Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
40
Highest
1.96 WPIA
Cameroon
Lowest
0.1038 WPIA
Brazil
Median
1.65 WPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
428
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 1.96 WPIA in Cameroon; the lowest is 0.1038 WPIA in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.65 WPIA, and the mean is 1.24 WPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 6,586.1%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 91.9%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 1.96 WPIA | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 2 | Ghana | 1.95 WPIA | 2022 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 1.91 WPIA | 2021 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Nepal | 1.9 WPIA | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Mozambique | 1.9 WPIA | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.87 WPIA | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 7 | Benin | 1.87 WPIA | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 1.85 WPIA | 2024 | up 2,443.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 1.84 WPIA | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 10 | Guatemala | 1.83 WPIA | 2015 | up 6,586.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.8 WPIA | 2023 | up 412.6% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 1.8 WPIA | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Mali | 1.79 WPIA | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 1.77 WPIA | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 15 | Jordan | 1.77 WPIA | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 16 | Malawi | 1.77 WPIA | 2020 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 17 | Mauritania | 1.73 WPIA | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Zambia | 1.72 WPIA | 2023 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 19 | Senegal | 1.72 WPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 1.7 WPIA | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 21 | Gambia | 1.59 WPIA | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 1.55 WPIA | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 1.48 WPIA | 2022 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 1.46 WPIA | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 25 | Cambodia | 1.38 WPIA | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 1.28 WPIA | 2024 | up 1,151.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.02 WPIA | 2021 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0.4255 WPIA | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 0.3742 WPIA | 2022 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3742 WPIA | 2014 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3645 WPIA | 2021 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Honduras | 0.2878 WPIA | 2023 | up 359.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 0.2687 WPIA | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 34 | Mexico | 0.2231 WPIA | 2022 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Panama | 0.2158 WPIA | 2023 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.2121 WPIA | 2023 | up 159.0% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 0.202 WPIA | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 0.1652 WPIA | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Uruguay | 0.1075 WPIA | 2023 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 0.1038 WPIA | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release