Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
28
Highest
55.9%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
18.4%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
341
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 55.9% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.4%, and the mean is 21.8%.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 136.2%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (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 | Mali | 55.9% | 2024 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 2 | Honduras | 55.4% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Zambia | 51.7% | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 4 | Senegal | 48.7% | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 45.2% | 2021 | up 136.2% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 44.7% | 2021 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 7 | Lesotho | 31.8% | 2023 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 8 | Mexico | 31.1% | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 9 | El Salvador | 25.4% | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 10 | Malawi | 20.9% | 2020 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 11 | Paraguay | 20.9% | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.8% | 2020 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 20.1% | 2022 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 14 | Guatemala | 18.5% | 2015 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 15 | Mozambique | 18.3% | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 16 | Nigeria | 18.0% | 2021 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 17.5% | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 13.7% | 2023 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 12.9% | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 11.5% | 2019 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 9.2% | 2022 | up 95.4% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 6.7% | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 5.4% | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 3.4% | 2022 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 2.2% | 2023 | down 83.1% | falling |
| 26 | Chile | 0.3% | 2022 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release