Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
32
Highest
100.0%
Uruguay
Lowest
39.9%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Median
88.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
382
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uruguay; the lowest is 39.9% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.9%, and the mean is 81.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 893.8%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 28.3%).
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 99.1% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 98.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 97.2% | 2022 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 97.1% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 96.8% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 95.3% | 2014 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 94.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 10 | Ghana | 92.9% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 92.7% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 92.6% | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 92.2% | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 90.1% | 2019 | up 893.8% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 89.6% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Kyrgyz Republic | 89.4% | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 88.5% | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 85.6% | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 85.5% | 2023 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 20 | Bolivia | 84.3% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 81.9% | 2019 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Honduras | 77.4% | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 73.7% | 2018 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 24 | Zambia | 72.1% | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 25 | Gambia, The | 72.1% | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 26 | Malawi | 71.9% | 2020 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Nigeria | 67.1% | 2021 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 63.1% | 2021 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.6% | 2022 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 30 | Mali | 41.0% | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 40.6% | 2023 | up 171.3% | rising |
| 32 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 39.9% | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release