Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, urban, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
100.0%
Costa Rica
Lowest
35.8%
Cote d'Ivoire
Median
89.2%
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, male (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Costa Rica; the lowest is 35.8% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 89.2%, and the mean is 85.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 1,288.0%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 34.3%).
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Tunisia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 4 | Peru | 97.9% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 97.4% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 97.3% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 97.1% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 8 | Lesotho | 96.3% | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 95.7% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.7% | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 11 | South Africa | 95.3% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 12 | Kenya | 94.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ghana | 94.0% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 14 | Chile | 93.8% | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 91.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 91.4% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 17 | Paraguay | 90.4% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 89.7% | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 19 | Togo | 89.5% | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 20 | Rwanda | 89.2% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania | 89.2% | 2022 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia | 88.5% | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 87.3% | 2019 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 86.7% | 2018 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 25 | Thailand | 85.9% | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 84.4% | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 27 | Panama | 84.3% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 83.3% | 2019 | up 1,288.0% | rising |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 82.2% | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 82.1% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 31 | Armenia | 81.6% | 2023 | up 741.6% | rising |
| 32 | Malawi | 79.6% | 2020 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Mali | 74.7% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 73.2% | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 72.7% | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 71.3% | 2022 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 69.9% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 38 | Gambia | 65.1% | 2023 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 39 | Nigeria | 63.3% | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 40 | Senegal | 57.1% | 2023 | up 118.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.8% | 2022 | down 34.3% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release