Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
204
Highest
1.95 modelled data
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Lowest
0 modelled data
Saudi Arabia
Median
0.946 modelled data
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,249
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 1.95 modelled data in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the lowest is 0 modelled data in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.946 modelled data, and the mean is 0.9127 modelled data.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 154.5%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.95 modelled data | 2025 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Albania | 1.94 modelled data | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 3 | Dominica | 1.93 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 1.89 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Palau | 1.77 modelled data | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 1.75 modelled data | 2025 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.75 modelled data | 2015 | up 154.5% | rising |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 1.72 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 9 | Hong Kong, China | 1.59 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 10 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.58 modelled data | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 1.49 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 1.45 modelled data | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 1.4 modelled data | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 1.39 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 15 | Yemen | 1.38 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 16 | Korea | 1.33 modelled data | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 17 | Malta | 1.33 modelled data | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 18 | Armenia | 1.32 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | Grenada | 1.29 modelled data | 2025 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 20 | British Virgin Islands | 1.29 modelled data | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 1.29 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 22 | Cambodia | 1.26 modelled data | 2025 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 1.25 modelled data | 2025 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 24 | Cayman Islands | 1.24 modelled data | 2025 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 25 | Eritrea | 1.23 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 26 | Peru | 1.22 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 27 | Fiji | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 1.19 modelled data | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 1.19 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 31 | South Sudan | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 32 | Guinea | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 34 | Monaco | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 34 | Nepal | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 36 | Chad | 1.17 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 37 | Benin | 1.16 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 38 | Zambia | 1.16 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 39 | Iraq | 1.16 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.14 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 42 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 43 | Andorra | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 44 | Angola | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 45 | Congo | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 46 | Djibouti | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 47 | Cameroon | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 48 | Slovenia | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 49 | Mali | 1.1 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 52 | Cuba | 1.08 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 1.08 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 1.08 modelled data | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 55 | Comoros | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 56 | Guatemala | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 57 | Gabon | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 58 | Israel | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 59 | Jamaica | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | up 62.6% | flat |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 61 | Sudan | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 63 | Hungary | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 64 | Central African Republic | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 65 | Eswatini | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 66 | Guyana | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 68 | Niger | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 69 | San Marino | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 70 | Mozambique | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 72 | Romania | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 74 | Austria | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 74 | Belgium | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 74 | Cyprus | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 74 | Czechia | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 74 | Estonia | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 74 | France | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 74 | Georgia | 1 modelled data | 2020 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 74 | Montenegro | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Norway | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 74 | Poland | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Portugal | 1 modelled data | 2016 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 74 | Palestine, State of | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 86.8% | falling |
| 74 | Türkiye | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9909 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 94 | Oman | 0.9864 modelled data | 2025 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 95 | Nigeria | 0.9784 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9732 modelled data | 2025 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 97 | Suriname | 0.9615 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 0.958 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 99 | Slovakia | 0.9545 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 100 | Mauritius | 0.9518 modelled data | 2025 | up 51.8% | flat |
| 101 | Paraguay | 0.951 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 102 | Belize | 0.9508 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 103 | Algeria | 0.9412 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 104 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9392 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 105 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9357 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 106 | North Macedonia | 0.9286 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 107 | Solomon Islands | 0.928 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 108 | Liberia | 0.9277 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 109 | Madagascar | 0.9257 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 110 | Togo | 0.9249 modelled data | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 111 | Burundi | 0.9248 modelled data | 2025 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 0.9231 modelled data | 2025 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 113 | Belarus | 0.9231 modelled data | 2025 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Tokelau | 0.9189 modelled data | 2025 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 115 | United States of America | 0.9091 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 116 | Barbados | 0.8947 modelled data | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 117 | Uganda | 0.8892 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 118 | Denmark | 0.8889 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 119 | Honduras | 0.8814 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 120 | Greece | 0.88 modelled data | 2025 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 121 | India | 0.8788 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 122 | Mauritania | 0.8767 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 123 | Macau, China | 0.8757 modelled data | 2025 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 124 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.8755 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 125 | Finland | 0.875 modelled data | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 126 | Lebanon | 0.8736 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 0.8687 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 128 | El Salvador | 0.8671 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 129 | Mexico | 0.866 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 130 | Ghana | 0.8516 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 0.85 modelled data | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 132 | Panama | 0.8485 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 133 | Lesotho | 0.8407 modelled data | 2025 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 134 | Indonesia | 0.8333 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 0.8333 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 135 | Anguilla | 0.8333 modelled data | 2025 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8286 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 138 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8261 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 139 | South Africa | 0.8228 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 140 | Botswana | 0.819 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 0.8125 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 142 | Malawi | 0.8089 modelled data | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 143 | Singapore | 0.8 modelled data | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 144 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.7979 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 145 | Bahamas | 0.791 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 146 | Uruguay | 0.7857 modelled data | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 147 | New Zealand | 0.7778 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 0.7619 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 149 | Dominican Republic | 0.7597 modelled data | 2025 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 150 | Bermuda | 0.75 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Kenya | 0.7481 modelled data | 2025 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 0.7388 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 153 | Qatar | 0.7288 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 154 | China | 0.7273 modelled data | 2025 | up 67.3% | falling |
| 154 | Jordan | 0.7273 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 156 | Senegal | 0.7165 modelled data | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 0.7143 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 157 | Namibia | 0.7143 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 157 | Serbia | 0.7143 modelled data | 2025 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 160 | Colombia | 0.7021 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 161 | Myanmar | 0.7 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 162 | Malaysia | 0.6939 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 163 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6935 modelled data | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 164 | Samoa | 0.6857 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 165 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 166 | Brazil | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 166 | Netherlands | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 166 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 169 | Iceland | 0.6471 modelled data | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 0.6463 modelled data | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 0.6397 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 172 | Thailand | 0.6389 modelled data | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 173 | Rwanda | 0.6224 modelled data | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 0.5978 modelled data | 2025 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 175 | Ecuador | 0.5972 modelled data | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 176 | Tunisia | 0.5882 modelled data | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 177 | Haiti | 0.5657 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 178 | Naoero | 0.5437 modelled data | 2025 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 179 | Germany | 0.45 modelled data | 2025 | down 41.5% | flat |
| 180 | Mongolia | 0.4493 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 181 | Ukraine | 0.4444 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 182 | Bahrain | 0.4167 modelled data | 2025 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 183 | Gambia | 0.413 modelled data | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 184 | Cape Verde | 0.3973 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3846 modelled data | 2025 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 0.375 modelled data | 2025 | down 65.0% | flat |
| 187 | Aruba | 0.3333 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Australia | 0.3333 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Lucia | 0.3299 modelled data | 2025 | down 64.6% | flat |
| 190 | Tonga | 0.3258 modelled data | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Montserrat | 0.2738 modelled data | 2025 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 192 | Seychelles | 0.2727 modelled data | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Bhutan | 0.2697 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 194 | Marshall Islands | 0.2593 modelled data | 2025 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 195 | Maldives | 0.24 modelled data | 2025 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 196 | Bangladesh | 0.2336 modelled data | 2025 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 197 | Argentina | 0.2222 modelled data | 2025 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 198 | Kiribati | 0.1701 modelled data | 2025 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 199 | Curaçao | 0.1485 modelled data | 2025 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 200 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 modelled data | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Croatia | 0 modelled data | 2008 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Ireland | 0 modelled data | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Latvia | 0 modelled data | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Saudi Arabia | 0 modelled data | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release