Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
38
Highest
84.2%
Benin
Lowest
0.0%
Canada
Median
47.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
400
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 84.2% in Benin; the lowest is 0.0% in Canada.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.4%, and the mean is 44.3%.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 177.8%), 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 | Benin | 84.2% | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 2 | Mozambique | 83.2% | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 80.3% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 4 | Guatemala | 78.4% | 2015 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 78.0% | 2019 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 76.5% | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 7 | Lesotho | 75.4% | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 75.1% | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 74.7% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 10 | Senegal | 73.6% | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 11 | Honduras | 68.4% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 12 | Nigeria | 68.2% | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Gambia | 64.2% | 2020 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 57.8% | 2018 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 55.0% | 2020 | up 177.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 52.6% | 2022 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 17 | Malawi | 50.0% | 2020 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 49.6% | 2019 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 49.4% | 2022 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 45.4% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 21 | El Salvador | 41.6% | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 39.9% | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 29.3% | 2023 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 24 | Panama | 28.5% | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 25 | Jordan | 28.2% | 2023 | up 37.3% | flat |
| 26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 24.3% | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 20.3% | 2023 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 28 | Paraguay | 19.3% | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 29 | Nepal | 17.7% | 2022 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 30 | Egypt | 17.6% | 2022 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 16.9% | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 13.3% | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 12.7% | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 34 | Brazil | 11.6% | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.3% | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 8.9% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 37 | Chile | 1.6% | 2022 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Canada | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release