demographic2026
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
13.1%
Median: 6.9%
Countries Covered
153
with available data
Highest
Niger
79.7%
Lowest
Switzerland
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Niger79.7%
2Chad63.5%
3Senegal58.5%
4Burkina Faso55.5%
5Ethiopia54.2%
By Region
Other18.3%(86 countries)
Africa15.2%(7 countries)
North America10.7%(4 countries)
Asia8.8%(21 countries)
South America4.1%(6 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (79.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 13.1%)
Other (86)
Africa (7)
North America (4)
Asia (21)
South America (6)
Europe (27)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 79.7% |
| 2 | Chad | 63.5% |
| 3 | Senegal | 58.5% |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 55.5% |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 54.2% |
| 6 | Benin | 49.7% |
| 7 | Cameroon | 49.0% |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.5% |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 48.2% |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 47.8% |
| 11 | Liberia | 43.3% |
| 12 | Honduras | 42.6% |
| 13 | Eritrea | 42.2% |
| 14 | Madagascar | 37.1% |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.5% |
| 16 | El Salvador | 35.4% |
| 17 | Guatemala | 33.4% |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 33.0% |
| 19 | Pakistan | 32.7% |
| 20 | Burundi | 32.4% |
| 21 | Mozambique | 32.0% |
| 22 | Suriname | 31.9% |
| 23 | Lebanon | 30.5% |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.4% |
| 25 | Lesotho | 28.7% |
| 26 | Togo | 28.2% |
| 27 | Guyana | 28.0% |
| 28 | Mauritania | 27.0% |
| 29 | Comoros | 25.2% |
| 30 | Marshall Islands | 24.1% |
| 31 | Angola | 23.3% |
| 32 | Malawi | 23.0% |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 22.1% |
| 34 | Curaçao | 21.6% |
| 35 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.6% |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 20.8% |
| 37 | Jamaica | 20.1% |
| 38 | Panama | 19.7% |
| 39 | Virgin Islands, British | 18.6% |
| 40 | Romania | 16.4% |
| 41 | Tuvalu | 16.4% |
| 42 | Malaysia | 15.3% |
| 43 | Kuwait | 15.1% |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | 15.1% |
| 45 | Cambodia | 15.0% |
| 46 | Paraguay | 15.0% |
| 47 | Bahamas | 14.9% |
| 48 | India | 14.5% |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 12.8% |
| 50 | Ecuador | 12.6% |
| 51 | Philippines | 12.4% |
| 52 | Dominica | 12.2% |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 11.7% |
| 54 | Mauritius | 11.6% |
| 55 | Zambia | 11.1% |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 10.8% |
| 57 | Ukraine | 10.0% |
| 58 | Oman | 8.9% |
| 59 | Albania | 8.8% |
| 60 | South Africa | 8.8% |
| 61 | Botswana | 8.8% |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 8.8% |
| 63 | Maldives | 8.7% |
| 64 | Eswatini | 8.5% |
| 65 | Bolivia | 8.5% |
| 66 | Macao | 8.3% |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 8.2% |
| 68 | Cuba | 8.0% |
| 69 | Mexico | 7.8% |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 7.7% |
| 71 | Saint Lucia | 7.5% |
| 72 | Andorra | 7.4% |
| 73 | Ghana | 7.4% |
| 74 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.2% |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2% |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 7.0% |
| 77 | Palau | 6.9% |
| 78 | Serbia | 6.9% |
| 79 | Hong Kong | 6.7% |
| 80 | Kiribati | 6.6% |
| 81 | Belize | 6.4% |
| 82 | Egypt | 6.2% |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 6.1% |
| 84 | Qatar | 5.9% |
| 85 | San Marino | 5.9% |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 5.7% |
| 87 | State of Palestine | 5.3% |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 5.0% |
| 89 | Vietnam | 4.9% |
| 90 | Mongolia | 4.8% |
| 91 | Nepal | 4.8% |
| 92 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.7% |
| 93 | Tonga | 4.5% |
| 94 | Algeria | 4.5% |
| 95 | Liechtenstein | 4.5% |
| 96 | Poland | 4.4% |
| 97 | Belarus | 4.4% |
| 98 | Armenia | 4.3% |
| 99 | Brazil | 4.1% |
| 100 | Thailand | 4.0% |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 3.8% |
| 102 | Rwanda | 3.7% |
| 103 | Colombia | 3.7% |
| 104 | Seychelles | 3.7% |
| 105 | Uzbekistan | 3.1% |
| 106 | Hungary | 3.0% |
| 107 | South Korea | 3.0% |
| 108 | Barbados | 3.0% |
| 109 | Jordan | 2.9% |
| 110 | Estonia | 2.7% |
| 111 | Latvia | 2.5% |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 2.5% |
| 113 | Morocco | 2.4% |
| 114 | Israel | 2.3% |
| 115 | New Zealand | 2.3% |
| 116 | Indonesia | 2.2% |
| 117 | Italy | 2.0% |
| 118 | Malta | 1.9% |
| 119 | Spain | 1.9% |
| 120 | Bahrain | 1.8% |
| 121 | Australia | 1.8% |
| 122 | Iceland | 1.8% |
| 123 | Türkiye | 1.8% |
| 124 | Bhutan | 1.7% |
| 125 | Belgium | 1.6% |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 1.5% |
| 127 | Chile | 1.5% |
| 128 | United Kingdom | 1.4% |
| 129 | Nauru | 1.4% |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3% |
| 131 | Uruguay | 1.3% |
| 132 | Slovakia | 1.3% |
| 133 | Luxembourg | 1.3% |
| 134 | Slovenia | 1.3% |
| 135 | Austria | 1.3% |
| 136 | Finland | 1.3% |
| 137 | Canada | 1.2% |
| 138 | Peru | 1.1% |
| 139 | Denmark | 1.1% |
| 140 | Norway | 1.0% |
| 141 | Greece | 1.0% |
| 142 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7% |
| 143 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7% |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% |
| 145 | Netherlands | 0.5% |
| 146 | Czech Republic | 0.4% |
| 147 | Sweden | 0.4% |
| 148 | United States of America | 0.4% |
| 149 | Singapore | 0.3% |
| 150 | Montenegro | 0.3% |
| 151 | Germany | 0.2% |
| 152 | France | 0.1% |
| 153 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
Showing 153 of 153 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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