Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
23.4%
Senegal
Lowest
0.1%
Panama
Median
2.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
420
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 23.4% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.1% in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 4.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 234.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 356.9%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 90.8%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, fourth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 23.4% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 17.8% | 2021 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 17.5% | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 15.2% | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Gambia | 11.9% | 2020 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 9.4% | 2021 | up 310.5% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 8.4% | 2022 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 8 | Benin | 7.8% | 2021 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.4% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 7.1% | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 6.1% | 2019 | up 39.2% | flat |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.0% | 2023 | up 356.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 6.0% | 2019 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 2.8% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 15 | Malawi | 2.6% | 2020 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 2.6% | 2018 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 17 | Guatemala | 2.6% | 2015 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 18 | El Salvador | 2.4% | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Nepal | 2.2% | 2022 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 1.9% | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ghana | 1.7% | 2022 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Lesotho | 0.7% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0.6% | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Jordan | 0.5% | 2023 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 0.5% | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Uruguay | 0.5% | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2023 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Bolivia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Panama | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release