Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
44.1%
Senegal
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
3.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
391
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 44.1% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.3%, and the mean is 8.8%.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, middle: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 44.1% | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 40.1% | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 33.8% | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 28.4% | 2022 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 24.3% | 2021 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 6 | Gambia | 18.9% | 2020 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 7 | Nigeria | 16.8% | 2021 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15.1% | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 14.6% | 2023 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 10.6% | 2019 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 9.1% | 2018 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 12 | Honduras | 6.8% | 2023 | up 44.7% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 6.7% | 2022 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Guatemala | 5.5% | 2015 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Malawi | 4.7% | 2020 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 4.1% | 2019 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 3.6% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 18 | Egypt | 3.3% | 2022 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Nepal | 2.2% | 2022 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 20 | Ghana | 2.0% | 2022 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 21 | El Salvador | 2.0% | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Lesotho | 1.8% | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.8% | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 1.3% | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 1.2% | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Bolivia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Jordan | 0.6% | 2023 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 0.4% | 2022 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release