Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
45
Highest
43.7%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Armenia
Median
4.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
472
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 43.7% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.4%, and the mean is 10.4%.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 313.4%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 43.7% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 43.2% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 39.0% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 4 | Benin | 34.8% | 2021 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 34.2% | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 32.5% | 2022 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 7 | Cameroon | 28.2% | 2018 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 8 | Gambia | 23.1% | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 9 | Cambodia | 22.7% | 2020 | up 313.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.3% | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 18.7% | 2023 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 17.8% | 2022 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 10.4% | 2019 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 10.2% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Guatemala | 9.7% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 16 | Togo | 8.1% | 2021 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 7.6% | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 7.3% | 2024 | up 43.9% | flat |
| 19 | Honduras | 6.8% | 2024 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 20 | Malawi | 5.5% | 2020 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 5.0% | 2022 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 4.5% | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 23 | Rwanda | 4.4% | 2020 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 3.7% | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 3.2% | 2022 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 26 | Panama | 2.8% | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Mongolia | 2.7% | 2022 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Lesotho | 2.3% | 2023 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Jordan | 1.8% | 2023 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 1.8% | 2022 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 1.7% | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 32 | El Salvador | 1.7% | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.5% | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 1.5% | 2024 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 1.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Uruguay | 1.2% | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2023 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 1.0% | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Chile | 0.4% | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2021 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release