Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
27
Highest
99.5%
Chile
Lowest
41.9%
Nigeria
Median
96.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
345
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 99.5% in Chile; the lowest is 41.9% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.0%, and the mean is 85.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 33.2%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 11.2%).
Total net attendance rate, primary, rural, poorest quintile, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 99.5% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 99.4% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 99.2% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 99.1% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.8% | 2021 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 98.8% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 98.7% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | El Salvador | 97.7% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 96.6% | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 96.4% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Colombia | 96.3% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 96.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Panama | 93.6% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 16 | Lesotho | 93.3% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 92.1% | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 91.9% | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 91.5% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 74.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 74.1% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 22 | Gambia | 72.1% | 2020 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 57.5% | 2018 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 24 | Senegal | 51.0% | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 25 | Benin | 50.2% | 2021 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 26 | Mali | 43.5% | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 27 | Nigeria | 41.9% | 2021 | up 17.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release