Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
49.7%
Uganda
Lowest
1.1%
Ecuador
Median
16.0%
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, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 49.7% in Uganda; the lowest is 1.1% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.0%, and the mean is 16.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 158.0%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 87.5%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 49.7% | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 2 | Ghana | 48.6% | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 33.1% | 2020 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 4 | Gambia | 30.2% | 2023 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 5 | Cameroon | 28.0% | 2018 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 27.9% | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 26.7% | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 25.2% | 2019 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 24.1% | 2022 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 10 | Rwanda | 23.5% | 2020 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22.5% | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 12 | Senegal | 22.4% | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 13 | Guatemala | 20.2% | 2023 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 19.7% | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 15 | Cambodia | 19.6% | 2020 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 19.5% | 2019 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 18.8% | 2021 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.4% | 2022 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 13.7% | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 11.5% | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.2% | 2022 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Togo | 10.7% | 2021 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 9.8% | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 7.1% | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 25 | Mali | 6.3% | 2021 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 6.3% | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 6.1% | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 5.5% | 2019 | up 158.0% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 5.1% | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 30 | Uruguay | 4.9% | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.0% | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 2.8% | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 2.6% | 2023 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 34 | Mexico | 2.2% | 2022 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 1.4% | 2022 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 36 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release