Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
46
Highest
24.8%
Senegal
Lowest
0.1%
Uruguay
Median
3.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
502
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 24.8% in Senegal; the lowest is 0.1% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.7%, and the mean is 5.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 246.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 535.5%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 83.2%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 24.8% | 2023 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 2 | Gambia | 24.3% | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 3 | Cambodia | 20.0% | 2020 | up 535.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Mali | 13.6% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 12.4% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 12.2% | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 12.2% | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 11.0% | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 9.8% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 10 | Zambia | 9.0% | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 8.2% | 2022 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 12 | Guatemala | 7.8% | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 5.9% | 2023 | up 132.5% | falling |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.7% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 5.7% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 5.2% | 2019 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 4.4% | 2018 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 4.3% | 2024 | up 55.0% | falling |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 4.3% | 2024 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 4.0% | 2019 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 21 | Kenya | 4.0% | 2024 | up 41.1% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 3.8% | 2024 | up 249.9% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 3.8% | 2020 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 24 | Rwanda | 3.7% | 2020 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 3.3% | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 26 | El Salvador | 3.0% | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 27 | Ghana | 3.0% | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Nepal | 2.9% | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 2.4% | 2022 | up 171.1% | rising |
| 30 | Jordan | 2.3% | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Togo | 1.8% | 2021 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Mongolia | 1.8% | 2022 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 1.7% | 2024 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Lesotho | 1.6% | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 1.5% | 2022 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.5% | 2021 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Armenia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Chile | 0.9% | 2022 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 41 | Peru | 0.8% | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 41 | Panama | 0.8% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release