Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
1.72 LPIA
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.7021 LPIA
Uruguay
Median
1.34 LPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
435
What the numbers show
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 1.72 LPIA in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.7021 LPIA in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.34 LPIA, and the mean is 1.29 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 33.2%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 40.3%).
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1.72 LPIA | 2019 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.62 LPIA | 2022 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 3 | Cameroon | 1.52 LPIA | 2018 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 4 | Panama | 1.51 LPIA | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 5 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.5 LPIA | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 6 | Mali | 1.47 LPIA | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 1.46 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 8 | Rwanda | 1.46 LPIA | 2020 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.46 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 10 | Gabon | 1.44 LPIA | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 1.43 LPIA | 2021 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 12 | Colombia | 1.43 LPIA | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.41 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 14 | Malawi | 1.4 LPIA | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.38 LPIA | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 16 | Togo | 1.36 LPIA | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 17 | Peru | 1.36 LPIA | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 18 | Nigeria | 1.35 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 1.34 LPIA | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 20 | Niger | 1.34 LPIA | 2021 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 21 | Senegal | 1.33 LPIA | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 22 | Ecuador | 1.31 LPIA | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 1.31 LPIA | 2019 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 1.3 LPIA | 2021 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 25 | Mauritania | 1.28 LPIA | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 26 | Paraguay | 1.26 LPIA | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 1.25 LPIA | 2022 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 28 | Ghana | 1.25 LPIA | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Uganda | 1.24 LPIA | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 30 | El Salvador | 1.21 LPIA | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 31 | Cambodia | 1.13 LPIA | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 1.1 LPIA | 2019 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 33 | Gambia | 1.08 LPIA | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 34 | Nepal | 1.07 LPIA | 2022 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 1.03 LPIA | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 1 LPIA | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 36 | Mexico | 1 LPIA | 2022 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.852 LPIA | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 39 | Jordan | 0.7851 LPIA | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 40 | Uruguay | 0.7021 LPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release