Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
27
Highest
68.6%
Ghana
Lowest
1.7%
Chile
Median
15.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
360
What the numbers show
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 68.6% in Ghana; the lowest is 1.7% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.1%, and the mean is 23.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 70.3%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 88.8%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 68.6% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 2 | Cameroon | 65.2% | 2018 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 53.3% | 2020 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.8% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 42.2% | 2021 | up 35.3% | flat |
| 6 | Guatemala | 36.6% | 2023 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 33.4% | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 33.0% | 2019 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.6% | 2022 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 29.6% | 2019 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 11 | Senegal | 27.0% | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 21.7% | 2019 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 18.1% | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 15.1% | 2023 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 13.8% | 2023 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 16 | El Salvador | 11.5% | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 17 | Paraguay | 10.9% | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 18 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.5% | 2014 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 10.5% | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 20 | Panama | 10.3% | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 8.3% | 2023 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 7.8% | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.4% | 2021 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 3.8% | 2023 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 2.6% | 2022 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 2.6% | 2023 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 1.7% | 2022 | down 88.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release