Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
45.7%
Uganda
Lowest
1.1%
Ecuador
Median
15.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
433
What the numbers show
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 45.7% in Uganda; the lowest is 1.1% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.7%, and the mean is 15.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 42.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 124.5%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 88.0%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 45.7% | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 2 | Ghana | 45.7% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 3 | Gambia | 28.7% | 2023 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 28.5% | 2020 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 5 | Nepal | 26.6% | 2022 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 26.1% | 2018 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 25.8% | 2022 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 24.2% | 2024 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 22.4% | 2019 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 10 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 21.4% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 11 | Rwanda | 21.4% | 2020 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 12 | Senegal | 20.8% | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 20.3% | 2024 | up 33.4% | flat |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 19.6% | 2019 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 19.2% | 2023 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 16 | Benin | 17.7% | 2021 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Cambodia | 17.6% | 2020 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.9% | 2022 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 14.4% | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 9.8% | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 21 | Togo | 9.5% | 2021 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 8.6% | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.5% | 2022 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 6.1% | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 6.1% | 2023 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 5.9% | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 27 | Mali | 5.4% | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 4.5% | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 29 | Uruguay | 4.4% | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 4.3% | 2019 | up 124.5% | rising |
| 31 | Argentina | 3.0% | 2023 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.9% | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 2.7% | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mexico | 2.1% | 2022 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 1.2% | 2022 | down 88.0% | falling |
| 36 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2023 | down 60.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release