Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
99.9%
Uruguay
Lowest
78.8%
Gambia
Median
96.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
430
What the numbers show
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Uruguay; the lowest is 78.8% in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.8%, and the mean is 94.8%.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 15.0%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 5.1%).
Total net attendance rate, primary, urban, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Argentina | 99.4% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Paraguay | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 5 | Panama | 99.3% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 99.3% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 99.3% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 98.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.8% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Bolivia | 98.5% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Ecuador | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 98.4% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 14 | Lesotho | 98.0% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Togo | 97.8% | 2021 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 97.6% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Ghana | 97.0% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Kenya | 96.5% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Nepal | 96.4% | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 96.1% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 95.8% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | Cameroon | 94.3% | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 94.1% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 94.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Tanzania | 92.4% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Guatemala | 92.2% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 91.6% | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 29 | Zambia | 91.5% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | Nigeria | 89.8% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 87.9% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 86.4% | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 33 | Mali | 83.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 34 | Senegal | 79.4% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 35 | Gambia | 78.8% | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release