Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
39.7%
Mali
Lowest
0.2%
Panama
Median
3.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
406
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 39.7% in Mali; the lowest is 0.2% in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.4%, and the mean is 8.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 198.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 87.2%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 87.3%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, middle: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 39.7% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 36.0% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 33.4% | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 28.2% | 2022 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 21.6% | 2021 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 15.3% | 2021 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 7 | Gambia | 15.2% | 2020 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 8 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.4% | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 13.7% | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 10.0% | 2018 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 9.7% | 2019 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 8.3% | 2022 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Guatemala | 5.5% | 2015 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Malawi | 4.8% | 2020 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 15 | Ghana | 4.4% | 2022 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 4.2% | 2019 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 17 | Nepal | 3.6% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 3.5% | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 19 | Egypt | 3.3% | 2022 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 3.0% | 2023 | up 57.9% | falling |
| 21 | Lesotho | 2.6% | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.4% | 2021 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 26 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2014 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2023 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 29 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2023 | down 71.9% | falling |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 0.7% | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 0.6% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2023 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Panama | 0.2% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release