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Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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. 1Niger85.8%
  2. 2Afghanistan82.1%
  3. 3Madagascar78.1%
  4. 4Mali77%
  5. 5Tanzania76.9%
  6. 6Equatorial Guinea76.4%
  7. 7Chad74.6%
  8. 8Burundi73.8%
  9. 9Syrian Arab Republic73.3%
  10. 10Cameroon71.9%
  11. 10Ethiopia71.9%
  12. 11Uganda71.6%
  13. 12Central African Republic71.5%
  14. 13Burkina Faso68.9%
  15. 14Malawi68.4%
  16. 14Benin68.4%
  17. 15Guinea64.3%
  18. 16Congo, Rep.63.7%
  19. 17Lao PDR63.3%
  20. 18Guatemala62.6%
  21. 18Djibouti62.6%
  22. 19Papua New Guinea61.9%
  23. 20Honduras58.9%
  24. 21San Marino58.5%
  25. 22South Sudan57.8%
  26. 23Lesotho57.7%
  27. 24Suriname57.2%
  28. 25Mozambique56.7%
  29. 26Togo56.4%
  30. 27Yemen, Rep.55.3%
  31. 28Sudan54.1%
  32. 29Gabon53.4%
  33. 30Guinea-Bissau52.3%
  34. 31Senegal52.2%
  35. 32Libya51%
  36. 33Solomon Islands49.6%
  37. 33Liberia49.6%
  38. 34Lebanon49.4%
  39. 35Zimbabwe49%
  40. 36Mauritania48.4%
  41. 37Guyana47.7%
  42. 38Eritrea47.5%
  43. 39Zambia46.7%
  44. 40El Salvador45.8%
  45. 41Cote d'Ivoire45.4%
  46. 42Comoros45.1%
  47. 43India43.4%
  48. 44Angola42.9%
  49. 45Cambodia42.4%
  50. 46Malaysia40.1%
  51. 47Rwanda36.3%
  52. 48Micronesia, Fed. Sts.35.9%
  53. 49Nicaragua35.2%
  54. 50Nigeria35%
  55. 51Oman34.6%
  56. 52Pakistan34.5%
  57. 53British Virgin Islands33.7%
  58. 54Paraguay33.2%
  59. 55Botswana32.1%
  60. 56Dominican Republic31.9%
  61. 56Vanuatu31.9%
  62. 57Trinidad and Tobago31.7%
  63. 58Ghana31.1%
  64. 59Tuvalu30.5%
  65. 60Bangladesh30.3%
  66. 61Mexico29.6%
  67. 62Tonga29.2%
  68. 63Korea, Dem. People's Rep.28.1%
  69. 64Romania27.7%
  70. 65Bhutan27.6%
  71. 66Gambia, The27.2%
  72. 67Panama25.4%
  73. 68Iraq25%
  74. 69Bahamas, The24.4%
  75. 69Mauritius24.4%
  76. 70Jamaica24.3%
  77. 71Viet Nam24.1%
  78. 72Sierra Leone23.4%
  79. 73St. Lucia23.2%
  80. 74Naoero22.9%
  81. 74Kiribati22.9%
  82. 75Indonesia22.5%
  83. 76Ecuador22.4%
  84. 77Egypt, Arab Rep.21.8%
  85. 78Myanmar21.6%
  86. 79Kenya21.3%
  87. 79Maldives21.3%
  88. 79Timor-Leste21.3%
  89. 80Nepal21.1%
  90. 81Bermuda20.9%
  91. 82Brunei Darussalam20.7%
  92. 82Belize20.7%
  93. 82Tunisia20.7%
  94. 83Cuba20.1%
  95. 84Hungary19.7%
  96. 85West Bank and Gaza19.6%
  97. 86Turkmenistan19.4%
  98. 87Philippines18.8%
  99. 88Congo, Dem. Rep.18.6%
  100. 89Haiti18.3%
  101. 90Morocco18.2%
  102. 91Bosnia and Herzegovina18.1%
  103. 92Jordan17.2%
  104. 93China17%
  105. 94Sri Lanka16.9%
  106. 95Azerbaijan16.8%
  107. 96Singapore16.4%
  108. 97Macao SAR, China16.3%
  109. 98Cayman Islands15.8%
  110. 99Samoa15.7%
  111. 100Algeria15.6%
  112. 101South Africa15.3%
  113. 102Iceland15%
  114. 103Cabo Verde14.3%
  115. 104Dominica14.1%
  116. 105Qatar14%
  117. 105Switzerland14%
  118. 106Kyrgyz Republic13.4%
  119. 107Bolivia13.3%
  120. 108Eswatini12.7%
  121. 109Canada12.6%
  122. 110North Macedonia12%
  123. 110Uzbekistan12%
  124. 111Seychelles11.8%
  125. 112Fiji11.7%
  126. 113Malta11.5%
  127. 113Bulgaria11.5%
  128. 114Serbia11.3%
  129. 115Venezuela, RB10.9%
  130. 116Germany10.8%
  131. 117Armenia10.3%
  132. 118Andorra9.9%
  133. 119Grenada9.8%
  134. 120Sao Tome and Principe9.6%
  135. 121Iran, Islamic Rep.9.4%
  136. 121Colombia9.4%
  137. 122Luxembourg9.2%
  138. 123Thailand8%
  139. 124St. Vincent and the Grenadines7.9%
  140. 124Barbados7.9%
  141. 125Hong Kong SAR, China7.7%
  142. 126Albania7.6%
  143. 127Marshall Islands7.5%
  144. 127Slovak Republic7.5%
  145. 128Estonia7.4%
  146. 129Peru7%
  147. 130Spain6.7%
  148. 131Tajikistan6.5%
  149. 132Palau6.4%
  150. 133Austria6.2%
  151. 134Mongolia6.1%
  152. 135Italy6%
  153. 136Antigua and Barbuda5.9%
  154. 137Denmark5.8%
  155. 138Belarus5.7%
  156. 138Uruguay5.7%
  157. 139Croatia5.5%
  158. 140Curacao5.4%
  159. 141Namibia5.3%
  160. 142Monaco5.1%
  161. 143Norway5%
  162. 144Kazakhstan4.8%
  163. 145Czechia4.7%
  164. 146Costa Rica4.6%
  165. 146United States4.6%
  166. 147Brazil4.2%
  167. 148Argentina3.9%
  168. 149Liechtenstein3.8%
  169. 150United Kingdom3.7%
  170. 151Israel3.6%
  171. 152Moldova3.5%
  172. 153Greece3.4%
  173. 154New Zealand3.2%
  174. 155Finland2.9%
  175. 156St. Kitts and Nevis2.8%
  176. 157Turks and Caicos Islands2.5%
  177. 158Ukraine2.2%
  178. 159Turkiye1.9%
  179. 160Korea, Rep.1.8%
  180. 161Cyprus1.4%
  181. 161Russian Federation1.4%
  182. 162Netherlands1.3%
  183. 162Bahrain1.3%
  184. 162Belgium1.3%
  185. 163Slovenia1.2%
  186. 164France1.1%
  187. 165Chile1%
  188. 165Latvia1%
  189. 165Sweden1%
  190. 166Montenegro0.9%
  191. 167Poland0.8%
  192. 167Australia0.8%
  193. 168Aruba0.7%
  194. 169Lithuania0.5%
  195. 170United Arab Emirates0.3%
  196. 171Georgia0.2%
  197. 171Saudi Arabia0.2%
  198. 172Portugal0.1%
  199. 173Ireland0%
  200. 173Japan0%
  201. 173Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%

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