Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
13.5%
Senegal
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
1.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
406
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 13.5% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.5%, and the mean is 3.1%.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 700.0%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, richest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 13.5% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 11.9% | 2024 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 11.1% | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 4 | Gambia | 10.9% | 2020 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 114.3% | falling |
| 6 | Honduras | 6.4% | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Benin | 6.2% | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 5.5% | 2021 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Mozambique | 4.9% | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 4.3% | 2022 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.3% | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 2.8% | 2019 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 2.6% | 2019 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 2.5% | 2022 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 15 | Malawi | 2.3% | 2020 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 1.7% | 2018 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 1.7% | 2015 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 18 | Lesotho | 1.5% | 2023 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 19 | El Salvador | 1.4% | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 1.4% | 2022 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 22 | Jordan | 1.2% | 2023 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Venezuela | 0.5% | 2014 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 26 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2022 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 0.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 0.3% | 2022 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 0.1% | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release