Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
24
Highest
32.6%
Senegal
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
7.5%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
332
What the numbers show
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 32.6% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.5%, and the mean is 11.0%.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 109.9%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 100.0%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 32.6% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 2 | Ghana | 32.0% | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 28.0% | 2019 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 4 | Malawi | 27.5% | 2020 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 5 | Guatemala | 24.1% | 2023 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 18.3% | 2021 | up 109.9% | flat |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.8% | 2022 | up 107.4% | falling |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 16.0% | 2021 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 11.5% | 2019 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 8.7% | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 11 | Colombia | 8.4% | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 12 | El Salvador | 8.0% | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 7.1% | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 4.7% | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 3.9% | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.4% | 2021 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 3.0% | 2023 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 2.5% | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 2.2% | 2019 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 2.0% | 2022 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 1.6% | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 1.1% | 2022 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release