Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
60.1%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.4%
Chile
Median
10.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
434
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 60.1% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.4% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.3%, and the mean is 16.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 150.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 626.3%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 93.2%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 60.1% | 2019 | up 32.5% | flat |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.4% | 2022 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 46.9% | 2024 | up 23.0% | flat |
| 4 | Zambia | 44.8% | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 5 | Benin | 41.6% | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 6 | Senegal | 38.4% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 36.5% | 2021 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 8 | Lesotho | 33.7% | 2023 | up 121.8% | flat |
| 9 | Honduras | 28.8% | 2023 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 10 | Gambia | 27.1% | 2020 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 23.7% | 2022 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 12 | Malawi | 21.0% | 2020 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 20.5% | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 20.3% | 2022 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 20.2% | 2015 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 17.3% | 2022 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 17 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 16.0% | 2014 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 13.5% | 2018 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 11.8% | 2022 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 11.5% | 2019 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.6% | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 10.1% | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.3% | 2020 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.4% | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 25 | Ecuador | 6.8% | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 6.3% | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 6.2% | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 28 | Nepal | 6.2% | 2022 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 5.9% | 2023 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 30 | Türkiye | 5.4% | 2022 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 5.1% | 2024 | up 626.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 4.4% | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 33 | China | 4.4% | 2020 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 34 | United States of America | 3.2% | 2020 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 35 | Egypt | 2.9% | 2022 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 36 | Uruguay | 2.5% | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 2.3% | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 38 | Jordan | 2.3% | 2023 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 39 | Israel | 2.2% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 40 | Panama | 1.3% | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Canada | 0.4% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Chile | 0.4% | 2022 | down 93.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release