Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
55.6%
Uganda
Lowest
1.2%
Chile
Median
18.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
428
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 (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 55.6% in Uganda; the lowest is 1.2% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.7%, and the mean is 19.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 46.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 64.2%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 88.0%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 55.6% | 2023 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 2 | Ghana | 53.1% | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 45.4% | 2020 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 43.0% | 2022 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 5 | Cameroon | 40.7% | 2018 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 36.9% | 2020 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 35.7% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 8 | Gambia | 29.9% | 2023 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 27.3% | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 10 | Nepal | 27.3% | 2022 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 26.5% | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 12 | Senegal | 26.5% | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 24.9% | 2019 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 24.5% | 2019 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 24.3% | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.4% | 2022 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 21.9% | 2021 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 19.1% | 2020 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.7% | 2022 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 13.3% | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 12.9% | 2021 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 12.2% | 2019 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 11.8% | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 9.6% | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 25 | Mali | 8.8% | 2021 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 26 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.7% | 2014 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 6.9% | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 6.8% | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 6.2% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 6.1% | 2023 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 31 | United States of America | 4.3% | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 32 | Uruguay | 4.3% | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.4% | 2023 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 3.1% | 2023 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 35 | Mexico | 2.2% | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Ecuador | 1.3% | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 1.2% | 2022 | down 88.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release