Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
44
Highest
1.94 WPIA
Jordan
Lowest
0.1038 WPIA
Brazil
Median
1.53 WPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
444
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 1.94 WPIA in Jordan; the lowest is 0.1038 WPIA in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.53 WPIA, and the mean is 1.21 WPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 6,239.2%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 93.0%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 1.94 WPIA | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Egypt | 1.84 WPIA | 2022 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.78 WPIA | 2020 | up 793.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 1.77 WPIA | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Cameroon | 1.77 WPIA | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 1.74 WPIA | 2015 | up 6,239.2% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 1.72 WPIA | 2020 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 8 | Mozambique | 1.71 WPIA | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1.7 WPIA | 2021 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 10 | Israel | 1.69 WPIA | 2016 | — | rising |
| 11 | Mauritania | 1.69 WPIA | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 12 | Nepal | 1.69 WPIA | 2022 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 13 | Türkiye | 1.69 WPIA | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1.63 WPIA | 2024 | up 2,144.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 1.62 WPIA | 2024 | up 1,478.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 1.6 WPIA | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 1.58 WPIA | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 1.58 WPIA | 2022 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 19 | Lesotho | 1.56 WPIA | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 1.55 WPIA | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 21 | Gambia | 1.55 WPIA | 2020 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 22 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.55 WPIA | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 1.52 WPIA | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 1.49 WPIA | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 1.48 WPIA | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 26 | Cambodia | 1.45 WPIA | 2021 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.44 WPIA | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 1.42 WPIA | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 29 | Zambia | 1.4 WPIA | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.27 WPIA | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1.23 WPIA | 2019 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 32 | Canada | 0.6591 WPIA | 2018 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.4255 WPIA | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 0.3742 WPIA | 2022 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3742 WPIA | 2014 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 0.2878 WPIA | 2023 | up 359.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 0.2687 WPIA | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 0.2231 WPIA | 2022 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Panama | 0.2158 WPIA | 2023 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 40 | El Salvador | 0.2121 WPIA | 2023 | up 159.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 0.202 WPIA | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.1652 WPIA | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Uruguay | 0.1075 WPIA | 2023 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.1038 WPIA | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release