Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
38.2%
Senegal
Lowest
0.0%
Brazil
Median
2.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
364
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 38.2% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.0% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 4.0%.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 1,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, richest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 38.2% | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 12.4% | 2021 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 11.7% | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 4 | Benin | 9.8% | 2021 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 7.8% | 2023 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Lesotho | 4.9% | 2023 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 4.3% | 2019 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Mozambique | 4.3% | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 4.1% | 2021 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 4.0% | 2022 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Honduras | 3.7% | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 12 | Malawi | 3.0% | 2020 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 13 | Colombia | 2.7% | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 2.3% | 2022 | up 1,050.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Guatemala | 2.2% | 2015 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 2.0% | 2022 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 1.9% | 2019 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 18 | El Salvador | 1.1% | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2022 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Peru | 0.7% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 21 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2022 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Bolivia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release