Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
48.9%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
4.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
406
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 48.9% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 11.4%.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, second: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 48.9% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 44.1% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 39.5% | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 38.5% | 2022 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 5 | Nigeria | 32.7% | 2021 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 6 | Benin | 32.4% | 2021 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 7 | Gambia | 23.7% | 2020 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 22.6% | 2023 | up 50.3% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.1% | 2024 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 17.9% | 2018 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 12.7% | 2019 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 12 | Ghana | 8.7% | 2022 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Malawi | 7.8% | 2020 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 7.6% | 2022 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Guatemala | 7.5% | 2015 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Honduras | 6.7% | 2023 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 17 | Nepal | 5.3% | 2022 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 4.5% | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 19 | Egypt | 4.5% | 2022 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 3.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 3.4% | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Lesotho | 3.2% | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 1.8% | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.8% | 2014 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 1.7% | 2022 | up 88.9% | falling |
| 26 | Jordan | 1.7% | 2023 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 1.6% | 2023 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.4% | 2021 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Panama | 1.2% | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 0.9% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 0.5% | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release