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