Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
71
Highest
72.1%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
1.2%
Portugal
Median
12.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
848
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 72.1% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 1.2% in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.8%, and the mean is 21.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 337.7%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 79.9%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 72.1% | 2019 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 63.1% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 3 | Benin | 60.9% | 2021 | up 30.8% | flat |
| 4 | Zambia | 57.4% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 5 | Lesotho | 55.3% | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 6 | Senegal | 54.6% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 53.7% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Cambodia | 53.4% | 2020 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 52.7% | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.4% | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 11 | Guatemala | 49.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 12 | Gambia | 43.8% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 13 | Rwanda | 43.7% | 2020 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 43.3% | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 15 | Nigeria | 42.1% | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 41.6% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 17 | Togo | 38.1% | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 37.7% | 2022 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 37.5% | 2018 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 20 | Malawi | 33.8% | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 27.3% | 2019 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 25.1% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 24.0% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 21.7% | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 25 | Switzerland | 19.6% | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 26 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 18.2% | 2014 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 18.1% | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 17.6% | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 29 | South Africa | 17.1% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 30 | Nepal | 16.1% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.4% | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 32 | Kenya | 14.3% | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 14.0% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 13.0% | 2023 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 13.0% | 2024 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 12.8% | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 37 | Paraguay | 12.8% | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 38 | Egypt | 12.2% | 2022 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 39 | Türkiye | 12.2% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 40 | China | 11.7% | 2020 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 11.4% | 2021 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 11.3% | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 43 | Brazil | 10.7% | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 44 | Norway | 10.7% | 2021 | up 75.7% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 10.5% | 2021 | up 337.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.0% | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 47 | Panama | 8.6% | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 48 | Germany | 8.6% | 2021 | up 134.4% | rising |
| 49 | Denmark | 8.4% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 50 | Croatia | 8.1% | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 7.8% | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 52 | Uruguay | 7.5% | 2024 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 53 | Mongolia | 7.2% | 2022 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 54 | Slovenia | 7.2% | 2021 | up 145.9% | falling |
| 55 | Poland | 7.1% | 2021 | up 151.6% | rising |
| 56 | Estonia | 6.5% | 2021 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 57 | Lithuania | 6.3% | 2021 | up 116.2% | falling |
| 58 | Hungary | 6.2% | 2021 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 5.8% | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 5.2% | 2021 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 61 | Spain | 4.7% | 2021 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Israel | 4.4% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 63 | Sweden | 3.8% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 64 | Cyprus | 3.8% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 65 | United States of America | 3.4% | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 66 | France | 3.0% | 2021 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 2.1% | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 68 | Latvia | 2.0% | 2021 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 2.0% | 2021 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 70 | Canada | 1.2% | 2018 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 71 | Portugal | 1.2% | 2021 | down 79.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release