Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
26
Highest
69.1%
Ghana
Lowest
1.6%
Chile
Median
18.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
344
What the numbers show
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 69.1% in Ghana; the lowest is 1.6% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.7%, and the mean is 24.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 43.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 69.6%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 88.1%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 69.1% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | Cameroon | 66.2% | 2018 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 53.4% | 2020 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 49.4% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 41.7% | 2021 | up 30.6% | flat |
| 6 | Guatemala | 35.2% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 33.4% | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 33.0% | 2019 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.8% | 2022 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 29.7% | 2019 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 11 | Senegal | 26.8% | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 23.1% | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 21.7% | 2019 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 14 | Panama | 15.8% | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 15.3% | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 14.3% | 2023 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 17 | Brazil | 12.5% | 2023 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 18 | El Salvador | 12.3% | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 19 | Paraguay | 11.7% | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 7.7% | 2023 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 21 | Uruguay | 7.1% | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 5.2% | 2023 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.3% | 2021 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Ecuador | 2.9% | 2023 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 2.8% | 2022 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 1.6% | 2022 | down 88.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release