Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
58.1%
Nigeria
Lowest
0.5%
Chile
Median
6.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
391
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 58.1% in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.5% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.7%, and the mean is 16.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 116.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 111.5%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia (down 73.3%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, poorest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 58.1% | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 56.5% | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 56.0% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 4 | Benin | 49.8% | 2021 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 5 | Senegal | 49.0% | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 48.5% | 2022 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 7 | Cameroon | 42.5% | 2018 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 30.5% | 2022 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 9 | Gambia | 27.9% | 2020 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 25.9% | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 25.1% | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 17.6% | 2019 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 13 | Malawi | 10.0% | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 14 | Guatemala | 9.8% | 2015 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 8.7% | 2019 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 16 | Honduras | 8.5% | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 7.9% | 2022 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Lesotho | 6.7% | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 6.4% | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 20 | Jordan | 6.0% | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 21 | Egypt | 4.1% | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 4.0% | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 3.7% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 3.6% | 2022 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 3.4% | 2022 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 2.3% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6% | 2023 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 1.4% | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 1.3% | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Bolivia | 1.2% | 2021 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 0.8% | 2023 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 0.5% | 2022 | down 68.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release