Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
71
Highest
66.3%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.8%
Canada
Median
13.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
847
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 66.3% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.8% in Canada.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.7%, and the mean is 21.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 83.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 252.6%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 88.5%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 66.3% | 2019 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 57.7% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 3 | Senegal | 57.4% | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 4 | Lesotho | 57.2% | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 5 | Cambodia | 56.0% | 2020 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 6 | Benin | 55.7% | 2021 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 7 | Zambia | 52.7% | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 8 | Gambia | 50.4% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 48.9% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 10 | Guatemala | 48.1% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 47.2% | 2022 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45.7% | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 44.8% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 42.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 41.8% | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 16 | Rwanda | 41.6% | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 37.8% | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 18 | Togo | 33.7% | 2021 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 19 | Malawi | 31.0% | 2020 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 29.9% | 2018 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 26.2% | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 25.0% | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 24.1% | 2019 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 24.0% | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 25 | China | 20.5% | 2018 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 26 | Jordan | 19.6% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 18.9% | 2014 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 18.5% | 2021 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 17.3% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 31 | Armenia | 15.5% | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 32 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.7% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 33 | Kenya | 14.6% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 14.3% | 2024 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 35 | Paraguay | 14.1% | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 36 | Ecuador | 13.7% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 37 | Colombia | 13.7% | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 13.6% | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 39 | Nepal | 13.2% | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 12.2% | 2021 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 41 | Türkiye | 12.2% | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 10.9% | 2021 | up 252.6% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 10.8% | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 44 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.8% | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 45 | Egypt | 9.7% | 2022 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 46 | Croatia | 9.7% | 2021 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 47 | Norway | 9.5% | 2021 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 48 | Mongolia | 9.2% | 2022 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 49 | Denmark | 9.0% | 2021 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 50 | Germany | 8.5% | 2021 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 51 | Slovenia | 8.3% | 2021 | up 160.1% | falling |
| 52 | Panama | 8.2% | 2023 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 53 | Peru | 7.7% | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 54 | Poland | 7.4% | 2021 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 55 | Uruguay | 7.3% | 2024 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 56 | Hungary | 7.0% | 2021 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 57 | Estonia | 6.4% | 2021 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 58 | Finland | 6.4% | 2021 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 59 | Lithuania | 6.1% | 2021 | up 62.8% | falling |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 5.8% | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 61 | Spain | 4.5% | 2021 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Israel | 4.3% | 2016 | — | flat |
| 63 | Cyprus | 4.2% | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 64 | Sweden | 3.7% | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 65 | United States of America | 3.5% | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 66 | France | 3.2% | 2021 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 2.7% | 2022 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 68 | Latvia | 2.3% | 2021 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Greece | 2.0% | 2021 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2021 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Canada | 0.8% | 2018 | down 62.3% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release