Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) by country
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/
Countries reporting
138
Highest
76.8%
Niger
Lowest
0.1%
Israel
Median
11.1%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
4,097
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 76.8% in Niger; the lowest is 0.1% in Israel.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.1%, and the mean is 16.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 658.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas (up 472.9%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong, China (down 98.1%).
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 76.8% | 2017 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 75.8% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 66.8% | 2018 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 4 | Guinea | 66.2% | 2014 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 57.4% | 2015 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 56.9% | 2015 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 7 | Djibouti | 56.0% | 2015 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54.8% | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 52.5% | 2019 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 10 | Yemen | 50.6% | 2016 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.0% | 2013 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 48.1% | 2018 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 13 | Iraq | 47.5% | 2007 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 47.2% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 15 | Eritrea | 46.7% | 2018 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 16 | Burundi | 45.9% | 2019 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 17 | Cambodia | 41.3% | 2008 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 40.1% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Mauritania | 39.1% | 2019 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 20 | Malawi | 36.1% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.5% | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 35.0% | 2018 | up 278.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Tuvalu | 34.9% | 2019 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 34.7% | 2013 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 25 | Jordan | 34.1% | 2019 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 26 | Bahamas | 29.6% | 2018 | up 472.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Panama | 26.4% | 2017 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 28 | El Salvador | 26.3% | 2018 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 29 | Myanmar | 26.1% | 2018 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 30 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 24.5% | 2018 | up 189.8% | rising |
| 31 | Kenya | 24.4% | 2009 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 22.2% | 2012 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 33 | Malaysia | 22.1% | 2017 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 21.7% | 2015 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 35 | Republic of Moldova | 21.7% | 2019 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 36 | Cayman Islands | 21.3% | 2018 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 20.7% | 2019 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 38 | Suriname | 20.6% | 2015 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 20.1% | 2011 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 19.7% | 2010 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 41 | Lesotho | 19.6% | 2016 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 42 | Jamaica | 19.1% | 2019 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 43 | Belize | 19.0% | 2019 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 44 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.7% | 2018 | up 61.2% | flat |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 18.4% | 2018 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 46 | Ghana | 17.8% | 2019 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 47 | Indonesia | 17.8% | 2018 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 48 | South Africa | 17.1% | 2018 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 49 | Namibia | 17.0% | 2007 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 50 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 16.9% | 2017 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 51 | Mexico | 15.6% | 2018 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.5% | 2017 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 53 | Timor-Leste | 15.1% | 2019 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 15.0% | 2019 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 14.8% | 2018 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 56 | Romania | 13.9% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 13.8% | 2018 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 13.4% | 2019 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 59 | Liechtenstein | 13.3% | 2018 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 60 | Egypt | 12.7% | 2019 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 61 | Cuba | 12.6% | 2019 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 62 | Switzerland | 12.1% | 2018 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 63 | Türkiye | 12.1% | 2018 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 12.0% | 2018 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 65 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.8% | 2019 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritius | 11.8% | 2019 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 67 | Tonga | 11.8% | 2015 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 68 | Bhutan | 11.4% | 2018 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 11.3% | 2018 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.0% | 2015 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 71 | Colombia | 10.4% | 2018 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 72 | Fiji | 9.7% | 2012 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 73 | Qatar | 9.6% | 2010 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 74 | Kuwait | 9.4% | 2015 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.9% | 2019 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 76 | Eswatini | 8.9% | 2015 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominica | 8.7% | 2019 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Mongolia | 8.4% | 2006 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Germany | 8.0% | 2018 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 80 | Oman | 7.9% | 2018 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 7.7% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Albania | 7.7% | 2019 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Philippines | 7.7% | 2015 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 84 | Hungary | 7.5% | 2018 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 85 | Peru | 7.5% | 2019 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovakia | 7.4% | 2018 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 87 | Armenia | 7.3% | 2019 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 6.9% | 2019 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 89 | Palestine, State of | 6.9% | 2019 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 90 | Aruba | 6.6% | 2009 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 91 | Seychelles | 6.6% | 2019 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 6.6% | 2019 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 93 | Botswana | 6.5% | 2003 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Iceland | 6.4% | 2018 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 6.0% | 2018 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Macau, China | 5.9% | 2019 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.8% | 2018 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Greece | 5.4% | 2018 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 99 | Denmark | 5.4% | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 100 | Malta | 5.2% | 2018 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 101 | Chile | 5.1% | 2018 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 102 | Austria | 4.7% | 2018 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 103 | Grenada | 4.5% | 2015 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 4.3% | 2017 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 105 | Cyprus | 4.1% | 2018 | up 253.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Norway | 4.1% | 2018 | up 33.7% | flat |
| 107 | Italy | 4.0% | 2018 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 3.7% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 3.6% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 110 | Ukraine | 3.6% | 2014 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 111 | Poland | 3.4% | 2018 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 112 | Samoa | 3.3% | 2016 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Canada | 3.3% | 2018 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 114 | Bahrain | 3.1% | 2019 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Argentina | 2.9% | 2017 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Barbados | 2.9% | 2019 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 2.8% | 2019 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 118 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.4% | 2018 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Finland | 2.4% | 2018 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 120 | Czechia | 2.3% | 2018 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.2% | 2016 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Latvia | 2.2% | 2018 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 123 | France | 2.2% | 2018 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 1.9% | 2019 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 125 | United States of America | 1.7% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 126 | Sweden | 1.5% | 2015 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Belgium | 1.4% | 2018 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 1.4% | 2018 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 129 | New Zealand | 1.0% | 2018 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2018 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 131 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2018 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2018 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Belarus | 0.6% | 2018 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2018 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Spain | 0.5% | 2018 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2018 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Hong Kong, China | 0.4% | 2019 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Israel | 0.1% | 2015 | down 84.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 51.9%
- Low income 51.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 49.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 48.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 48.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 48.1%
- Least developed countries 45.7%
- IDA only 44.8%
- IDA blend 40.9%
- South Asia 33.2%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 33.2%
- Lower middle income 32.1%
- Arab World 29.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 28.3%
- Low & middle income 27.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 25.2%
- World 25.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 24.9%
- Middle income 24.1%
- Other small states 22.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 22.6%
- Small states 21.6%
- IBRD only 19.8%
- Pacific island small states 19.7%
- Caribbean Small States 17.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 12.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 12.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 12.1%
- Upper middle income 11.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 8.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 7.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.8%
- OECD members 6.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 6.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 5.5%
- High income 4.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 4.5%
About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/