demographic2025
Out-of-school rate for 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
9.7%
Median: 4.1%
Countries Covered
217
with available data
Highest
Somalia
85.3%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia85.3%
2Afghanistan68.8%
3Equatorial Guinea65.6%
4Democratic Republic of the Congo65.3%
5South Sudan64.7%
By Region
Africa14.8%(9 countries)
Other11.9%(137 countries)
Asia8.7%(26 countries)
North America4.4%(4 countries)
South America2.5%(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 (85.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.7%)
Africa (9)
Other (137)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
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 | Somalia | 85.3% |
| 2 | Afghanistan | 68.8% |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.6% |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 65.3% |
| 5 | South Sudan | 64.7% |
| 6 | Tokelau | 63.7% |
| 7 | Sudan | 43.8% |
| 8 | Cape Verde | 41.8% |
| 9 | Niger | 40.4% |
| 10 | Eritrea | 40.4% |
| 11 | Haiti | 39.8% |
| 12 | Liberia | 38.3% |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 37.9% |
| 14 | Angola | 36.8% |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 34.3% |
| 16 | Mali | 34.0% |
| 17 | Kenya | 32.9% |
| 18 | Lesotho | 32.2% |
| 19 | Yemen | 30.6% |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.5% |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 30.1% |
| 22 | Gabon | 28.8% |
| 23 | Curaçao | 27.9% |
| 24 | Virgin Islands, British | 27.0% |
| 25 | Honduras | 26.6% |
| 26 | Burundi | 26.5% |
| 27 | Chad | 24.8% |
| 28 | Senegal | 24.5% |
| 29 | Nigeria | 24.3% |
| 30 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.1% |
| 31 | Lebanon | 22.5% |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 22.5% |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.8% |
| 34 | Comoros | 20.6% |
| 35 | Guyana | 18.0% |
| 36 | Pakistan | 17.9% |
| 37 | Barbados | 17.6% |
| 38 | Republic of the Congo | 17.1% |
| 39 | Republic of The Gambia | 16.9% |
| 40 | Saint Helena | 16.4% |
| 41 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16.4% |
| 42 | Suriname | 16.2% |
| 43 | Bahamas | 15.9% |
| 44 | Romania | 15.6% |
| 45 | El Salvador | 15.3% |
| 46 | Guinea | 14.7% |
| 47 | Paraguay | 13.3% |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 13.3% |
| 49 | Ukraine | 12.9% |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.6% |
| 51 | Malaysia | 12.0% |
| 52 | Philippines | 11.6% |
| 53 | Mauritania | 11.3% |
| 54 | Macao | 10.8% |
| 55 | Iraq | 10.7% |
| 56 | Belize | 10.7% |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 10.5% |
| 58 | Bhutan | 10.5% |
| 59 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.4% |
| 60 | Benin | 9.6% |
| 61 | State of Palestine | 9.6% |
| 62 | Reunion | 9.3% |
| 63 | Bolivia | 9.3% |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 9.1% |
| 65 | Kiribati | 8.7% |
| 66 | Mongolia | 8.6% |
| 67 | Martinique | 8.5% |
| 68 | Guatemala | 8.4% |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 7.9% |
| 70 | Panama | 7.7% |
| 71 | Kuwait | 7.5% |
| 72 | New Caledonia | 7.4% |
| 73 | Colombia | 7.3% |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.2% |
| 75 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 7.0% |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 7.0% |
| 77 | Timor-Leste | 6.9% |
| 78 | Seychelles | 6.8% |
| 79 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.8% |
| 80 | Montserrat | 6.7% |
| 81 | People's Republic of China | 6.7% |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 6.7% |
| 83 | Nauru | 6.6% |
| 84 | Georgia | 6.2% |
| 85 | San Marino | 6.1% |
| 86 | South Africa | 6.1% |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 5.9% |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 5.9% |
| 89 | Oman | 5.8% |
| 90 | Niue | 5.7% |
| 91 | Cayman Islands | 5.2% |
| 92 | Canada | 5.0% |
| 93 | Grenada | 4.9% |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 4.9% |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 4.9% |
| 96 | Ghana | 4.8% |
| 97 | Bahrain | 4.7% |
| 98 | Ecuador | 4.7% |
| 99 | Cuba | 4.7% |
| 100 | Qatar | 4.6% |
| 101 | Libya | 4.5% |
| 102 | Belarus | 4.5% |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 4.5% |
| 104 | Jamaica | 4.3% |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% |
| 106 | Anguilla | 4.2% |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 4.2% |
| 108 | Uganda | 4.1% |
| 109 | French Polynesia | 4.1% |
| 110 | Papua New Guinea | 4.0% |
| 111 | United States of America | 4.0% |
| 112 | Dominica | 4.0% |
| 113 | Eswatini | 3.8% |
| 114 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.8% |
| 115 | Cameroon | 3.8% |
| 116 | Cambodia | 3.7% |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.6% |
| 118 | Zambia | 3.5% |
| 119 | Egypt | 3.5% |
| 120 | Bermuda | 3.4% |
| 121 | Madagascar | 3.4% |
| 122 | Estonia | 3.4% |
| 123 | Serbia | 3.3% |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.0% |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.9% |
| 126 | Hungary | 2.8% |
| 127 | Latvia | 2.7% |
| 128 | Israel | 2.7% |
| 129 | Malta | 2.6% |
| 130 | New Zealand | 2.6% |
| 131 | Cook Islands | 2.5% |
| 132 | Vanuatu | 2.5% |
| 133 | Andorra | 2.4% |
| 134 | Fiji | 2.4% |
| 135 | Tonga | 2.3% |
| 136 | Brazil | 2.2% |
| 137 | Chile | 2.1% |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1% |
| 139 | Malawi | 2.1% |
| 140 | Italy | 2.1% |
| 141 | Jordan | 1.9% |
| 142 | Iceland | 1.8% |
| 143 | Ireland | 1.8% |
| 144 | Croatia | 1.8% |
| 145 | Samoa | 1.8% |
| 146 | Finland | 1.8% |
| 147 | Aruba | 1.8% |
| 148 | Vietnam | 1.7% |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.7% |
| 150 | Belgium | 1.7% |
| 151 | Gibraltar | 1.6% |
| 152 | Algeria | 1.6% |
| 153 | Marshall Islands | 1.5% |
| 154 | Slovenia | 1.4% |
| 155 | Austria | 1.4% |
| 156 | Myanmar | 1.4% |
| 157 | Hong Kong | 1.4% |
| 158 | Norway | 1.4% |
| 159 | Palau | 1.3% |
| 160 | Spain | 1.2% |
| 161 | French Guiana | 1.2% |
| 162 | Tunisia | 1.1% |
| 163 | Armenia | 1.1% |
| 164 | Slovakia | 1.1% |
| 165 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.0% |
| 166 | Mozambique | 1.0% |
| 167 | Guadeloupe | 1.0% |
| 168 | Rwanda | 1.0% |
| 169 | Maldives | 0.9% |
| 170 | Denmark | 0.9% |
| 171 | Sierra Leone | 0.9% |
| 172 | Indonesia | 0.9% |
| 173 | Namibia | 0.9% |
| 174 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9% |
| 175 | Liechtenstein | 0.8% |
| 176 | Thailand | 0.8% |
| 177 | Czech Republic | 0.8% |
| 178 | Mauritius | 0.8% |
| 179 | Nepal | 0.8% |
| 180 | Argentina | 0.7% |
| 181 | Uzbekistan | 0.7% |
| 182 | Togo | 0.6% |
| 183 | Türkiye | 0.6% |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6% |
| 185 | Sweden | 0.6% |
| 186 | Venezuela | 0.6% |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 0.5% |
| 188 | Botswana | 0.5% |
| 189 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5% |
| 190 | Netherlands | 0.5% |
| 191 | Portugal | 0.5% |
| 192 | North Korea | 0.5% |
| 193 | Albania | 0.5% |
| 194 | Morocco | 0.5% |
| 195 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.5% |
| 196 | Cyprus | 0.4% |
| 197 | Mexico | 0.4% |
| 198 | Germany | 0.3% |
| 199 | Luxembourg | 0.3% |
| 200 | Montenegro | 0.2% |
| 201 | Singapore | 0.2% |
| 202 | France | 0.2% |
| 203 | Peru | 0.2% |
| 204 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.1% |
| 206 | Lithuania | 0.1% |
| 207 | Australia | 0.1% |
| 208 | India | 0.1% |
| 209 | Greece | 0.1% |
| 210 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.1% |
| 211 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 212 | United Kingdom | 0.1% |
| 213 | Japan | 0.1% |
| 214 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 215 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 216 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 217 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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