Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
35
Highest
1.35 GPIA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Lowest
0.4906 GPIA
Armenia
Median
0.9939 GPIA
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
423

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1.35 GPIA in Congo, Democratic Republic of the; the lowest is 0.4906 GPIA in Armenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9939 GPIA, and the mean is 0.9856 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 91.0%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 40.0%).

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.35 GPIA 2024 down 9.2% falling
2 Nepal 1.31 GPIA 2022 up 41.7% rising
3 Panama 1.31 GPIA 2023 up 91.0% flat
4 Mali 1.3 GPIA 2024 down 6.6% flat
5 Lesotho 1.27 GPIA 2023 down 12.2% falling
6 Kenya 1.24 GPIA 2024 down 13.5% falling
7 Benin 1.21 GPIA 2021 down 10.3% falling
8 Côte d'Ivoire 1.21 GPIA 2022 down 9.8% falling
9 Cameroon 1.2 GPIA 2018 down 0.5% falling
10 Nigeria 1.13 GPIA 2024 down 10.1% falling
11 Zambia 1.12 GPIA 2023 down 9.8% falling
12 Guatemala 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 7.6% falling
13 Ghana 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% falling
14 Uruguay 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 51.7% rising
15 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% rising
16 Brazil 1 GPIA 2024 up 2.5% flat
17 Kyrgyzstan 0.9993 GPIA 2023 up 13.2% rising
18 Honduras 0.9939 GPIA 2024 up 4.5% rising
19 Togo 0.9932 GPIA 2021 down 32.3% falling
20 Peru 0.9868 GPIA 2023 up 12.2% flat
21 Bangladesh 0.9119 GPIA 2022 down 16.5% falling
22 South Africa 0.9012 GPIA 2024 down 32.2% falling
23 Colombia 0.8919 GPIA 2023 up 4.4% falling
24 El Salvador 0.8881 GPIA 2023 down 12.0% falling
25 Mexico 0.8622 GPIA 2022 down 5.7% falling
26 Senegal 0.841 GPIA 2023 down 28.3% falling
27 Costa Rica 0.8201 GPIA 2024 up 2.5% falling
28 Dominican Republic 0.8106 GPIA 2024 down 21.9% falling
29 Paraguay 0.7768 GPIA 2024 down 1.7% falling
30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7762 GPIA 2024 down 14.1% falling
31 Argentina 0.7581 GPIA 2023 up 10.4% falling
32 Gambia 0.7186 GPIA 2023 down 36.7% falling
33 Ethiopia 0.7063 GPIA 2022 down 37.6% falling
34 Chile 0.5185 GPIA 2022 down 40.0% falling
35 Armenia 0.4906 GPIA 2023 down 22.8% falling

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
35 places, 423 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release