Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
204
Highest
100.0%
Afghanistan
Lowest
0.0%
Saudi Arabia
Median
5.2%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,356
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0.0% in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.2%, and the mean is 13.5%.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 2,400.0%), 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 | Afghanistan | 100.0% | 2025 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 71.3% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.8% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Chad | 59.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan | 58.7% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 58.2% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 55.6% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 52.1% | 2025 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 9 | Djibouti | 51.9% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 51.3% | 2025 | up 102.0% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 50.3% | 2025 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 12 | Guinea | 48.2% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 13 | Mozambique | 47.9% | 2025 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 47.2% | 2025 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 46.1% | 2025 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 44.5% | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43.6% | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 18 | Libya | 43.3% | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 19 | Benin | 42.2% | 2025 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 20 | Tokelau | 41.9% | 2025 | up 224.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Burundi | 41.8% | 2025 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 22 | Eritrea | 41.5% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.3% | 2025 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 24 | Gabon | 39.8% | 2025 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 39.5% | 2025 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 39.4% | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 27 | Comoros | 38.8% | 2025 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 38.7% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 29 | Congo | 36.4% | 2025 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 30 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 34.9% | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34.0% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 32 | Angola | 33.2% | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.5% | 2025 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 33 | Suriname | 32.5% | 2025 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 35 | Guatemala | 32.3% | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 36 | Lesotho | 32.2% | 2025 | up 135.0% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritania | 32.0% | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 38 | Lebanon | 31.1% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 39 | Guyana | 30.8% | 2025 | up 204.9% | falling |
| 40 | Uganda | 28.9% | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 41 | Senegal | 27.8% | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 42 | British Virgin Islands | 25.5% | 2025 | up 355.4% | volatile |
| 43 | El Salvador | 24.8% | 2025 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 23.7% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 45 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.3% | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 46 | Pakistan | 23.0% | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 47 | Nigeria | 22.7% | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 48 | Cambodia | 22.2% | 2025 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 21.9% | 2025 | up 356.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.8% | 2025 | up 153.5% | rising |
| 51 | Jamaica | 20.0% | 2025 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 52 | Togo | 19.7% | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 53 | Paraguay | 19.4% | 2025 | up 189.6% | rising |
| 54 | Bahamas | 19.3% | 2025 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 18.4% | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 56 | Romania | 18.1% | 2025 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 17.0% | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 58 | Macau, China | 16.2% | 2025 | up 62.0% | falling |
| 59 | Iraq | 14.7% | 2025 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 60 | Oman | 14.5% | 2025 | up 530.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Malaysia | 13.6% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 13.2% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 63 | San Marino | 12.7% | 2025 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Albania | 12.6% | 2025 | up 157.1% | flat |
| 65 | Grenada | 12.0% | 2025 | up 252.9% | falling |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 11.7% | 2025 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 11.7% | 2025 | up 129.4% | falling |
| 68 | India | 11.6% | 2025 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 11.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 70 | Panama | 11.2% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 71 | Myanmar | 10.5% | 2025 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Barbados | 10.2% | 2025 | up 1,033.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Singapore | 10.0% | 2025 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Dominica | 9.9% | 2025 | up 182.9% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 9.9% | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.8% | 2025 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 76 | Kenya | 9.8% | 2025 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 9.6% | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Gambia | 9.5% | 2025 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 80 | Timor-Leste | 8.7% | 2025 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 8.6% | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 8.4% | 2025 | up 47.4% | falling |
| 83 | Mauritius | 7.9% | 2025 | up 88.1% | falling |
| 84 | Egypt | 7.7% | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 7.6% | 2025 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 86 | Palestine, State of | 7.1% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 7.1% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 88 | Tunisia | 7.0% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 89 | Montserrat | 6.9% | 2025 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.5% | 2025 | up 712.5% | volatile |
| 90 | South Africa | 6.5% | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 92 | Hong Kong, China | 6.4% | 2025 | up 357.1% | falling |
| 93 | Armenia | 6.2% | 2025 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 94 | Andorra | 6.1% | 2025 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 94 | Rwanda | 6.1% | 2025 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Belize | 5.8% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 97 | China | 5.6% | 2025 | up 180.0% | falling |
| 97 | Haiti | 5.6% | 2025 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 97 | Naoero | 5.6% | 2025 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 5.5% | 2025 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 101 | Tuvalu | 5.3% | 2025 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 101 | Niue | 5.3% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 5.2% | 2025 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 5.0% | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 104 | Anguilla | 5.0% | 2025 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Bermuda | 4.8% | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bhutan | 4.8% | 2025 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 4.8% | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 109 | Viet Nam | 4.7% | 2025 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Malta | 4.6% | 2025 | up 1,050.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.3% | 2025 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 111 | Ecuador | 4.3% | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Palau | 4.3% | 2025 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 111 | Qatar | 4.3% | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Eswatini | 4.3% | 2025 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 4.1% | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 117 | Jordan | 4.0% | 2025 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Belarus | 3.6% | 2025 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Hungary | 3.6% | 2025 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Nepal | 3.4% | 2025 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Colombia | 3.3% | 2025 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 3.3% | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 121 | Kiribati | 3.3% | 2025 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 3.2% | 2025 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 124 | Algeria | 3.2% | 2025 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 3.2% | 2025 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 3.2% | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Mongolia | 3.1% | 2025 | up 93.8% | falling |
| 129 | Indonesia | 3.0% | 2025 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Morocco | 3.0% | 2025 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 129 | United States of America | 3.0% | 2025 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.9% | 2025 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 132 | Canada | 2.9% | 2025 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 2.9% | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 132 | Tonga | 2.9% | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 2.6% | 2025 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6% | 2025 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 138 | Maldives | 2.4% | 2025 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 138 | Samoa | 2.4% | 2025 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 140 | Spain | 2.3% | 2025 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 140 | Thailand | 2.3% | 2025 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Greece | 2.2% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.1% | 2025 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 143 | Italy | 2.1% | 2025 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovakia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2025 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.0% | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.9% | 2025 | down 93.1% | falling |
| 148 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.9% | 2025 | down 79.8% | falling |
| 150 | Israel | 1.8% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 150 | Liechtenstein | 1.8% | 2025 | down 82.0% | falling |
| 152 | Estonia | 1.7% | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Monaco | 1.7% | 2025 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.6% | 2025 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Curaçao | 1.5% | 2025 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 156 | Finland | 1.4% | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 1.2% | 2025 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 157 | Norway | 1.2% | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 159 | Belgium | 1.1% | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 159 | Iceland | 1.1% | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 159 | Uruguay | 1.1% | 2025 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 162 | Austria | 1.0% | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 162 | Fiji | 1.0% | 2025 | down 82.8% | falling |
| 162 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2025 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Serbia | 1.0% | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 166 | Germany | 0.9% | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 166 | Republic of Korea | 0.9% | 2025 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 166 | Peru | 0.9% | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 170 | Denmark | 0.8% | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 170 | Ukraine | 0.8% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 172 | Switzerland | 0.7% | 2025 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 172 | Marshall Islands | 0.7% | 2025 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 172 | New Zealand | 0.7% | 2025 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6% | 2025 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 176 | Bahrain | 0.5% | 2025 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Chile | 0.5% | 2025 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 176 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 0.5% | 2025 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4% | 2025 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 180 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 183 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 183 | Poland | 0.3% | 2025 | down 90.3% | falling |
| 183 | Seychelles | 0.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Cook Islands | 0.3% | 2025 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2025 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2025 | down 86.7% | falling |
| 187 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Russian Federation | 0.2% | 2025 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Aruba | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Australia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 192 | France | 0.1% | 2025 | down 94.1% | falling |
| 192 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2025 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2025 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release