Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age (UNESCO) by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
43.18
Honduras
Lowest
0.1711
Peru
Median
7.43
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
611
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age (UNESCO) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 43.18 in Honduras; the lowest is 0.1711 in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.43, and the mean is 11.37.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 252.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 2,313.8%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 97.6%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 43.18 | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 2 | Guatemala | 37.37 | 2023 | up 39.0% | falling |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.15 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | Guyana | 26.67 | 2023 | up 1,105.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Suriname | 24.23 | 2015 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 6 | El Salvador | 22.33 | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 7 | Jamaica | 20.68 | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | 16.87 | 2024 | up 2,313.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 16.55 | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 10 | Paraguay | 15.76 | 2023 | up 201.5% | falling |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 15.02 | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Ecuador | 13.62 | 2023 | up 280.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Panama | 12.04 | 2017 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.48 | 2023 | down 66.6% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 9.83 | 2023 | up 325.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 8.01 | 2022 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominica | 7.46 | 2023 | up 1,319.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.4 | 2023 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 6.36 | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 20 | Cuba | 6.19 | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Belize | 6.11 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 22 | Montserrat | 5.41 | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.31 | 2020 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 4.44 | 2022 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 3.84 | 2022 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 26 | Grenada | 3.7 | 2021 | up 527.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.57 | 2020 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Barbados | 1.35 | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 1.16 | 2023 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 30 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.14 | 2022 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 1.02 | 2022 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.7789 | 2023 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 0.3805 | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 0.1711 | 2022 | down 90.3% | volatile |