 116 | Burundi | 58.66% | 2017 | |
| 117 | Guinea | 58.42% | 2016 | |
| 118 | Bhutan | 57.88% | 2014 | |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.86% | 2017 | |
| 120 | Ecuador | 57.7% | 2016 | |
| 121 | Tonga | 57.08% | 2013 | |
| 122 | Togo | 56.93% | 2017 | |
| 123 | Kuwait | 56.87% | 2017 | |
| 124 | Benin | 56.86% | 2011 | |
| 125 | Uganda | 56.35% | 2017 | |
| 126 | El Salvador | 55.67% | 2017 | |
| 127 | Switzerland | 55.39% | 2003 | |
| 128 | Antigua and Barbuda | 54.78% | 2017 | |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 54.76% | 2016 | |
| 130 | Chad | 54.75% | 2011 | |
| 131 | Djibouti | 54.56% | 2018 | |
| 132 | Oman | 53.56% | 2017 | |
| 133 | Angola | 52.85% | 2010 | |
| 134 | Namibia | 52.15% | 2010 | |
| 135 | South Africa | 51.54% | 2005 | |
| 136 | Syria | 51.23% | 2008 | |
| 137 | Zambia | 50.76% | 2013 | |
| 138 | Mauritania | 50.28% | 2015 | |
| 139 | Czech Republic | 48.94% | 2013 | |
| 140 | Tanzania | 47.92% | 2017 | |
| 141 | Republic of the Congo | 46.77% | 2010 | |
| 142 | United Arab Emirates | 46.62% | 2015 | |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 46.44% | 2018 | |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 46.23% | 2017 | |
| 145 | Liechtenstein | 45.96% | 2015 | |
| 146 | Gambia | 45.74% | 2016 | |
| 147 | Indonesia | 43.67% | 2017 | |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 43.06% | 2010 | |
| 149 | Botswana | 42.78% | 2014 | |
| 150 | Comoros | 42.33% | 2014 | |
| 151 | Senegal | 41.66% | 2017 | |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.2% | 2010 | |
| 153 | Central African Republic | 38.66% | 2010 | |
| 154 | Ghana | 37.63% | 2009 | |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 36.13% | 2013 | |
| 156 | Swaziland | 33.68% | 2016 | |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 30.65% | 2016 | |
| 158 | East Timor | 28.86% | 2016 | |
| 159 | Kenya | 27.36% | 1999 | |
| 160 | Mali | 22.02% | 2017 | |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.98% | 2015 | |
| 162 | Eritrea | 18.86% | 2017 | |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 9.79% | 2017 | |
| 164 | Liberia | 6.67% | 2011 |