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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
68
Highest
69.1%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.0%
Israel
Median
17.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
797

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 69.1% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.0% in Israel.

The median across all reporting countries is 17.6%, and the mean is 25.5%.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 229.8%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zimbabwe 69.1% 2019 up 37.2% rising
2 Lesotho 66.8% 2023 up 26.4% rising
3 Benin 65.2% 2021 up 52.5% flat
4 Mali 65.1% 2024 down 6.5% falling
5 Senegal 63.1% 2023 down 4.2% falling
6 Guatemala 62.5% 2024 up 10.9% falling
7 Mozambique 60.6% 2022 up 14.5% rising
8 Honduras 60.2% 2024 down 10.9% flat
9 Zambia 59.2% 2023 up 33.9% rising
10 Cambodia 58.1% 2020 up 8.1% flat
11 Gambia 58.0% 2023 up 6.4% flat
12 Côte d'Ivoire 57.5% 2022 down 23.6% falling
13 Uganda 50.9% 2023 up 5.3% rising
14 Nigeria 49.4% 2024 up 6.5% rising
15 Ethiopia 46.2% 2022 down 7.0% falling
16 Rwanda 44.7% 2020 down 7.5% falling
17 Mexico 44.3% 2022 up 13.0% falling
18 Togo 40.6% 2021 up 16.1% falling
19 El Salvador 39.5% 2023 down 6.2% falling
20 Bangladesh 37.3% 2022 down 24.8% falling
21 Cameroon 36.6% 2018 down 27.5% falling
22 Sierra Leone 33.2% 2019 down 29.2% falling
23 Malawi 31.9% 2020 down 14.6% falling
24 Ghana 30.8% 2024 down 7.8% falling
25 China 27.3% 2018 down 27.7% falling
26 Paraguay 20.4% 2024 down 34.2% falling
27 Colombia 20.3% 2023 down 23.7% falling
28 Costa Rica 19.2% 2024 up 1.1% falling
29 Dominican Republic 19.2% 2024 up 72.5% falling
30 Ecuador 18.4% 2024 down 4.5% falling
31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.4% 2024 down 22.0% falling
32 Panama 18.3% 2023 down 27.1% falling
33 Jordan 17.8% 2023 up 39.7% rising
34 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.6% 2024 down 1.1% falling
35 South Africa 17.5% 2024 up 8.4% falling
36 Kyrgyzstan 17.0% 2023 down 28.5% falling
37 Romania 16.8% 2021 down 3.7% falling
38 Kenya 15.3% 2024 down 8.6% falling
39 Nepal 14.6% 2022 down 7.4% falling
40 Mongolia 14.6% 2022 down 69.7% falling
41 Brazil 14.2% 2024 down 20.5% falling
42 Switzerland 13.9% 2021 up 25.8% rising
43 Bulgaria 13.5% 2021 up 58.2% falling
44 Armenia 13.3% 2023 down 17.1% falling
45 Croatia 12.2% 2021 up 35.8% rising
46 Norway 11.7% 2021 up 18.6% falling
47 Luxembourg 10.9% 2021 up 229.8% volatile
48 Uruguay 10.8% 2024 down 73.7% falling
49 Egypt 10.6% 2022 down 60.2% falling
50 Lithuania 10.1% 2021 up 91.0% falling
51 Hungary 9.8% 2021 up 151.5% rising
52 Denmark 9.6% 2021 down 3.0% falling
53 Slovenia 8.8% 2021 up 86.0% falling
54 Peru 7.9% 2023 down 52.7% falling
55 Poland 7.0% 2021 up 85.3% rising
56 Spain 6.4% 2021 down 61.3% volatile
57 Sweden 6.3% 2021 up 41.3% falling
58 Germany 5.2% 2021 down 12.7% rising
59 Estonia 5.1% 2021 down 5.4% volatile
60 Finland 4.1% 2021 up 15.7% falling
61 Cyprus 3.6% 2021 down 46.2% volatile
62 Chile 3.2% 2022 down 62.8% volatile
63 France 3.0% 2021 down 19.9% rising
64 Latvia 3.0% 2021 down 54.3% falling
65 Canada 2.7% 2018 down 69.9% falling
66 Greece 2.6% 2021 down 56.3% falling
67 Portugal 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
67 Israel 0.0% 2016 volatile

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, male (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