Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
65.2%
Benin
Lowest
0.6%
Brazil
Median
19.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
401
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 65.2% in Benin; the lowest is 0.6% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.5%, and the mean is 26.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 109.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 950.9%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 75.0%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 65.2% | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 61.8% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 59.3% | 2021 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 59.3% | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 57.8% | 2020 | up 950.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 57.4% | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 55.1% | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 51.1% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Zambia | 44.8% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 10 | Guatemala | 44.5% | 2015 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 42.9% | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 12 | Gambia | 39.5% | 2020 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 37.8% | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 37.7% | 2019 | up 42.0% | falling |
| 15 | Lesotho | 35.1% | 2023 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 27.7% | 2022 | up 41.3% | falling |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 25.2% | 2019 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 19.8% | 2022 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 19 | Malawi | 19.5% | 2020 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 20 | Mexico | 18.8% | 2022 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15.7% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 22 | Jordan | 13.8% | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 11.2% | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 7.9% | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | 7.9% | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Panama | 7.8% | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 6.8% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 5.4% | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 5.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Nepal | 4.7% | 2022 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Egypt | 4.6% | 2022 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4% | 2023 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 3.7% | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 3.3% | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2023 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 1.4% | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release