Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
71.1%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
1.5%
Costa Rica
Median
21.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
394
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 71.1% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 1.5% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.8%, and the mean is 27.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 129.3%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 89.8%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 71.1% | 2019 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 61.2% | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 3 | Honduras | 60.9% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 4 | Benin | 59.4% | 2021 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 5 | Mali | 58.4% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 57.4% | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.7% | 2022 | down 34.1% | flat |
| 8 | Mozambique | 49.8% | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 9 | Senegal | 48.0% | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 46.9% | 2023 | up 22.7% | flat |
| 11 | Guatemala | 38.1% | 2015 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 12 | Gambia | 37.1% | 2020 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 36.4% | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 35.1% | 2018 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 30.9% | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 30.5% | 2020 | up 129.3% | falling |
| 17 | El Salvador | 27.7% | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 27.7% | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 21.8% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 21.0% | 2021 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 18.8% | 2019 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 17.9% | 2022 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 17.5% | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 15.8% | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 13.9% | 2022 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 26 | Brazil | 12.7% | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 27 | Jordan | 11.0% | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 8.8% | 2023 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 29 | Peru | 7.9% | 2023 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 30 | Egypt | 7.9% | 2022 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 31 | Uruguay | 7.8% | 2023 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Canada | 7.8% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 6.2% | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.7% | 2023 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Paraguay | 2.8% | 2024 | down 88.3% | falling |
| 36 | Chile | 1.9% | 2022 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 1.5% | 2021 | down 89.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release