demographic2025
Out-of-school children 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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
309,995.3children
Median: 13,226.0children
Countries Covered
217
with available data
Highest
Nigeria
9,070,702.0children
Lowest
Turks and Caicos Islands
3.9children
Top 5 Countries
1Nigeria9,070,702.0children
2People's Republic of China8,248,401.0children
3Pakistan5,434,996.0children
4Democratic Republic of the Congo5,230,149.0children
5Ethiopia4,236,782.0children
By Region
Africa1,933,239.8children(9 countries)
Asia822,378.2children(26 countries)
North America335,430.0children(4 countries)
Other188,295.1children(137 countries)
South America108,893.5children(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.9children)High (9,070,702.0children)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 309,995.3children)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Other (137)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 9,070,702.0children |
| 2 | People's Republic of China | 8,248,401.0children |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5,434,996.0children |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,230,149.0children |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 4,236,782.0children |
| 6 | Sudan | 3,169,356.0children |
| 7 | Angola | 2,281,912.0children |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,011,380.0children |
| 9 | Niger | 1,876,779.0children |
| 10 | Philippines | 1,616,165.0children |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 1,593,009.0children |
| 12 | Yemen | 1,551,489.0children |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 1,363,187.0children |
| 14 | South Sudan | 1,199,083.0children |
| 15 | Mali | 1,186,892.0children |
| 16 | United States of America | 965,853.0children |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 918,575.1children |
| 18 | Chad | 855,041.0children |
| 19 | Somalia | 803,231.0children |
| 20 | Senegal | 675,615.0children |
| 21 | Burundi | 661,724.0children |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 650,800.0children |
| 23 | Syrian Arab Republic | 581,845.0children |
| 24 | Egypt | 559,709.0children |
| 25 | Iraq | 498,693.0children |
| 26 | Kenya | 468,923.0children |
| 27 | South Africa | 448,146.0children |
| 28 | Malaysia | 404,724.0children |
| 29 | Honduras | 346,452.0children |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 332,314.0children |
| 31 | Liberia | 327,280.0children |
| 32 | Brazil | 316,818.0children |
| 33 | Uganda | 310,010.0children |
| 34 | Guinea | 308,947.0children |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 306,334.0children |
| 36 | Mauritania | 291,098.0children |
| 37 | Colombia | 289,295.0children |
| 38 | Indonesia | 250,574.9children |
| 39 | Ghana | 235,313.0children |
| 40 | Benin | 213,285.0children |
| 41 | Guatemala | 201,342.0children |
| 42 | Ukraine | 193,775.0children |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 187,975.0children |
| 44 | Eritrea | 179,166.0children |
| 45 | Cameroon | 173,924.0children |
| 46 | Republic of the Congo | 171,125.0children |
| 47 | Romania | 160,246.0children |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 157,499.3children |
| 49 | Lebanon | 146,896.0children |
| 50 | Vietnam | 144,562.5children |
| 51 | Zambia | 136,539.0children |
| 52 | Bolivia | 136,027.0children |
| 53 | Madagascar | 135,620.7children |
| 54 | India | 134,967.1children |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 128,846.0children |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 128,155.0children |
| 57 | Canada | 127,666.0children |
| 58 | Lesotho | 124,175.0children |
| 59 | Paraguay | 105,859.0children |
| 60 | El Salvador | 101,024.0children |
| 61 | Ecuador | 86,090.0children |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 82,273.0children |
| 63 | Algeria | 78,683.2children |
| 64 | Gabon | 77,438.0children |
| 65 | Cambodia | 76,741.1children |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 75,097.0children |
| 67 | Republic of The Gambia | 74,577.0children |
| 68 | Malawi | 70,758.0children |
| 69 | Myanmar | 65,967.0children |
| 70 | Mozambique | 64,247.4children |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 56,334.0children |
| 72 | State of Palestine | 53,793.0children |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 53,481.0children |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 53,289.2children |
| 75 | Italy | 52,117.0children |
| 76 | Mexico | 46,859.0children |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 36,440.0children |
| 78 | Thailand | 36,067.0children |
| 79 | Panama | 35,837.0children |
| 80 | Mongolia | 35,209.0children |
| 81 | Spain | 34,050.0children |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 33,418.0children |
| 83 | Cuba | 33,328.0children |
| 84 | Argentina | 32,815.8children |
| 85 | Türkiye | 32,563.0children |
| 86 | Chile | 31,779.0children |
| 87 | Libya | 30,335.0children |
| 88 | Israel | 28,644.0children |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 28,415.0children |
| 90 | Cape Verde | 24,851.0children |
| 91 | Oman | 21,922.0children |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 21,785.0children |
| 93 | Comoros | 21,743.0children |
| 94 | Jordan | 21,351.0children |
| 95 | Georgia | 21,241.0children |
| 96 | Kuwait | 21,183.0children |
| 97 | Nepal | 21,146.0children |
| 98 | Belarus | 20,600.0children |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 19,701.0children |
| 100 | Rwanda | 19,504.1children |
| 101 | Morocco | 18,988.1children |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 18,854.0children |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 18,501.4children |
| 104 | Venezuela | 17,643.0children |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 17,458.0children |
| 106 | Guyana | 17,362.0children |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 14,529.0children |
| 108 | Tunisia | 14,015.0children |
| 109 | Belgium | 13,226.0children |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 13,085.0children |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 12,746.3children |
| 112 | Suriname | 10,696.9children |
| 113 | Hungary | 10,500.0children |
| 114 | New Zealand | 10,396.0children |
| 115 | Ireland | 10,313.0children |
| 116 | Jamaica | 9,419.0children |
| 117 | Togo | 9,263.3children |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9,222.6children |
| 119 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 9,163.0children |
| 120 | Germany | 8,820.0children |
| 121 | Serbia | 8,749.0children |
| 122 | Qatar | 8,638.0children |
| 123 | Bhutan | 8,385.0children |
| 124 | France | 8,155.0children |
| 125 | North Korea | 7,727.0children |
| 126 | Eswatini | 7,275.0children |
| 127 | Reunion | 6,698.0children |
| 128 | Finland | 6,433.0children |
| 129 | Norway | 6,077.0children |
| 130 | Bahrain | 5,993.0children |
| 131 | Netherlands | 5,698.0children |
| 132 | Peru | 5,359.0children |
| 133 | Austria | 5,200.0children |
| 134 | Belize | 4,953.0children |
| 135 | Czech Republic | 4,700.0children |
| 136 | Macao | 4,608.0children |
| 137 | Bahamas | 4,585.0children |
| 138 | Hong Kong | 4,490.6children |
| 139 | Sweden | 4,270.0children |
| 140 | Namibia | 4,230.2children |
| 141 | Japan | 4,225.0children |
| 142 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4,151.0children |
| 143 | Denmark | 3,868.0children |
| 144 | Haiti | 3,718.8children |
| 145 | Curaçao | 3,547.0children |
| 146 | Latvia | 3,481.0children |
| 147 | Barbados | 3,420.0children |
| 148 | United Kingdom | 3,326.0children |
| 149 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3,301.0children |
| 150 | Estonia | 3,091.0children |
| 151 | Martinique | 3,035.0children |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,933.0children |
| 153 | Australia | 2,833.0children |
| 154 | Portugal | 2,741.0children |
| 155 | Croatia | 2,642.0children |
| 156 | Slovakia | 2,535.0children |
| 157 | Fiji | 2,470.6children |
| 158 | Slovenia | 1,904.0children |
| 159 | Botswana | 1,868.9children |
| 160 | Armenia | 1,710.2children |
| 161 | Kiribati | 1,596.0children |
| 162 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,438.0children |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 1,409.0children |
| 164 | Poland | 1,392.0children |
| 165 | South Korea | 1,383.0children |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 1,261.0children |
| 167 | French Polynesia | 1,103.0children |
| 168 | Virgin Islands, British | 1,080.0children |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 1,033.0children |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 969.0children |
| 171 | Switzerland | 787.0children |
| 172 | Malta | 738.0children |
| 173 | Seychelles | 699.0children |
| 174 | Samoa | 626.0children |
| 175 | Greece | 622.0children |
| 176 | Mauritius | 618.4children |
| 177 | Albania | 617.0children |
| 178 | Iceland | 599.0children |
| 179 | Moldova, Republic of | 588.0children |
| 180 | Grenada | 534.6children |
| 181 | Singapore | 504.0children |
| 182 | Maldives | 417.8children |
| 183 | Tonga | 354.1children |
| 184 | Guadeloupe | 332.0children |
| 185 | Cyprus | 247.0children |
| 186 | Cayman Islands | 234.0children |
| 187 | Dominica | 230.0children |
| 188 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 196.0children |
| 189 | French Guiana | 174.0children |
| 190 | Tokelau | 158.0children |
| 191 | Lithuania | 156.0children |
| 192 | Azerbaijan | 152.0children |
| 193 | Aruba | 148.0children |
| 194 | Bermuda | 142.0children |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 132.9children |
| 196 | Nauru | 119.0children |
| 197 | Luxembourg | 111.0children |
| 198 | Andorra | 102.0children |
| 199 | Uruguay | 97.5children |
| 200 | San Marino | 91.0children |
| 201 | Saint Helena | 87.0children |
| 202 | Montenegro | 80.0children |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 77.8children |
| 204 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.0children |
| 205 | Anguilla | 62.0children |
| 206 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.0children |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 42.8children |
| 208 | Cook Islands | 36.1children |
| 209 | Montserrat | 21.3children |
| 210 | United Arab Emirates | 21.0children |
| 211 | Palau | 18.1children |
| 212 | Liechtenstein | 16.0children |
| 213 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 15.0children |
| 214 | Niue | 10.7children |
| 215 | Tuvalu | 7.1children |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5.0children |
| 217 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.9children |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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