Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, female (household survey data) (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
68
Highest
82.4%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.6%
Cyprus
Median
16.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
798

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 82.4% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.6% in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.6%, and the mean is 26.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 137.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 440.8%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 86.2%).

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zimbabwe 82.4% 2019 up 32.2% rising
2 Mozambique 76.8% 2022 down 2.6% flat
3 Mali 75.8% 2024 down 3.8% falling
4 Benin 75.5% 2021 up 17.4% falling
5 Zambia 73.4% 2023 up 8.2% flat
6 Côte d'Ivoire 67.9% 2022 down 24.6% falling
7 Guatemala 63.0% 2024 down 3.6% falling
8 Cameroon 62.3% 2018 down 18.0% falling
9 Senegal 61.3% 2023 down 16.6% falling
10 Uganda 59.8% 2023 down 13.3% falling
11 Togo 59.5% 2021 up 0.1% falling
12 Honduras 54.8% 2024 down 5.6% flat
13 Lesotho 53.9% 2023 up 16.4% flat
14 Cambodia 52.1% 2020 down 17.0% falling
15 Ethiopia 49.3% 2022 down 13.6% falling
16 Gambia 46.8% 2023 down 34.4% falling
17 Rwanda 46.2% 2020 down 14.9% falling
18 Sierra Leone 46.0% 2019 down 33.8% falling
19 Nigeria 44.2% 2024 down 33.0% flat
20 Malawi 40.1% 2020 down 25.9% falling
21 Bangladesh 38.3% 2022 down 33.5% falling
22 Mexico 34.9% 2022 down 20.0% falling
23 Ghana 30.7% 2024 down 26.3% falling
24 El Salvador 29.2% 2023 down 39.8% falling
25 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.4% 2024 down 43.2% falling
26 Nepal 20.1% 2022 down 19.3% volatile
27 Ecuador 19.4% 2024 down 21.4% falling
28 South Africa 19.1% 2024 up 10.7% flat
29 Egypt 18.0% 2022 down 50.3% falling
30 China 17.6% 2018 down 43.0% falling
31 Panama 17.1% 2023 down 34.7% falling
32 Switzerland 17.1% 2021 up 22.5% flat
33 Dominican Republic 16.9% 2024 up 49.9% falling
34 Colombia 16.9% 2023 down 28.4% falling
35 Paraguay 16.2% 2024 down 42.6% falling
36 Norway 15.0% 2021 up 250.1% rising
37 Uruguay 14.8% 2024 down 32.7% volatile
38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.7% 2024 down 49.9% falling
39 Romania 14.3% 2021 down 14.7% falling
40 Jordan 13.7% 2023 up 13.1% falling
41 Kenya 13.5% 2024 down 30.4% falling
42 Brazil 13.0% 2024 down 24.3% falling
43 Armenia 12.5% 2023 up 64.8% rising
44 Bulgaria 11.4% 2021 down 18.0% falling
45 Luxembourg 11.1% 2021 up 440.8% volatile
46 Peru 9.7% 2023 down 51.5% falling
47 Hungary 9.4% 2021 up 150.1% rising
48 Germany 9.3% 2021 rising
49 Kyrgyzstan 8.9% 2023 down 68.5% falling
50 Croatia 8.3% 2021 up 25.9% falling
51 Denmark 7.7% 2021 down 12.3% falling
52 Estonia 6.4% 2021 up 24.3% falling
53 Poland 6.4% 2021 up 140.9% flat
54 Costa Rica 6.2% 2024 down 53.0% volatile
55 Canada 5.8% 2018 up 24.3% volatile
56 Lithuania 5.8% 2021 up 171.2% rising
57 Slovenia 5.5% 2021 up 121.5% flat
58 Mongolia 4.9% 2022 down 78.6% volatile
59 Sweden 4.9% 2021 up 15.1% falling
60 France 2.6% 2021 up 43.2% rising
61 Spain 2.1% 2021 down 83.4% volatile
62 Israel 2.1% 2016 volatile
63 Finland 1.8% 2021 down 70.7% falling
64 Portugal 1.6% 2021 down 59.6% volatile
65 Greece 1.3% 2021 down 74.8% falling
66 Chile 1.2% 2022 down 80.0% volatile
67 Latvia 1.1% 2021 down 85.3% volatile
68 Cyprus 0.6% 2021 down 86.2% falling

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, female (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
68 places, 798 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release