Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) by country
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.
Countries reporting
147
Highest
86.1%
Niger
Lowest
0.3%
Netherlands
Median
18.3%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,194
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 86.1% in Niger; the lowest is 0.3% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.3%, and the mean is 24.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 272.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Bahamas (up 565.5%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong, China (down 97.8%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 86.1% | 2017 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 77.9% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 75.1% | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 74.0% | 2015 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 5 | Malawi | 69.0% | 2019 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 68.9% | 2015 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 7 | Guinea | 67.5% | 2014 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.4% | 2013 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 9 | Djibouti | 66.3% | 2015 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 66.1% | 2019 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 11 | Burundi | 64.7% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 12 | Mauritania | 61.1% | 2019 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 13 | Guatemala | 59.2% | 2018 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 58.3% | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 15 | Yemen | 56.4% | 2016 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 16 | Cambodia | 56.1% | 2008 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 17 | Honduras | 56.1% | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 55.9% | 2018 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 54.8% | 2017 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 54.1% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 21 | Tuvalu | 49.9% | 2019 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 22 | Iraq | 49.4% | 2007 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 23 | Eritrea | 48.7% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 47.8% | 2013 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 25 | Jordan | 45.9% | 2019 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 43.8% | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 43.7% | 2015 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 43.6% | 2017 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 29 | Myanmar | 42.7% | 2018 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | 39.6% | 2018 | up 231.2% | rising |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 39.0% | 2011 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 32 | Namibia | 38.9% | 2007 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 38.3% | 2018 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 34 | Tonga | 38.0% | 2015 | up 448.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Suriname | 37.9% | 2015 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 36 | Malaysia | 36.8% | 2017 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 37 | Belize | 36.2% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 35.6% | 2010 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 39 | Republic of Moldova | 35.3% | 2019 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 40 | Lesotho | 33.9% | 2016 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 41 | El Salvador | 33.9% | 2018 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 42 | Bahamas | 32.5% | 2018 | up 565.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 32.0% | 2018 | up 48.5% | flat |
| 44 | Paraguay | 31.6% | 2016 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 45 | Kenya | 31.1% | 2009 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 46 | Guyana | 29.7% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 47 | Ghana | 27.9% | 2019 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 48 | Morocco | 27.9% | 2019 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.8% | 2019 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 50 | Bhutan | 27.7% | 2018 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 26.7% | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 52 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 26.2% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 53 | Mexico | 26.1% | 2018 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 54 | Fiji | 25.7% | 2012 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 55 | Palestine, State of | 25.4% | 2019 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 56 | Cayman Islands | 24.7% | 2018 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 57 | Timor-Leste | 24.2% | 2019 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 23.6% | 2019 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 59 | Egypt | 23.4% | 2019 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 60 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 23.4% | 2017 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 61 | Indonesia | 22.5% | 2018 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 22.0% | 2019 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 63 | Mongolia | 22.0% | 2006 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 64 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.2% | 2018 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 65 | Colombia | 21.0% | 2018 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritius | 21.0% | 2019 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 67 | Thailand | 20.9% | 2015 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 20.7% | 2019 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 69 | South Africa | 20.6% | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 70 | Philippines | 20.5% | 2015 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 71 | Romania | 19.9% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 72 | Ecuador | 19.7% | 2018 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 19.4% | 2018 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 74 | Kuwait | 18.3% | 2015 | up 136.2% | flat |
| 75 | Dominica | 18.3% | 2019 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 76 | Seychelles | 18.1% | 2019 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 77 | Switzerland | 18.1% | 2018 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 78 | Albania | 18.0% | 2019 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.7% | 2019 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Cuba | 17.7% | 2019 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.3% | 2015 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 82 | Türkiye | 17.0% | 2018 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 16.8% | 2018 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 84 | Eswatini | 16.2% | 2015 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | 16.1% | 2003 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 86 | Liechtenstein | 15.7% | 2018 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 87 | Brazil | 15.1% | 2011 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.1% | 2018 | up 51.7% | falling |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 14.3% | 2019 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 90 | Germany | 13.9% | 2018 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 91 | Croatia | 13.8% | 2018 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 92 | Iceland | 13.0% | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.8% | 2018 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 94 | Bahrain | 12.7% | 2019 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 95 | Macau, China | 12.7% | 2019 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 96 | Serbia | 12.3% | 2019 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 12.1% | 2018 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 98 | Hungary | 12.1% | 2018 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 11.9% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Uruguay | 11.8% | 2017 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 101 | Slovakia | 10.9% | 2018 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 102 | Armenia | 10.5% | 2019 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 103 | Argentina | 10.4% | 2017 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Denmark | 10.3% | 2018 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 105 | Oman | 9.9% | 2019 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Samoa | 9.9% | 2016 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Malta | 9.8% | 2018 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 108 | Austria | 9.6% | 2018 | up 131.3% | rising |
| 109 | Aruba | 9.4% | 2009 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 110 | Qatar | 8.9% | 2010 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 111 | Peru | 8.4% | 2019 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 112 | Australia | 7.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Norway | 7.6% | 2018 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 114 | Cyprus | 6.5% | 2018 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 6.3% | 2019 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 116 | Canada | 6.1% | 2018 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 117 | Ukraine | 5.9% | 2014 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 5.6% | 2019 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Italy | 5.4% | 2018 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 120 | Barbados | 5.1% | 2019 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Greece | 5.0% | 2018 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Chile | 4.6% | 2018 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 123 | France | 4.5% | 2018 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 124 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% | 2016 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 125 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.4% | 2018 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Latvia | 4.3% | 2018 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 127 | Republic of Korea | 4.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Finland | 3.7% | 2018 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 129 | Poland | 3.6% | 2018 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 130 | United States of America | 3.6% | 2018 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 3.5% | 2019 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Grenada | 3.2% | 2017 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Lithuania | 3.0% | 2018 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Czechia | 2.9% | 2018 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 135 | New Zealand | 2.4% | 2018 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Slovenia | 1.8% | 2018 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 137 | Israel | 1.8% | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 138 | Spain | 1.7% | 2018 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Belgium | 1.5% | 2018 | up 226.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Ireland | 1.4% | 2018 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | 1.3% | 2016 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 1.3% | 2018 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Estonia | 1.2% | 2018 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 1.1% | 2018 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2018 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Hong Kong, China | 0.7% | 2019 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2018 | down 89.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 60.4%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 60.3%
- Pre-demographic dividend 57.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 56.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 56.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 56.4%
- Least developed countries 55.7%
- IDA only 54.6%
- IDA total 53.6%
- IDA blend 48.5%
- South Asia 46.5%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 46.5%
- Lower middle income 45.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 40.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 39.0%
- Low & middle income 38.4%
- Arab World 37.5%
- Middle income 35.5%
- World 35.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 34.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34.1%
- IBRD only 31.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 31.0%
- Other small states 30.9%
- Pacific island small states 30.6%
- Small states 30.3%
- Caribbean Small States 26.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 21.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 21.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 21.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 20.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 20.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 20.4%
- Upper middle income 18.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 17.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 12.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.4%
- OECD members 10.7%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 9.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 9.1%
About this data
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.