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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
28 places, 341 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release