Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
37
Highest
77.3%
Mali
Lowest
2.8%
Chile
Median
38.9%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
397
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 77.3% in Mali; the lowest is 2.8% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.9%, and the mean is 38.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 135.5%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 73.7%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 77.3% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 77.1% | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 76.6% | 2019 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 4 | Benin | 76.5% | 2021 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 5 | Guatemala | 72.1% | 2015 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 6 | Zambia | 67.4% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 66.3% | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 8 | Lesotho | 65.9% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 65.8% | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 10 | Senegal | 61.4% | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 60.2% | 2022 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 55.7% | 2018 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 13 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 49.7% | 2020 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 44.2% | 2021 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 15 | Malawi | 42.7% | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 16 | Gambia | 41.7% | 2020 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 41.5% | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 40.4% | 2019 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 38.9% | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 34.1% | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 21 | Ghana | 24.9% | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 23.2% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.0% | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 22.1% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 20.3% | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 26 | Egypt | 20.0% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.5% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 28 | Panama | 18.2% | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 15.5% | 2024 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Jordan | 15.3% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 15.2% | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 32 | Canada | 12.2% | 2018 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 11.5% | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 8.3% | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 35 | Uruguay | 7.0% | 2023 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 6.9% | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 37 | Chile | 2.8% | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release