Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
205
Highest
69.9%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
Portugal
Median
6.9%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,356
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 69.9% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.9%, and the mean is 13.7%.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 4,066.7%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (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 | Niger | 69.9% | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 57.9% | 2025 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 4 | Liberia | 55.3% | 2025 | up 171.1% | rising |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 54.2% | 2025 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 52.2% | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 50.6% | 2025 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 8 | Madagascar | 49.8% | 2025 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.8% | 2025 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 10 | Chad | 49.6% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 11 | South Sudan | 47.9% | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 47.8% | 2025 | up 23.5% | flat |
| 13 | Mozambique | 47.2% | 2025 | up 48.9% | flat |
| 14 | Djibouti | 45.8% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 15 | Tokelau | 45.6% | 2025 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 16 | Burundi | 45.2% | 2025 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 16 | Libya | 45.2% | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 44.7% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 42.3% | 2025 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 41.8% | 2025 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 39.6% | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Senegal | 38.8% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 23 | Lesotho | 38.3% | 2025 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 24 | Gabon | 37.4% | 2025 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 25 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 37.3% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 26 | Mauritania | 36.5% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.2% | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 28 | Comoros | 35.9% | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 35.9% | 2025 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 30 | Lebanon | 35.6% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Benin | 35.3% | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.0% | 2025 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 33 | Suriname | 33.8% | 2025 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.8% | 2025 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 35 | Uganda | 32.5% | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 36 | Eritrea | 32.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Congo | 31.8% | 2025 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 30.2% | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 39 | Guyana | 30.1% | 2025 | up 142.7% | falling |
| 40 | Malawi | 29.3% | 2025 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 41 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 29.2% | 2025 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 42 | Angola | 28.9% | 2025 | up 99.3% | falling |
| 43 | El Salvador | 28.6% | 2025 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 44 | Montserrat | 25.2% | 2025 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Bahamas | 24.4% | 2025 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 46 | Yemen | 24.1% | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 23.6% | 2025 | up 353.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Nigeria | 23.2% | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 49 | Gambia | 23.0% | 2025 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.4% | 2025 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 51 | Togo | 21.3% | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 52 | Paraguay | 20.4% | 2025 | up 168.4% | rising |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 20.0% | 2025 | down 32.2% | flat |
| 54 | Malaysia | 19.6% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Kiribati | 19.4% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 56 | Jamaica | 18.9% | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 57 | Macau, China | 18.5% | 2025 | up 36.0% | flat |
| 58 | British Virgin Islands | 18.1% | 2025 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Romania | 17.9% | 2025 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 60 | Bhutan | 17.8% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 61 | Cambodia | 16.4% | 2025 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 62 | Ghana | 15.5% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 62 | Zambia | 15.5% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 15.4% | 2025 | up 327.8% | falling |
| 65 | Myanmar | 15.0% | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 66 | Oman | 14.7% | 2025 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Pakistan | 14.1% | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 13.7% | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 69 | Timor-Leste | 13.6% | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 13.4% | 2025 | up 50.6% | falling |
| 71 | India | 13.2% | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 71 | Panama | 13.2% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 73 | Kenya | 13.1% | 2025 | up 98.5% | falling |
| 74 | Singapore | 12.5% | 2025 | up 4,066.7% | volatile |
| 74 | San Marino | 12.5% | 2025 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Iraq | 12.4% | 2025 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 77 | Tunisia | 11.9% | 2025 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 78 | Barbados | 11.4% | 2025 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 11.1% | 2025 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 80 | Botswana | 10.5% | 2025 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 81 | Philippines | 10.4% | 2025 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 82 | Naoero | 10.3% | 2025 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 83 | Curaçao | 10.1% | 2025 | up 48.5% | falling |
| 84 | Maldives | 10.0% | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 85 | Haiti | 9.9% | 2025 | up 106.2% | falling |
| 86 | Rwanda | 9.8% | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 9.7% | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 87 | Mexico | 9.7% | 2025 | up 61.7% | falling |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 9.4% | 2025 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 9.2% | 2025 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 91 | Tonga | 8.9% | 2025 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.5% | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 92 | Grenada | 8.5% | 2025 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 8.3% | 2025 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 8.2% | 2025 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 96 | South Africa | 7.9% | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 97 | China | 7.7% | 2025 | up 67.4% | falling |
| 98 | Egypt | 7.6% | 2025 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 7.3% | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 100 | Ecuador | 7.2% | 2025 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Palestine, State of | 7.1% | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 7.0% | 2025 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 103 | Mongolia | 6.9% | 2025 | up 76.9% | falling |
| 104 | Bermuda | 6.4% | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 105 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.2% | 2025 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 6.1% | 2025 | up 238.9% | rising |
| 106 | Belize | 6.1% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 108 | Anguilla | 6.0% | 2025 | up 445.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Qatar | 5.9% | 2025 | up 59.5% | falling |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 5.6% | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 111 | Jordan | 5.5% | 2025 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Andorra | 5.3% | 2025 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.2% | 2025 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Colombia | 4.7% | 2025 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 115 | Cuba | 4.4% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 116 | Armenia | 4.2% | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 116 | Eswatini | 4.2% | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 4.2% | 2025 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | 3.9% | 2025 | up 680.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Viet Nam | 3.8% | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 121 | Indonesia | 3.6% | 2025 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Thailand | 3.6% | 2025 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% | 2025 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Hungary | 3.5% | 2025 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Samoa | 3.5% | 2025 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 126 | Algeria | 3.4% | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 127 | United States of America | 3.3% | 2025 | up 135.7% | rising |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 3.2% | 2025 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 3.2% | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 130 | Cayman Islands | 3.1% | 2025 | up 40.9% | falling |
| 130 | Malta | 3.1% | 2025 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Nepal | 2.8% | 2025 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Marshall Islands | 2.7% | 2025 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 134 | Hong Kong, China | 2.6% | 2025 | up 766.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6% | 2025 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 134 | Morocco | 2.6% | 2025 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 2.5% | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 2.4% | 2025 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.3% | 2025 | down 82.7% | falling |
| 140 | Slovakia | 2.2% | 2025 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 141 | Spain | 2.1% | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 142 | Germany | 2.0% | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 2.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.8% | 2025 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 144 | Ukraine | 1.8% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 146 | Estonia | 1.7% | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 146 | Iceland | 1.7% | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 146 | Israel | 1.7% | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 146 | Italy | 1.7% | 2025 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Canada | 1.6% | 2025 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Finland | 1.6% | 2025 | up 77.8% | falling |
| 152 | Monaco | 1.4% | 2025 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Namibia | 1.4% | 2025 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Serbia | 1.4% | 2025 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 152 | Uruguay | 1.4% | 2025 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 1.3% | 2025 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 156 | Niue | 1.3% | 2025 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Bahrain | 1.2% | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Norway | 1.2% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Belgium | 1.1% | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 160 | Seychelles | 1.1% | 2025 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Austria | 1.0% | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 162 | Palau | 1.0% | 2025 | down 95.6% | falling |
| 164 | Argentina | 0.9% | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9% | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 164 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 164 | New Zealand | 0.9% | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 169 | Albania | 0.8% | 2025 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Fiji | 0.8% | 2025 | down 83.7% | falling |
| 169 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.8% | 2025 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Cook Islands | 0.8% | 2025 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Dominica | 0.7% | 2025 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Peru | 0.7% | 2025 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Republic of Korea | 0.6% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 176 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.6% | 2025 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 0.6% | 2025 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Switzerland | 0.5% | 2025 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 179 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4% | 2025 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Aruba | 0.3% | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Australia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2025 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Chile | 0.3% | 2025 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 183 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2025 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 183 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | Poland | 0.3% | 2025 | down 90.3% | falling |
| 183 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3% | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2% | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 192 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2025 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Liechtenstein | 0.2% | 2025 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Russian Federation | 0.2% | 2025 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 196 | France | 0.1% | 2025 | down 94.1% | falling |
| 196 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2025 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2025 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2025 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release