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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
71 places, 847 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release