Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
35
Highest
49.1%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
4.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
391
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 49.1% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.4%, and the mean is 11.6%.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 81.0%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, rural, second: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 49.1% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 45.3% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 39.7% | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 38.7% | 2022 | up 20.5% | flat |
| 5 | Benin | 34.0% | 2021 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 33.4% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 7 | Zambia | 22.8% | 2023 | up 59.0% | falling |
| 8 | Gambia | 21.6% | 2020 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.7% | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 17.4% | 2018 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 12.9% | 2019 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 12 | Ghana | 8.1% | 2022 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Malawi | 7.9% | 2020 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 14 | Guatemala | 7.0% | 2015 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 6.6% | 2022 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Nepal | 5.4% | 2022 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 17 | Honduras | 4.8% | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 18 | Egypt | 4.4% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 4.4% | 2019 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 3.9% | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 21 | El Salvador | 2.9% | 2023 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Jordan | 2.8% | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Lesotho | 2.7% | 2023 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 2.3% | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 1.8% | 2023 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2023 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 1.3% | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 1.2% | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 0.8% | 2023 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 0.5% | 2022 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release