Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
44.9%
Senegal
Lowest
0.0%
Bolivia
Median
2.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
388
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 44.9% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.0% in Bolivia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 6.3%.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 163.8%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, fourth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 44.9% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 28.5% | 2021 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 23.8% | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 4 | Gambia | 19.8% | 2020 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 13.6% | 2023 | up 59.9% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 13.3% | 2021 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 12.0% | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.2% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 8.0% | 2021 | up 61.6% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 6.1% | 2018 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 11 | Honduras | 4.8% | 2023 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 4.7% | 2022 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 4.5% | 2019 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 14 | Malawi | 3.7% | 2020 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 94.7% | falling |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 2.6% | 2019 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 2.3% | 2015 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Ghana | 2.2% | 2022 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2022 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Nepal | 1.8% | 2022 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 1.7% | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 22 | El Salvador | 1.5% | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 0.5% | 2022 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Panama | 0.4% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 0.4% | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release