Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
32
Highest
99.1%
Uruguay
Lowest
20.9%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
75.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
381
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 99.1% in Uruguay; the lowest is 20.9% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.9%, and the mean is 70.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 448.7%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 27.4%).
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.1% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 98.5% | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 98.2% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 97.0% | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 95.3% | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 93.8% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 91.9% | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 8 | Chile | 91.6% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 90.2% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 89.8% | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 11 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 89.6% | 2014 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 85.7% | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 81.5% | 2021 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 81.3% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 79.2% | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 76.4% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 17 | Lesotho | 75.4% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 18 | Honduras | 73.9% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 70.2% | 2019 | up 448.7% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 69.5% | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 69.2% | 2019 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 64.2% | 2020 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 63.2% | 2022 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 24 | Gambia | 56.2% | 2020 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 25 | Zambia | 53.4% | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 26 | Benin | 34.5% | 2021 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 34.3% | 2021 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 28 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 33.7% | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 29 | Cameroon | 30.6% | 2018 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 30 | Senegal | 29.8% | 2023 | up 209.2% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 21.2% | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.9% | 2022 | up 61.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release