Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
1.41 GPIA
Cameroon
Lowest
0.3229 GPIA
Costa Rica
Median
0.9563 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
394
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 1.41 GPIA in Cameroon; the lowest is 0.3229 GPIA in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9563 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9636 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 137.2%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 54.9%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 1.41 GPIA | 2018 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.33 GPIA | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 3 | Togo | 1.32 GPIA | 2021 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 4 | Nepal | 1.27 GPIA | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 5 | Uruguay | 1.27 GPIA | 2024 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 7 | Peru | 1.19 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.15 GPIA | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Mali | 1.14 GPIA | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | Benin | 1.14 GPIA | 2021 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 11 | South Africa | 1.08 GPIA | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 1.06 GPIA | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 13 | Ecuador | 1.05 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 1.03 GPIA | 2022 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 1.01 GPIA | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 0.9979 GPIA | 2024 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 17 | Senegal | 0.9723 GPIA | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 18 | Armenia | 0.9404 GPIA | 2023 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 0.9344 GPIA | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 20 | Brazil | 0.9198 GPIA | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 21 | Honduras | 0.9093 GPIA | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 22 | Nigeria | 0.8946 GPIA | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 0.8844 GPIA | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 24 | Kenya | 0.8763 GPIA | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 0.8325 GPIA | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 26 | Gambia | 0.8071 GPIA | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 27 | Lesotho | 0.8062 GPIA | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7979 GPIA | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | 0.7954 GPIA | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.7878 GPIA | 2022 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.7392 GPIA | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5222 GPIA | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 0.375 GPIA | 2022 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.3229 GPIA | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release