Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, richest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
33
Highest
100.0%
Lesotho
Lowest
40.6%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
92.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
386
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, richest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Lesotho; the lowest is 40.6% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.4%, and the mean is 90.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 1,860.0%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 40.2%).
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 100.0% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 99.5% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 99.4% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 99.0% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Chile | 98.9% | 2022 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Ghana | 98.8% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 98.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 96.8% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 12 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 96.1% | 2014 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 13 | Colombia | 95.5% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Cameroon | 94.0% | 2018 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.8% | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 92.7% | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 92.4% | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 91.1% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 90.9% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 90.9% | 2019 | up 1,860.0% | rising |
| 21 | Benin | 90.8% | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 90.5% | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 23 | Nigeria | 90.0% | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 24 | Malawi | 89.7% | 2020 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 89.1% | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 87.9% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 27 | Mali | 87.2% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 86.0% | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 29 | Gambia | 83.8% | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 79.8% | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 66.2% | 2021 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 32 | Senegal | 65.6% | 2023 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.6% | 2022 | down 40.2% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release