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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
28
Highest
64.8%
Benin
Lowest
0.5%
Canada
Median
13.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
372

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 64.8% in Benin; the lowest is 0.5% in Canada.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.8%, and the mean is 24.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 132.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (up 88.2%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 87.6%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Benin 64.8% 2021 up 4.8% flat
2 Guatemala 62.7% 2015 up 35.1% rising
3 Cameroon 62.3% 2018 down 10.7% flat
4 Senegal 61.1% 2023 up 40.5% falling
5 Bangladesh 52.5% 2022 down 20.7% falling
6 Gambia 46.1% 2020 down 4.2% rising
7 Nigeria 36.0% 2021 up 22.2% falling
8 Honduras 32.3% 2023 up 15.4% falling
9 Egypt 26.5% 2022 down 48.7% falling
10 Nepal 25.3% 2022 down 41.0% falling
11 Ghana 24.8% 2022 down 2.8% falling
12 Mexico 23.4% 2022 down 15.2% falling
13 Jordan 22.3% 2023 up 23.7% falling
14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.3% 2020 up 88.2% volatile
15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.3% 2024 down 47.5% falling
16 Ecuador 12.8% 2023 down 30.4% falling
17 El Salvador 12.3% 2023 down 47.7% falling
18 Paraguay 11.2% 2024 down 42.4% falling
19 Colombia 10.7% 2023 down 40.9% falling
20 Dominican Republic 9.0% 2023 down 3.2% falling
21 Peru 8.9% 2023 down 45.4% falling
22 Uruguay 8.8% 2023 up 9.5% falling
23 Costa Rica 8.6% 2024 down 32.2% falling
24 Brazil 7.6% 2023 down 53.9% falling
25 Panama 6.7% 2023 down 55.6% falling
26 Argentina 5.2% 2023 down 66.0% falling
27 Chile 1.8% 2022 down 72.3% falling
28 Canada 0.5% 2018 down 87.6% falling

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, second quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
28 places, 372 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release