Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
36
Highest
12.0%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
1.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
420
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 12.0% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.3%, and the mean is 3.0%.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 1,122.2%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, richest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 12.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 2 | Honduras | 11.0% | 2023 | up 1,122.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Gambia | 10.9% | 2020 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 10.9% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 5 | Senegal | 9.5% | 2023 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 6 | Zambia | 6.9% | 2023 | up 103.5% | falling |
| 7 | Nigeria | 5.7% | 2021 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Benin | 5.2% | 2021 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 9 | Mozambique | 5.0% | 2022 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 4.4% | 2022 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.2% | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 2.8% | 2019 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 13 | Egypt | 2.7% | 2022 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 2.6% | 2019 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 1.8% | 2018 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Malawi | 1.8% | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 17 | Guatemala | 1.6% | 2015 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Ghana | 1.5% | 2022 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Bolivia | 1.2% | 2021 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 21 | Jordan | 1.2% | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 22 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 0.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2022 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 0.5% | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2022 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 0.3% | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2023 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2023 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Peru | 0.1% | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release