Total net attendance rate, primary, middle quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
28
Highest
99.8%
Panama
Lowest
60.3%
Mali
Median
98.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
360
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, primary, middle quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Panama; the lowest is 60.3% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.0%, and the mean is 92.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 28.8%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 3.9%).
Total net attendance rate, primary, middle quintile, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Paraguay | 99.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 99.4% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 99.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | El Salvador | 99.1% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 9 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 99.0% | 2014 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Mexico | 99.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Ecuador | 98.9% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 98.8% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.6% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Lesotho | 97.4% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 97.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Honduras | 96.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Nepal | 96.4% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Guatemala | 95.0% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 91.7% | 2022 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 21 | Cameroon | 90.0% | 2018 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 22 | Zambia | 86.3% | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 85.6% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 24 | Gambia | 84.8% | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 84.7% | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Benin | 78.4% | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 27 | Senegal | 64.0% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 60.3% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release