Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
34
Highest
60.0%
Mali
Lowest
1.6%
Chile
Median
16.5%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
405
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 60.0% in Mali; the lowest is 1.6% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.5%, and the mean is 23.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 95.6%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 82.7%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 60.0% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 2 | Benin | 59.7% | 2021 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 3 | Guatemala | 54.0% | 2015 | up 31.1% | flat |
| 4 | Senegal | 53.9% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 50.1% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 6 | Lesotho | 48.6% | 2023 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 46.7% | 2022 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 8 | Gambia | 38.5% | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 9 | Cameroon | 38.0% | 2018 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 37.3% | 2022 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 33.4% | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 12 | Honduras | 32.7% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 25.7% | 2019 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 20.7% | 2022 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 19.8% | 2021 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 17.7% | 2022 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 17 | Jordan | 16.6% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 18 | Nepal | 16.4% | 2022 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 19 | El Salvador | 14.8% | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 20 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13.9% | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.3% | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 11.1% | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 9.5% | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 24 | Paraguay | 9.1% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 9.0% | 2022 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Ecuador | 9.0% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 8.0% | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 6.2% | 2023 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 29 | Uruguay | 5.2% | 2023 | down 82.7% | falling |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 4.9% | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 4.6% | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 32 | Panama | 4.2% | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 33 | Canada | 3.1% | 2018 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 1.6% | 2022 | down 70.4% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release