Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
47
Highest
40.3%
Senegal
Lowest
0.2%
Uruguay
Median
4.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
497
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 40.3% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.2% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 9.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 174.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 244.1%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 71.2%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 40.3% | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 36.1% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 33.0% | 2022 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 4 | Gambia | 29.5% | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 28.1% | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 26.3% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 7 | Cambodia | 23.0% | 2020 | up 244.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Benin | 22.3% | 2021 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 17.4% | 2023 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17.2% | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.2% | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 14.0% | 2018 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 11.8% | 2019 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 8.5% | 2022 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Guatemala | 8.5% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 7.1% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 17 | Malawi | 6.7% | 2020 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 6.6% | 2024 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 19 | Rwanda | 6.3% | 2020 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 6.2% | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 6.0% | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 5.8% | 2019 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 5.8% | 2021 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 4.1% | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 4.0% | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 3.8% | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 3.4% | 2024 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 28 | Egypt | 3.3% | 2022 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 29 | Nepal | 3.1% | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 30 | El Salvador | 2.8% | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 31 | United States of America | 2.7% | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 2.5% | 2022 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 2.4% | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 2.2% | 2022 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.0% | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 36 | Ecuador | 1.8% | 2024 | up 130.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 1.4% | 2024 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 38 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.4% | 2021 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Panama | 1.3% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 0.9% | 2022 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 0.8% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release