Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
46
Highest
21.2%
Gambia
Lowest
0.1%
Uruguay
Median
3.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
501
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 21.2% in Gambia; the lowest is 0.1% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.2%, and the mean is 5.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 176.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 507.7%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 82.8%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 21.2% | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 2 | Senegal | 20.6% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 3 | Cambodia | 19.2% | 2020 | up 507.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Mali | 16.3% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 13.6% | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 13.0% | 2022 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 12.1% | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 10.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 8.5% | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 8.4% | 2022 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Guatemala | 7.8% | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania | 7.6% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 6.0% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.9% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 5.7% | 2018 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 5.3% | 2023 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 5.0% | 2019 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 4.2% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 4.2% | 2024 | up 49.2% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 3.9% | 2024 | up 61.2% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 3.6% | 2022 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 3.5% | 2024 | up 43.3% | flat |
| 23 | Egypt | 3.2% | 2022 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 3.2% | 2024 | up 220.4% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 3.0% | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 2.6% | 2020 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 2.5% | 2020 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 28 | El Salvador | 2.4% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 29 | Togo | 2.2% | 2021 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Jordan | 2.0% | 2023 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Lesotho | 2.0% | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Russia | 1.9% | 2022 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 33 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2022 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mongolia | 1.6% | 2022 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2024 | up 157.6% | falling |
| 36 | Bolivia | 1.5% | 2021 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2024 | up 43.6% | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 0.7% | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 0.7% | 2023 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 40 | Chile | 0.7% | 2022 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 0.5% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release