Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
60.7%
Ghana
Lowest
1.6%
Chile
Median
22.5%
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, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 60.7% in Ghana; the lowest is 1.6% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.5%, and the mean is 23.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 63.2%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 84.6%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 60.7% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | Uganda | 60.5% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 3 | Cameroon | 54.0% | 2018 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 47.8% | 2020 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 47.7% | 2022 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 42.4% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 7 | Rwanda | 39.3% | 2020 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 8 | Gambia | 31.2% | 2023 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 9 | Senegal | 31.2% | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 31.1% | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 29.3% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 28.7% | 2022 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 13 | Nepal | 28.6% | 2022 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 28.1% | 2019 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 25.2% | 2021 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 25.0% | 2019 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 24.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 22.5% | 2022 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 20.0% | 2020 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 17.1% | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 15.0% | 2019 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 22 | Togo | 15.0% | 2021 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 23 | Honduras | 12.2% | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 11.3% | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 10.9% | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 26 | Mali | 10.2% | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 27 | Panama | 9.2% | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 8.0% | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 6.1% | 2023 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.6% | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 4.2% | 2023 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 32 | Uruguay | 3.1% | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 33 | Mexico | 2.1% | 2022 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 1.6% | 2022 | down 84.6% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release