demographic2019
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.0Percentage
Median: 6.4Percentage
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Somalia
48.8Percentage
Lowest
United Republic of Tanzania
0.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia48.8Percentage
2South Sudan48.6Percentage
3Haiti47.0Percentage
4Liberia47.0Percentage
5Solomon Islands36.5Percentage
By Region
Africa13.4Percentage(9 countries)
Other11.0Percentage(123 countries)
South America8.3Percentage(7 countries)
Asia5.1Percentage(26 countries)
North America4.6Percentage(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0Percentage)High (48.8Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.0Percentage)
Africa (9)
Other (123)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 48.8Percentage |
| 2 | South Sudan | 48.6Percentage |
| 3 | Haiti | 47.0Percentage |
| 4 | Liberia | 47.0Percentage |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 36.5Percentage |
| 6 | Gabon | 35.7Percentage |
| 7 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.3Percentage |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.8Percentage |
| 9 | Eswatini | 28.3Percentage |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 28.2Percentage |
| 11 | Nepal | 28.0Percentage |
| 12 | Pakistan | 26.4Percentage |
| 13 | Kenya | 26.0Percentage |
| 14 | Vanuatu | 25.8Percentage |
| 15 | Madagascar | 25.0Percentage |
| 16 | Rwanda | 24.9Percentage |
| 17 | Eritrea | 24.7Percentage |
| 18 | Angola | 23.2Percentage |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.6Percentage |
| 20 | Lesotho | 21.1Percentage |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 21.0Percentage |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 20.6Percentage |
| 23 | Mauritania | 20.3Percentage |
| 24 | Malawi | 19.3Percentage |
| 25 | Republic of The Gambia | 19.0Percentage |
| 26 | Sweden | 18.9Percentage |
| 27 | Sudan | 17.9Percentage |
| 28 | Togo | 17.9Percentage |
| 29 | Comoros | 17.9Percentage |
| 30 | Burundi | 17.1Percentage |
| 31 | Mozambique | 16.6Percentage |
| 32 | Nigeria | 16.2Percentage |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 16.1Percentage |
| 34 | Suriname | 16.0Percentage |
| 35 | Slovakia | 15.8Percentage |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 15.8Percentage |
| 37 | Namibia | 15.7Percentage |
| 38 | Ghana | 15.4Percentage |
| 39 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 15.3Percentage |
| 40 | Colombia | 15.2Percentage |
| 41 | Republic of the Congo | 15.2Percentage |
| 42 | Brazil | 14.5Percentage |
| 43 | Zambia | 14.0Percentage |
| 44 | Paraguay | 13.9Percentage |
| 45 | Uganda | 13.9Percentage |
| 46 | Cambodia | 13.9Percentage |
| 47 | Chad | 13.9Percentage |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 13.7Percentage |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 13.7Percentage |
| 50 | Austria | 13.5Percentage |
| 51 | Botswana | 13.3Percentage |
| 52 | Palau | 13.3Percentage |
| 53 | El Salvador | 13.2Percentage |
| 54 | Morocco | 13.0Percentage |
| 55 | Iraq | 12.8Percentage |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.8Percentage |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 12.1Percentage |
| 58 | Cameroon | 12.0Percentage |
| 59 | Honduras | 11.9Percentage |
| 60 | Germany | 11.8Percentage |
| 61 | People's Republic of China | 11.6Percentage |
| 62 | Bhutan | 11.5Percentage |
| 63 | Aruba | 11.5Percentage |
| 64 | Djibouti | 11.3Percentage |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 11.1Percentage |
| 66 | Libya | 10.9Percentage |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.6Percentage |
| 68 | Czech Republic | 10.5Percentage |
| 69 | Guinea | 10.5Percentage |
| 70 | Senegal | 10.4Percentage |
| 71 | Guatemala | 10.3Percentage |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 10.2Percentage |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 9.9Percentage |
| 74 | Yemen | 9.9Percentage |
| 75 | Philippines | 9.8Percentage |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 9.0Percentage |
| 77 | Myanmar | 8.8Percentage |
| 78 | Belize | 8.7Percentage |
| 79 | Panama | 8.6Percentage |
| 80 | Samoa | 8.5Percentage |
| 81 | Bahamas | 8.5Percentage |
| 82 | Ukraine | 8.5Percentage |
| 83 | Portugal | 8.1Percentage |
| 84 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.0Percentage |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.0Percentage |
| 86 | Benin | 7.9Percentage |
| 87 | Niger | 7.9Percentage |
| 88 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.7Percentage |
| 89 | Venezuela | 7.6Percentage |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 7.1Percentage |
| 91 | Mali | 7.1Percentage |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 7.1Percentage |
| 93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.9Percentage |
| 94 | Andorra | 6.8Percentage |
| 95 | Lebanon | 6.7Percentage |
| 96 | Dominica | 6.7Percentage |
| 97 | Uruguay | 6.6Percentage |
| 98 | Albania | 6.6Percentage |
| 99 | Algeria | 6.6Percentage |
| 100 | Chile | 6.6Percentage |
| 101 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.5Percentage |
| 102 | Argentina | 6.4Percentage |
| 103 | India | 5.9Percentage |
| 104 | United States of America | 5.8Percentage |
| 105 | South Africa | 5.8Percentage |
| 106 | Peru | 5.6Percentage |
| 107 | Belarus | 5.5Percentage |
| 108 | Bolivia | 5.4Percentage |
| 109 | Netherlands | 5.4Percentage |
| 110 | Jamaica | 5.3Percentage |
| 111 | Spain | 5.2Percentage |
| 112 | Tunisia | 5.2Percentage |
| 113 | Virgin Islands, British | 4.9Percentage |
| 114 | Belgium | 4.8Percentage |
| 115 | Italy | 4.6Percentage |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 4.5Percentage |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 4.4Percentage |
| 118 | Grenada | 4.1Percentage |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.1Percentage |
| 120 | Macao | 4.0Percentage |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.9Percentage |
| 122 | Australia | 3.8Percentage |
| 123 | Seychelles | 3.6Percentage |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.6Percentage |
| 125 | Luxembourg | 3.5Percentage |
| 126 | Estonia | 3.4Percentage |
| 127 | Romania | 3.4Percentage |
| 128 | Kiribati | 3.4Percentage |
| 129 | Russian Federation | 3.2Percentage |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 3.2Percentage |
| 131 | Ecuador | 3.0Percentage |
| 132 | Fiji | 2.9Percentage |
| 133 | France | 2.9Percentage |
| 134 | Mauritius | 2.8Percentage |
| 135 | Hungary | 2.8Percentage |
| 136 | Israel | 2.8Percentage |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 2.7Percentage |
| 138 | Bahrain | 2.7Percentage |
| 139 | North Korea | 2.6Percentage |
| 140 | Cuba | 2.6Percentage |
| 141 | Kuwait | 2.6Percentage |
| 142 | Hong Kong | 2.6Percentage |
| 143 | Egypt | 2.5Percentage |
| 144 | Qatar | 2.5Percentage |
| 145 | Latvia | 2.4Percentage |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.4Percentage |
| 147 | Denmark | 2.4Percentage |
| 148 | Montenegro | 2.3Percentage |
| 149 | Mexico | 2.3Percentage |
| 150 | Armenia | 2.1Percentage |
| 151 | Türkiye | 2.0Percentage |
| 152 | Barbados | 1.9Percentage |
| 153 | Liechtenstein | 1.8Percentage |
| 154 | Mongolia | 1.8Percentage |
| 155 | Slovenia | 1.8Percentage |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 1.8Percentage |
| 157 | Monaco | 1.8Percentage |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.7Percentage |
| 159 | Cyprus | 1.7Percentage |
| 160 | Maldives | 1.6Percentage |
| 161 | Bulgaria | 1.6Percentage |
| 162 | State of Palestine | 1.5Percentage |
| 163 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.5Percentage |
| 164 | Georgia | 1.4Percentage |
| 165 | Switzerland | 1.4Percentage |
| 166 | Nauru | 1.4Percentage |
| 167 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.4Percentage |
| 168 | Greece | 1.3Percentage |
| 169 | Indonesia | 1.3Percentage |
| 170 | Finland | 1.3Percentage |
| 171 | Vietnam | 1.2Percentage |
| 172 | Guyana | 1.2Percentage |
| 173 | United Kingdom | 1.1Percentage |
| 174 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1Percentage |
| 175 | Thailand | 1.1Percentage |
| 176 | Sri Lanka | 0.9Percentage |
| 177 | Lithuania | 0.9Percentage |
| 178 | Poland | 0.9Percentage |
| 179 | Tonga | 0.9Percentage |
| 180 | Serbia | 0.9Percentage |
| 181 | Croatia | 0.9Percentage |
| 182 | Malta | 0.9Percentage |
| 183 | South Korea | 0.8Percentage |
| 184 | Jordan | 0.7Percentage |
| 185 | Oman | 0.7Percentage |
| 186 | Kazakhstan | 0.7Percentage |
| 187 | Ireland | 0.6Percentage |
| 188 | Singapore | 0.5Percentage |
| 189 | San Marino | 0.5Percentage |
| 190 | Bermuda | 0.5Percentage |
| 191 | Uzbekistan | 0.4Percentage |
| 192 | New Zealand | 0.4Percentage |
| 193 | Malaysia | 0.2Percentage |
| 194 | Sierra Leone | 0.2Percentage |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 0.2Percentage |
| 196 | Tajikistan | 0.1Percentage |
| 197 | Iceland | 0.0Percentage |
| 198 | Canada | 0.0Percentage |
| 199 | Gibraltar | 0.0Percentage |
| 200 | Japan | 0.0Percentage |
| 201 | Norway | 0.0Percentage |
| 202 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0Percentage |
| 203 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2019).
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