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Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
22
Highest
2 WPIA
Nepal
Lowest
0.1144 WPIA
Brazil
Median
0.3699 WPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
308

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 2 WPIA in Nepal; the lowest is 0.1144 WPIA in Brazil.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.3699 WPIA, and the mean is 0.8324 WPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 721.7%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 68.2%).

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nepal 2 WPIA 2022 up 9.2% rising
2 Nigeria 1.93 WPIA 2021 up 0.3% rising
3 Lesotho 1.88 WPIA 2023 up 20.3% rising
4 Zambia 1.74 WPIA 2023 up 5.0% flat
5 Benin 1.69 WPIA 2021 down 5.6% flat
6 Bangladesh 1.64 WPIA 2022 down 3.6% flat
7 Mali 1.38 WPIA 2024 down 11.4% flat
8 Senegal 1.34 WPIA 2023 up 40.7% rising
9 Paraguay 1.02 WPIA 2024 up 721.7% volatile
10 Chile 0.6317 WPIA 2022 up 66.5% rising
11 Colombia 0.377 WPIA 2023 up 45.1% volatile
12 Honduras 0.3628 WPIA 2023 up 269.1% volatile
13 Dominican Republic 0.3502 WPIA 2023 down 68.2% volatile
14 Peru 0.3018 WPIA 2023 up 33.3% rising
15 Costa Rica 0.2719 WPIA 2023 up 106.5% volatile
16 Mexico 0.2532 WPIA 2022 up 80.9% volatile
17 El Salvador 0.2432 WPIA 2023 up 86.2% rising
18 Ecuador 0.2202 WPIA 2023 down 42.1% falling
19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2151 WPIA 2019 up 55.5% volatile
20 Uruguay 0.1749 WPIA 2023 down 3.4% rising
21 Panama 0.1677 WPIA 2023 up 46.2% rising
22 Brazil 0.1144 WPIA 2023 down 23.4% falling

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA)
Unit
WPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
22 places, 308 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release