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