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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release