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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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About this data

Indicator
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) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
36 places, 433 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release