Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, richest quintile, female (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
22
Highest
32.9%
Senegal
Lowest
0.0%
Zimbabwe
Median
4.7%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
319
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, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 32.9% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.0% in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.7%, and the mean is 8.9%.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 130.4%), and the largest decrease in Panama (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 | 32.9% | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | Ghana | 29.4% | 2022 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 26.5% | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 4 | Malawi | 23.2% | 2020 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 5 | Guatemala | 17.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 16.8% | 2021 | up 130.4% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 9.3% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 8.7% | 2019 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 9 | Honduras | 5.5% | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.2% | 2021 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 5.0% | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 4.4% | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 13 | Paraguay | 3.0% | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 2.4% | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Chile | 2.0% | 2022 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 1.9% | 2022 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Peru | 1.4% | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Panama | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 2015 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release