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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 428 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release