Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
47
Highest
37.2%
Mali
Lowest
0.2%
Uruguay
Median
3.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
497
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 37.2% in Mali; the lowest is 0.2% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.9%, and the mean is 8.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 170.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 272.9%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 80.3%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 37.2% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 36.6% | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 31.4% | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 27.9% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 27.2% | 2022 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 6 | Gambia | 25.0% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 7 | Benin | 24.5% | 2021 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 8 | Cambodia | 22.1% | 2020 | up 272.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 16.1% | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 16.0% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 11 | Zambia | 15.8% | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 12 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.5% | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 9.9% | 2019 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 14 | Guatemala | 8.6% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 7.0% | 2022 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 6.9% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 17 | Honduras | 6.6% | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 6.2% | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 6.2% | 2024 | up 44.3% | flat |
| 20 | Togo | 5.8% | 2021 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 21 | Malawi | 5.8% | 2020 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 5.2% | 2019 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 23 | Rwanda | 5.2% | 2020 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 3.9% | 2024 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 3.5% | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 3.4% | 2022 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 3.3% | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 28 | Lesotho | 3.2% | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 2.7% | 2024 | up 151.5% | rising |
| 30 | United States of America | 2.6% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 2.3% | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 32 | Mongolia | 2.1% | 2022 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 2.1% | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 1.7% | 2022 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.7% | 2014 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 36 | Ecuador | 1.7% | 2024 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 1.4% | 2024 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 38 | Panama | 1.3% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3% | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.2% | 2021 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 0.8% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Chile | 0.7% | 2022 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release