Primary school attendance selected countries by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
99.78
Uruguay
Lowest
62.77
Mali
Median
96.57
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
426
What the numbers show
Primary school attendance selected countries is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 99.78 in Uruguay; the lowest is 62.77 in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.57, and the mean is 91.11.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 15.3%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 3.3%).
Primary school attendance selected countries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.78 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 99.59 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 99.3 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Paraguay | 99.25 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 99.25 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 99.2 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Armenia | 99.18 | 2023 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 8 | Bolivia | 98.8 | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.7 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Panama | 98.7 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 98.58 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Ecuador | 98.34 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Venezuela | 98.3 | 2014 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 14 | El Salvador | 97.7 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 97.39 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | South Africa | 97.27 | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Lesotho | 96.77 | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 96.65 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Nepal | 96.49 | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 96.13 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | Togo | 94.17 | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 93.82 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 23 | Ghana | 93.78 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 93.37 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 93.03 | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 91.4 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 85.47 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 84.25 | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cameroon | 83.96 | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Tanzania | 83.86 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Benin | 75.47 | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 32 | Gambia | 75.02 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 33 | Nigeria | 72.06 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 68.62 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 63.44 | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 62.77 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |