Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age (UNESCO) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
63.25
Guatemala
Lowest
1.4
Chile
Median
18.67
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
620
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age (UNESCO) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 63.25 in Guatemala; the lowest is 1.4 in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.67, and the mean is 21.37.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Barbados (up 11,513.3%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 86.1%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 63.25 | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 2 | Honduras | 60.62 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 3 | El Salvador | 44.45 | 2023 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 4 | Suriname | 42.52 | 2015 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | British Virgin Islands | 40.67 | 2024 | up 142.2% | rising |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 37.02 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 7 | Guyana | 36.62 | 2023 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 34.74 | 2023 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 9 | Panama | 32.04 | 2015 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 31.06 | 2022 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 11 | Belize | 28.1 | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 25.77 | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Cuba | 22.44 | 2023 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 14 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 22.03 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 20.31 | 2023 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 16 | Montserrat | 19.43 | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.02 | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 18 | Jamaica | 18.67 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 19 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14.67 | 2022 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 20 | Anguilla | 14.63 | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 13.09 | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 11.88 | 2023 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 11.44 | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominica | 11.27 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 25 | Grenada | 10.44 | 2021 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 26 | Peru | 9.37 | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 8.63 | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.54 | 2023 | up 82.1% | falling |
| 29 | Barbados | 8.24 | 2023 | up 11,513.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 8.2 | 2022 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.63 | 2022 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 4.59 | 2022 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.63 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 34 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.48 | 2023 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 1.4 | 2023 | down 80.3% | falling |