Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
51.6%
Uganda
Lowest
1.0%
Chile
Median
15.0%
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, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 51.6% in Uganda; the lowest is 1.0% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.0%, and the mean is 18.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 89.2%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 88.2%).
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 51.6% | 2023 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 2 | Ghana | 50.3% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 42.5% | 2022 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 4 | Malawi | 41.4% | 2020 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 5 | Cameroon | 37.7% | 2018 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 35.4% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 7 | Rwanda | 33.1% | 2020 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 8 | Gambia | 28.7% | 2023 | up 59.8% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 27.8% | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 10 | Senegal | 25.8% | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 25.7% | 2022 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 12 | Guatemala | 24.3% | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 23.7% | 2019 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.0% | 2022 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 21.4% | 2024 | up 48.5% | falling |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 20.9% | 2019 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 17 | Benin | 20.3% | 2021 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 16.4% | 2020 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.0% | 2022 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Togo | 13.1% | 2021 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 21 | Honduras | 13.0% | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 9.5% | 2019 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 9.5% | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 8.7% | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 25 | Mali | 8.4% | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 26 | Brazil | 6.9% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6.3% | 2014 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 5.9% | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 5.6% | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 5.1% | 2023 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 31 | United States of America | 3.9% | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 32 | Uruguay | 3.7% | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.3% | 2023 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 3.0% | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 2.0% | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Ecuador | 1.2% | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 1.0% | 2022 | down 88.2% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release