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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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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, male (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