Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Cabo Verde has the highest adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age) (83.09% in 2022) and Türkiye the lowest (0.02% in 2023).
What this measures
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.
Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 83.09% | 2022 |
| 2 | Niger | 79.76% | 2024 |
| 3 | Algeria | 77.42% | 2025 |
| 4 | Senegal | 68.94% | 2024 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 63.04% | 2024 |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 55.37% | 2024 |
| 7 | El Salvador | 54.97% | 2024 |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 54.02% | 2024 |
| 9 | Chad | 53.83% | 2024 |
| 10 | Mali | 53.09% | 2018 |
| 11 | Suriname | 47.13% | 2024 |
| 12 | Honduras | 45.99% | 2024 |
| 13 | Cameroon | 45.25% | 2023 |
| 14 | Madagascar | 40.36% | 2024 |
| 15 | Burundi | 39.2% | 2025 |
| 16 | Lao PDR | 36.58% | 2025 |
| 17 | Lesotho | 35.86% | 2024 |
| 18 | Lebanon | 34.42% | 2024 |
| 19 | Mauritania | 33.6% | 2024 |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.1% | 2024 |
| 21 | Eritrea | 32.03% | 2022 |
| 22 | Guatemala | 31.37% | 2024 |
| 23 | Kuwait | 29.28% | 2021 |
| 24 | Malawi | 27.71% | 2024 |
| 25 | Togo | 26.02% | 2024 |
| 26 | Gambia, The | 24.12% | 2025 |
| 27 | Mozambique | 23.98% | 2022 |
| 28 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 23.17% | 2024 |
| 29 | Jamaica | 21.26% | 2023 |
| 30 | Panama | 21.08% | 2023 |
| 31 | Malaysia | 20.4% | 2024 |
| 32 | Cambodia | 20.07% | 2024 |
| 33 | Venezuela, RB | 18.96% | 2017 |
| 34 | Bhutan | 17.65% | 2024 |
| 35 | St. Lucia | 17.38% | 2024 |
| 36 | Romania | 16.1% | 2023 |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 16.09% | 2020 |
| 38 | Paraguay | 15.76% | 2024 |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 15.4% | 2023 |
| 40 | Ecuador | 14.58% | 2023 |
| 41 | Mauritius | 14.34% | 2024 |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 14.17% | 2024 |
| 43 | Philippines | 13.81% | 2024 |
| 44 | Myanmar | 13.57% | 2018 |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 12.42% | 2023 |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 11.4% | 2024 |
| 47 | Ukraine | 10.94% | 2024 |
| 48 | South Africa | 10.44% | 2023 |
| 49 | Mexico | 10.39% | 2024 |
| 50 | Maldives | 10.15% | 2024 |
| 51 | São Tomé and Principe | 9.83% | 2015 |
| 52 | Oman | 9.58% | 2024 |
| 53 | Botswana | 9.54% | 2022 |
| 54 | Macao SAR, China | 8.42% | 2024 |
| 55 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 7.92% | 2023 |
| 56 | Mongolia | 7.86% | 2023 |
| 57 | Belize | 7.85% | 2024 |
| 58 | Indonesia | 7.8% | 2023 |
| 59 | Bolivia | 7.73% | 2024 |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 7.54% | 2024 |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 7.47% | 2024 |
| 62 | Cuba | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 63 | Andorra | 7.37% | 2024 |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 7.36% | 2023 |
| 65 | Qatar | 7.09% | 2024 |
| 66 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 7.08% | 2024 |
| 67 | West Bank and Gaza | 6.68% | 2023 |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 6.67% | 2024 |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 6.23% | 2024 |
| 70 | San Marino | 6.11% | 2024 |
| 71 | Eswatini | 5.98% | 2022 |
| 72 | Namibia | 5.52% | 2018 |
| 73 | Colombia | 5.14% | 2022 |
| 74 | Poland | 4.45% | 2020 |
| 75 | Cayman Islands | 4.12% | 2024 |
| 76 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.09% | 2021 |
| 77 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.71% | 2025 |
| 78 | Bahrain | 3.49% | 2024 |
| 79 | Fiji | 3.42% | 2016 |
| 80 | Latvia | 3.12% | 2024 |
| 81 | Hungary | 3.06% | 2024 |
| 82 | Ghana | 3.02% | 2024 |
| 83 | Brazil | 3.02% | 2024 |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 2.94% | 2025 |
| 85 | Korea, Rep. | 2.78% | 2024 |
| 86 | Cyprus | 2.6% | 2017 |
| 87 | Estonia | 2.55% | 2024 |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 2.47% | 2025 |
| 89 | New Zealand | 2.42% | 2024 |
| 90 | Serbia | 2.3% | 2024 |
| 91 | Armenia | 2.24% | 2024 |
| 92 | Morocco | 2.23% | 2024 |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 2.07% | 2024 |
| 94 | Israel | 1.98% | 2024 |
| 95 | Thailand | 1.86% | 2025 |
| 96 | Italy | 1.86% | 2023 |
| 97 | Malta | 1.85% | 2023 |
| 98 | Spain | 1.69% | 2024 |
| 99 | Peru | 1.68% | 2021 |
| 100 | Uruguay | 1.65% | 2023 |
| 101 | Barbados | 1.53% | 2024 |
| 102 | Liechtenstein | 1.51% | 2021 |
| 103 | Belgium | 1.45% | 2023 |
| 104 | Slovenia | 1.42% | 2023 |
| 105 | Iceland | 1.41% | 2023 |
| 106 | Slovak Republic | 1.36% | 2024 |
| 107 | Finland | 1.28% | 2024 |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 1.26% | 2023 |
| 109 | United Kingdom | 1.24% | 2023 |
| 110 | Austria | 1.18% | 2024 |
| 111 | Denmark | 1.07% | 2024 |
| 112 | Jordan | 1.07% | 2024 |
| 113 | Greece | 0.98% | 2023 |
| 114 | Germany | 0.89% | 2023 |
| 115 | Netherlands | 0.76% | 2023 |
| 116 | Norway | 0.73% | 2024 |
| 117 | Sweden | 0.38% | 2024 |
| 118 | Czechia | 0.37% | 2023 |
| 119 | France | 0.35% | 2022 |
| 120 | Switzerland | 0.18% | 2024 |
| 121 | Chile | 0.11% | 2022 |
| 122 | Türkiye | 0.02% | 2023 |
Regions and income groups
| Region or group | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| High income | 2% | 2025 |
| Low income | 39.9% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 12% | 2025 |
| Middle income | 15.7% | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 6.5% | 2025 |
More education indicators
- Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
- Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
- Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
- Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
- Compulsory education, duration (years)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.SEC.UNER.LO.MA.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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