Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, second quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
100.0%
Uruguay
Lowest
26.8%
Mali
Median
80.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
364
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, rural, second quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Uruguay; the lowest is 26.8% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.4%, and the mean is 74.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 713.2%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 24.9%).
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 13.3% | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 98.7% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 98.4% | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 97.8% | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.4% | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 96.2% | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 92.2% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 90.6% | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ghana | 86.2% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 11 | Lesotho | 85.5% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 85.3% | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 85.0% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 84.0% | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia | 81.0% | 2021 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 80.4% | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 79.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 79.0% | 2019 | up 713.2% | rising |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 74.2% | 2019 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Gambia | 71.3% | 2020 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 70.8% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 68.0% | 2020 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Honduras | 67.9% | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 62.9% | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 25 | Cameroon | 57.7% | 2018 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 26 | Nigeria | 53.5% | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 27 | Benin | 42.9% | 2021 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 28 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 37.2% | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 32.8% | 2023 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 30.8% | 2022 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 26.8% | 2024 | up 58.6% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release