Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) by country
Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.
Countries reporting
143
Highest
88.9%
Niger
Lowest
0.6%
Netherlands
Median
18.1%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
2,990
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 88.9% in Niger; the lowest is 0.6% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.1%, and the mean is 24.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 156.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Tonga (up 6,185.3%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong, China (down 97.8%).
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 88.9% | 2017 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 2 | Chad | 85.1% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 78.9% | 2018 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 4 | Guinea | 75.8% | 2014 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 5 | Malawi | 75.8% | 2019 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 75.2% | 2015 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 7 | Mozambique | 73.0% | 2015 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 68.7% | 2018 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 9 | Yemen | 67.7% | 2016 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 10 | Djibouti | 67.1% | 2015 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 66.3% | 2013 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 65.3% | 2019 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 64.4% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 14 | Burundi | 62.3% | 2019 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 61.3% | 2018 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 16 | Cambodia | 60.7% | 2008 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 60.0% | 2017 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 18 | Mauritania | 59.0% | 2019 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 58.4% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 20 | Iraq | 57.6% | 2007 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 21 | Honduras | 53.8% | 2019 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 22 | Eritrea | 52.6% | 2018 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 50.4% | 2013 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 24 | Tajikistan | 48.1% | 2011 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 46.3% | 2015 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 46.1% | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 27 | Jordan | 43.5% | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 28 | Namibia | 41.4% | 2007 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 41.3% | 2017 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 38.5% | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 31 | Myanmar | 38.4% | 2018 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 32 | Kenya | 35.9% | 2009 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 33 | British Virgin Islands | 35.7% | 2018 | up 371.1% | falling |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 35.7% | 2018 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 35.5% | 2018 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 36 | Belize | 34.9% | 2019 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 37 | El Salvador | 34.8% | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 34.8% | 2019 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 39 | Suriname | 33.5% | 2015 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 40 | Tonga | 33.0% | 2015 | up 6,185.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 32.9% | 2010 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 32.1% | 2017 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 43 | Bahamas | 30.4% | 2018 | up 488.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 30.1% | 2019 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 45 | Paraguay | 30.0% | 2016 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 46 | Lesotho | 29.4% | 2016 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 47 | Ghana | 28.0% | 2019 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 48 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 27.5% | 2017 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 49 | Guyana | 25.9% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.9% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 51 | Cayman Islands | 24.7% | 2018 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 24.4% | 2018 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 53 | Egypt | 24.1% | 2019 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 23.8% | 2018 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 55 | Bhutan | 22.3% | 2018 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 56 | Fiji | 22.2% | 2012 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 57 | Indonesia | 22.2% | 2018 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 22.0% | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | 21.7% | 2019 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 60 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.3% | 2018 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 21.2% | 2019 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 21.1% | 2019 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 63 | Thailand | 21.0% | 2015 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 64 | Colombia | 19.9% | 2018 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 65 | Switzerland | 19.7% | 2018 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 66 | South Africa | 19.7% | 2018 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 19.1% | 2018 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 68 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 19.0% | 2017 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 19.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 70 | Romania | 18.6% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 71 | Palestine, State of | 18.3% | 2019 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 72 | Eswatini | 18.1% | 2015 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Türkiye | 17.3% | 2018 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 74 | Dominica | 17.1% | 2019 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 75 | Mauritius | 17.1% | 2019 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 76 | Philippines | 17.1% | 2015 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 77 | Kuwait | 17.0% | 2015 | up 312.1% | flat |
| 78 | Oman | 16.9% | 2018 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 16.8% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 80 | Botswana | 16.3% | 2003 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 81 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.1% | 2019 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.9% | 2015 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 83 | Germany | 15.6% | 2018 | up 154.9% | rising |
| 84 | Mongolia | 15.2% | 2006 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 85 | Albania | 14.9% | 2019 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Cuba | 14.8% | 2019 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 14.7% | 2019 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 14.4% | 2018 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.3% | 2018 | up 132.0% | falling |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 13.8% | 2018 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 91 | Brazil | 12.3% | 2011 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 92 | Seychelles | 12.0% | 2019 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.8% | 2018 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 11.8% | 2018 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 11.5% | 2018 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 96 | Peru | 11.2% | 2019 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 97 | Iceland | 11.1% | 2018 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 98 | Serbia | 10.9% | 2019 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 99 | Slovakia | 10.7% | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 100 | Qatar | 10.3% | 2010 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 101 | Macau, China | 10.0% | 2019 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 102 | Denmark | 9.4% | 2018 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 103 | Austria | 9.1% | 2018 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 104 | Uruguay | 8.5% | 2017 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 105 | Malta | 7.7% | 2018 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Cyprus | 7.5% | 2018 | up 230.1% | falling |
| 107 | Aruba | 7.5% | 2009 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 108 | Grenada | 7.1% | 2015 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Norway | 7.0% | 2018 | up 43.8% | flat |
| 110 | Canada | 6.5% | 2018 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 111 | Bahrain | 6.3% | 2019 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Greece | 6.2% | 2018 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Australia | 6.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Argentina | 5.9% | 2017 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.2% | 2016 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 5.1% | 2019 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Italy | 5.1% | 2018 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Samoa | 4.8% | 2016 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Chile | 4.7% | 2018 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 120 | Finland | 4.5% | 2018 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 121 | Republic of Korea | 4.4% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Ukraine | 4.3% | 2014 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Belarus | 4.2% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 124 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.0% | 2018 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 125 | France | 3.9% | 2018 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 126 | Georgia | 3.9% | 2019 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | 3.7% | 2019 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 128 | Portugal | 3.6% | 2013 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Latvia | 3.6% | 2018 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 130 | Poland | 3.6% | 2018 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 131 | United States of America | 3.4% | 2018 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 132 | Czechia | 3.0% | 2018 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Sweden | 2.8% | 2015 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 2.7% | 2019 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Lithuania | 2.1% | 2018 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Estonia | 1.7% | 2018 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2018 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 1.4% | 2018 | down 81.1% | falling |
| 139 | Spain | 1.1% | 2018 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2018 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 141 | New Zealand | 0.8% | 2018 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Hong Kong, China | 0.7% | 2019 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Netherlands | 0.6% | 2015 | down 90.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 65.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 64.5%
- Pre-demographic dividend 62.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 59.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 59.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 59.8%
- Least developed countries 58.3%
- IDA total 57.1%
- IDA only 57.1%
- IDA blend 52.0%
- South Asia 47.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 47.6%
- Lower middle income 46.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 41.1%
- Arab World 40.5%
- IDA & IBRD total 39.5%
- Low & middle income 38.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 37.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 37.1%
- World 35.2%
- Middle income 35.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 34.0%
- IBRD only 30.7%
- Other small states 30.7%
- Small states 29.7%
- Pacific island small states 29.5%
- Caribbean Small States 24.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 20.3%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 19.8%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 16.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 16.3%
- East Asia & Pacific 16.2%
- Upper middle income 16.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 12.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 12.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.4%
- OECD members 10.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 9.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 9.2%
About this data
Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.