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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
San Marino: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
San Marino is placed joint 72nd of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 6.132 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 97.67 (2024).
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Education & Knowledge
joint72nd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
- 6.132Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 97.67Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- —Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025No reading for this country
- —Government Spending on Education, 2023No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place San Marino on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · San Marino’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
6.132
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
San Marino: 6.132. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Southern Europe
- 0.11 Greece
- Land neighbours
- Italy 2.056
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · San Marino’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
97.67
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
San Marino: 97.67. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Southern Europe
- 99.93 Portugal
- Land neighbours
- Italy 95.2
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2025 figure for San Marino, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Southern Europe
- 98.2 Croatia
- Land neighbours
- Italy 87.5
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2023 figure for San Marino, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Southern Europe
- 3.404 Serbia
02Over time
Which way San Marino is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
San MarinoWorld median
San Marino fell from 8.278 in 2000 to 6.132 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year San Marino World median 2024 6.132 3.691 2023 6.766 3.393 2022 6.313 3.002 2021 6.306 3.330 2020 5.595 2.678 2019 5.552 2.758 2018 4.930 2.439 2017 — 2.907 2016 — 2.954 2015 — 3.052 2014 — 3.904 2013 — 3.413 2012 8.180 3.408 2011 9.364 3.626 2010 8.792 3.491 2009 8.121 3.577 2008 7.729 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 — 4.338 2005 — 4.571 2004 1.768 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 — 4.144 2001 — 4.051 2000 8.278 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
San MarinoWorld median
San Marino rose from 94.97 in 2000 to 97.67 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year San Marino World median 2024 97.67 85.9 2023 97.52 87.6 2022 97.45 87.7 2021 93.84 87.0 2020 95.53 88.3 2019 93.69 88.8 2018 96.12 89.6 2017 — 87.4 2016 — 87.9 2015 — 88.2 2014 — 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 92.66 85.4 2011 95.58 86.2 2010 89.44 86.1 2009 91.10 84.8 2008 88.02 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 97.20 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 94.97 66.3 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
San MarinoWorld median
San Marino rose from 2.629 in 2010 to 2.898 in 2022; the world median went from 4.14 to 4.057.
Every year’s figures
Year San Marino World median 2023 — 3.7092 2022 2.90 4.0570 2021 3.11 4.2611 2020 3.42 4.4056 2019 3.38 4.1407 2018 3.56 4.2159 2017 3.37 4.1401 2016 3.03 4.2342 2015 3.12 4.2386 2014 3.19 4.2005 2013 3.27 4.3493 2012 — 4.0348 2011 2.70 3.9987 2010 2.63 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
San Marino beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
San Marino and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | 46th | 2.056 | 95.2 | 87.5 | — |
| San Marino | =72nd | 6.132 | 97.67 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below San Marino in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where San Marino is ahead of the world, and behind
20 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median12
Statistics on which San Marino does better than the middle country measured.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.49487.125.494No real change since 2018
San Marino: 87.12 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 1st of 75 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.678.62120.67No real change since 2020
San Marino: 8.621 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 91st of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2210098.22No earlier reading
San Marino: 100 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9999.9193.99No earlier reading
San Marino: 99.91 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 5th of 172 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9397.8665.93▲ Improved since 2018
San Marino: 97.86 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 11th of 120 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66▲ Improved since 2018
San Marino: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2018
San Marino: 100 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8120.8217.81▼ Worsened since 2018
San Marino: 20.82 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 20th of 68 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.369.933▲ Improved since 2013
San Marino: 11.36 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 57th of 193 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3414.613.34▼ Worsened since 2013
San Marino: 14.6 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 74th of 195 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7757.5552.77▲ Improved since 2018
San Marino: 57.55 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 40th of 95 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3435.996.343▲ Improved since 2018
San Marino: 5.99 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 61st of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which San Marino does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.0061.244▲ Improved since 2018
San Marino: 1.006 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 95 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5912.3114.59▼ Worsened since 2000
San Marino: 12.31 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 67th of 77 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1960.3793.19▼ Worsened since 2018
San Marino: 60.37 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 98th of 109 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2018
San Marino: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.27958.275.279Moved since 2018
San Marino: 58.27 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.330.3635.3No earlier reading
San Marino: 30.36 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240432,240No real change since 2022
San Marino: 43 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.60105.601No earlier reading
San Marino: 0 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
No current reading for San Marino
Academic Freedom Index, Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2022), Female Share of Researchers, Government Spending on Education (last 2022), Harmonized Test Scores, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Learning Poverty, Learning-Adjusted Years of School, Lower Secondary Completion Rate, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Completion Rate, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Trust in Scientists, Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2022), Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among San Marino’s 5 topics
Education & Knowledge is San Marino’s 4th best-placed topic of 5. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Health & Wellbeing1st of 2002/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties6th of 1982/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 35th of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 72nd of 1982/4 keys
- Digital & Technology147th of 1982/4 keys
No standing on Governance & Institutions, Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Environment & Sustainability, Gender & Equality, Peace & Security, Risk & Resilience, Mobility & Trade, Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality, Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders San Marino can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
Greece2nd3/4 keysThis page
San Marino=72nd2/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
San Marino on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does San Marino rank on education & knowledge?
San Marino is placed joint 72nd of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary and Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for San Marino?
6.132 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for San Marino?
97.67 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does San Marino compare with Italy on education & knowledge?
Italy is placed 46th of 198, and San Marino joint 72nd. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Italy 2.056, San Marino 6.132; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Italy 95.2, San Marino 97.67.
How have San Marino’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 8.278 in 2000 to 6.132 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 94.97 in 2000 to 97.67 in 2024; Government Spending on Education rose from 2.629 in 2010 to 2.898 in 2022.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for San Marino?
No current reading is published for San Marino on Academic Freedom Index, Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of Researchers, Government Spending on Education, Harmonized Test Scores, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Learning Poverty, Learning-Adjusted Years of School, Lower Secondary Completion Rate, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Completion Rate, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Trust in Scientists, Upper Secondary Attainment, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 20 statistics on this page come from 3 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
San Marino’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- San Marino (banner) — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). San Marino: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/san-marino/education