Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
47
Highest
38.4%
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, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 38.4% in Mali; the lowest is 0.2% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.9%, and the mean is 8.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 186.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 310.3%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 87.6%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 38.4% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 33.1% | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 29.8% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 29.7% | 2022 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 26.8% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 26.2% | 2022 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 7 | Cambodia | 21.2% | 2020 | up 310.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Gambia | 20.5% | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 9 | Cameroon | 18.1% | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.1% | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 12 | Zambia | 14.1% | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 13 | Guatemala | 8.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 8.0% | 2019 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 15 | Uganda | 6.6% | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 16 | Honduras | 6.6% | 2024 | up 46.9% | falling |
| 17 | Ghana | 6.4% | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 6.1% | 2024 | up 43.6% | flat |
| 19 | Togo | 5.9% | 2021 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 5.4% | 2022 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 5.0% | 2020 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 4.5% | 2019 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 23 | Rwanda | 4.0% | 2020 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 3.9% | 2022 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 3.7% | 2024 | up 63.8% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 3.5% | 2022 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 2.9% | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 28 | United States of America | 2.5% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 29 | Lesotho | 2.3% | 2023 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 2.1% | 2024 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 31 | Mongolia | 1.7% | 2022 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Jordan | 1.7% | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 1.7% | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2024 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 1.4% | 2024 | up 59.0% | falling |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.4% | 2014 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 1.3% | 2022 | up 147.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Panama | 1.3% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2021 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 0.7% | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 43 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Chile | 0.6% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release