Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
100.0%
Uruguay
Lowest
30.5%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
81.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
431
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, male (%) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uruguay; the lowest is 30.5% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.9%, and the mean is 74.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 726.9%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 25.5%).
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 11.1% | flat |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 98.7% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 97.8% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 97.5% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 97.4% | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 97.3% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.1% | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 92.2% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 92.2% | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 92.1% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 91.4% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 90.5% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 13 | Lesotho | 89.1% | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 88.6% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 15 | Tunisia | 85.9% | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 16 | Rwanda | 83.7% | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 83.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 83.4% | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 82.4% | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 82.1% | 2021 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 81.6% | 2019 | up 726.9% | rising |
| 22 | Togo | 81.6% | 2021 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 78.6% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 77.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 73.4% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 73.1% | 2022 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 27 | Sierra Leone | 70.8% | 2019 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Malawi | 67.5% | 2020 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 60.2% | 2022 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 57.4% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cambodia | 56.9% | 2020 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 32 | Gambia | 56.7% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 52.7% | 2021 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 52.2% | 2018 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 35 | Nigeria | 49.1% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 38.2% | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 37 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 38.1% | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 33.2% | 2022 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 31.2% | 2023 | up 179.7% | rising |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 30.5% | 2022 | up 56.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release