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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
68 places, 797 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release