Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
73
Highest
1.79 LPIA
Canada
Lowest
0.4758 LPIA
Finland
Median
1.29 LPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
831
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA) is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 1.79 LPIA in Canada; the lowest is 0.4758 LPIA in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.29 LPIA, and the mean is 1.24 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 64.8%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 61.3%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 1.79 LPIA | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 2 | Panama | 1.75 LPIA | 2023 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 1.75 LPIA | 2021 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.63 LPIA | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 5 | El Salvador | 1.61 LPIA | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 1.59 LPIA | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Hungary | 1.54 LPIA | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 8 | Mozambique | 1.52 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 1.51 LPIA | 2022 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 10 | Paraguay | 1.51 LPIA | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 1.49 LPIA | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 1.47 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 1.47 LPIA | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.46 LPIA | 2021 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 15 | Togo | 1.46 LPIA | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 16 | Cameroon | 1.45 LPIA | 2018 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 1.45 LPIA | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 18 | Colombia | 1.44 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 19 | Mauritania | 1.44 LPIA | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 1.43 LPIA | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 21 | China | 1.43 LPIA | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 1.41 LPIA | 2022 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 1.41 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 24 | Guatemala | 1.41 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 25 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.41 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 26 | Lithuania | 1.4 LPIA | 2021 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 27 | Niger | 1.39 LPIA | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 1.39 LPIA | 2021 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 1.38 LPIA | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 30 | Egypt | 1.36 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | Mali | 1.34 LPIA | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 32 | Ghana | 1.34 LPIA | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 1.34 LPIA | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 34 | Malawi | 1.3 LPIA | 2020 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 1.29 LPIA | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Nigeria | 1.29 LPIA | 2024 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 37 | Benin | 1.29 LPIA | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 38 | Zambia | 1.28 LPIA | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.28 LPIA | 2022 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 40 | Gambia | 1.26 LPIA | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Brazil | 1.25 LPIA | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 1.24 LPIA | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 1.24 LPIA | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 44 | Lesotho | 1.24 LPIA | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 1.23 LPIA | 2020 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 1.19 LPIA | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 47 | Peru | 1.14 LPIA | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 1.13 LPIA | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 49 | Nepal | 1.13 LPIA | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 50 | Uganda | 1.11 LPIA | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 51 | South Africa | 1.11 LPIA | 2024 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 1.09 LPIA | 2021 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 53 | Chile | 1.09 LPIA | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 54 | Cambodia | 1.07 LPIA | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 55 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.06 LPIA | 2022 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 56 | Latvia | 1.04 LPIA | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 57 | Denmark | 1.04 LPIA | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 58 | Kenya | 1.04 LPIA | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 1.02 LPIA | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 60 | Slovenia | 0.9972 LPIA | 2021 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 61 | Armenia | 0.9841 LPIA | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 62 | Greece | 0.951 LPIA | 2021 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 63 | France | 0.9342 LPIA | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 0.931 LPIA | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 0.9003 LPIA | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 0.8977 LPIA | 2021 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 0.8264 LPIA | 2021 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 68 | Germany | 0.8047 LPIA | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 69 | Switzerland | 0.75 LPIA | 2021 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6531 LPIA | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 71 | Portugal | 0.5682 LPIA | 2021 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 72 | Cyprus | 0.5157 LPIA | 2021 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 73 | Finland | 0.4758 LPIA | 2021 | down 35.8% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release