Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, poorest quintile, female (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
22
Highest
38.9%
Nigeria
Lowest
1.5%
Chile
Median
9.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
343
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, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 38.9% in Nigeria; the lowest is 1.5% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 14.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 175.4%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 89.3%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 38.9% | 2021 | up 175.4% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 37.3% | 2020 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 37.2% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 29.4% | 2017 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 27.5% | 2019 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 6 | Guatemala | 26.5% | 2023 | up 43.2% | falling |
| 7 | Senegal | 26.2% | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 12.8% | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 9 | Colombia | 12.2% | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 11.1% | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 11 | El Salvador | 9.2% | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 9.0% | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 8.5% | 2023 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 7.2% | 2023 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 15 | Uruguay | 6.3% | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 16 | Argentina | 5.1% | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 4.7% | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.3% | 2021 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Peru | 2.9% | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 2.3% | 2022 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 1.5% | 2022 | down 89.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release