Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
84.6%
Solomon Islands
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
6.6%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
6,552
What the numbers show
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 84.6% in Solomon Islands; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.6%, and the mean is 14.3%.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 144 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 674.6%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 100.0%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 84.6% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 2 | Rwanda | 82.8% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 80.9% | 2022 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 4 | Eritrea | 79.4% | 2022 | up 121.5% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 66.6% | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 62.2% | 2012 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 58.2% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 8 | Mozambique | 53.9% | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 9 | Burundi | 53.0% | 2020 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 10 | Bhutan | 53.0% | 2024 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 11 | Namibia | 52.6% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 12 | Uganda | 51.9% | 2017 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 13 | Nicaragua | 51.5% | 2010 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 51.0% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.9% | 2015 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 16 | Eswatini | 49.6% | 2022 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47.4% | 2017 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 47.3% | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 19 | Malawi | 44.1% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 20 | Lesotho | 42.6% | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 21 | Gambia | 39.2% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 22 | Comoros | 38.7% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 23 | Aruba | 36.8% | 2014 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 24 | Madagascar | 35.6% | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritius | 35.5% | 2024 | up 312.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 34.8% | 2020 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 32.2% | 2013 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 28 | Morocco | 30.2% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 29 | Oman | 30.0% | 2024 | up 420.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Togo | 29.7% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 31 | Benin | 27.4% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 32 | Suriname | 26.6% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 26.3% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 34 | Nepal | 24.7% | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 35 | South Africa | 24.5% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 36 | Algeria | 24.1% | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 37 | Cameroon | 24.0% | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea | 23.7% | 2020 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 23.7% | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 40 | Botswana | 23.2% | 2022 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 41 | Kenya | 22.1% | 2023 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 21.9% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 43 | Tunisia | 21.3% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.0% | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 45 | Cambodia | 19.2% | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 46 | Bahamas | 18.4% | 2010 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 18.2% | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 18.0% | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 49 | Djibouti | 17.6% | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 50 | Honduras | 17.1% | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 51 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 16.3% | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.3% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 53 | Uruguay | 16.3% | 2022 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.2% | 2023 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 55 | Dominica | 16.0% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 56 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 15.2% | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 15.2% | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 58 | Niger | 15.1% | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 59 | Marshall Islands | 14.8% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 60 | Chad | 14.3% | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 61 | British Virgin Islands | 13.9% | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 62 | El Salvador | 13.9% | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 63 | Senegal | 13.6% | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 64 | Yemen | 12.8% | 2016 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 65 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 12.7% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 66 | Belize | 12.6% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 67 | Ghana | 12.5% | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 68 | Samoa | 11.8% | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 69 | Brazil | 11.0% | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 70 | Austria | 10.8% | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 10.8% | 2024 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 73 | Myanmar | 10.1% | 2018 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 74 | Philippines | 10.0% | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 75 | Palau | 9.8% | 2024 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 9.5% | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 9.0% | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 78 | Mali | 8.9% | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 79 | Switzerland | 8.6% | 2024 | up 674.6% | rising |
| 80 | Portugal | 8.4% | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 81 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.3% | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 82 | Panama | 8.2% | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 83 | Lebanon | 8.1% | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 8.1% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.0% | 2025 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 86 | Chile | 7.9% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 87 | Grenada | 7.7% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 88 | Kiribati | 7.6% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 89 | Macau, China | 7.1% | 2024 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 90 | Argentina | 7.1% | 2023 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 91 | Czechia | 6.2% | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 92 | Hong Kong, China | 6.1% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 93 | Romania | 5.7% | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 94 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.7% | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Peru | 5.5% | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 5.4% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 97 | Spain | 5.3% | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 98 | Barbados | 5.0% | 2024 | up 195.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 4.9% | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 100 | Fiji | 4.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 101 | United States of America | 4.6% | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 102 | Puerto Rico | 4.5% | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Jamaica | 4.1% | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 105 | Qatar | 4.0% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 106 | Andorra | 3.8% | 2024 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 3.8% | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Kuwait | 3.6% | 2021 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 109 | Estonia | 3.6% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 110 | Latvia | 3.6% | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 111 | India | 3.6% | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 112 | Ecuador | 3.3% | 2024 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 113 | Poland | 3.3% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 114 | Albania | 3.3% | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 115 | Hungary | 3.1% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 116 | Belgium | 2.9% | 2023 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 117 | Thailand | 2.9% | 2025 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.9% | 2024 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 119 | Türkiye | 2.5% | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 120 | Cyprus | 2.2% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 121 | Naoero | 2.0% | 2025 | up 274.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.0% | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 1.9% | 2025 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 124 | Maldives | 1.8% | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 1.8% | 2025 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 126 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 127 | Tokelau | 1.8% | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Jordan | 1.6% | 2024 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 129 | Bahrain | 1.6% | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 130 | Ukraine | 1.5% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 131 | Belarus | 1.5% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 132 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 133 | Montenegro | 1.3% | 2023 | up 162.2% | rising |
| 134 | Mexico | 1.3% | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Montserrat | 1.2% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Israel | 1.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 1.0% | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Tonga | 1.0% | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Georgia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 140 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Singapore | 0.9% | 2023 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Italy | 0.8% | 2023 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8% | 2023 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 145 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 147 | Seychelles | 0.8% | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 150 | Liechtenstein | 0.6% | 2021 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 151 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Cayman Islands | 0.6% | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2023 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 154 | France | 0.5% | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 155 | Serbia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 156 | Cook Islands | 0.5% | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Australia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2023 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 160 | Cuba | 0.4% | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 162 | Anguilla | 0.3% | 2023 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 163 | Republic of Moldova | 0.3% | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 164 | New Zealand | 0.3% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 165 | Monaco | 0.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Malta | 0.2% | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.2% | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 168 | San Marino | 0.2% | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2024 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 170 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 171 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 172 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2025 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 174 | Norway | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Niue | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 235.2%
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 187.3%
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 184.3%
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 151.8%
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 79.8%
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 71.2%
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 67.3%
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 66.6%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 65.8%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 65.8%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 65.8%
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 65.8%
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 65.8%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 65.1%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 65.1%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 65.0%
- WB: Small States 62.9%
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 59.3%
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 57.3%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 56.5%
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 53.4%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 51.7%
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 50.8%
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 50.6%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 50.3%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 50.3%
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 48.6%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 46.8%
- MDG: Oceania 46.8%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 46.8%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 45.4%
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 45.3%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 43.0%
- SDG: Northern America 43.0%
- WB: North America 43.0%
- UNICEF: North America 43.0%
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 42.2%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 42.1%
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 42.0%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 41.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release