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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
38
Highest
72.8%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.0%
Canada
Median
16.3%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
427

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 72.8% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.0% in Canada.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.3%, and the mean is 23.0%.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 105.9%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zimbabwe 72.8% 2019 up 25.4% rising
2 Burkina Faso 52.6% 2021 down 22.6% falling
3 Lesotho 52.6% 2023 up 104.0% rising
4 Senegal 49.5% 2023 down 8.0% falling
5 Mali 48.5% 2024 down 5.9% falling
6 Zambia 48.5% 2023 down 0.7% falling
7 Benin 48.1% 2021 up 19.2% rising
8 Bangladesh 44.9% 2022 down 25.8% falling
9 Côte d'Ivoire 44.5% 2022 down 11.4% falling
10 Mozambique 39.7% 2022 down 23.0% falling
11 Malawi 38.2% 2020 down 30.7% falling
12 Guatemala 37.2% 2015 up 5.7% rising
13 Gambia 31.2% 2020 down 30.0% falling
14 Cameroon 30.2% 2018 down 26.6% falling
15 Kyrgyzstan 19.8% 2023 down 9.5% falling
16 Ghana 19.4% 2022 down 40.3% falling
17 Sierra Leone 18.5% 2019 down 32.8% falling
18 Nigeria 16.8% 2021 down 11.0% falling
19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.7% 2024 down 27.4% falling
20 Mexico 15.8% 2022 down 24.0% falling
21 Honduras 14.8% 2023 down 8.1% falling
22 Jordan 13.7% 2023 up 5.3% falling
23 Nepal 10.6% 2022 down 40.1% falling
24 El Salvador 9.9% 2023 down 26.1% falling
25 Costa Rica 9.1% 2024 up 105.9% volatile
26 Paraguay 9.0% 2024 up 11.9% falling
27 Ecuador 8.5% 2023 down 8.6% falling
28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.1% 2020 down 1.2% falling
29 Peru 7.6% 2023 down 42.0% falling
30 Egypt 7.0% 2022 down 76.2% volatile
31 Colombia 6.9% 2023 down 30.3% falling
32 Brazil 6.7% 2023 down 38.5% falling
33 Dominican Republic 5.0% 2023 down 30.6% falling
34 Argentina 4.9% 2023 down 15.5% falling
35 Uruguay 3.3% 2023 down 42.1% falling
36 Chile 1.2% 2022 down 75.0% volatile
37 Panama 0.8% 2023 down 81.8% falling
38 Canada 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
38 places, 427 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release