Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
45
Highest
49.3%
Senegal
Lowest
0.4%
Brazil
Median
6.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
472
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 49.3% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.4% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.5%, and the mean is 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 127.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 682.7%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 88.5%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 49.3% | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 41.8% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 38.2% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 35.1% | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 5 | Gambia | 35.0% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 33.0% | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 7 | Benin | 28.8% | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 8 | Cambodia | 24.6% | 2020 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 23.0% | 2023 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 22.1% | 2018 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 20.2% | 2022 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 12 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 18.1% | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 15.4% | 2019 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 9.2% | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Guatemala | 9.2% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 8.0% | 2022 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Togo | 7.9% | 2021 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 18 | Uganda | 7.6% | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 7.6% | 2024 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 20 | Malawi | 7.2% | 2020 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 7.0% | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 22 | Rwanda | 6.7% | 2020 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 6.5% | 2019 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 5.4% | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 25 | Mongolia | 3.9% | 2022 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 26 | Nepal | 3.4% | 2022 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 27 | Jordan | 3.4% | 2023 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 28 | Egypt | 3.3% | 2022 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 2.7% | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 2.6% | 2022 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 2.5% | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 2.5% | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 2.3% | 2024 | up 682.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 2.2% | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 35 | Panama | 2.2% | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Ecuador | 2.1% | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 1.4% | 2022 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.1% | 2021 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 1.0% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Chile | 0.9% | 2022 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release