Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
47
Highest
45.1%
Senegal
Lowest
0.6%
Chile
Median
8.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
498
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 45.1% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.6% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.4%, and the mean is 14.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 321.7%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 83.4%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 45.1% | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 42.4% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 3 | Gambia | 38.6% | 2023 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 4 | Benin | 36.3% | 2021 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 5 | Cambodia | 34.1% | 2020 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.7% | 2022 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 32.2% | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 31.4% | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 29.6% | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 27.5% | 2019 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 25.8% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 12 | Honduras | 25.8% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Guatemala | 25.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 22.5% | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 18.3% | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 17.7% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 15.9% | 2019 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 14.4% | 2018 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 13.5% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 20 | Rwanda | 12.8% | 2020 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 11.0% | 2020 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 9.8% | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 8.5% | 2024 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 24 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 7.7% | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 7.4% | 2024 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 27 | Jordan | 6.9% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6.5% | 2014 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 29 | Kenya | 5.4% | 2024 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 4.9% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 4.7% | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 4.2% | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 3.9% | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 3.8% | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.6% | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 3.0% | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt | 2.8% | 2022 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.5% | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 39 | United States of America | 2.0% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 1.9% | 2022 | up 321.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Panama | 1.8% | 2023 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 42 | Mongolia | 1.4% | 2022 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 43 | Peru | 1.2% | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 0.6% | 2022 | down 14.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release