Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
42
Highest
77.4%
Mali
Lowest
1.6%
Canada
Median
24.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
434
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 77.4% in Mali; the lowest is 1.6% in Canada.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.2%, and the mean is 32.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 79.6%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 70.3%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, second: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 77.4% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 76.9% | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 76.4% | 2019 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 4 | Benin | 74.0% | 2021 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 5 | Guatemala | 70.3% | 2015 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 6 | Zambia | 67.1% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 65.5% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 8 | Lesotho | 65.5% | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 9 | Senegal | 61.4% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 10 | Cameroon | 56.7% | 2018 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 53.2% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 12 | Honduras | 47.8% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 13 | Gambia | 44.4% | 2020 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 43.2% | 2021 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 43.0% | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 16 | Malawi | 42.7% | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 39.5% | 2019 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 18 | Mexico | 28.9% | 2022 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 19 | El Salvador | 25.9% | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25.5% | 2020 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 24.9% | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 22 | Nepal | 23.5% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22.3% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.8% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 21.6% | 2022 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 26 | Jordan | 21.4% | 2023 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 20.2% | 2014 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye | 16.0% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | 15.9% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 30 | Colombia | 15.0% | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 14.6% | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 10.9% | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 33 | China | 10.8% | 2020 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 9.0% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 8.8% | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 36 | Uruguay | 8.7% | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 37 | Peru | 8.6% | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 38 | Panama | 7.4% | 2023 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 39 | United States of America | 4.5% | 2020 | down 33.0% | flat |
| 40 | Israel | 4.5% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 1.9% | 2022 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 1.6% | 2018 | down 62.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release