Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (household survey data) (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
37
Highest
59.1%
Uganda
Lowest
1.3%
Ecuador
Median
21.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
428

What the numbers show

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 59.1% in Uganda; the lowest is 1.3% in Ecuador.

The median across all reporting countries is 21.8%, and the mean is 21.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 53.0%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 87.7%).

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uganda 59.1% 2023 up 20.0% flat
2 Ghana 56.0% 2022 up 3.0% rising
3 Malawi 49.3% 2020 up 17.8% flat
4 Ethiopia 43.5% 2022 up 11.9% falling
5 Cameroon 43.5% 2018 up 36.9% rising
6 Rwanda 40.6% 2020 down 34.4% falling
7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.9% 2024 down 24.7% falling
8 Gambia 31.2% 2023 up 53.0% flat
9 Nepal 28.8% 2022 down 6.5% rising
10 Guatemala 28.7% 2023 up 16.7% falling
11 Bangladesh 28.1% 2019 down 49.3% falling
12 Senegal 27.3% 2023 down 13.8% rising
13 Dominican Republic 27.2% 2024 up 17.4% falling
14 Nigeria 26.9% 2024 up 33.3% rising
15 Sierra Leone 26.1% 2019 down 45.9% falling
16 Côte d'Ivoire 24.6% 2022 up 25.6% falling
17 Benin 23.4% 2021 down 51.0% volatile
18 Tanzania, United Republic of 22.7% 2022 down 56.2% falling
19 Cambodia 21.8% 2020 down 52.6% falling
20 Zimbabwe 14.7% 2019 up 51.6% rising
21 Colombia 14.0% 2023 down 27.8% falling
22 Honduras 13.7% 2024 down 35.9% falling
23 Togo 12.8% 2021 down 59.6% falling
24 El Salvador 10.4% 2023 down 42.5% falling
25 Mali 9.2% 2021 down 28.9% falling
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.9% 2014 down 48.9% falling
27 Paraguay 7.6% 2023 down 59.8% falling
28 Costa Rica 7.1% 2023 down 57.2% falling
29 Brazil 7.0% 2024 down 58.6% falling
30 Panama 6.7% 2023 down 53.5% falling
31 Uruguay 4.9% 2024 down 46.3% falling
32 United States of America 4.7% 2024 down 11.2% falling
33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.4% 2023 down 55.2% volatile
34 Peru 3.2% 2023 down 66.7% falling
35 Mexico 2.3% 2024 down 51.3% volatile
36 Chile 1.4% 2022 down 87.7% falling
37 Ecuador 1.3% 2023 down 73.5% volatile

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 428 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release