Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
30
Highest
65.8%
Mali
Lowest
0.4%
Chile
Median
6.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
387
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 65.8% in Mali; the lowest is 0.4% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.6%, and the mean is 13.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 165.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 229.3%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 83.0%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 65.8% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 44.3% | 2023 | up 33.0% | flat |
| 3 | Benin | 39.8% | 2021 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 39.6% | 2022 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 5 | Gambia | 31.8% | 2020 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 6 | Cameroon | 27.3% | 2018 | down 21.8% | flat |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.6% | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 22.7% | 2021 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 19.6% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 14.3% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.5% | 2020 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 8.4% | 2022 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 7.5% | 2022 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 7.3% | 2019 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 6.7% | 2022 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 16 | Jordan | 6.5% | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.3% | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Nepal | 5.3% | 2022 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 3.6% | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 2.6% | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 2.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 2.1% | 2023 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 23 | El Salvador | 1.7% | 2023 | down 83.0% | falling |
| 24 | Paraguay | 1.6% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 1.4% | 2023 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 1.2% | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2023 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2023 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 30 | Chile | 0.4% | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release