Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
183
Highest
59.9%
Liberia
Lowest
0.0%
Montserrat
Median
2.1%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
7,003
What the numbers show
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 59.9% in Liberia; the lowest is 0.0% in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.1%, and the mean is 8.2%.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 601.7%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (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 | Liberia | 59.9% | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 2 | Rwanda | 59.7% | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 3 | Eritrea | 55.7% | 2022 | up 289.3% | falling |
| 4 | Burundi | 53.0% | 2025 | up 55.9% | falling |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 51.2% | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 44.8% | 2022 | up 236.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 39.3% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 38.7% | 2015 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 38.2% | 2012 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 10 | Malawi | 35.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 33.9% | 2017 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 12 | Mozambique | 32.2% | 2022 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 13 | Mauritania | 31.2% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 14 | Vanuatu | 30.2% | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 15 | Comoros | 30.0% | 2024 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 16 | Gambia | 29.6% | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Madagascar | 27.5% | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 27.4% | 2017 | down 26.1% | flat |
| 19 | Lesotho | 26.8% | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 26.7% | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 24.0% | 2024 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 22.9% | 2024 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 22.9% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 22.1% | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 25 | Eswatini | 21.6% | 2022 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 26 | Namibia | 21.6% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan | 21.3% | 2019 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 28 | Nepal | 20.8% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 18.1% | 2023 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 30 | Bahamas | 17.7% | 2021 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 15.5% | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 32 | Kenya | 15.0% | 2023 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 33 | Cambodia | 15.0% | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.8% | 2017 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 35 | Cameroon | 13.3% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 36 | Benin | 12.5% | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 37 | Congo | 12.4% | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 12.2% | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 39 | Guinea | 12.0% | 2020 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 11.6% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 11.3% | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 42 | Botswana | 11.1% | 2022 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 43 | Togo | 11.1% | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 44 | Honduras | 10.9% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 45 | Samoa | 10.8% | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.6% | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 47 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.5% | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 48 | Yemen | 9.4% | 2016 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 9.3% | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 50 | Morocco | 9.3% | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 51 | Lebanon | 9.2% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 52 | Aruba | 9.0% | 2014 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 53 | Myanmar | 8.7% | 2010 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 7.9% | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 55 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.9% | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | 7.7% | 2024 | up 601.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.6% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 58 | El Salvador | 7.3% | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 59 | Senegal | 6.6% | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.4% | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 61 | Tunisia | 6.3% | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 6.2% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 63 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.2% | 2024 | up 298.6% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 6.1% | 2024 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 65 | South Africa | 5.3% | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 66 | Palau | 5.2% | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 67 | Djibouti | 5.1% | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 68 | Algeria | 4.9% | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 4.8% | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Panama | 4.8% | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 71 | Paraguay | 4.7% | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 4.7% | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 73 | Czechia | 4.5% | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 74 | Suriname | 4.2% | 2024 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.2% | 2025 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 76 | United States of America | 4.0% | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 77 | Brazil | 3.8% | 2024 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 3.7% | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 3.7% | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Switzerland | 3.5% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 3.3% | 2024 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 3.2% | 2023 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 83 | Fiji | 3.0% | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 3.0% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 85 | Dominica | 3.0% | 2025 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 86 | Portugal | 2.9% | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 87 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.8% | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 88 | British Virgin Islands | 2.3% | 2024 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 89 | Türkiye | 2.3% | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 2.2% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 91 | Uruguay | 2.1% | 2023 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 92 | Chile | 2.1% | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 93 | Niue | 2.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Grenada | 1.9% | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Belarus | 1.9% | 2024 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 96 | Andorra | 1.9% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 97 | Albania | 1.8% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 98 | India | 1.8% | 2025 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 99 | Ecuador | 1.8% | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Greece | 1.8% | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 101 | Thailand | 1.8% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 102 | Peru | 1.7% | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Ukraine | 1.6% | 2024 | up 49.9% | falling |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.6% | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.6% | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Kiribati | 1.5% | 2024 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 107 | Kuwait | 1.5% | 2021 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Argentina | 1.4% | 2023 | down 72.3% | falling |
| 109 | Hong Kong, China | 1.4% | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Gibraltar | 1.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Mali | 1.3% | 2023 | down 86.2% | falling |
| 112 | Hungary | 1.3% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2025 | up 579.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 1.2% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 115 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2023 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 116 | Montenegro | 1.2% | 2023 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 1.2% | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 118 | Poland | 1.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 1.1% | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1% | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 1.0% | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Niger | 1.0% | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Seychelles | 1.0% | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 125 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 126 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 128 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 130 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 131 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2025 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 133 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2024 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 134 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2024 | up 93.3% | falling |
| 135 | Qatar | 0.8% | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Bahrain | 0.8% | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Tonga | 0.7% | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Tokelau | 0.7% | 2025 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Macau, China | 0.6% | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Malta | 0.5% | 2023 | up 456.0% | rising |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5% | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Cuba | 0.5% | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Naoero | 0.4% | 2025 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2023 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.4% | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Anguilla | 0.4% | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Cook Islands | 0.4% | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Singapore | 0.4% | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 151 | New Zealand | 0.4% | 2024 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 152 | Israel | 0.4% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 153 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 154 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 155 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3% | 2023 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 0.3% | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Oman | 0.2% | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Italy | 0.2% | 2023 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Barbados | 0.2% | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 165 | Spain | 0.1% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 166 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Australia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 168 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.1% | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Korea | 0.1% | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 0.1% | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 0.1% | 2021 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 175 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 41.8%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 38.0%
- MDG: Oceania 38.0%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 38.0%
- UNESCO: Sids 31.7%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 31.4%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 31.2%
- MDG: Caribbean 30.9%
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 29.9%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 29.5%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 29.5%
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 29.0%
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 29.0%
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 28.3%
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 28.2%
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 28.1%
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 27.8%
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 27.7%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 26.5%
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 26.5%
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 26.4%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 26.0%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 25.8%
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 25.7%
- GPE: Region 1 25.7%
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 25.3%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 25.1%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 25.1%
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 25.0%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 24.9%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 24.9%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 24.9%
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 24.9%
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 24.9%
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 24.9%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 24.9%
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 24.9%
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 24.7%
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 24.5%
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 24.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release