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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release