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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
68
Highest
58.8%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0.6%
Canada
Median
11.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
827

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, male (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 58.8% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0.6% in Canada.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.1%, and the mean is 17.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 100.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 369.4%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 85.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zimbabwe 58.8% 2019 up 43.8% rising
2 Cambodia 52.9% 2020 up 67.9% rising
3 Senegal 51.5% 2023 up 24.1% falling
4 Uganda 45.9% 2023 up 7.4% rising
5 Gambia 45.4% 2023 up 4.8% rising
6 Zambia 44.3% 2023 up 15.4% rising
7 Benin 44.0% 2021 up 36.9% rising
8 Côte d'Ivoire 39.3% 2022 up 4.7% falling
9 Bangladesh 39.1% 2022 down 20.1% falling
10 Lesotho 38.3% 2023 up 175.4% rising
11 Mali 36.7% 2024 up 15.8% falling
12 Guatemala 35.8% 2024 down 6.2% flat
13 Honduras 31.8% 2024 down 2.1% flat
14 Nigeria 31.4% 2024 up 20.4% rising
15 Mozambique 29.1% 2022 down 7.2% falling
16 Ethiopia 27.6% 2022 up 1.9% rising
17 Togo 27.3% 2021 up 11.1% falling
18 Malawi 26.2% 2020 down 30.1% falling
19 Rwanda 25.9% 2020 down 48.1% falling
20 Cameroon 24.1% 2018 down 25.9% falling
21 Mexico 22.5% 2022 down 12.8% falling
22 Kyrgyzstan 20.1% 2023 up 41.9% falling
23 Jordan 19.9% 2023 down 3.7% falling
24 Ghana 19.7% 2024 down 53.9% falling
25 Switzerland 19.7% 2021 up 30.4% rising
26 Armenia 17.7% 2023 up 42.2% falling
27 South Africa 17.1% 2024 down 9.0% falling
28 Sierra Leone 14.4% 2019 down 7.8% falling
29 El Salvador 14.3% 2023 down 33.2% falling
30 China 13.8% 2018 down 42.1% falling
31 Dominican Republic 13.3% 2024 up 32.8% falling
32 Nepal 12.4% 2022 down 5.0% falling
33 Kenya 11.9% 2024 down 37.6% falling
34 Costa Rica 11.1% 2024 up 31.1% falling
35 Colombia 11.1% 2023 down 29.7% falling
36 Ecuador 11.0% 2024 down 14.6% falling
37 Luxembourg 10.8% 2021 up 260.0% rising
38 Brazil 10.2% 2024 down 33.9% falling
39 Paraguay 10.1% 2024 down 37.4% falling
40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.0% 2024 down 23.0% falling
41 Germany 9.4% 2021 up 148.2% rising
42 Denmark 8.6% 2021 down 14.5% falling
43 Norway 8.6% 2021 up 46.3% rising
44 Egypt 8.4% 2022 down 59.8% falling
45 Romania 8.3% 2021 up 76.9% rising
46 Slovenia 8.0% 2021 up 369.4% rising
47 Poland 7.7% 2021 up 146.6% rising
48 Peru 7.6% 2023 down 49.0% falling
49 Croatia 7.6% 2021 down 8.9% falling
50 Finland 7.3% 2021 down 10.4% falling
51 Estonia 7.3% 2021 up 55.3% rising
52 Uruguay 7.1% 2024 down 69.3% falling
53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.8% 2024 down 44.9% falling
54 Mongolia 6.3% 2022 down 42.0% falling
55 Argentina 6.2% 2023 down 62.7% falling
56 Hungary 5.6% 2021 up 108.1% rising
57 Cyprus 4.3% 2021 up 21.3% falling
58 Spain 4.3% 2021 down 67.9% volatile
59 Panama 3.6% 2023 down 75.8% falling
60 France 3.4% 2021 down 24.2% rising
61 Chile 2.7% 2022 down 59.1% falling
62 Bulgaria 2.6% 2021 down 57.4% falling
63 Sweden 2.6% 2021 down 49.5% falling
63 Lithuania 2.6% 2021 up 138.5% falling
65 Latvia 1.9% 2021 down 74.5% volatile
66 Greece 1.7% 2021 down 22.5% falling
67 Portugal 1.1% 2021 down 85.4% volatile
68 Canada 0.6% 2018 down 59.9% volatile

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, male (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
68 places, 827 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release