Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
48
Highest
44.8%
Mali
Lowest
0.6%
Armenia
Median
7.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
503
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 44.8% in Mali; the lowest is 0.6% in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.6%, and the mean is 13.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 80.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 240.8%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 81.8%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 44.8% | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 40.4% | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 3 | Benin | 39.5% | 2021 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.5% | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 5 | Cambodia | 33.1% | 2020 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 32.3% | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 7 | Gambia | 30.0% | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 29.4% | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 28.4% | 2023 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 25.7% | 2019 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 25.6% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 25.6% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 24.0% | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 19.2% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 17.4% | 2018 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 16 | Lesotho | 17.3% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 17 | Togo | 17.0% | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 14.1% | 2019 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 13.8% | 2022 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 20 | Rwanda | 12.5% | 2020 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 11.0% | 2020 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 9.6% | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.4% | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 8.3% | 2024 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 6.9% | 2024 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 26 | China | 6.7% | 2020 | up 36.8% | flat |
| 27 | El Salvador | 6.6% | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 6.0% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 29 | Kenya | 5.6% | 2024 | up 53.7% | falling |
| 30 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 5.4% | 2014 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 31 | Nepal | 4.9% | 2022 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 4.2% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 3.9% | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.8% | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 3.6% | 2022 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 3.1% | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 3.0% | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 2.7% | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6% | 2023 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 40 | United States of America | 2.0% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 1.9% | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 1.7% | 2022 | up 240.8% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 1.3% | 2023 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 44 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2022 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 45 | Chile | 0.8% | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release