Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
175
Highest
83.0%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
Türkiye
Median
14.0%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,820
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 83.0% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.0%, and the mean is 19.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,835.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 590.5%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 99.9%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 83.0% | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 75.2% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 69.5% | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 4 | Tokelau | 67.8% | 2025 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.9% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 63.6% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 63.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 62.7% | 2018 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 61.4% | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 10 | Burundi | 57.2% | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 11 | Algeria | 56.7% | 2025 | up 330.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Suriname | 54.4% | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 53.9% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritania | 53.9% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 52.1% | 2023 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar | 52.1% | 2024 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 17 | Guinea | 50.6% | 2014 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 48.6% | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 48.5% | 2025 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 20 | Lebanon | 47.4% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 21 | Lesotho | 46.4% | 2024 | up 69.0% | falling |
| 22 | Liberia | 46.0% | 2022 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 23 | Yemen | 44.2% | 2016 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 24 | Malawi | 40.3% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 25 | Mozambique | 40.0% | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 39.9% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 27 | Comoros | 39.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 28 | San Marino | 39.0% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38.6% | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 30 | Gambia | 37.5% | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 37.1% | 2024 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 32 | Cambodia | 36.7% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 33 | El Salvador | 36.4% | 2024 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 34 | Togo | 36.3% | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 35 | Eritrea | 35.6% | 2022 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 36 | Iraq | 33.4% | 2007 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 37 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32.7% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 32.3% | 2023 | up 82.3% | falling |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 32.0% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 40 | Tuvalu | 31.3% | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 41 | India | 31.0% | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 42 | Guyana | 30.7% | 2023 | up 123.0% | falling |
| 43 | Kuwait | 30.2% | 2021 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 44 | Malaysia | 29.1% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 26.5% | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 46 | Ghana | 25.5% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 47 | Panama | 25.3% | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 23.5% | 2024 | up 46.4% | falling |
| 49 | Myanmar | 23.3% | 2018 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 23.2% | 2023 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 51 | Timor-Leste | 22.6% | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 22.4% | 2024 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 53 | Paraguay | 22.3% | 2024 | up 52.9% | falling |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 22.0% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 21.8% | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 56 | Bhutan | 21.7% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 57 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21.2% | 2021 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 58 | Mexico | 21.0% | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.7% | 2023 | up 80.2% | falling |
| 60 | British Virgin Islands | 20.4% | 2024 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 20.3% | 2024 | up 52.8% | falling |
| 62 | Jamaica | 20.0% | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 63 | Rwanda | 19.5% | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 64 | Bahamas | 19.3% | 2024 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 65 | Botswana | 19.2% | 2022 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Belize | 19.0% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritius | 18.9% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 68 | Tonga | 18.3% | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 69 | Maldives | 18.0% | 2024 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.4% | 2015 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt | 17.3% | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 72 | Philippines | 17.2% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 73 | Seychelles | 17.2% | 2024 | up 52.4% | falling |
| 74 | Kenya | 17.0% | 2009 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 16.3% | 2022 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 76 | Cuba | 15.9% | 2024 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 77 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15.8% | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 15.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 15.4% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.9% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 81 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 14.9% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 82 | Palestine, State of | 14.8% | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 83 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.7% | 2012 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Eswatini | 14.5% | 2022 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 14.4% | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 86 | Ecuador | 14.2% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.1% | 2015 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 88 | Samoa | 14.0% | 2016 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 89 | Serbia | 13.5% | 2024 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 13.4% | 2024 | up 282.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Kiribati | 13.4% | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 92 | Nepal | 13.3% | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 93 | South Africa | 13.2% | 2023 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 94 | Thailand | 13.1% | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 95 | Qatar | 13.0% | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Namibia | 13.0% | 2018 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | 12.4% | 2024 | up 337.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.3% | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 99 | Iceland | 11.8% | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 100 | Russian Federation | 11.6% | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 101 | Cook Islands | 11.5% | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 102 | Morocco | 11.5% | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 103 | Anguilla | 11.3% | 2022 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 11.1% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 105 | Macau, China | 9.8% | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 106 | Aruba | 9.5% | 2009 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 9.3% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 9.1% | 2024 | up 70.3% | falling |
| 109 | Andorra | 8.7% | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 110 | Montserrat | 8.2% | 2014 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Colombia | 8.2% | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 8.2% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 113 | Mongolia | 8.2% | 2023 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Canada | 8.1% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 115 | Cayman Islands | 7.9% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 7.8% | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Naoero | 7.8% | 2025 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 7.8% | 2011 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Fiji | 7.8% | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 120 | Malta | 7.5% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 121 | Montenegro | 7.5% | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 122 | Uruguay | 7.4% | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 123 | Republic of Moldova | 7.0% | 2020 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 124 | Hungary | 6.8% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 125 | Croatia | 6.6% | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 126 | Estonia | 6.3% | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 127 | Latvia | 6.2% | 2024 | up 83.5% | falling |
| 128 | Armenia | 6.2% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 129 | Grenada | 5.7% | 2015 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 130 | Barbados | 5.5% | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Dominica | 5.3% | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Denmark | 5.2% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 133 | Argentina | 5.2% | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Brazil | 5.2% | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 135 | Switzerland | 5.2% | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 136 | Belarus | 5.1% | 2024 | up 283.6% | rising |
| 137 | Austria | 5.0% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 138 | Jordan | 4.8% | 2024 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 139 | Poland | 4.7% | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 140 | Norway | 4.5% | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 141 | Italy | 4.4% | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 142 | Germany | 4.3% | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 143 | New Zealand | 4.1% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 144 | Spain | 4.0% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 145 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.0% | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 146 | Australia | 3.9% | 2024 | up 590.5% | rising |
| 147 | Slovakia | 3.9% | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 148 | Czechia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | 3.7% | 2024 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 150 | Finland | 3.6% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 151 | Korea | 3.4% | 2024 | up 141.2% | falling |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 2.9% | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovenia | 2.7% | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 154 | France | 2.5% | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 155 | Peru | 2.4% | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Greece | 2.3% | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Israel | 2.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 158 | Bahrain | 1.9% | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 159 | Japan | 1.9% | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 160 | Sweden | 1.8% | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 161 | Belgium | 1.7% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 162 | Liechtenstein | 1.4% | 2021 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Georgia | 1.4% | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Netherlands | 1.4% | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 165 | Cyprus | 1.4% | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 166 | Lithuania | 1.2% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 167 | Albania | 1.1% | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | 2022 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2022 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Singapore | 0.3% | 2023 | up 114.0% | volatile |
| 172 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2024 | up 312.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Hong Kong, China | 0.1% | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release