Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
20
Highest
99.0%
Uruguay
Lowest
35.2%
Senegal
Median
91.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
328
What the numbers show
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 99.0% in Uruguay; the lowest is 35.2% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.1%, and the mean is 82.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia (up 71.8%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 10.6%).
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.0% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 99.0% | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 98.5% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 98.2% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 96.7% | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 95.6% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 95.2% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 94.9% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 93.6% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 92.0% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 90.2% | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia | 87.6% | 2021 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 85.7% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 81.7% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 81.2% | 2023 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 16 | Panama | 80.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 64.0% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 40.3% | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 19 | Benin | 35.7% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 20 | Senegal | 35.2% | 2023 | up 66.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release