Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, richest quintile, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
22
Highest
32.1%
Senegal
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
8.1%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
320
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, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 32.1% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.1%, and the mean is 11.2%.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 97.5%), and the largest decrease in Chile (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 | 32.1% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 31.7% | 2020 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 3 | Guatemala | 30.2% | 2023 | up 69.7% | falling |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 29.9% | 2019 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 19.7% | 2021 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 15.4% | 2021 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 14.3% | 2019 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 12.1% | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 9 | Honduras | 11.8% | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 10 | El Salvador | 10.3% | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 8.7% | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Colombia | 7.5% | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 5.0% | 2023 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 3.7% | 2019 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Peru | 3.5% | 2023 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 16 | Panama | 3.3% | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 3.0% | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 2.0% | 2022 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.8% | 2021 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Chile | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release