Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1.22 GPIA
Cameroon
Lowest
0 GPIA
Armenia
Median
0.8213 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
395
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.22 GPIA in Cameroon; the lowest is 0 GPIA in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8213 GPIA, and the mean is 0.7886 GPIA.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 69.6%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 1.22 GPIA | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Panama | 1.21 GPIA | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 3 | Benin | 1.17 GPIA | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 1.15 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 5 | Ghana | 1.09 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 7 | Guatemala | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 8 | Kenya | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 9 | Mali | 1.04 GPIA | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 10 | Togo | 1.02 GPIA | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 11 | Peru | 1 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 12 | Nepal | 0.9198 GPIA | 2022 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 0.897 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 0.8956 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.879 GPIA | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 16 | Senegal | 0.8763 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8279 GPIA | 2023 | up 65.4% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 0.8146 GPIA | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 0.7787 GPIA | 2024 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0.7372 GPIA | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 0.7025 GPIA | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 0.6923 GPIA | 2022 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 0.68 GPIA | 2023 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.6625 GPIA | 2024 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 25 | Gambia | 0.6598 GPIA | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 0.6192 GPIA | 2022 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.5777 GPIA | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 0.5586 GPIA | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 29 | Uruguay | 0.5227 GPIA | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 0.4444 GPIA | 2022 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 31 | Lesotho | 0.4229 GPIA | 2023 | up 69.6% | flat |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0.3058 GPIA | 2024 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2727 GPIA | 2021 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 0 GPIA | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release