Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
46
Highest
18.8%
Mali
Lowest
0.1%
Uruguay
Median
3.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
502
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 18.8% in Mali; the lowest is 0.1% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.0%, and the mean is 5.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 133.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 478.9%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 82.3%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 18.8% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 2 | Gambia | 18.4% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 3 | Cambodia | 18.3% | 2020 | up 478.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 16.9% | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 14.8% | 2021 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 13.7% | 2022 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 12.0% | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 9.3% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 8.2% | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 10 | Guatemala | 7.8% | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.0% | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 6.9% | 2018 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 6.8% | 2022 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Honduras | 6.4% | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.0% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 4.8% | 2019 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 4.8% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 4.4% | 2019 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 19 | Nepal | 4.4% | 2022 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 4.1% | 2024 | up 88.2% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 3.4% | 2024 | up 61.5% | falling |
| 22 | Egypt | 3.2% | 2022 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 23 | Ghana | 3.1% | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Kenya | 2.9% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 25 | Togo | 2.5% | 2021 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 2.5% | 2024 | up 182.9% | rising |
| 27 | Lesotho | 2.3% | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 1.7% | 2022 | up 142.9% | falling |
| 28 | El Salvador | 1.7% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 30 | Jordan | 1.7% | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 1.6% | 2020 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.4% | 2021 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 1.4% | 2024 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 1.3% | 2022 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2022 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1% | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 1.1% | 2020 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2024 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 0.6% | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 40 | Chile | 0.6% | 2022 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 0.5% | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 45 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release