Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
72.0%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.8%
Canada
Median
16.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
434
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 72.0% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.8% in Canada.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.4%, and the mean is 22.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 64.1%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 89.3%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 72.0% | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 55.5% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 54.6% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 4 | Benin | 52.6% | 2021 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 50.8% | 2023 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 6 | Lesotho | 50.2% | 2023 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 7 | Senegal | 49.1% | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45.0% | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 9 | Mozambique | 43.9% | 2022 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 37.9% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 11 | Guatemala | 37.5% | 2015 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 36.3% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 13 | Gambia | 31.4% | 2020 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 30.9% | 2018 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 15 | Malawi | 29.0% | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 19.1% | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 18.6% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 18.6% | 2019 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 19 | Nigeria | 18.1% | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.1% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 16.8% | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 22 | China | 16.0% | 2020 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 23 | Jordan | 13.4% | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 24 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 12.6% | 2014 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.2% | 2020 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 11.5% | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Nepal | 11.4% | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye | 10.9% | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 29 | Ecuador | 9.9% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 30 | Colombia | 9.1% | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 8.2% | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.1% | 2023 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 33 | Egypt | 7.4% | 2022 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 7.3% | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 6.5% | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 5.5% | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 37 | United States of America | 4.3% | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 3.6% | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 39 | Israel | 1.8% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 40 | Chile | 1.3% | 2022 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 41 | Panama | 0.9% | 2023 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Canada | 0.8% | 2018 | down 47.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release