Total net attendance rate, primary, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
28
Highest
99.8%
Uruguay
Lowest
42.3%
Nigeria
Median
96.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
360
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, primary, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Uruguay; the lowest is 42.3% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.0%, and the mean is 86.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 34.2%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 6.2%).
Total net attendance rate, primary, poorest quintile, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 99.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 98.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 98.9% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.6% | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 6 | Ecuador | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Paraguay | 98.4% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 98.1% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 11 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 97.4% | 2014 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 97.2% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | El Salvador | 97.1% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 96.9% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Nepal | 95.1% | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 95.0% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 17 | Honduras | 93.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 18 | Lesotho | 93.1% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 19 | Guatemala | 92.0% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 91.9% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 75.1% | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 22 | Zambia | 74.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 23 | Gambia | 73.4% | 2020 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 59.0% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Benin | 53.3% | 2021 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 26 | Senegal | 51.1% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 27 | Mali | 43.8% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 28 | Nigeria | 42.3% | 2021 | up 16.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release