Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
33
Highest
42.2%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
5.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
403
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 42.2% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.0%, and the mean is 10.0%.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 287.9%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 42.2% | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 34.2% | 2022 | up 20.3% | flat |
| 3 | Senegal | 34.0% | 2023 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 26.7% | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 26.3% | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 6 | Gambia | 25.4% | 2020 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 7 | Cameroon | 20.8% | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 20.4% | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 13.8% | 2022 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.8% | 2024 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Ghana | 10.5% | 2022 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Guatemala | 9.9% | 2015 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 8.3% | 2019 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 6.7% | 2023 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Honduras | 6.5% | 2023 | up 242.1% | rising |
| 16 | Nepal | 5.3% | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 17 | Egypt | 5.0% | 2022 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 3.2% | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 3.2% | 2023 | up 52.4% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 2.5% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.2% | 2021 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | 1.9% | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 1.7% | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Jordan | 1.5% | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2022 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 0.7% | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Panama | 0.5% | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Chile | 0.5% | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release