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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
42 places, 434 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release