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demographic2025

Out-of-school boys of primary school age

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•211 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
171,344.6boys
Median: 11,133.0boys
Countries Covered
211
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
4,387,494.0boys
Lowest
Cook Islands
2.0boys
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria4,387,494.0boys
2People's Republic of China4,336,219.0boys
3Pakistan2,630,638.5boys
4Democratic Republic of the Congo2,580,650.0boys
5Ethiopia1,911,317.0boys
By Region
Africa958,744.2boys(9 countries)
Asia455,799.6boys(26 countries)
North America229,081.7boys(3 countries)
Other106,473.3boys(132 countries)
South America79,957.1boys(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.0boys)High (4,387,494.0boys)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 171,344.6boys)

Africa (9)
Asia (26)
North America (3)
Other (132)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
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 country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Nigeria4,387,494.0boys
2People's Republic of China4,336,219.0boys
3Pakistan2,630,638.5boys
4Democratic Republic of the Congo2,580,650.0boys
5Ethiopia1,911,317.0boys
6Sudan1,671,741.0boys
7United Republic of Tanzania1,189,153.0boys
8Angola1,139,895.0boys
9Niger924,422.0boys
10Indonesia859,416.7boys
11India815,164.9boys
12Philippines744,103.0boys
13Burkina Faso703,431.0boys
14Yemen688,200.0boys
15Afghanistan635,040.0boys
16South Sudan634,882.0boys
17Mali533,418.0boys
18United States of America517,634.0boys
19Senegal473,825.0boys
20Somalia388,894.0boys
21Kenya386,718.0boys
22Bangladesh354,030.0boys
23Burundi352,121.0boys
24Chad335,149.0boys
25Cote d'Ivoire313,204.0boys
26Syrian Arab Republic302,495.0boys
27Egypt289,060.0boys
28Zambia263,055.0boys
29Haiti242,980.0boys
30South Africa229,187.0boys
31Malaysia223,142.0boys
32Venezuela207,433.0boys
33Brazil187,992.0boys
34Honduras184,026.0boys
35Zimbabwe181,260.0boys
36Uganda181,019.0boys
37Madagascar173,136.0boys
38Liberia169,711.0boys
39Colombia158,138.0boys
40Mauritania149,176.0boys
41Ghana135,989.0boys
42Central African Republic128,576.0boys
43Iraq117,141.0boys
44Argentina114,426.0boys
45Russian Federation109,598.0boys
46Guatemala102,893.0boys
47Ukraine102,653.0boys
48Islamic Republic of Iran91,080.0boys
49Guinea90,958.0boys
50Republic of the Congo87,114.0boys
51Sri Lanka84,993.3boys
52Eritrea83,559.0boys
53Romania81,630.0boys
54Algeria77,485.0boys
55Benin77,007.0boys
56Lebanon75,674.0boys
57Morocco71,553.0boys
58Uzbekistan69,541.0boys
59Bolivia69,066.0boys
60Canada66,718.0boys
61Equatorial Guinea65,892.0boys
62Myanmar65,562.0boys
63Lesotho63,178.0boys
64Kazakhstan59,076.0boys
65Ecuador57,889.0boys
66Malawi57,701.0boys
67Mozambique57,562.0boys
68El Salvador56,007.0boys
69Cameroon55,869.0boys
70Paraguay53,824.0boys
71Republic of The Gambia52,251.0boys
72Lao People's Democratic Republic41,792.0boys
73Japan40,473.0boys
74Gabon38,917.0boys
75Guinea-Bissau36,435.0boys
76Germany36,131.0boys
77Peru30,543.0boys
78Cambodia29,839.0boys
79Dominican Republic29,367.0boys
80Nicaragua27,762.0boys
81State of Palestine26,504.0boys
82Italy25,456.0boys
83Türkiye23,713.0boys
84Botswana20,817.0boys
85Sierra Leone20,233.0boys
86Mongolia19,659.0boys
87Panama19,402.0boys
88Cuba18,654.0boys
89Kuwait18,443.0boys
90Solomon Islands18,392.0boys
91Togo18,194.0boys
92Spain16,814.0boys
93Papua New Guinea16,604.1boys
94Israel15,104.0boys
95Turkmenistan14,350.0boys
96Libya13,957.0boys
97South Korea13,881.0boys
98Saudi Arabia12,825.0boys
99Poland12,442.0boys
100Jordan12,306.0boys
101Puerto Rico12,040.0boys
102Greece12,031.0boys
103Oman11,567.0boys
104Georgia11,458.0boys
105Rwanda11,421.0boys
106Tunisia11,133.0boys
107Comoros11,077.0boys
108Kyrgyzstan10,495.0boys
109Cape Verde10,087.0boys
110Chile9,892.0boys
111Costa Rica9,280.0boys
112Thailand8,980.0boys
113Ireland8,853.0boys
114Timor-Leste8,710.0boys
115United Kingdom8,643.0boys
116Guyana8,547.0boys
117Belarus8,421.0boys
118Bulgaria7,586.0boys
119Tajikistan7,060.0boys
120Belgium6,672.0boys
121France6,482.0boys
122Vietnam6,253.0boys
123Albania6,226.0boys
124Moldova, Republic of6,010.0boys
125Bhutan5,852.0boys
126Reunion5,839.0boys
127Hungary5,614.0boys
128New Zealand5,551.0boys
129Qatar5,331.0boys
130Trinidad and Tobago5,296.8boys
131Suriname5,255.5boys
132North Korea4,834.0boys
133Jamaica4,815.0boys
134Namibia4,619.0boys
135Netherlands3,767.0boys
136Australia3,609.0boys
137Bahrain3,489.0boys
138Finland3,315.0boys
139Norway3,126.0boys
140Eswatini2,865.0boys
141Maldives2,709.0boys
142Belize2,636.0boys
143Austria2,601.0boys
144Hong Kong2,452.0boys
145Czech Republic2,441.0boys
146Macao2,439.0boys
147The Republic of North Macedonia2,282.0boys
148Bahamas2,266.0boys
149Denmark2,210.0boys
150Sweden2,203.0boys
151Bosnia and Herzegovina2,195.0boys
152Portugal2,168.0boys
153Latvia2,111.0boys
154Croatia2,073.0boys
155Curaçao1,920.0boys
156Micronesia, Federated States of1,801.0boys
157Barbados1,761.0boys
158Armenia1,698.0boys
159Nepal1,681.0boys
160Martinique1,644.0boys
161Estonia1,564.0boys
162Slovakia1,405.0boys
163Slovenia1,051.0boys
164Serbia1,025.0boys
165Mauritius872.0boys
166Uruguay820.0boys
167Brunei Darussalam781.0boys
168Vanuatu766.0boys
169New Caledonia700.0boys
170Kiribati637.0boys
171United Arab Emirates607.0boys
172Cyprus606.0boys
173Saint Lucia567.0boys
174Virgin Islands, British525.0boys
175French Polynesia500.0boys
176Fiji455.0boys
177Gibraltar452.0boys
178Switzerland435.0boys
179Tonga435.0boys
180Malta380.0boys
181Seychelles376.0boys
182Marshall Islands343.0boys
183Sao Tome and Principe342.0boys
184Iceland315.0boys
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines224.0boys
186Singapore217.0boys
187Luxembourg169.0boys
188Cayman Islands142.0boys
189Montenegro134.0boys
190French Guiana132.0boys
191Aruba126.0boys
192Saint Kitts and Nevis123.0boys
193Samoa117.0boys
194Bermuda103.0boys
195Nauru79.0boys
196Azerbaijan71.0boys
197Tokelau69.0boys
198Grenada68.0boys
199Tuvalu59.0boys
200Palau58.0boys
201Dominica57.0boys
202San Marino56.0boys
203Montserrat45.0boys
204Antigua and Barbuda45.0boys
205Turks and Caicos Islands44.0boys
206Lithuania42.0boys
207Andorra41.0boys
208Saint Helena37.0boys
209Liechtenstein27.0boys
210Anguilla22.0boys
211Cook Islands2.0boys
Showing 211 of 211 countries

Topics

#demographic#boys#out#school#primary#age

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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