Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
62.1%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.0%
Tokelau
Median
2.5%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
6,744
What the numbers show
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 62.1% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.0% in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5%, and the mean is 8.9%.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 642.2%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (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 | Rwanda | 62.1% | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 2 | Liberia | 60.3% | 2022 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 3 | Eritrea | 57.7% | 2022 | up 252.9% | falling |
| 4 | Burundi | 55.7% | 2025 | up 55.2% | falling |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 53.2% | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.4% | 2015 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 39.5% | 2012 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 39.4% | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 37.8% | 2022 | up 129.9% | falling |
| 10 | Malawi | 36.8% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 35.0% | 2017 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 34.0% | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 13 | Mozambique | 33.8% | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 32.4% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 15 | Comoros | 31.2% | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 16 | Mauritania | 31.0% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 17 | Gambia | 30.5% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 18 | Madagascar | 28.8% | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 28.5% | 2017 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 20 | Chad | 26.7% | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 21 | Sudan | 26.6% | 2019 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 22 | Namibia | 26.4% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 23 | Bhutan | 26.0% | 2024 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 25.0% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 24.4% | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 26 | Eswatini | 24.1% | 2022 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 23.3% | 2024 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 28 | Timor-Leste | 20.6% | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 29 | Bahamas | 20.1% | 2021 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 19.8% | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.4% | 2017 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 32 | Cambodia | 17.1% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 33 | Kenya | 17.0% | 2023 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 15.9% | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 14.1% | 2022 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 36 | Botswana | 13.8% | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 37 | Cameroon | 13.7% | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 38 | Ghana | 13.2% | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 39 | Benin | 13.1% | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 13.0% | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 41 | Guinea | 12.5% | 2020 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 42 | Honduras | 12.3% | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 43 | Samoa | 12.2% | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 11.6% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 11.4% | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 11.4% | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 47 | Congo | 11.2% | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 49 | Lebanon | 10.5% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 50 | Aruba | 10.4% | 2014 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 51 | Philippines | 9.5% | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 52 | Yemen | 9.4% | 2016 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 53 | Myanmar | 8.7% | 2010 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 54 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.7% | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 55 | El Salvador | 8.5% | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.3% | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 57 | Tunisia | 8.1% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mauritius | 7.9% | 2024 | up 565.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.6% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.6% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 7.3% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 62 | Palau | 7.0% | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 63 | Austria | 6.9% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 64 | Belize | 6.9% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 65 | Senegal | 6.7% | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.6% | 2024 | up 262.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 6.0% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 5.9% | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 69 | Czechia | 5.6% | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 5.6% | 2024 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Paraguay | 5.5% | 2024 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 72 | Suriname | 5.5% | 2024 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 73 | Djibouti | 5.4% | 2023 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 74 | Panama | 5.1% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.8% | 2025 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Brazil | 4.5% | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 77 | Switzerland | 4.1% | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 78 | United States of America | 4.1% | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 3.9% | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 3.8% | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 3.8% | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 3.7% | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 3.6% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 84 | Fiji | 3.5% | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Portugal | 3.3% | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 86 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.3% | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | 3.2% | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 88 | Grenada | 2.8% | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Chile | 2.6% | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 90 | Dominica | 2.5% | 2025 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 2.4% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 92 | Uruguay | 2.4% | 2023 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 93 | Türkiye | 2.4% | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 94 | Andorra | 2.1% | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 95 | Thailand | 2.1% | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 96 | Albania | 2.1% | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 97 | Ecuador | 2.0% | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Greece | 1.9% | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 99 | Gibraltar | 1.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | India | 1.9% | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 101 | Belarus | 1.9% | 2024 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 102 | Peru | 1.9% | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.8% | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.8% | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 105 | Kiribati | 1.7% | 2024 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 106 | Hong Kong, China | 1.6% | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Ukraine | 1.6% | 2024 | up 49.8% | falling |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 1.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 109 | Hungary | 1.6% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 110 | Kuwait | 1.6% | 2021 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 1.6% | 2025 | up 642.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Argentina | 1.5% | 2023 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 113 | Poland | 1.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 114 | Slovenia | 1.4% | 2023 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 115 | Montenegro | 1.4% | 2023 | up 147.2% | rising |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 1.4% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 117 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 118 | Niue | 1.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.3% | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Mali | 1.3% | 2023 | down 86.1% | falling |
| 121 | Estonia | 1.2% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 122 | Latvia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 123 | Seychelles | 1.0% | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Niger | 1.0% | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2024 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 1.0% | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 130 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2023 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 131 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2025 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Qatar | 0.9% | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Bahrain | 0.9% | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2024 | up 317.5% | falling |
| 135 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 136 | Tonga | 0.8% | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8% | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Cook Islands | 0.8% | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Macau, China | 0.7% | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2024 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Malta | 0.6% | 2023 | up 532.9% | rising |
| 142 | Maldives | 0.6% | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Anguilla | 0.5% | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 147 | Singapore | 0.4% | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Israel | 0.4% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 149 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 150 | New Zealand | 0.4% | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 151 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4% | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 153 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 154 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 0.3% | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Oman | 0.3% | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Italy | 0.2% | 2023 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 160 | Naoero | 0.2% | 2025 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 162 | Barbados | 0.2% | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Spain | 0.2% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 164 | Australia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 165 | Tuvalu | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | San Marino | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.1% | 2023 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Korea | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 169 | Monaco | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 172 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2022 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 173 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Tokelau | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | 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) 202.6%
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 122.3%
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 109.6%
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 92.1%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 51.7%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 44.5%
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 41.8%
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 41.0%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 39.1%
- MDG: Oceania 39.1%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 39.1%
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 38.6%
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 38.0%
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 37.5%
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 36.1%
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 35.2%
- WB: Small States 34.6%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 34.0%
- GPE: Region 1 33.9%
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 33.4%
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 32.7%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 32.4%
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 31.9%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 31.9%
- MDG: Caribbean 31.3%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 30.7%
- UNESCO: Sids 30.6%
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 30.6%
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 29.9%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 29.8%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 29.8%
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 29.8%
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 29.8%
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 29.8%
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 29.1%
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 28.8%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 28.7%
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 27.9%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 27.9%
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 27.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release