Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, female (household survey data) (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
35
Highest
58.0%
Ghana
Lowest
1.4%
Chile
Median
18.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
404

What the numbers show

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 58.0% in Ghana; the lowest is 1.4% in Chile.

The median across all reporting countries is 18.3%, and the mean is 21.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 91.5%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 81.6%).

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ghana 58.0% 2022 up 2.5% rising
2 Uganda 57.0% 2023 up 29.3% rising
3 Cameroon 51.2% 2018 up 47.2% rising
4 Ethiopia 46.5% 2022 up 10.5% falling
5 Malawi 43.9% 2020 up 17.7% falling
6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 42.9% 2024 down 22.1% falling
7 Rwanda 35.3% 2020 down 41.7% falling
8 Nigeria 31.8% 2024 up 49.6% rising
9 Senegal 31.0% 2023 down 3.5% rising
10 Gambia 30.2% 2023 up 53.6% falling
11 Côte d'Ivoire 28.0% 2022 up 25.3% falling
12 Nepal 26.7% 2022 down 11.3% rising
13 Guatemala 26.6% 2023 up 0.4% falling
14 Sierra Leone 26.4% 2019 down 45.2% falling
15 Benin 23.3% 2021 down 52.8% volatile
16 Bangladesh 21.2% 2019 down 60.9% falling
17 Dominican Republic 19.9% 2024 up 8.8% falling
18 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.3% 2022 down 58.5% volatile
19 Cambodia 16.9% 2020 down 57.3% falling
20 Togo 15.9% 2021 down 55.8% falling
21 Colombia 13.5% 2023 down 30.4% falling
22 Zimbabwe 11.8% 2019 up 91.5% rising
23 Honduras 10.6% 2024 down 54.8% volatile
24 El Salvador 10.6% 2023 down 30.3% falling
25 Brazil 10.4% 2024 down 40.0% falling
26 Mali 10.2% 2021 down 22.4% falling
27 Panama 8.6% 2023 down 49.4% falling
28 Paraguay 6.5% 2023 down 57.2% falling
29 Costa Rica 4.8% 2023 down 72.1% falling
30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.8% 2023 down 49.7% volatile
31 Peru 3.9% 2023 down 74.5% falling
32 Mexico 1.9% 2022 down 70.3% volatile
33 Uruguay 1.9% 2024 down 43.3% falling
34 Ecuador 1.6% 2023 down 66.0% volatile
35 Chile 1.4% 2022 down 81.6% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, female (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
35 places, 404 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release