Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Solomon Islands has the highest over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) (36.89% in 2018) and Tanzania the lowest (0% in 2016).
What this measures
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 36.89% | 2018 |
| 2 | Eswatini | 31.01% | 2017 |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 27.4% | 2015 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 26.72% | 2018 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 26.3% | 2018 |
| 6 | Madagascar | 26.09% | 2018 |
| 7 | Rwanda | 25.69% | 2018 |
| 8 | Nepal | 24.65% | 2019 |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.94% | 2015 |
| 10 | Lesotho | 23.44% | 2017 |
| 11 | Gambia, The | 19.41% | 2018 |
| 12 | Mauritania | 19.34% | 2018 |
| 13 | Malawi | 18.5% | 2018 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 18.33% | 2018 |
| 15 | Namibia | 18.31% | 2018 |
| 16 | Sweden | 18.21% | 2017 |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 18.12% | 2018 |
| 18 | Burundi | 17.72% | 2018 |
| 19 | Suriname | 17.71% | 2018 |
| 20 | Togo | 17.4% | 2018 |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 17.04% | 2017 |
| 22 | Colombia | 16.84% | 2018 |
| 23 | Brazil | 16.14% | 2017 |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 15.51% | 2018 |
| 25 | Ghana | 15.5% | 2018 |
| 26 | Paraguay | 15.17% | 2016 |
| 27 | El Salvador | 14.96% | 2018 |
| 28 | Morocco | 14.92% | 2018 |
| 29 | Zambia | 14.83% | 2017 |
| 30 | Cambodia | 14.8% | 2018 |
| 31 | Chad | 14.53% | 2016 |
| 32 | Austria | 14.33% | 2017 |
| 33 | São Tomé and Principe | 14.16% | 2017 |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 13.69% | 2018 |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 13.29% | 2018 |
| 36 | Honduras | 12.9% | 2017 |
| 37 | Germany | 12.72% | 2017 |
| 38 | Cameroon | 12.72% | 2017 |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 12.71% | 2015 |
| 40 | Cabo Verde | 12.33% | 2018 |
| 41 | Bhutan | 11.98% | 2018 |
| 42 | Czechia | 11.82% | 2017 |
| 43 | Guatemala | 11.61% | 2018 |
| 44 | Lao PDR | 11.51% | 2018 |
| 45 | Philippines | 11.48% | 2017 |
| 46 | Djibouti | 11.45% | 2019 |
| 47 | Guinea | 11.15% | 2016 |
| 48 | Belize | 9.98% | 2018 |
| 49 | Bahamas, The | 9.87% | 2018 |
| 50 | Samoa | 9.42% | 2018 |
| 51 | Senegal | 9.32% | 2017 |
| 52 | Portugal | 9.25% | 2017 |
| 53 | Panama | 9.18% | 2017 |
| 54 | Myanmar | 9% | 2018 |
| 55 | Dominica | 8.63% | 2016 |
| 56 | Venezuela, RB | 8.5% | 2017 |
| 57 | Ukraine | 8.43% | 2018 |
| 58 | Benin | 8.42% | 2018 |
| 59 | Algeria | 8.26% | 2018 |
| 60 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.96% | 2018 |
| 61 | Niger | 7.94% | 2017 |
| 62 | Chile | 7.87% | 2017 |
| 63 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.7% | 2018 |
| 64 | Lebanon | 7.63% | 2018 |
| 65 | Uruguay | 7.55% | 2017 |
| 66 | Mali | 7.21% | 2018 |
| 67 | Albania | 7.16% | 2018 |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 6.69% | 2018 |
| 69 | Tunisia | 6.5% | 2018 |
| 70 | United States | 6.47% | 2017 |
| 71 | Jamaica | 6.17% | 2018 |
| 72 | Argentina | 6.13% | 2017 |
| 73 | Italy | 5.94% | 2017 |
| 74 | British Virgin Islands | 5.93% | 2017 |
| 75 | Peru | 5.83% | 2018 |
| 76 | Netherlands | 5.76% | 2017 |
| 77 | Bolivia | 5.71% | 2018 |
| 78 | Belarus | 5.53% | 2018 |
| 79 | Grenada | 5.4% | 2018 |
| 80 | Belgium | 4.89% | 2017 |
| 81 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 4.86% | 2017 |
| 82 | Spain | 4.83% | 2017 |
| 83 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.38% | 2018 |
| 84 | Macao SAR, China | 4.3% | 2018 |
| 85 | Australia | 4.15% | 2017 |
| 86 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.1% | 2018 |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.09% | 2018 |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | 4.03% | 2017 |
| 89 | Estonia | 4.03% | 2017 |
| 90 | Romania | 3.84% | 2017 |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 3.81% | 2018 |
| 92 | Luxembourg | 3.73% | 2017 |
| 93 | Seychelles | 3.73% | 2018 |
| 94 | Kiribati | 3.67% | 2017 |
| 95 | Russian Federation | 3.56% | 2017 |
| 96 | Cuba | 3.44% | 2018 |
| 97 | France | 3.42% | 2017 |
| 98 | Fiji | 3.39% | 2016 |
| 99 | Hungary | 3.38% | 2017 |
| 100 | Ecuador | 3.37% | 2018 |
| 101 | St. Lucia | 3.33% | 2018 |
| 102 | Qatar | 3.23% | 2018 |
| 103 | Denmark | 3.15% | 2017 |
| 104 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.1% | 2018 |
| 105 | Latvia | 3.03% | 2017 |
| 106 | Israel | 3.02% | 2017 |
| 107 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2.95% | 2018 |
| 108 | Kuwait | 2.94% | 2018 |
| 109 | Mauritius | 2.91% | 2018 |
| 110 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.78% | 2018 |
| 111 | Montenegro | 2.64% | 2018 |
| 112 | Mexico | 2.62% | 2017 |
| 113 | Bahrain | 2.4% | 2018 |
| 114 | Barbados | 2.38% | 2018 |
| 115 | Cayman Islands | 2.25% | 2018 |
| 116 | Slovenia | 2.19% | 2017 |
| 117 | Mongolia | 2.09% | 2018 |
| 118 | Türkiye | 2.07% | 2017 |
| 119 | Cyprus | 2.03% | 2017 |
| 120 | Armenia | 2% | 2018 |
| 121 | Liechtenstein | 1.96% | 2017 |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 1.93% | 2017 |
| 123 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.92% | 2016 |
| 124 | Maldives | 1.65% | 2017 |
| 125 | Switzerland | 1.63% | 2017 |
| 126 | Finland | 1.63% | 2017 |
| 127 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.62% | 2018 |
| 128 | Moldova | 1.59% | 2018 |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 1.55% | 2017 |
| 130 | Greece | 1.55% | 2017 |
| 131 | Georgia | 1.54% | 2018 |
| 132 | Poland | 1.25% | 2017 |
| 133 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.2% | 2018 |
| 134 | Lithuania | 1.15% | 2017 |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 1.12% | 2017 |
| 136 | Indonesia | 1.07% | 2018 |
| 137 | Tonga | 1.05% | 2015 |
| 138 | Croatia | 1.04% | 2017 |
| 139 | Malta | 1.02% | 2017 |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 0.96% | 2018 |
| 141 | Serbia | 0.95% | 2018 |
| 142 | Korea, Rep. | 0.8% | 2017 |
| 143 | Jordan | 0.77% | 2018 |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 0.76% | 2019 |
| 145 | Oman | 0.74% | 2018 |
| 146 | Ireland | 0.69% | 2017 |
| 147 | Singapore | 0.59% | 2017 |
| 148 | Uzbekistan | 0.47% | 2017 |
| 149 | New Zealand | 0.43% | 2017 |
| 150 | Malaysia | 0.29% | 2017 |
| 151 | Tajikistan | 0.09% | 2017 |
| 152 | Iceland | 0.05% | 2017 |
| 153 | Canada | 0% | 2017 |
| 154 | Norway | 0% | 2017 |
| 155 | Tanzania | 0% | 2016 |
More education indicators
- Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
- Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
- Compulsory education, duration (years)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.PRM.OENR.MA.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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