Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
45
Highest
46.2%
Senegal
Lowest
0.3%
Brazil
Median
5.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
472
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 46.2% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.3% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.5%, and the mean is 10.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 153.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 271.2%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 94.5%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 46.2% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 42.8% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 36.2% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 35.9% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 33.8% | 2022 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 6 | Benin | 31.7% | 2021 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 7 | Gambia | 29.2% | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 8 | Cameroon | 25.1% | 2018 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 9 | Cambodia | 23.7% | 2020 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Zambia | 20.9% | 2023 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania | 19.0% | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 18.7% | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 13.1% | 2019 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 9.7% | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Guatemala | 9.4% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 16 | Togo | 8.0% | 2021 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 7.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 7.3% | 2024 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 19 | Kenya | 7.2% | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 6.4% | 2022 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Malawi | 6.3% | 2020 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 5.6% | 2020 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 5.5% | 2019 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 3.9% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 3.5% | 2022 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 26 | Mongolia | 3.4% | 2022 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 27 | Nepal | 3.3% | 2022 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 2.6% | 2023 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 2.5% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 2.2% | 2022 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 2.1% | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 2.1% | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 2.1% | 2023 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | 1.9% | 2024 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 1.9% | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 36 | Uruguay | 1.8% | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3% | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Russia | 1.3% | 2022 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 1.0% | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 0.7% | 2022 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Bolivia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release