Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, urban, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
99.6%
Uruguay
Lowest
38.7%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
88.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
462
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, urban, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 99.6% in Uruguay; the lowest is 38.7% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.9%, and the mean is 86.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 1,554.1%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 27.3%).
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 99.1% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 3 | Tunisia | 98.7% | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 4 | Peru | 98.6% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 97.9% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 97.9% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 97.1% | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 96.6% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Lesotho | 96.4% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 95.8% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 11 | Ghana | 94.3% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 94.2% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 94.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 94.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Togo | 93.2% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 93.0% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 90.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 90.6% | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 90.0% | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 20 | Rwanda | 89.9% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 88.9% | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 87.6% | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 23 | Mongolia | 87.6% | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 87.2% | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 86.1% | 2019 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 86.0% | 2018 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 27 | Ecuador | 84.8% | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 28 | Zambia | 83.7% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 82.9% | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 82.9% | 2019 | up 1,554.1% | rising |
| 31 | Armenia | 81.6% | 2023 | up 996.0% | rising |
| 32 | Malawi | 79.4% | 2020 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 79.0% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 76.0% | 2022 | up 121.8% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | 75.0% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 73.2% | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 37 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 71.8% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 38 | Nigeria | 70.5% | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 39 | Gambia | 67.0% | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 40 | Senegal | 59.1% | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38.7% | 2022 | down 27.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release