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Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
San Marino: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 100.1% (2021), 24th of 176 in the world and 14th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 93.5% (2024), 150th of 191 in the world and 51st of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 93.4% (2024), 98th of 168 in the world and 41st of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: San Marino in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 100.1%2021 | 24/176 | 14/51 | · | · | 103.8% | — | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 93.5%2024 | 150/191 | 51/53 | 92.3% | 92.4% | 94.4% | +0.2 ppsince 2012 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 93.4%2024 | 98/168 | 41/47 | 80.3% | · | 96.2% | −5.1 ppsince 2004 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 60.4%2024 | 147/176 | 53/53 | 47.7% | 66.6% | 61.9% | −3.8 ppsince 2012 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 92.5%2024 | 76/168 | 40/50 | 89.1% | · | 95.2% | ±0.0 ppsince 2004 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 57.5%2024 | 68/172 | 39/52 | 59.3% | 66.4% | 55.1% | −2.3 ppsince 2012 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 6.1%2024 | 65/178 | 5/51 | 8.3% | 8.8% | 5.6% | −2.0 ppsince 2012 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.9%2022 | 4/141 | 3/27 | · | · | 99.9%2022 | — | 98.8% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 100.0%2022 | 3/148 | 1/27 | · | · | 100.0%2022 | — | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 6.92018 | 173/173 | 48/48 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.92018 | +9.3%since 2008 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.9%2022 | 145/184 | 46/49 | · | 2.6% | 3.4% | +0.2 ppsince 2011 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 13.0%2023 | 85/179 | 13/49 | · | 10.8% | 5.8% | +2.3 ppsince 2011 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Out-of-school children−2.0 pp6.1% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−5.1 pp93.4% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−3.8 pp60.4% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment−2.3 pp57.5% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher+9.3%6.9 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
San Marino and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with San Marino. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | San Marino | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 100.1%2021 | 92.7%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 93.5%2024 | 103.6%2023 |
| Primary completion | 93.4%2024 | 97.4%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 60.4%2024 | 100.7%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 92.5%2024 | 96.3%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 57.5%2024 | 75.9%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 6.1%2024 | 2.1%2023 |
| Adult literacy | 99.9%2022 | 99.3%2019 |
| Youth literacy | 100.0%2022 | 99.9%2019 |