Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
35
Highest
1.36 GPIA
Cameroon
Lowest
0.4286 GPIA
Argentina
Median
0.9256 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
427

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1.36 GPIA in Cameroon; the lowest is 0.4286 GPIA in Argentina.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9256 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9401 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 91.6%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 45.4%).

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cameroon 1.36 GPIA 2018 down 6.6% rising
2 Brazil 1.35 GPIA 2024 up 47.6% flat
3 Nepal 1.33 GPIA 2022 up 34.1% flat
4 Lesotho 1.31 GPIA 2023 down 8.5% rising
5 Uruguay 1.29 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% falling
6 Togo 1.28 GPIA 2021 up 13.4% falling
7 Mali 1.28 GPIA 2024 down 1.6% flat
8 Benin 1.16 GPIA 2021 down 12.6% falling
9 Mexico 1.12 GPIA 2022 up 91.6% flat
10 Honduras 1.11 GPIA 2024 up 57.2% flat
11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.05 GPIA 2024 down 4.2% falling
12 Ghana 1.05 GPIA 2024 down 1.9% falling
13 Costa Rica 0.9988 GPIA 2024 up 39.8% volatile
14 Guatemala 0.9957 GPIA 2024 up 14.3% falling
15 Ethiopia 0.9876 GPIA 2022 down 21.5% falling
16 Dominican Republic 0.953 GPIA 2024 up 49.0% rising
17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9333 GPIA 2021 up 22.5% flat
18 Kyrgyzstan 0.9256 GPIA 2023 up 24.3% flat
19 Zambia 0.9098 GPIA 2023 down 8.5% flat
20 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8574 GPIA 2022 down 33.3% falling
21 Nigeria 0.8506 GPIA 2024 down 24.2% falling
22 Paraguay 0.8448 GPIA 2024 down 37.6% rising
23 Ecuador 0.8218 GPIA 2024 up 15.1% rising
24 Armenia 0.7948 GPIA 2023 down 45.4% falling
25 Colombia 0.7812 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% flat
26 Gambia 0.7546 GPIA 2023 down 32.6% falling
27 Peru 0.75 GPIA 2023 down 36.5% falling
28 Kenya 0.7322 GPIA 2024 up 3.2% rising
29 Bangladesh 0.6956 GPIA 2022 down 26.0% falling
30 Senegal 0.6806 GPIA 2023 down 23.2% falling
31 Chile 0.6667 GPIA 2022 up 33.3% falling
32 South Africa 0.6585 GPIA 2024 down 19.1% falling
33 Panama 0.625 GPIA 2023 down 6.3% flat
34 El Salvador 0.5667 GPIA 2023 down 12.2% falling
35 Argentina 0.4286 GPIA 2023 down 35.7% rising

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
35 places, 427 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release