demographic2023

Primary school age children out-of-school (%) — series 2

Name: Primary school age children out-of-school (%) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: demographic, % of total, primary, school, age, children, out, series

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•124 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

7.3% of Total

Median: 3.2% of Total

Countries Covered

124

with available data

Highest

Democratic Republic of the Congo

63.2% of Total

Lowest

Vietnam

0.0% of Total

Top 5 Countries

1Democratic Republic of the Congo63.2% of Total

2Afghanistan43.9% of Total

3Niger33.5% of Total

4Mali32.9% of Total

5Pakistan31.8% of Total

By Region

Other10.7% of Total(51 countries)

Africa7.9% of Total(6 countries)

Asia6.6% of Total(24 countries)

North America4.0% of Total(4 countries)

Europe3.8% of Total(30 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 (63.2% of Total)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.3% of Total)

Other (51)

Africa (6)

Asia (24)

North America (4)

Europe (30)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

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

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Democratic Republic of the Congo	63.2% of Total
2	Afghanistan	43.9% of Total
3	Niger	33.5% of Total
4	Mali	32.9% of Total
5	Pakistan	31.8% of Total
6	Chad	26.5% of Total
7	Mauritania	25.8% of Total
8	Madagascar	24.0% of Total
9	Senegal	23.5% of Total
10	Guinea	21.9% of Total
11	Comoros	20.8% of Total
12	Burkina Faso	20.7% of Total
13	Honduras	19.5% of Total
14	Jordan	19.0% of Total
15	Kenya	18.8% of Total
16	El Salvador	18.4% of Total
17	Yemen	17.8% of Total
18	Slovakia	16.8% of Total
19	Zambia	14.9% of Total
20	Ethiopia	14.8% of Total
21	Panama	13.2% of Total
22	Paraguay	12.2% of Total
23	Bulgaria	11.9% of Total
24	Botswana	11.7% of Total
25	Ukraine	11.7% of Total
26	Austria	11.4% of Total
27	Guatemala	10.8% of Total
28	Republic of the Congo	10.7% of Total
29	Czech Republic	10.6% of Total
30	Germany	9.6% of Total
31	Cambodia	9.3% of Total
32	Armenia	9.2% of Total
33	Gabon	9.1% of Total
34	Lesotho	8.8% of Total
35	Cote d'Ivoire	8.7% of Total
36	Lao People's Democratic Republic	8.5% of Total
37	South Africa	7.6% of Total
38	Azerbaijan	7.4% of Total
39	Cameroon	7.1% of Total
40	Indonesia	6.8% of Total
41	Burundi	6.6% of Total
42	Belize	6.5% of Total
43	Dominican Republic	6.1% of Total
44	Togo	5.3% of Total
45	Chile	5.2% of Total
46	Türkiye	5.1% of Total
47	India	5.1% of Total
48	Philippines	5.0% of Total
49	Saudi Arabia	4.9% of Total
50	Oman	4.5% of Total
51	United States of America	4.4% of Total
52	Romania	4.4% of Total
53	Uganda	4.4% of Total
54	The Republic of North Macedonia	4.3% of Total
55	Algeria	4.1% of Total
56	Mauritius	4.0% of Total
57	Hong Kong	3.7% of Total
58	Nicaragua	3.7% of Total
59	Australia	3.5% of Total
60	Hungary	3.5% of Total
61	Kuwait	3.4% of Total
62	Macao	3.2% of Total
63	Uzbekistan	3.2% of Total
64	Montenegro	3.1% of Total
65	Latvia	2.9% of Total
66	Poland	2.8% of Total
67	Benin	2.8% of Total
68	Italy	2.8% of Total
69	Israel	2.7% of Total
70	Iceland	2.7% of Total
71	Spain	2.7% of Total
72	Albania	2.6% of Total
73	Moldova, Republic of	2.5% of Total
74	South Korea	2.5% of Total
75	Brazil	2.4% of Total
76	Bangladesh	2.4% of Total
77	Ecuador	2.4% of Total
78	Greece	2.3% of Total
79	Portugal	2.3% of Total
80	Mongolia	2.3% of Total
81	Colombia	2.2% of Total
82	Cyprus	2.2% of Total
83	Russian Federation	2.2% of Total
84	Croatia	2.0% of Total
85	Myanmar	1.9% of Total
86	Thailand	1.9% of Total
87	Kyrgyzstan	1.9% of Total
88	Bahrain	1.9% of Total
89	Qatar	1.8% of Total
90	Japan	1.8% of Total
91	Serbia	1.8% of Total
92	Luxembourg	1.7% of Total
93	Slovenia	1.7% of Total
94	Egypt	1.5% of Total
95	Peru	1.5% of Total
96	Finland	1.3% of Total
97	United Arab Emirates	1.3% of Total
98	Kazakhstan	1.2% of Total
99	Trinidad and Tobago	1.2% of Total
100	Tunisia	1.2% of Total
101	Denmark	1.1% of Total
102	Costa Rica	1.1% of Total
103	Netherlands	1.0% of Total
104	Sri Lanka	0.9% of Total
105	Belgium	0.9% of Total
106	Morocco	0.8% of Total
107	Mexico	0.8% of Total
108	New Zealand	0.8% of Total
109	Georgia	0.8% of Total
110	Sweden	0.6% of Total
111	France	0.5% of Total
112	Argentina	0.5% of Total
113	Malaysia	0.5% of Total
114	Malta	0.4% of Total
115	United Kingdom	0.4% of Total
116	Lithuania	0.4% of Total
117	Uruguay	0.4% of Total
118	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.2% of Total
119	Norway	0.1% of Total
120	Ireland	0.1% of Total
121	Canada	0.0% of Total
122	Singapore	0.0% of Total
123	People's Republic of China	0.0% of Total
124	Vietnam	0.0% of Total

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Topics

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Data Source

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

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