demographic2026
Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.9%
Median: 4.9%
Countries Covered
142
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
61.6%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan61.6%
2Cape Verde51.3%
3Eritrea43.5%
4Niger41.7%
5Virgin Islands, British40.8%
By Region
Africa16.8%(8 countries)
Other13.0%(82 countries)
Asia5.7%(17 countries)
North America5.7%(3 countries)
South America3.7%(4 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 (61.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.9%)
Africa (8)
Other (82)
Asia (17)
North America (3)
South America (4)
Europe (26)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 61.6% |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 51.3% |
| 3 | Eritrea | 43.5% |
| 4 | Niger | 41.7% |
| 5 | Virgin Islands, British | 40.8% |
| 6 | Liberia | 37.3% |
| 7 | Mali | 37.2% |
| 8 | Angola | 36.9% |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 33.7% |
| 10 | Kenya | 31.9% |
| 11 | Lesotho | 31.8% |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 30.8% |
| 13 | Chad | 30.6% |
| 14 | Curaçao | 26.1% |
| 15 | Honduras | 25.6% |
| 16 | Nigeria | 25.5% |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 25.1% |
| 18 | Lebanon | 22.4% |
| 19 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.6% |
| 20 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.4% |
| 21 | Guinea | 21.1% |
| 22 | Comoros | 20.5% |
| 23 | Burundi | 19.3% |
| 24 | Pakistan | 18.9% |
| 25 | Guyana | 18.5% |
| 26 | Barbados | 17.4% |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | 16.9% |
| 28 | Suriname | 16.8% |
| 29 | Bahamas | 16.3% |
| 30 | Romania | 15.7% |
| 31 | Senegal | 15.4% |
| 32 | El Salvador | 14.0% |
| 33 | Albania | 13.8% |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.5% |
| 35 | Paraguay | 13.4% |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.2% |
| 37 | Philippines | 12.8% |
| 38 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.6% |
| 39 | Ukraine | 12.6% |
| 40 | Benin | 12.4% |
| 41 | Puerto Rico | 12.2% |
| 42 | Malaysia | 11.1% |
| 43 | Macao | 10.6% |
| 44 | Kiribati | 10.6% |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.5% |
| 46 | Mauritania | 10.3% |
| 47 | Belize | 10.2% |
| 48 | State of Palestine | 9.9% |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 9.6% |
| 50 | Bolivia | 9.3% |
| 51 | Palau | 8.7% |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 8.6% |
| 53 | Guatemala | 8.4% |
| 54 | Mongolia | 7.8% |
| 55 | Panama | 7.2% |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 7.2% |
| 57 | Colombia | 6.8% |
| 58 | Bhutan | 6.6% |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 6.5% |
| 60 | Seychelles | 6.5% |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 6.4% |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.2% |
| 63 | South Africa | 5.9% |
| 64 | Dominica | 5.9% |
| 65 | Serbia | 5.9% |
| 66 | Georgia | 5.9% |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 5.8% |
| 68 | Oman | 5.6% |
| 69 | Belarus | 5.5% |
| 70 | Armenia | 5.1% |
| 71 | San Marino | 4.9% |
| 72 | Canada | 4.9% |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 4.8% |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 4.8% |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 4.7% |
| 76 | Timor-Leste | 4.7% |
| 77 | Grenada | 4.6% |
| 78 | Eswatini | 4.6% |
| 79 | Cambodia | 4.6% |
| 80 | Togo | 4.5% |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 4.4% |
| 82 | Jamaica | 4.3% |
| 83 | Cuba | 4.3% |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 4.2% |
| 85 | Ghana | 4.1% |
| 86 | Cayman Islands | 4.1% |
| 87 | Bahrain | 4.1% |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 4.0% |
| 89 | Greece | 4.0% |
| 90 | United States of America | 3.8% |
| 91 | Qatar | 3.6% |
| 92 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.5% |
| 93 | Egypt | 3.5% |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.4% |
| 95 | Estonia | 3.4% |
| 96 | Ecuador | 3.2% |
| 97 | Samoa | 3.0% |
| 98 | Chile | 3.0% |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% |
| 100 | Andorra | 2.9% |
| 101 | Nauru | 2.8% |
| 102 | Hungary | 2.7% |
| 103 | Malta | 2.7% |
| 104 | Israel | 2.6% |
| 105 | New Zealand | 2.5% |
| 106 | Vietnam | 2.5% |
| 107 | Latvia | 2.2% |
| 108 | Italy | 2.2% |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 2.0% |
| 110 | Brazil | 1.8% |
| 111 | Maldives | 1.8% |
| 112 | Iceland | 1.8% |
| 113 | Finland | 1.7% |
| 114 | Belgium | 1.7% |
| 115 | Jordan | 1.6% |
| 116 | India | 1.6% |
| 117 | Algeria | 1.6% |
| 118 | Germany | 1.5% |
| 119 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.5% |
| 120 | Austria | 1.5% |
| 121 | Poland | 1.4% |
| 122 | Norway | 1.4% |
| 123 | Mauritius | 1.3% |
| 124 | Slovenia | 1.3% |
| 125 | Spain | 1.3% |
| 126 | South Korea | 1.2% |
| 127 | Thailand | 1.1% |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.1% |
| 129 | Slovakia | 1.0% |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 0.8% |
| 131 | Denmark | 0.8% |
| 132 | Sweden | 0.6% |
| 133 | Ireland | 0.5% |
| 134 | Tunisia | 0.5% |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 0.4% |
| 136 | Netherlands | 0.4% |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3% |
| 138 | Singapore | 0.2% |
| 139 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% |
| 141 | Australia | 0.1% |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
Showing 142 of 142 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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