Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
99.7%
Brazil
Lowest
53.8%
Senegal
Median
96.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 99.7% in Brazil; the lowest is 53.8% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.4%, and the mean is 88.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 21.1%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 6.2%).
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 99.7% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 99.7% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 99.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Bolivia | 99.3% | 2021 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Paraguay | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 99.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.7% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Uruguay | 98.2% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | Colombia | 98.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 98.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | El Salvador | 97.9% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 97.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 15 | Mexico | 97.8% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Panama | 97.5% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Nepal | 96.7% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 18 | Lesotho | 96.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 93.6% | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 92.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 21 | Honduras | 92.7% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 22 | Togo | 92.0% | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 23 | Guatemala | 90.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 24 | Ghana | 90.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 25 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 81.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | Tanzania | 81.0% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Zambia | 79.1% | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 28 | Cameroon | 74.9% | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 29 | Gambia | 70.8% | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 30 | Benin | 68.3% | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 31 | Nigeria | 64.1% | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 63.8% | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 33 | Mali | 57.2% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 34 | Senegal | 53.8% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release