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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
69
Highest
71.0%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
1.2%
Canada
Median
10.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
834

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, female (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 69 countries. The highest value is 71.0% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 1.2% in Canada.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.8%, and the mean is 18.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 61.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 734.4%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 75.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zimbabwe 71.0% 2019 up 18.5% rising
2 Benin 55.6% 2021 up 13.0% falling
3 Mali 52.7% 2024 up 0.4% falling
4 Lesotho 52.6% 2023 up 108.1% rising
5 Uganda 51.8% 2023 down 25.5% flat
6 Zambia 50.1% 2023 down 0.5% falling
7 Côte d'Ivoire 49.6% 2022 down 12.5% falling
8 Cambodia 48.7% 2020 up 5.2% falling
9 Senegal 43.3% 2023 down 14.7% falling
10 Rwanda 43.1% 2020 down 16.6% falling
11 Guatemala 38.6% 2024 up 1.5% falling
12 Mozambique 37.6% 2022 down 7.7% falling
13 Russian Federation 36.6% 2022 up 734.4% rising
14 Nigeria 36.2% 2024 up 2.8% falling
15 Bangladesh 35.6% 2022 down 33.8% falling
16 Gambia 32.6% 2023 down 34.8% falling
17 Honduras 31.6% 2024 up 2.3% flat
18 Cameroon 30.3% 2018 down 26.5% falling
19 Togo 27.1% 2021 down 41.2% falling
20 Malawi 24.0% 2020 down 43.4% falling
21 Switzerland 21.7% 2021 up 47.5% rising
22 Ghana 20.9% 2024 down 52.5% falling
23 Kyrgyzstan 20.1% 2023 up 60.6% rising
24 Ethiopia 19.5% 2022 down 37.6% falling
25 Mexico 19.4% 2022 down 17.8% falling
26 Nepal 18.1% 2022 up 49.3% volatile
27 Sierra Leone 17.7% 2019 down 41.8% falling
28 Kenya 15.7% 2024 down 53.6% volatile
29 Jordan 15.5% 2023 up 21.9% flat
30 South Africa 15.4% 2024 down 44.9% falling
31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.4% 2024 down 39.2% falling
32 El Salvador 12.7% 2023 down 41.2% falling
33 China 12.7% 2018 down 41.6% falling
34 Ecuador 11.3% 2024 down 15.6% falling
35 Dominican Republic 10.8% 2024 up 3.5% falling
36 Norway 10.5% 2021 up 171.8% flat
37 Brazil 10.3% 2024 down 32.2% falling
38 Egypt 10.1% 2022 down 53.1% falling
39 Colombia 9.9% 2023 down 26.7% falling
40 Luxembourg 9.2% 2021 up 487.2% volatile
41 Costa Rica 9.1% 2024 up 34.4% falling
42 Armenia 8.7% 2023 up 9.8% flat
43 Germany 8.5% 2021 up 125.9% rising
44 Denmark 8.0% 2021 down 14.3% falling
45 Paraguay 7.9% 2024 down 38.5% falling
46 Romania 7.5% 2021 up 226.4% rising
47 Peru 7.5% 2023 down 42.7% falling
48 Uruguay 7.3% 2024 down 53.4% falling
49 Poland 7.2% 2021 up 318.6% volatile
50 Lithuania 7.2% 2021 up 299.4% volatile
51 Estonia 6.7% 2021 up 583.7% volatile
52 Slovenia 6.3% 2021 up 127.6% rising
53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.3% 2024 down 52.6% falling
54 Spain 5.3% 2021 down 49.3% volatile
55 Croatia 5.2% 2021 down 45.4% falling
56 Panama 5.2% 2023 down 49.0% falling
57 Mongolia 5.2% 2022 down 37.6% falling
58 Finland 5.0% 2021 up 3.7% falling
59 Argentina 4.7% 2023 down 58.8% falling
60 Cyprus 4.0% 2021 up 5.9% rising
61 Bulgaria 3.6% 2021 down 51.7% falling
62 Sweden 3.5% 2021 down 24.2% falling
63 Hungary 3.2% 2021 up 12.9% rising
64 France 2.7% 2021 up 5.5% rising
65 Greece 2.4% 2021 down 20.5% falling
66 Latvia 2.1% 2021 down 73.8% volatile
67 Portugal 1.6% 2021 down 68.1% volatile
68 Chile 1.4% 2022 down 75.4% falling
69 Canada 1.2% 2018 down 71.7% falling

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, female (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
69 places, 834 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release