Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
100.0%
Uruguay
Lowest
35.1%
Senegal
Median
86.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
361
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uruguay; the lowest is 35.1% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.8%, and the mean is 80.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 859.8%), 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 18.1% | rising |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | Ghana | 98.5% | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 97.5% | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 97.3% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 97.0% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 96.6% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 96.3% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 96.3% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 96.1% | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 11 | Lesotho | 94.2% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 92.3% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 91.0% | 2019 | up 859.8% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 90.1% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 89.6% | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 86.8% | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 85.6% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Honduras | 83.6% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 78.7% | 2019 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 20 | Gambia | 78.1% | 2020 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 77.8% | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 22 | Panama | 75.5% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 73.5% | 2020 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 71.3% | 2018 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 71.1% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 26 | Nigeria | 65.4% | 2021 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 27 | Benin | 62.2% | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.8% | 2022 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 29 | Mali | 40.6% | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 30 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 39.0% | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 35.1% | 2023 | up 135.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release