Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) by country
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
79.7%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
United Arab Emirates
Median
6.2%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,292
What the numbers show
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 79.7% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 13.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,136.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 675,249.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 99.2%).
Adolescents out of school: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 79.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 2 | Algeria | 77.6% | 2025 | up 1,673.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 66.3% | 2022 | up 540.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 63.9% | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 60.1% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 59.3% | 2024 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 58.6% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 56.3% | 2018 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 54.8% | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 51.5% | 2014 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.3% | 2024 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 51.0% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 47.1% | 2023 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 14 | El Salvador | 45.5% | 2024 | up 243.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Liberia | 44.4% | 2022 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 44.3% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 17 | Yemen | 39.7% | 2016 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 18 | Suriname | 39.6% | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 38.8% | 2024 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 20 | Eritrea | 37.1% | 2022 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 21 | Burundi | 37.1% | 2025 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 36.3% | 2025 | up 79.3% | flat |
| 23 | Iraq | 33.1% | 2007 | down 35.9% | flat |
| 24 | Lebanon | 32.5% | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 32.4% | 2024 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 26 | Lesotho | 32.3% | 2024 | up 135.8% | falling |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 31.3% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 30.8% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 29 | Mauritania | 30.3% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 30 | Tunisia | 30.2% | 1985 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 31 | Comoros | 28.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Mozambique | 28.0% | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 27.1% | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 34 | Guyana | 26.7% | 2023 | up 1,105.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 25.3% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | 24.5% | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 23.9% | 2024 | up 123.2% | falling |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 23.5% | 2023 | up 2,011.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Kuwait | 22.9% | 2021 | up 439.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.4% | 2024 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 41 | Angola | 21.9% | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 42 | Jamaica | 20.7% | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Panama | 20.4% | 2023 | up 175.7% | falling |
| 44 | Malaysia | 18.0% | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 45 | British Virgin Islands | 17.9% | 2024 | up 2,467.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Cambodia | 17.6% | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 16.5% | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 48 | Romania | 16.3% | 2023 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 16.1% | 2024 | up 203.9% | rising |
| 50 | Bahamas | 15.6% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Paraguay | 15.4% | 2024 | up 194.1% | flat |
| 52 | Gambia | 14.3% | 2025 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 53 | Libya | 14.1% | 1983 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 54 | India | 14.0% | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Ecuador | 13.6% | 2023 | up 280.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 13.5% | 2020 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 57 | Philippines | 13.1% | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 58 | Mauritius | 13.0% | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 12.9% | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 12.5% | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 12.2% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 62 | Myanmar | 10.6% | 2018 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 63 | Ukraine | 10.5% | 2024 | up 477.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.5% | 2023 | down 66.6% | rising |
| 65 | Bhutan | 10.1% | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 9.8% | 2024 | up 818.5% | volatile |
| 67 | South Africa | 9.6% | 2023 | up 158.2% | falling |
| 68 | Maldives | 9.5% | 2024 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 69 | Oman | 9.3% | 2024 | up 461.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Botswana | 9.2% | 2022 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Mexico | 9.1% | 2024 | up 206.7% | falling |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.7% | 2015 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 73 | Macau, China | 8.3% | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 8.1% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.1% | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 8.0% | 2011 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 77 | Cuba | 7.7% | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.6% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 7.6% | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 80 | Dominica | 7.5% | 2023 | up 1,319.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Andorra | 7.4% | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 82 | Eswatini | 7.3% | 2022 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Belize | 7.1% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 84 | Tonga | 6.9% | 2024 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 6.8% | 2024 | up 249.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Egypt | 6.6% | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 6.5% | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 88 | Qatar | 6.5% | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 6.4% | 2023 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Kiribati | 6.2% | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 6.1% | 2024 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Palestine, State of | 6.0% | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 93 | San Marino | 6.0% | 2024 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 94 | Rwanda | 5.8% | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 5.4% | 2023 | up 453.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Aruba | 5.4% | 2009 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Palau | 5.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.3% | 2020 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Ghana | 5.2% | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Serbia | 4.6% | 2024 | up 281.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Colombia | 4.4% | 2022 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Belarus | 4.4% | 2024 | up 8,003.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Kenya | 4.4% | 2006 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Seychelles | 3.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 3.8% | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Grenada | 3.7% | 2021 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 3.7% | 2025 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 108 | Brazil | 3.6% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.6% | 2020 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Cayman Islands | 3.3% | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.3% | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 3.2% | 2024 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 113 | Hungary | 3.1% | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Liechtenstein | 2.9% | 2021 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 115 | Republic of Korea | 2.9% | 2024 | up 3,638.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Fiji | 2.8% | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Latvia | 2.8% | 2024 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.8% | 2025 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 119 | Naoero | 2.8% | 2025 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahrain | 2.7% | 2024 | up 675,249.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Estonia | 2.6% | 2024 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 122 | Uzbekistan | 2.5% | 2025 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 123 | New Zealand | 2.4% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 124 | Morocco | 2.3% | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Barbados | 2.3% | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Israel | 2.2% | 2024 | up 400.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Viet Nam | 2.1% | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Jordan | 2.0% | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 129 | Italy | 1.9% | 2023 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Indonesia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 1.9% | 2023 | up 259.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Australia | 1.9% | 2024 | up 10,800.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Spain | 1.8% | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.8% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7% | 2023 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 1.7% | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 1.6% | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 138 | Georgia | 1.6% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Belgium | 1.5% | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Uruguay | 1.5% | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Croatia | 1.5% | 2017 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 142 | Slovenia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 143 | Namibia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Slovakia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 145 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.3% | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Finland | 1.3% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 147 | Canada | 1.2% | 2023 | up 30,355.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Austria | 1.2% | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 149 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.1% | 2022 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Denmark | 1.1% | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2025 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Chile | 1.0% | 2024 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 153 | Greece | 1.0% | 2023 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Norway | 0.9% | 2024 | up 360.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2023 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Samoa | 0.8% | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8% | 2023 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Hong Kong, China | 0.7% | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2025 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2023 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5% | 2024 | up 320.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Germany | 0.4% | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 167 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Singapore | 0.4% | 2023 | up 452.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Peru | 0.2% | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Poland | 0.2% | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 173 | France | 0.1% | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2022 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Japan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 41.7%
- Middle income 15.5%
- Lower middle income 11.6%
- Upper middle income 5.9%
- High income 1.9%
About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.