Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
22
Highest
63.2%
Malawi
Lowest
1.8%
Chile
Median
11.1%
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, urban, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 63.2% in Malawi; the lowest is 1.8% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.1%, and the mean is 18.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 117.9%), 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 | Malawi | 63.2% | 2020 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 58.3% | 2021 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 43.0% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 38.9% | 2019 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 5 | Senegal | 37.5% | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 24.4% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 7 | Honduras | 21.5% | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 17.9% | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 16.2% | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 12.5% | 2019 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 11 | Paraguay | 11.1% | 2023 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 12 | El Salvador | 11.0% | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 10.8% | 2023 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 14 | Uruguay | 9.5% | 2023 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 9.2% | 2023 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 16 | Panama | 8.6% | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 17 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.2% | 2021 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 3.4% | 2023 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 2.8% | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 2.7% | 2023 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ecuador | 2.3% | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 1.8% | 2022 | down 88.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release