Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
69
Highest
65.5%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.9%
Canada
Median
12.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
833

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 65.5% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.9% in Canada.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.0%, and the mean is 18.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 906.8%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 78.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zimbabwe 65.5% 2019 up 25.5% rising
2 Cambodia 50.9% 2020 up 29.1% falling
3 Benin 50.0% 2021 up 24.7% flat
4 Uganda 49.0% 2023 down 15.8% flat
5 Zambia 47.5% 2023 up 6.5% flat
6 Senegal 47.0% 2023 up 1.1% falling
7 Mali 46.2% 2024 up 7.4% falling
8 Lesotho 46.1% 2023 up 136.7% rising
9 Côte d'Ivoire 44.8% 2022 down 5.0% falling
10 Gambia 38.5% 2023 down 17.5% falling
11 Russian Federation 38.5% 2022 up 906.8% rising
12 Guatemala 37.3% 2024 down 2.2% falling
13 Bangladesh 37.2% 2022 down 28.1% falling
14 Rwanda 35.0% 2020 down 31.2% falling
15 Nigeria 33.5% 2024 up 9.4% flat
16 Mozambique 33.1% 2022 down 7.7% falling
17 Honduras 31.7% 2024 up 0.1% flat
18 Cameroon 27.4% 2018 down 25.9% falling
19 Togo 27.2% 2021 down 23.8% falling
20 Malawi 25.0% 2020 down 36.8% falling
21 Ethiopia 23.5% 2022 down 20.6% falling
22 Mexico 21.0% 2022 down 15.0% falling
23 Switzerland 20.6% 2021 up 38.4% rising
24 Ghana 20.3% 2024 down 53.2% falling
25 Kyrgyzstan 20.1% 2023 up 52.8% rising
26 Jordan 17.7% 2023 up 6.9% flat
27 South Africa 16.3% 2024 down 31.2% falling
28 Sierra Leone 16.1% 2019 down 27.5% falling
29 Nepal 15.4% 2022 up 21.5% falling
30 Kenya 13.9% 2024 down 47.8% volatile
31 El Salvador 13.5% 2023 down 37.2% falling
32 China 13.3% 2018 down 41.8% falling
33 Armenia 13.1% 2023 up 26.3% flat
34 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.9% 2024 down 33.0% falling
35 Dominican Republic 12.0% 2024 up 17.8% falling
36 Ecuador 11.2% 2024 down 15.5% falling
37 Colombia 10.5% 2023 down 28.6% falling
38 Costa Rica 10.3% 2024 up 33.6% falling
39 Brazil 10.3% 2024 down 33.3% falling
40 Luxembourg 10.0% 2021 up 341.9% rising
41 Norway 9.5% 2021 up 94.7% rising
42 Egypt 9.2% 2022 down 56.6% falling
43 Paraguay 9.0% 2024 down 38.1% falling
44 Germany 9.0% 2021 up 137.7% rising
45 Denmark 8.3% 2021 down 14.4% falling
46 Romania 7.9% 2021 up 126.6% rising
47 Peru 7.6% 2023 down 45.7% falling
48 Poland 7.4% 2021 up 205.8% rising
49 Slovenia 7.2% 2021 up 223.9% rising
50 Uruguay 7.2% 2024 down 63.1% falling
51 Estonia 7.0% 2021 up 145.4% rising
52 Croatia 6.4% 2021 down 28.5% falling
53 Finland 6.2% 2021 down 3.7% falling
54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.1% 2024 down 48.2% falling
55 Mongolia 5.8% 2022 down 40.3% falling
56 Argentina 5.5% 2023 down 61.0% falling
57 Spain 4.8% 2021 down 60.1% volatile
58 Lithuania 4.8% 2021 up 234.5% rising
59 Hungary 4.4% 2021 up 59.7% rising
60 Panama 4.4% 2023 down 65.1% falling
61 Cyprus 4.2% 2021 up 13.7% falling
62 Bulgaria 3.1% 2021 down 54.2% falling
63 Sweden 3.0% 2021 down 38.0% falling
64 France 3.0% 2021 down 13.9% rising
65 Chile 2.1% 2022 down 65.6% falling
66 Greece 2.0% 2021 down 21.8% falling
67 Latvia 2.0% 2021 down 74.2% volatile
68 Portugal 1.3% 2021 down 78.5% volatile
69 Canada 0.9% 2018 down 67.7% falling

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
69 places, 833 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release