Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
30
Highest
51.5%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.4%
Argentina
Median
9.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
387
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 51.5% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.4% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 16.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 129.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 624.2%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 86.4%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 51.5% | 2022 | up 30.5% | flat |
| 2 | Benin | 51.4% | 2021 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 3 | Senegal | 46.8% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 46.0% | 2021 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 5 | Guatemala | 39.3% | 2015 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mali | 34.7% | 2020 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 24.1% | 2022 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.9% | 2020 | up 624.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Gambia | 22.5% | 2020 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 10 | Jordan | 18.8% | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 18.3% | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 12 | Ghana | 17.3% | 2022 | up 106.2% | falling |
| 13 | Egypt | 15.7% | 2022 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Malawi | 14.4% | 2020 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 9.2% | 2022 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 16 | Nepal | 9.0% | 2022 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 5.6% | 2023 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 18 | Paraguay | 5.1% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 19 | El Salvador | 4.1% | 2023 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 3.7% | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 3.4% | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 3.2% | 2022 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.9% | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 2.7% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 25 | Uruguay | 2.2% | 2023 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 1.5% | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 1.4% | 2022 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2023 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 0.6% | 2023 | down 84.6% | falling |
| 30 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2023 | down 84.0% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release