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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release