Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
68
Highest
75.1%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.8%
Portugal
Median
16.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
797
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 75.1% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.8% in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.2%, and the mean is 25.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 100.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 298.6%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 85.1%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 75.1% | 2019 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 70.4% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 3 | Benin | 70.2% | 2021 | up 34.2% | flat |
| 4 | Mozambique | 68.5% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 66.2% | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 62.8% | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 62.3% | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 8 | Senegal | 62.1% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 9 | Lesotho | 61.0% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 57.6% | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 11 | Uganda | 55.3% | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 12 | Cambodia | 55.1% | 2020 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 13 | Gambia | 52.3% | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 14 | Togo | 50.2% | 2021 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 49.8% | 2018 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 47.6% | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 17 | Nigeria | 47.1% | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 45.4% | 2020 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 39.6% | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 39.2% | 2019 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 37.9% | 2022 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 22 | Malawi | 35.6% | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 34.4% | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 24 | Ghana | 30.7% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 25 | China | 23.2% | 2018 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 21.8% | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 18.9% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 18.8% | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | 18.3% | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 18.3% | 2024 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 18.1% | 2024 | up 61.7% | falling |
| 32 | Panama | 17.7% | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 33 | Nepal | 17.6% | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16.5% | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 35 | Jordan | 16.0% | 2023 | up 28.2% | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 15.6% | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 15.5% | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 14.4% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 39 | Egypt | 14.3% | 2022 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 13.6% | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Brazil | 13.6% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 13.4% | 2021 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.1% | 2023 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 44 | Armenia | 12.9% | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 12.6% | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 12.5% | 2021 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 11.0% | 2021 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Croatia | 10.4% | 2021 | up 34.4% | flat |
| 49 | Mongolia | 9.8% | 2022 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 50 | Hungary | 9.6% | 2021 | up 150.8% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 8.8% | 2023 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 52 | Denmark | 8.7% | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 53 | Lithuania | 8.0% | 2021 | up 112.0% | falling |
| 54 | Germany | 7.2% | 2021 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 7.2% | 2021 | up 97.0% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 6.7% | 2021 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 57 | Estonia | 5.8% | 2021 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 58 | Sweden | 5.7% | 2021 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 59 | Spain | 4.5% | 2021 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Canada | 4.2% | 2018 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 3.0% | 2021 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 62 | France | 2.8% | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 2.3% | 2022 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2021 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 65 | Latvia | 2.1% | 2021 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 66 | Greece | 1.9% | 2021 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 67 | Israel | 1.1% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2021 | down 85.1% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release