Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
22
Highest
2 WPIA
Paraguay
Lowest
0.1069 WPIA
Uruguay
Median
0.4032 WPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
342
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 2 WPIA in Paraguay; the lowest is 0.1069 WPIA in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4032 WPIA, and the mean is 0.8246 WPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 1,154.8%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 94.4%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 2 WPIA | 2024 | up 765.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Nigeria | 1.86 WPIA | 2021 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 3 | Nepal | 1.84 WPIA | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1.72 WPIA | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Benin | 1.62 WPIA | 2021 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 1.59 WPIA | 2024 | up 1,154.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 1.53 WPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 8 | Gambia | 1.42 WPIA | 2020 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.7163 WPIA | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 0.4518 WPIA | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4062 WPIA | 2019 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Honduras | 0.4002 WPIA | 2023 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Chile | 0.3695 WPIA | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 14 | Panama | 0.338 WPIA | 2023 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 0.3268 WPIA | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 0.3054 WPIA | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 0.294 WPIA | 2022 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 18 | El Salvador | 0.2745 WPIA | 2023 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 0.2518 WPIA | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.2032 WPIA | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 0.1169 WPIA | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 0.1069 WPIA | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release