Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
31
Highest
49.5%
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
5.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
393
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 49.5% in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.0%, and the mean is 11.3%.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 81.2%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 49.5% | 2021 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 47.9% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 3 | Benin | 35.5% | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 4 | Mozambique | 33.8% | 2022 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 33.6% | 2019 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 21.5% | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 21.0% | 2022 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 8 | Gambia | 19.1% | 2020 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 9 | Guatemala | 11.7% | 2015 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 10.9% | 2022 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.2% | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 8.5% | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 13 | Nepal | 6.7% | 2022 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 5.3% | 2023 | up 60.6% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 5.2% | 2023 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 16 | Jordan | 5.0% | 2023 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 4.7% | 2020 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 18 | El Salvador | 3.7% | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 2.9% | 2022 | up 81.2% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 2.1% | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% | 2023 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Paraguay | 1.9% | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia | 1.7% | 2021 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 1.4% | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Chile | 1.2% | 2022 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 1.2% | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Peru | 1.0% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2023 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release