demographic2023

Male primary school age children out-of-school (%)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.8% of Total
Median: 3.1% of Total
Countries Covered
94
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
62.3% of Total
Lowest
Vietnam
0.0% of Total
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo62.3% of Total
2Niger28.7% of Total
3Mali28.3% of Total
4Senegal27.7% of Total
5Pakistan26.1% of Total
By Region
Other11.3% of Total(35 countries)
Africa8.6% of Total(4 countries)
Asia5.1% of Total(19 countries)
North America4.1% of Total(4 countries)
Europe3.3% of Total(25 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of Total)High (62.3% of Total)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.8% of Total)

Other (35)
Africa (4)
Asia (19)
North America (4)
Europe (25)
Oceania (2)
South America (5)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Democratic Republic of the Congo62.3% of Total
2Niger28.7% of Total
3Mali28.3% of Total
4Senegal27.7% of Total
5Pakistan26.1% of Total
6Kenya20.5% of Total
7Honduras20.4% of Total
8Burkina Faso19.8% of Total
9El Salvador18.9% of Total
10Jordan18.4% of Total
11Slovakia17.8% of Total
12Chad17.4% of Total
13Guinea14.6% of Total
14Republic of the Congo14.5% of Total
15Panama12.9% of Total
16Botswana12.7% of Total
17Paraguay12.3% of Total
18Bulgaria12.0% of Total
19Ukraine11.6% of Total
20Guatemala11.1% of Total
21Yemen10.0% of Total
22South Africa9.7% of Total
23Cambodia9.3% of Total
24Gabon9.0% of Total
25Armenia9.0% of Total
26Cote d'Ivoire8.3% of Total
27Burundi8.0% of Total
28Lao People's Democratic Republic7.7% of Total
29Azerbaijan7.2% of Total
30Dominican Republic6.3% of Total
31Belize6.3% of Total
32Indonesia6.3% of Total
33India5.5% of Total
34Chile5.2% of Total
35Philippines5.1% of Total
36Kuwait5.1% of Total
37Nicaragua4.9% of Total
38Türkiye4.8% of Total
39Saudi Arabia4.8% of Total
40Macao4.6% of Total
41United States of America4.4% of Total
42The Republic of North Macedonia4.3% of Total
43Romania4.2% of Total
44Australia3.9% of Total
45Latvia3.6% of Total
46Hungary3.6% of Total
47Algeria3.2% of Total
48Cameroon3.0% of Total
49Qatar3.0% of Total
50Spain3.0% of Total
51Poland3.0% of Total
52Togo2.8% of Total
53Colombia2.7% of Total
54Italy2.7% of Total
55Cyprus2.6% of Total
56Japan2.5% of Total
57Bangladesh2.5% of Total
58Greece2.5% of Total
59South Korea2.4% of Total
60Mongolia2.4% of Total
61Luxembourg2.3% of Total
62Iceland2.3% of Total
63Serbia2.0% of Total
64Portugal1.9% of Total
65Thailand1.7% of Total
66Peru1.5% of Total
67Finland1.4% of Total
68Netherlands1.4% of Total
69United Arab Emirates1.3% of Total
70Kazakhstan1.2% of Total
71Tunisia1.2% of Total
72Denmark1.1% of Total
73Costa Rica1.1% of Total
74Belgium1.0% of Total
75Bahrain1.0% of Total
76Trinidad and Tobago0.9% of Total
77Morocco0.8% of Total
78Mexico0.8% of Total
79New Zealand0.8% of Total
80Georgia0.8% of Total
81Sweden0.6% of Total
82France0.5% of Total
83Argentina0.5% of Total
84Malaysia0.5% of Total
85Malta0.4% of Total
86Lithuania0.4% of Total
87Uruguay0.4% of Total
88United Kingdom0.3% of Total
89Islamic Republic of Iran0.2% of Total
90Norway0.1% of Total
91Ireland0.1% of Total
92Canada0.0% of Total
93Singapore0.0% of Total
94Vietnam0.0% of Total
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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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