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Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%)

% · higher is better · 201 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Afghanistan74.7%
  2. 2Niger70.6%
  3. 3Equatorial Guinea65.5%
  4. 4Mali55.1%
  5. 5Central African Republic54.9%
  6. 6Chad54.5%
  7. 7Burkina Faso54.2%
  8. 8Liberia53.3%
  9. 9South Sudan53.2%
  10. 10Ethiopia49.9%
  11. 11Djibouti48.8%
  12. 12Madagascar47.9%
  13. 13Mozambique47.6%
  14. 14Syrian Arab Republic46.8%
  15. 15Cameroon44.5%
  16. 16Libya44.3%
  17. 17Guinea43.9%
  18. 18Burundi43.5%
  19. 19Sudan43.4%
  20. 20Honduras42.1%
  21. 21Benin38.7%
  22. 22Gabon38.6%
  23. 23Guinea-Bissau37.6%
  24. 23Papua New Guinea37.6%
  25. 24Comoros37.3%
  26. 25Eritrea36.8%
  27. 26Tanzania36.1%
  28. 27Lesotho35.3%
  29. 28Cote d'Ivoire35.1%
  30. 29Mauritania34.3%
  31. 30Congo, Rep.34.1%
  32. 31Senegal33.5%
  33. 32Lebanon33.4%
  34. 33Suriname33.1%
  35. 34Lao PDR32.7%
  36. 35Yemen, Rep.31.3%
  37. 36Guatemala31.2%
  38. 37Angola31.1%
  39. 38Uganda30.7%
  40. 39Guyana30.5%
  41. 40El Salvador26.7%
  42. 41Malawi26.5%
  43. 42Micronesia, Fed. Sts.26.3%
  44. 43Nigeria22.9%
  45. 44Solomon Islands22.8%
  46. 45Trinidad and Tobago22.1%
  47. 46Bahamas, The21.9%
  48. 47British Virgin Islands21.8%
  49. 48Togo20.5%
  50. 49Paraguay19.9%
  51. 50Jamaica19.5%
  52. 51Cambodia19.2%
  53. 52Zimbabwe18.5%
  54. 53Pakistan18.4%
  55. 54Romania18%
  56. 55Macao SAR, China17.4%
  57. 56Zambia17%
  58. 57Malaysia16.7%
  59. 58Gambia, The16.3%
  60. 59Oman14.6%
  61. 60Ghana14.4%
  62. 61Iraq13.5%
  63. 61Dominican Republic13.5%
  64. 62Myanmar12.8%
  65. 63San Marino12.6%
  66. 64India12.4%
  67. 65Panama12.2%
  68. 66Nicaragua11.7%
  69. 67Bhutan11.6%
  70. 68Kenya11.5%
  71. 69Azerbaijan11.4%
  72. 70Kiribati11.3%
  73. 70Singapore11.3%
  74. 71Timor-Leste11.2%
  75. 72Philippines10.8%
  76. 72Barbados10.8%
  77. 73Grenada10.2%
  78. 74Tunisia9.6%
  79. 75Vanuatu9.5%
  80. 75Botswana9.5%
  81. 76Congo, Dem. Rep.9.2%
  82. 77Mexico9.1%
  83. 78Bangladesh8.7%
  84. 79Mauritius8.1%
  85. 79Naoero8.1%
  86. 80Rwanda8%
  87. 81Haiti7.8%
  88. 82Egypt, Arab Rep.7.6%
  89. 83Sierra Leone7.3%
  90. 84South Africa7.2%
  91. 85West Bank and Gaza7.1%
  92. 86Tuvalu6.8%
  93. 86Bulgaria6.8%
  94. 87China6.7%
  95. 88St. Lucia6.5%
  96. 88Maldives6.5%
  97. 89Albania6.4%
  98. 90Belize6%
  99. 90Tonga6%
  100. 90Sri Lanka6%
  101. 91Curacao5.9%
  102. 92Ecuador5.8%
  103. 93Andorra5.7%
  104. 94Bermuda5.6%
  105. 95North Macedonia5.4%
  106. 96Dominica5.3%
  107. 96Bolivia5.3%
  108. 97Armenia5.2%
  109. 97Cabo Verde5.2%
  110. 98Qatar5.1%
  111. 98Mongolia5.1%
  112. 99Jordan4.8%
  113. 100Tajikistan4.6%
  114. 100Cuba4.6%
  115. 101Hong Kong SAR, China4.5%
  116. 102Eswatini4.3%
  117. 103Viet Nam4.2%
  118. 104Colombia4%
  119. 105Malta3.8%
  120. 105Belarus3.8%
  121. 106Turkmenistan3.7%
  122. 107Sao Tome and Principe3.6%
  123. 107Cayman Islands3.6%
  124. 108Hungary3.5%
  125. 109Kazakhstan3.3%
  126. 109Algeria3.3%
  127. 109Indonesia3.3%
  128. 110United States3.2%
  129. 110Bosnia and Herzegovina3.2%
  130. 111Nepal3.1%
  131. 112Samoa3%
  132. 112Thailand3%
  133. 113Costa Rica2.9%
  134. 114Morocco2.8%
  135. 115Kyrgyz Republic2.6%
  136. 116Palau2.5%
  137. 117Greece2.4%
  138. 118Slovak Republic2.2%
  139. 118Spain2.2%
  140. 118Canada2.2%
  141. 119Venezuela, RB2.1%
  142. 120Iran, Islamic Rep.2%
  143. 120Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2%
  144. 121Italy1.9%
  145. 122Israel1.8%
  146. 123Estonia1.7%
  147. 123Marshall Islands1.7%
  148. 124Germany1.5%
  149. 124Monaco1.5%
  150. 124Finland1.5%
  151. 125Turks and Caicos Islands1.4%
  152. 125Iceland1.4%
  153. 126Luxembourg1.3%
  154. 126Uruguay1.3%
  155. 126Ukraine1.3%
  156. 127Serbia1.2%
  157. 127Norway1.2%
  158. 127Namibia1.2%
  159. 128Belgium1.1%
  160. 129Austria1%
  161. 129St. Vincent and the Grenadines1%
  162. 129Liechtenstein1%
  163. 130Fiji0.9%
  164. 130Bahrain0.9%
  165. 131Antigua and Barbuda0.8%
  166. 131Peru0.8%
  167. 131New Zealand0.8%
  168. 131Slovenia0.8%
  169. 131Denmark0.8%
  170. 131Korea, Rep.0.8%
  171. 132Seychelles0.7%
  172. 133Uzbekistan0.6%
  173. 133Argentina0.6%
  174. 133Switzerland0.6%
  175. 134Czechia0.5%
  176. 134Latvia0.5%
  177. 135St. Kitts and Nevis0.4%
  178. 135Turkiye0.4%
  179. 135Sweden0.4%
  180. 135United Arab Emirates0.4%
  181. 135Chile0.4%
  182. 136Poland0.3%
  183. 136United Kingdom0.3%
  184. 137Cyprus0.2%
  185. 137Russian Federation0.2%
  186. 137Netherlands0.2%
  187. 137Aruba0.2%
  188. 137Australia0.2%
  189. 137Brazil0.2%
  190. 138Brunei Darussalam0.1%
  191. 138Montenegro0.1%
  192. 138Saudi Arabia0.1%
  193. 138Lithuania0.1%
  194. 138Moldova0.1%
  195. 138France0.1%
  196. 139Japan0%
  197. 139Georgia0%
  198. 139Portugal0%
  199. 139Ireland0%
  200. 139Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  201. 139Croatia0%

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%)