Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
184
Highest
88.5%
Niger
Lowest
0.1%
Portugal
Median
19.1%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,150
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 88.5% in Niger; the lowest is 0.1% in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.1%, and the mean is 25.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,275.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 1,446.0%), and the largest decrease in Saudi Arabia (down 96.7%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 88.5% | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 85.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 3 | Mauritania | 83.4% | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 4 | Senegal | 81.1% | 2024 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 5 | Chad | 80.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 6 | Mali | 77.0% | 2018 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 76.3% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 73.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.7% | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 10 | Burundi | 70.6% | 2025 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 11 | Tokelau | 70.3% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar | 69.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 68.8% | 2014 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 14 | Malawi | 68.7% | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 67.9% | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 67.0% | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 65.7% | 2025 | up 45.9% | falling |
| 18 | Guatemala | 65.6% | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 64.8% | 2023 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 20 | Yemen | 62.9% | 2016 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 21 | Honduras | 62.1% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 61.9% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 23 | San Marino | 59.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 58.4% | 2024 | up 54.2% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 58.1% | 2024 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 26 | Suriname | 56.0% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 27 | Togo | 55.3% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 28 | Lebanon | 54.5% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 54.5% | 2018 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 30 | Iraq | 52.1% | 2007 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 50.2% | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 32 | Cambodia | 48.9% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 33 | Tuvalu | 48.1% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.0% | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 35 | El Salvador | 47.9% | 2024 | up 42.3% | flat |
| 36 | Comoros | 47.4% | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 37 | Liberia | 46.3% | 2022 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 44.8% | 2023 | up 384.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Eritrea | 43.8% | 2022 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 40 | Maldives | 42.9% | 2024 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 41 | Gambia | 42.7% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 42 | India | 41.6% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 39.8% | 2011 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 44 | Kenya | 37.6% | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 45 | Belize | 37.4% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 37.0% | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 47 | Guyana | 36.6% | 2023 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 48 | Myanmar | 36.1% | 2018 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 36.1% | 2023 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 50 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 35.7% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 34.9% | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.5% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 31.1% | 2024 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 54 | Botswana | 30.7% | 2022 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 30.0% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 56 | Oman | 29.6% | 2024 | up 1,095.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Tonga | 28.7% | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 28.5% | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 59 | Rwanda | 28.3% | 2024 | up 37.9% | flat |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 28.2% | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 61 | Mexico | 28.0% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 62 | Indonesia | 28.0% | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 63 | Panama | 27.8% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 64 | Paraguay | 27.6% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 65 | Romania | 26.9% | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 66 | Kuwait | 26.6% | 2021 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 67 | Timor-Leste | 26.6% | 2020 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 68 | Brunei Darussalam | 26.4% | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 25.9% | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 70 | Eswatini | 24.3% | 2022 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | 24.2% | 2024 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 72 | Palestine, State of | 24.1% | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 73 | Seychelles | 23.7% | 2024 | up 764.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 23.5% | 2024 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.8% | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 76 | Samoa | 22.7% | 2024 | up 60.3% | falling |
| 77 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.5% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 22.4% | 2024 | up 51.8% | falling |
| 79 | Philippines | 22.4% | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 80 | Cook Islands | 22.3% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 81 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 22.0% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 21.7% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 21.5% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 21.2% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 85 | Bhutan | 20.9% | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 86 | Bahamas | 20.8% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 87 | Algeria | 20.4% | 2025 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 19.9% | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 89 | Namibia | 19.7% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 90 | Iceland | 19.5% | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 91 | Montserrat | 19.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.4% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.9% | 2023 | up 1,446.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 18.9% | 2024 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 95 | Mauritius | 18.8% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 96 | Thailand | 18.8% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 97 | Jamaica | 18.7% | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.5% | 2015 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 18.2% | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 100 | British Virgin Islands | 18.0% | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 101 | Qatar | 17.7% | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 16.8% | 2022 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 103 | Niue | 15.5% | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 104 | Canada | 15.4% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 105 | Fiji | 14.7% | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 106 | Anguilla | 14.6% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 107 | Republic of Moldova | 13.9% | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 108 | Ukraine | 13.9% | 2024 | up 442.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Nepal | 13.8% | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 110 | Montenegro | 13.3% | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 111 | South Africa | 13.1% | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 112 | Colombia | 13.1% | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 113 | Kiribati | 12.7% | 2024 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 114 | Ecuador | 12.1% | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 115 | Naoero | 11.8% | 2025 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 11.8% | 2024 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 117 | Cayman Islands | 11.7% | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 118 | Armenia | 11.5% | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Andorra | 11.5% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 120 | Dominica | 11.3% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 121 | Germany | 11.2% | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 11.0% | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 10.8% | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 124 | Uruguay | 10.5% | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 125 | Grenada | 10.4% | 2021 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 126 | Malta | 10.4% | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Macau, China | 10.4% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 128 | Estonia | 10.0% | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 129 | Hungary | 9.9% | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 130 | Liechtenstein | 9.6% | 2021 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 131 | Switzerland | 9.0% | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 132 | Jordan | 8.9% | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 133 | Aruba | 8.8% | 2009 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 134 | Denmark | 8.8% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.5% | 2023 | up 82.1% | falling |
| 136 | Austria | 7.9% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 137 | Latvia | 7.8% | 2024 | up 69.7% | falling |
| 138 | Brazil | 7.6% | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 139 | Norway | 7.6% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 7.4% | 2024 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Slovakia | 7.4% | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 142 | Czechia | 7.4% | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 143 | Viet Nam | 7.3% | 2022 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Croatia | 7.0% | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.8% | 2024 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.7% | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | 6.5% | 2023 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Australia | 6.1% | 2024 | up 612.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Italy | 5.6% | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 150 | Peru | 5.6% | 2024 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 151 | New Zealand | 5.6% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 152 | Palau | 5.6% | 2024 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Spain | 5.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 154 | Finland | 5.3% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 155 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.2% | 2023 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 156 | Belarus | 5.1% | 2024 | up 56.7% | falling |
| 157 | United States of America | 5.1% | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 158 | Georgia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Mongolia | 4.7% | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Korea | 4.5% | 2024 | up 57.0% | falling |
| 161 | Lithuania | 4.5% | 2024 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 162 | France | 4.5% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 163 | Gibraltar | 3.5% | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 164 | Greece | 3.4% | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Slovenia | 3.4% | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 166 | Sweden | 3.0% | 2024 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 167 | Japan | 2.9% | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 168 | Netherlands | 2.1% | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 169 | Bahrain | 1.8% | 2024 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 170 | Israel | 1.6% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 171 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Cyprus | 1.4% | 2024 | down 82.2% | falling |
| 173 | Albania | 1.3% | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Chile | 1.1% | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Hong Kong, China | 1.0% | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% | 2025 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2023 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Poland | 0.7% | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2022 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Singapore | 0.6% | 2023 | up 349.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 183 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4% | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2023 | down 94.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 56.4%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 56.1%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 55.9%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 55.8%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 49.2%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 48.0%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 47.8%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 46.2%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 41.9%
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 40.8%
- SDG: Southern Asia 39.7%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 39.1%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 38.7%
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 38.0%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 35.7%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 35.3%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 35.2%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 33.9%
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 32.3%
- SDG: Oceania 31.4%
- SDG: World 30.5%
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 30.4%
- SDG: Northern Africa 28.2%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 26.8%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 25.9%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 24.7%
- SDG: Western Asia 23.9%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 23.5%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 18.5%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 16.9%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 16.8%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 15.8%
- SDG: Central Asia 10.6%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 8.6%
- SDG: Europe 5.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 5.5%
- SDG: Northern America 5.4%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 4.9%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 1.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release