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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release