Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
23
Highest
63.4%
Ghana
Lowest
1.7%
Chile
Median
10.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
352
What the numbers show
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 63.4% in Ghana; the lowest is 1.7% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.1%, and the mean is 18.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 144.4%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 88.7%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 63.4% | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 50.9% | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 49.2% | 2021 | up 144.4% | falling |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 39.9% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 33.0% | 2019 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 6 | Senegal | 31.0% | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 7 | Guatemala | 25.3% | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 20.8% | 2019 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 9 | Honduras | 16.8% | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 15.1% | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 13.8% | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 10.1% | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 13 | El Salvador | 10.0% | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 9.7% | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 8.2% | 2023 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 16 | Uruguay | 7.9% | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 6.7% | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 4.2% | 2023 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.2% | 2021 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 20 | Peru | 2.8% | 2023 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 2.6% | 2022 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | 2.4% | 2023 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 1.7% | 2022 | down 88.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release