Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
179
Highest
88.0%
Niger
Lowest
0.3%
United Arab Emirates
Median
21.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,927
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 88.0% in Niger; the lowest is 0.3% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.9%, and the mean is 27.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 299.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 638.5%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong, China (down 97.1%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 88.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 2 | Mauritania | 84.9% | 2024 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 3 | Senegal | 84.2% | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 83.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 79.1% | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 6 | Chad | 76.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 75.6% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 73.7% | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 9 | Mali | 73.6% | 2018 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 10 | Burundi | 72.9% | 2025 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 11 | Tokelau | 71.4% | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar | 69.0% | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 13 | Malawi | 67.0% | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 66.2% | 2022 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 66.0% | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 16 | Honduras | 65.9% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.6% | 2025 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 18 | Benin | 64.3% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 19 | Suriname | 64.3% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 20 | Lesotho | 63.0% | 2024 | up 52.4% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 62.3% | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 22 | Guinea | 61.1% | 2014 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Lebanon | 61.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 61.0% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 58.4% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 26 | San Marino | 57.8% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 27 | Yemen | 53.9% | 2016 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 28 | Cambodia | 53.2% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 29 | Comoros | 52.3% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 30 | Gambia | 52.1% | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 31 | Togo | 51.7% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 50.3% | 2024 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 33 | Ghana | 49.7% | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 34 | El Salvador | 49.2% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.6% | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 36 | Liberia | 46.4% | 2022 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 37 | Iraq | 44.2% | 2007 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 43.3% | 2023 | up 338.6% | volatile |
| 39 | India | 43.1% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 40 | Myanmar | 42.0% | 2018 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 41.9% | 2018 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 42 | Belize | 40.3% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 43 | Guyana | 39.2% | 2023 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 38.4% | 2023 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 45 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 38.4% | 2020 | up 446.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Eritrea | 38.3% | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 37.8% | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 48 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 37.8% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 49 | Maldives | 37.4% | 2024 | down 37.0% | flat |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.3% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 36.7% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 35.8% | 2024 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 53 | Botswana | 33.4% | 2022 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 32.1% | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 55 | Kuwait | 31.7% | 2021 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 31.6% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 57 | Tonga | 31.3% | 2024 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 58 | Rwanda | 30.9% | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 30.5% | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 60 | Palestine, State of | 30.4% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 61 | Panama | 29.7% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 62 | Bhutan | 29.5% | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 29.2% | 2020 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 64 | Paraguay | 29.2% | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 65 | Indonesia | 29.1% | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 66 | Egypt | 28.5% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 67 | Oman | 28.3% | 2024 | up 638.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Samoa | 28.1% | 2024 | up 52.1% | falling |
| 69 | Brunei Darussalam | 28.0% | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Eswatini | 27.5% | 2022 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Romania | 27.5% | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 27.5% | 2011 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 27.3% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 27.2% | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 75 | Seychelles | 27.2% | 2024 | up 81.2% | falling |
| 76 | Kenya | 26.0% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.9% | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 78 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 25.3% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 79 | Cuba | 25.1% | 2024 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 80 | Algeria | 25.0% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 81 | Cook Islands | 24.8% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 82 | Serbia | 24.5% | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 83 | Philippines | 24.4% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 24.2% | 2024 | up 33.2% | falling |
| 85 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 24.1% | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 86 | Thailand | 24.0% | 2025 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 23.3% | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 88 | British Virgin Islands | 23.0% | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 89 | Bahamas | 22.1% | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 21.9% | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 91 | Morocco | 21.2% | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 21.2% | 2022 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 20.3% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 94 | Kiribati | 20.2% | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 95 | Iceland | 20.0% | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 96 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.8% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 97 | Qatar | 19.7% | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 19.4% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.9% | 2015 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 100 | Fiji | 18.4% | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 101 | Jamaica | 18.2% | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 102 | Ukraine | 16.3% | 2024 | up 303.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Moldova | 16.1% | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 104 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.6% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 105 | Montenegro | 15.3% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 106 | South Africa | 15.1% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 107 | Canada | 15.0% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 108 | Colombia | 14.2% | 2022 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 109 | Naoero | 14.1% | 2025 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 110 | Ecuador | 13.9% | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 111 | Nepal | 13.3% | 2025 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 112 | Armenia | 13.2% | 2024 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 113 | Uruguay | 13.0% | 2023 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 114 | Luxembourg | 12.8% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 115 | Jordan | 12.5% | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 12.0% | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 117 | Malta | 11.9% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 118 | Cayman Islands | 11.6% | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 119 | Andorra | 11.4% | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 120 | Macau, China | 11.3% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 121 | Germany | 11.0% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 122 | Albania | 11.0% | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Barbados | 10.8% | 2024 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 10.4% | 2024 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 125 | Estonia | 10.4% | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 10.3% | 2024 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 127 | Hungary | 10.3% | 2024 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 128 | Croatia | 10.2% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 129 | Aruba | 10.2% | 2009 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 130 | Argentina | 10.0% | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Dominica | 9.7% | 2023 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.3% | 2024 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 133 | Denmark | 9.3% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 134 | Latvia | 9.3% | 2024 | up 81.5% | falling |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.2% | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Switzerland | 8.9% | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 137 | Mongolia | 8.9% | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Grenada | 8.8% | 2021 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 139 | Austria | 8.7% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 140 | Norway | 8.4% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.0% | 2023 | up 181.4% | falling |
| 142 | Brazil | 7.9% | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 143 | Australia | 7.9% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 144 | Czechia | 7.3% | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 145 | Slovakia | 7.2% | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 146 | Belarus | 6.7% | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 147 | United States of America | 6.5% | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 148 | New Zealand | 6.4% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 149 | Anguilla | 6.3% | 2022 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 150 | Spain | 6.1% | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 151 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.1% | 2023 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 152 | Bahrain | 6.0% | 2019 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 153 | Finland | 5.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 154 | Italy | 5.8% | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | 5.7% | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Türkiye | 5.7% | 2022 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Peru | 5.4% | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 158 | France | 5.4% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 159 | Lithuania | 5.2% | 2024 | up 44.2% | falling |
| 160 | Poland | 5.0% | 2020 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 161 | Palau | 4.8% | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Korea | 4.0% | 2024 | up 50.3% | falling |
| 163 | Slovenia | 3.9% | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 164 | Montserrat | 3.8% | 2021 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Japan | 3.7% | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 166 | Greece | 3.7% | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Sweden | 3.2% | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Georgia | 3.1% | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Cyprus | 3.0% | 2022 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 170 | Israel | 2.5% | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 171 | Netherlands | 2.1% | 2023 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 172 | Belgium | 1.8% | 2023 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 173 | Portugal | 1.2% | 2018 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Ireland | 1.1% | 2022 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Chile | 0.6% | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Singapore | 0.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Hong Kong, China | 0.3% | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3% | 2024 | up 226.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 54.5%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 53.7%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 53.3%
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 53.2%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 48.4%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 46.9%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 45.4%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 43.7%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 43.5%
- SDG: Southern Asia 38.9%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 38.3%
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 38.1%
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 37.8%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 37.4%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 36.3%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 35.8%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 35.3%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 32.0%
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 31.6%
- SDG: Oceania 31.0%
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 31.0%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 30.6%
- SDG: World 30.6%
- SDG: Northern Africa 28.9%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 25.8%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 25.5%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 24.8%
- SDG: Western Asia 23.0%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 20.9%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 19.0%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 19.0%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 18.6%
- SDG: Central Asia 10.5%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 8.6%
- SDG: Europe 6.0%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 5.9%
- SDG: Northern America 5.6%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 5.2%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 2.2%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release