Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1.47 GPIA
Peru
Lowest
0 GPIA
Uruguay
Median
1.02 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
399
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.47 GPIA in Peru; the lowest is 0 GPIA in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.02 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9673 GPIA.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 59.4%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (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 | Peru | 1.47 GPIA | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.39 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 3 | Panama | 1.37 GPIA | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 4 | Cameroon | 1.34 GPIA | 2018 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 5 | Togo | 1.29 GPIA | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 6 | Chile | 1.26 GPIA | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 1.24 GPIA | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 8 | Paraguay | 1.24 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 1.18 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 10 | Benin | 1.16 GPIA | 2021 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 12 | Colombia | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 59.4% | falling |
| 13 | Armenia | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.05 GPIA | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 16 | Kenya | 1.03 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 17 | Zambia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 19 | Nigeria | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0.9927 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 21 | Ghana | 0.969 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.936 GPIA | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 0.9062 GPIA | 2022 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 24 | Honduras | 0.8748 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 25 | Senegal | 0.8034 GPIA | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 26 | El Salvador | 0.7778 GPIA | 2023 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.7418 GPIA | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 0.6903 GPIA | 2022 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 29 | Gambia | 0.6712 GPIA | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 0.6269 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 31 | Lesotho | 0.5442 GPIA | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 0.4948 GPIA | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.3773 GPIA | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0 GPIA | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release