Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
1.51 GPIA
Mali
Lowest
0.1934 GPIA
Dominican Republic
Median
0.8125 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
430
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1.51 GPIA in Mali; the lowest is 0.1934 GPIA in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8125 GPIA, and the mean is 0.888 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 877.8%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 76.9%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 1.51 GPIA | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Togo | 1.49 GPIA | 2021 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.4 GPIA | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 4 | Kenya | 1.38 GPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.37 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 1.29 GPIA | 2018 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 1.22 GPIA | 2022 | up 877.8% | rising |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.2 GPIA | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 9 | Benin | 1.2 GPIA | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 10 | Uruguay | 1.11 GPIA | 2024 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 11 | Ghana | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 13 | Nepal | 1 GPIA | 2022 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 0.9968 GPIA | 2024 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 0.9722 GPIA | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 16 | Zambia | 0.878 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 17 | Ecuador | 0.8517 GPIA | 2024 | up 76.0% | falling |
| 18 | Mexico | 0.8125 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 19 | Senegal | 0.8123 GPIA | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 0.7949 GPIA | 2024 | up 63.2% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.7652 GPIA | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.7561 GPIA | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 0.7333 GPIA | 2023 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 0.7 GPIA | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 0.6531 GPIA | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 0.6482 GPIA | 2022 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.6047 GPIA | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 0.602 GPIA | 2022 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 0.6 GPIA | 2023 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5923 GPIA | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 31 | South Africa | 0.5454 GPIA | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 32 | Gambia | 0.4855 GPIA | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 33 | Lesotho | 0.4763 GPIA | 2023 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 0.3795 GPIA | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 0.1934 GPIA | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release