Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
45
Highest
53.8%
Senegal
Lowest
0.0%
Chile
Median
11.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
472
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 53.8% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.0% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.8%, and the mean is 17.5%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 320.3%), and the largest decrease in Chile (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 | Senegal | 53.8% | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 48.7% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 3 | Benin | 44.0% | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 4 | Mozambique | 42.3% | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 5 | Gambia | 42.1% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 6 | Zambia | 38.5% | 2023 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 37.7% | 2020 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 36.7% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 34.8% | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 33.9% | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 33.7% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 31.7% | 2019 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 13 | Guatemala | 30.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 26.3% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 21.8% | 2019 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 21.0% | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 17 | Cameroon | 20.4% | 2018 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 18.2% | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 17.9% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 20 | Mexico | 15.5% | 2022 | up 70.3% | falling |
| 21 | Ghana | 13.9% | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 13.8% | 2020 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 11.8% | 2020 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 11.7% | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 25 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 11.0% | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 26 | Ecuador | 7.7% | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 7.5% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 6.7% | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 29 | Kenya | 6.4% | 2024 | up 67.3% | flat |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.8% | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 5.1% | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 4.8% | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Nepal | 4.3% | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 3.6% | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 3.3% | 2022 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 2.9% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.7% | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Mongolia | 2.7% | 2022 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 39 | Egypt | 2.6% | 2022 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 2.4% | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Uruguay | 2.0% | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 1.8% | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 1.5% | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release