demographic2026
Adolescents out of school (% of 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
12.3%
Median: 6.0%
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
Niger
79.7%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Niger79.7%
2Cape Verde66.3%
3Senegal63.9%
4Burkina Faso59.3%
5Chad58.6%
By Region
Other17.0%(100 countries)
Africa14.4%(7 countries)
North America10.9%(4 countries)
Asia8.9%(22 countries)
South America3.6%(7 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: 12.3%)
Other (100)
Africa (7)
North America (4)
Asia (22)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
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 | Cape Verde | 66.3% |
| 3 | Senegal | 63.9% |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 59.3% |
| 5 | Chad | 58.6% |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 54.8% |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.3% |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51.0% |
| 9 | Benin | 47.2% |
| 10 | Cameroon | 47.1% |
| 11 | El Salvador | 45.5% |
| 12 | Liberia | 44.4% |
| 13 | Honduras | 44.3% |
| 14 | Suriname | 39.6% |
| 15 | Madagascar | 38.8% |
| 16 | Eritrea | 37.1% |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.7% |
| 18 | Burundi | 35.4% |
| 19 | Lebanon | 32.5% |
| 20 | Guatemala | 32.4% |
| 21 | Lesotho | 32.3% |
| 22 | Pakistan | 32.2% |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 31.3% |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.8% |
| 25 | Mauritania | 30.3% |
| 26 | Comoros | 28.3% |
| 27 | Mozambique | 28.0% |
| 28 | Togo | 27.1% |
| 29 | Guyana | 26.7% |
| 30 | Malawi | 25.3% |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 24.5% |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 23.9% |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 23.5% |
| 34 | Curaçao | 23.1% |
| 35 | Kuwait | 22.9% |
| 36 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.4% |
| 37 | Angola | 21.9% |
| 38 | Jamaica | 20.7% |
| 39 | Panama | 20.4% |
| 40 | Malaysia | 18.0% |
| 41 | Virgin Islands, British | 17.9% |
| 42 | Cambodia | 17.6% |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 16.5% |
| 44 | Romania | 16.3% |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 16.1% |
| 46 | Bahamas | 15.6% |
| 47 | Paraguay | 15.4% |
| 48 | India | 15.1% |
| 49 | Republic of The Gambia | 14.0% |
| 50 | Ecuador | 13.6% |
| 51 | Timor-Leste | 13.5% |
| 52 | Philippines | 13.1% |
| 53 | Mauritius | 13.0% |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 12.9% |
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 12.5% |
| 56 | Zambia | 12.4% |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 12.2% |
| 58 | Ukraine | 10.5% |
| 59 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.5% |
| 60 | Bhutan | 10.1% |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 9.8% |
| 62 | South Africa | 9.6% |
| 63 | Maldives | 9.5% |
| 64 | Oman | 9.3% |
| 65 | Botswana | 9.2% |
| 66 | Mexico | 9.1% |
| 67 | Macao | 8.3% |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 8.1% |
| 69 | Bolivia | 8.1% |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.8% |
| 71 | Cuba | 7.7% |
| 72 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.6% |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 7.6% |
| 74 | Dominica | 7.5% |
| 75 | Andorra | 7.4% |
| 76 | Eswatini | 7.3% |
| 77 | Belize | 7.1% |
| 78 | Tonga | 6.9% |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 6.8% |
| 80 | Egypt | 6.6% |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 6.5% |
| 82 | Qatar | 6.5% |
| 83 | Mongolia | 6.4% |
| 84 | Kiribati | 6.2% |
| 85 | Vanuatu | 6.1% |
| 86 | State of Palestine | 6.0% |
| 87 | San Marino | 6.0% |
| 88 | Rwanda | 5.8% |
| 89 | Albania | 5.4% |
| 90 | Palau | 5.4% |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.3% |
| 92 | Ghana | 5.2% |
| 93 | Nepal | 4.6% |
| 94 | Serbia | 4.6% |
| 95 | Colombia | 4.4% |
| 96 | Belarus | 4.4% |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 4.3% |
| 98 | Seychelles | 3.9% |
| 99 | Nauru | 3.9% |
| 100 | Gibraltar | 3.8% |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 3.8% |
| 102 | Grenada | 3.7% |
| 103 | Brazil | 3.6% |
| 104 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.6% |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 3.4% |
| 106 | Cayman Islands | 3.3% |
| 107 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.3% |
| 108 | Armenia | 3.2% |
| 109 | Hungary | 3.1% |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 3.0% |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | 2.9% |
| 112 | South Korea | 2.9% |
| 113 | Thailand | 2.9% |
| 114 | Fiji | 2.8% |
| 115 | Latvia | 2.8% |
| 116 | Bahrain | 2.7% |
| 117 | Estonia | 2.6% |
| 118 | New Zealand | 2.4% |
| 119 | Morocco | 2.3% |
| 120 | Barbados | 2.3% |
| 121 | Israel | 2.2% |
| 122 | Vietnam | 2.1% |
| 123 | Jordan | 2.0% |
| 124 | Italy | 1.9% |
| 125 | Malta | 1.9% |
| 126 | Australia | 1.9% |
| 127 | Spain | 1.8% |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.8% |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7% |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 1.7% |
| 131 | Iceland | 1.6% |
| 132 | Georgia | 1.6% |
| 133 | Belgium | 1.5% |
| 134 | Uruguay | 1.5% |
| 135 | Slovenia | 1.4% |
| 136 | Namibia | 1.3% |
| 137 | Slovakia | 1.3% |
| 138 | United Kingdom | 1.3% |
| 139 | Finland | 1.3% |
| 140 | Canada | 1.2% |
| 141 | Austria | 1.2% |
| 142 | Venezuela | 1.1% |
| 143 | Denmark | 1.1% |
| 144 | Chile | 1.0% |
| 145 | Greece | 1.0% |
| 146 | Norway | 0.9% |
| 147 | Türkiye | 0.9% |
| 148 | Argentina | 0.8% |
| 149 | United States of America | 0.8% |
| 150 | Samoa | 0.8% |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8% |
| 152 | Hong Kong | 0.7% |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% |
| 154 | Netherlands | 0.6% |
| 155 | Portugal | 0.5% |
| 156 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.5% |
| 157 | Algeria | 0.5% |
| 158 | Czech Republic | 0.4% |
| 159 | Germany | 0.4% |
| 160 | Sweden | 0.4% |
| 161 | Singapore | 0.4% |
| 162 | Indonesia | 0.4% |
| 163 | Russian Federation | 0.3% |
| 164 | Peru | 0.2% |
| 165 | Poland | 0.2% |
| 166 | Lithuania | 0.1% |
| 167 | France | 0.1% |
| 168 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 169 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 170 | Montenegro | 0.1% |
| 171 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 172 | Japan | 0.0% |
| 173 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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