Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
45
Highest
49.7%
Mali
Lowest
0.4%
Armenia
Median
12.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
473
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 49.7% in Mali; the lowest is 0.4% in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.0%, and the mean is 17.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 133.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 524.3%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 86.1%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 49.7% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 48.3% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 3 | Benin | 48.0% | 2021 | up 25.3% | flat |
| 4 | Mozambique | 42.2% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 38.9% | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 6 | Gambia | 35.5% | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 7 | Cambodia | 35.0% | 2020 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34.7% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 9 | Honduras | 34.3% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 33.8% | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 33.1% | 2022 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 30.7% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 28.7% | 2019 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 14 | Cameroon | 25.4% | 2018 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 15 | Uganda | 22.9% | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 16 | Togo | 21.4% | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 17 | Lesotho | 20.9% | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 19.3% | 2019 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 19 | Ghana | 13.7% | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 13.5% | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 13.2% | 2022 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 13.1% | 2020 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.0% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 24 | Malawi | 11.9% | 2020 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 10.5% | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 8.1% | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 7.7% | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.6% | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | 6.5% | 2024 | up 65.5% | falling |
| 30 | Jordan | 5.7% | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 5.0% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 4.1% | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Paraguay | 4.1% | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 3.5% | 2022 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 3.2% | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 37 | Panama | 3.1% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6% | 2023 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 39 | Peru | 2.6% | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 2.3% | 2022 | up 524.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Mongolia | 1.9% | 2022 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 42 | Uruguay | 1.1% | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Chile | 0.6% | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release