Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
46
Highest
36.1%
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
0.6%
Mongolia
Median
5.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
503
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 36.1% in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 0.6% in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.9%, and the mean is 9.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 152.7%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 81.4%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.1% | 2022 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 30.4% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 3 | Cambodia | 29.7% | 2020 | up 131.0% | rising |
| 4 | Senegal | 29.4% | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 28.1% | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 6 | Gambia | 25.8% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 7 | Guatemala | 20.4% | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 16.2% | 2019 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 16.2% | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 16.1% | 2022 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 15.0% | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 14.6% | 2022 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 14.5% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 12.7% | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 15 | Togo | 12.1% | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 16 | Nigeria | 10.3% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 17 | Lesotho | 10.0% | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 9.2% | 2018 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 19 | Rwanda | 8.6% | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 7.8% | 2019 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 6.4% | 2024 | up 57.0% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 6.0% | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Jordan | 6.0% | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 5.8% | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Malawi | 5.4% | 2020 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.9% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 4.9% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 28 | Nepal | 4.9% | 2022 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 29 | El Salvador | 4.0% | 2023 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 30 | Egypt | 3.8% | 2022 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 31 | Kenya | 3.1% | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.6% | 2023 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 2.6% | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 2.5% | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Paraguay | 2.3% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 36 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.0% | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 1.7% | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 1.4% | 2022 | up 152.7% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 1.3% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 1.2% | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 41 | Peru | 0.9% | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 0.8% | 2022 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2022 | down 73.2% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release