Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
28
Highest
38.5%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Dominican Republic
Median
5.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
343
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 38.5% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.6%, and the mean is 9.1%.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 350.0%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (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 | Mali | 38.5% | 2024 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 2 | Senegal | 37.8% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 3 | Honduras | 28.4% | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 26.9% | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 20.0% | 2021 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.3% | 2020 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Zambia | 11.8% | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 7.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Malawi | 7.3% | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 7.1% | 2022 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 7.1% | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 6.2% | 2019 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 6.0% | 2022 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 13 | El Salvador | 6.0% | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 15 | Paraguay | 5.2% | 2024 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 16 | Nigeria | 4.2% | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 17 | Lesotho | 4.1% | 2023 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 3.8% | 2023 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 3.6% | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Guatemala | 1.7% | 2015 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 0.8% | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2022 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 0.4% | 2023 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Chile | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release