Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
22
Highest
1.74 WPIA
Nigeria
Lowest
0.1144 WPIA
Brazil
Median
0.3699 WPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
303
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 1.74 WPIA in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.1144 WPIA in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3699 WPIA, and the mean is 0.7406 WPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 643.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 42.1%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 1.74 WPIA | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 1.59 WPIA | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 3 | Lesotho | 1.58 WPIA | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | Nepal | 1.48 WPIA | 2022 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 1.46 WPIA | 2021 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 6 | Senegal | 1.34 WPIA | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 7 | Zambia | 1.31 WPIA | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 1.3 WPIA | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0.9265 WPIA | 2024 | up 643.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Chile | 0.6317 WPIA | 2022 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 0.377 WPIA | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 12 | Honduras | 0.3628 WPIA | 2023 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 0.3502 WPIA | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 0.3018 WPIA | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 0.2532 WPIA | 2022 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 16 | El Salvador | 0.2432 WPIA | 2023 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 0.2202 WPIA | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2151 WPIA | 2019 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Uruguay | 0.1749 WPIA | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 0.1677 WPIA | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 0.1525 WPIA | 2017 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 0.1144 WPIA | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release