Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
33
Highest
34.5%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Panama
Median
3.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
405
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 34.5% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.2%, and the mean is 6.9%.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 416.0%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, middle: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 34.5% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 26.7% | 2022 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 3 | Senegal | 24.9% | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 4 | Benin | 15.4% | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 5 | Gambia | 13.9% | 2020 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 13.3% | 2022 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 13.2% | 2021 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 11.9% | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 9 | Cameroon | 10.9% | 2018 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.7% | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 11 | Malawi | 8.3% | 2020 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 6.7% | 2019 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 5.9% | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Guatemala | 5.3% | 2015 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 15 | Nepal | 4.5% | 2022 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 16 | Lesotho | 4.3% | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 3.2% | 2022 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 2.4% | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 1.5% | 2024 | up 416.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 1.4% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2022 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Honduras | 1.1% | 2023 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 21 | Bolivia | 1.1% | 2021 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2023 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 25 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0.7% | 2022 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 0.6% | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2023 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Panama | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release