Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
204
Highest
1.93 modelled data
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
0 modelled data
Saudi Arabia
Median
0.9133 modelled data
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,319
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 1.93 modelled data in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is 0 modelled data in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9133 modelled data, and the mean is 0.897 modelled data.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 128 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 616.7%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.93 modelled data | 2019 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.88 modelled data | 2025 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 3 | Dominica | 1.8 modelled data | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.78 modelled data | 2025 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 5 | Albania | 1.68 modelled data | 2025 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 1.67 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 1.63 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 8 | Niue | 1.63 modelled data | 2025 | up 339.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Hong Kong, China | 1.45 modelled data | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 10 | Palau | 1.44 modelled data | 2025 | up 98.8% | falling |
| 11 | Korea | 1.41 modelled data | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 1.37 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 1.35 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Chile | 1.33 modelled data | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.33 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 1.32 modelled data | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 1.31 modelled data | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 18 | Grenada | 1.27 modelled data | 2025 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 1.27 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen | 1.25 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 21 | Jamaica | 1.24 modelled data | 2025 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 1.23 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.22 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea | 1.22 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 25 | Zambia | 1.22 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.22 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 27 | South Sudan | 1.21 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 28 | Montenegro | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | up 168.6% | rising |
| 29 | Iraq | 1.19 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Eritrea | 1.17 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 31 | Angola | 1.16 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 32 | Eswatini | 1.15 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 33 | San Marino | 1.14 modelled data | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 36 | Monaco | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 37 | Chad | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 38 | Benin | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 1.1 modelled data | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 42 | Cayman Islands | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 43 | Djibouti | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 44 | Oman | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 47 | Mozambique | 1.06 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 49 | Türkiye | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 51 | Italy | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 52 | Uganda | 1.05 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 53 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 54 | Anguilla | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Comoros | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 56 | Nepal | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 58 | Switzerland | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 59 | Guatemala | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 62 | Niger | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 63 | Madagascar | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 65 | Tokelau | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 66 | Guyana | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 67 | Cambodia | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 68 | Indonesia | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 69 | Malawi | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 70 | Botswana | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 70 | Georgia | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 70 | Nigeria | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 70 | Portugal | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 0.9939 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9912 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 78 | India | 0.9885 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 79 | Macau, China | 0.9878 modelled data | 2025 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 80 | Morocco | 0.9783 modelled data | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 81 | Liberia | 0.9761 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 0.9752 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 83 | Namibia | 0.963 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 84 | Burundi | 0.9588 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 85 | Romania | 0.9576 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 86 | Libya | 0.9484 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 87 | Colombia | 0.9479 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 88 | Sudan | 0.9477 modelled data | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 89 | Gabon | 0.9471 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 0.945 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 91 | Spain | 0.942 modelled data | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 92 | Suriname | 0.939 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 0.938 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 0.9363 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 95 | Slovakia | 0.9359 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritania | 0.9341 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 97 | Germany | 0.9286 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 98 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9238 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 0.9205 modelled data | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 100 | Philippines | 0.9184 modelled data | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 101 | Peru | 0.9178 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 102 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9137 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 103 | Rwanda | 0.9129 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 104 | Panama | 0.906 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 105 | Lesotho | 0.9058 modelled data | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 106 | Bermuda | 0.9041 modelled data | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 0.902 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 108 | Paraguay | 0.8917 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 109 | El Salvador | 0.8866 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 110 | Honduras | 0.886 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 111 | Malta | 0.8852 modelled data | 2025 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 112 | Estonia | 0.8846 modelled data | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 0.8776 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 0.8776 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 115 | Belize | 0.8773 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 0.8627 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 117 | Greece | 0.8611 modelled data | 2025 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 0.8527 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 119 | Norway | 0.8519 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 0.8517 modelled data | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 121 | Ecuador | 0.8512 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 122 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.8479 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 123 | Slovenia | 0.8462 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 124 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.8454 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 125 | Denmark | 0.8413 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 126 | Senegal | 0.8407 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 0.8403 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 128 | Armenia | 0.8393 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 129 | Barbados | 0.8372 modelled data | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 130 | Iceland | 0.8293 modelled data | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 131 | Cuba | 0.8265 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 132 | Fiji | 0.8203 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 133 | Malaysia | 0.82 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 134 | Viet Nam | 0.8189 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 135 | Mauritius | 0.8148 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 136 | Kenya | 0.8128 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 137 | Belarus | 0.8095 modelled data | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Austria | 0.8088 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 139 | United States of America | 0.8039 modelled data | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 140 | Belgium | 0.8 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 0.7969 modelled data | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.796 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 143 | Haiti | 0.7941 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 144 | Lebanon | 0.7684 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 145 | Brazil | 0.766 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 0.7604 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 147 | Finland | 0.7576 modelled data | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 148 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.75 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 149 | Republic of Moldova | 0.75 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 150 | Dominican Republic | 0.7445 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 151 | Mexico | 0.7412 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 152 | Singapore | 0.7394 modelled data | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 153 | Naoero | 0.7366 modelled data | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 154 | Netherlands | 0.7333 modelled data | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 155 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.7197 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 156 | South Africa | 0.7191 modelled data | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 157 | Bahamas | 0.7148 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 158 | Tuvalu | 0.7131 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 159 | Qatar | 0.7117 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 160 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6818 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 0.6739 modelled data | 2025 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 162 | Andorra | 0.6695 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 163 | Poland | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 164 | Lithuania | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 0.6648 modelled data | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 166 | Serbia | 0.6618 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 167 | China | 0.6584 modelled data | 2025 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 168 | Czechia | 0.6491 modelled data | 2025 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.641 modelled data | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 170 | Jordan | 0.6381 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 171 | Timor-Leste | 0.6061 modelled data | 2025 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 172 | Uruguay | 0.5915 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 173 | Bhutan | 0.5751 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 174 | New Zealand | 0.575 modelled data | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 175 | Gambia | 0.5694 modelled data | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 176 | Algeria | 0.5657 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 177 | Israel | 0.5652 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 178 | Russian Federation | 0.5556 modelled data | 2025 | up 616.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Maldives | 0.5502 modelled data | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 180 | Myanmar | 0.5248 modelled data | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 181 | Curaçao | 0.5211 modelled data | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 182 | Seychelles | 0.5128 modelled data | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 183 | Tonga | 0.5077 modelled data | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 184 | Palestine, State of | 0.5019 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 185 | France | 0.5 modelled data | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 185 | Thailand | 0.5 modelled data | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 187 | Mongolia | 0.4938 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 188 | Cape Verde | 0.4817 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 0.4667 modelled data | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 190 | Samoa | 0.4533 modelled data | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 191 | Croatia | 0.4156 modelled data | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 192 | Tunisia | 0.4055 modelled data | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3882 modelled data | 2025 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 194 | Montserrat | 0.3644 modelled data | 2025 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 195 | Ukraine | 0.303 modelled data | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 196 | Aruba | 0.3 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 0.2203 modelled data | 2025 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 198 | Argentina | 0.2063 modelled data | 2025 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 199 | Bahrain | 0.1905 modelled data | 2025 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 200 | Kiribati | 0.1893 modelled data | 2025 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 201 | Australia | 0.1538 modelled data | 2025 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Ireland | 0 modelled data | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Latvia | 0 modelled data | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Saudi Arabia | 0 modelled data | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release