Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
74.5%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
1.7%
Chile
Median
19.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
434
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 74.5% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 1.7% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.0%, and the mean is 27.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 44.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 74.9%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 82.0%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, middle: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 74.5% | 2019 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 70.4% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 66.3% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Benin | 63.7% | 2021 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 60.6% | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 6 | Guatemala | 55.9% | 2015 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 7 | Senegal | 55.1% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 54.6% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 9 | Lesotho | 54.4% | 2023 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 10 | Gambia | 39.8% | 2020 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 11 | Honduras | 39.8% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 39.5% | 2022 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 38.1% | 2018 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 37.4% | 2022 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 34.1% | 2019 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 16 | Malawi | 33.6% | 2020 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 17 | Nigeria | 24.6% | 2021 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.4% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 23.2% | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.7% | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 21 | Ghana | 19.6% | 2022 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 22 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 18.4% | 2014 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 17.6% | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 24 | Nepal | 16.9% | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16.1% | 2020 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 26 | Jordan | 15.6% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 12.7% | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 12.6% | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | 12.0% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 30 | Türkiye | 11.1% | 2022 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 10.8% | 2024 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Egypt | 8.8% | 2022 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 33 | China | 7.8% | 2020 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 34 | Panama | 7.8% | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 7.6% | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 36 | Peru | 6.5% | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 5.3% | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 38 | United States of America | 5.2% | 2020 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 39 | Uruguay | 5.0% | 2023 | down 82.0% | falling |
| 40 | Israel | 4.8% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 41 | Canada | 2.7% | 2018 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 1.7% | 2022 | down 71.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release