Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
74.6%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.0%
Canada
Median
33.6%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
395
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 74.6% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.0% in Canada.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.6%, and the mean is 33.5%.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 58.3%), and the largest decrease in Canada (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 | 74.6% | 2019 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 2 | Mozambique | 71.6% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 71.3% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 4 | Honduras | 67.4% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 5 | Benin | 65.8% | 2021 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 60.9% | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 7 | Lesotho | 57.8% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 56.9% | 2023 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 9 | Guatemala | 56.7% | 2015 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 10 | Senegal | 56.6% | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 51.7% | 2022 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 45.2% | 2020 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 13 | Gambia | 44.7% | 2020 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 14 | El Salvador | 39.6% | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 38.2% | 2018 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 36.9% | 2022 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 36.9% | 2019 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 34.5% | 2022 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 19 | Malawi | 33.6% | 2020 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 28.1% | 2021 | up 35.5% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 22.8% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 22 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 20.9% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 20.1% | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.9% | 2023 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 17.7% | 2022 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 17.6% | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 27 | Nepal | 17.5% | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 16.2% | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 11.0% | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 10.0% | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Egypt | 8.7% | 2022 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 32 | Jordan | 8.2% | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 8.0% | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 6.0% | 2023 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 35 | Chile | 4.0% | 2022 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 1.7% | 2023 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Canada | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release