social2025
Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. 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
10.3% of male children in primary school age
Median: 5.0% of male children in primary school age
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
Somalia
81.8% of male children in primary school age
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0% of male children in primary school age
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia81.8% of male children in primary school age
2South Sudan67.8% of male children in primary school age
3Equatorial Guinea66.0% of male children in primary school age
4Democratic Republic of the Congo64.4% of male children in primary school age
5Afghanistan53.8% of male children in primary school age
By Region
Africa15.0% of male children in primary school age(9 countries)
Other13.1% of male children in primary school age(124 countries)
Asia8.2% of male children in primary school age(26 countries)
North America5.9% of male children in primary school age(3 countries)
South America3.6% of male children in primary school age(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% of male children in primary school age)High (81.8% of male children in primary school age)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.3% of male children in primary school age)
Africa (9)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
North America (3)
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.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 81.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 2 | South Sudan | 67.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 64.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 53.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 6 | Sudan | 45.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 7 | Liberia | 39.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 8 | Niger | 39.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 9 | Haiti | 38.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 10 | Eritrea | 37.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 11 | Angola | 36.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 34.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 13 | Kenya | 33.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 14 | Cape Verde | 33.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 15 | Senegal | 32.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 16 | Lesotho | 32.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 31.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 18 | Mali | 30.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 19 | Curaçao | 29.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 29.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 22 | Gabon | 28.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 23 | Burundi | 28.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 24 | Honduras | 27.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 25 | Yemen | 26.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 26 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 24.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 27 | Gibraltar | 24.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 28 | Virgin Islands, British | 24.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 29 | Republic of The Gambia | 23.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 30 | Nigeria | 23.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 31 | Lebanon | 22.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 32 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 33 | Comoros | 20.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 19.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 35 | Chad | 19.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 19.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 37 | Barbados | 17.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 38 | Guyana | 17.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 39 | Republic of the Congo | 17.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 40 | Pakistan | 17.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 41 | El Salvador | 16.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 42 | Zambia | 15.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 43 | Suriname | 15.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 44 | Bahamas | 15.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 45 | Romania | 15.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 14.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 47 | Bhutan | 14.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 48 | Ukraine | 13.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 49 | Paraguay | 13.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 50 | Malaysia | 12.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 51 | Botswana | 12.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 52 | Mauritania | 12.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 53 | Kuwait | 12.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 55 | Venezuela | 11.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 11.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 57 | Belize | 11.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 58 | Maldives | 11.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 59 | Macao | 10.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 60 | Philippines | 10.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 9.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 63 | Mongolia | 9.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 64 | Bolivia | 9.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 65 | State of Palestine | 9.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 66 | Timor-Leste | 9.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 8.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 68 | Guinea | 8.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 69 | Guatemala | 8.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 70 | Nauru | 8.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 8.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 72 | Panama | 8.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 74 | Albania | 7.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 75 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 76 | Colombia | 7.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 77 | Palau | 7.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 7.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 79 | San Marino | 7.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 80 | New Caledonia | 7.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 7.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 82 | Seychelles | 7.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 83 | Kiribati | 6.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 84 | Benin | 6.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 6.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 86 | People's Republic of China | 6.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 87 | Georgia | 6.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 88 | Cayman Islands | 6.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 89 | Ecuador | 6.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 90 | South Africa | 6.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 6.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 92 | Oman | 6.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 93 | Indonesia | 5.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 5.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 95 | Qatar | 5.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 96 | Ghana | 5.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 97 | Bahrain | 5.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 98 | Tonga | 5.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 99 | Malawi | 5.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 100 | Canada | 5.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 101 | Cuba | 5.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 5.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 103 | Iraq | 4.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 4.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 105 | Argentina | 4.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 106 | Uganda | 4.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 107 | Bermuda | 4.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 108 | Madagascar | 4.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 109 | Jamaica | 4.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 4.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 112 | United States of America | 4.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 4.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 114 | Libya | 4.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 115 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 3.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 118 | Greece | 3.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 120 | French Polynesia | 3.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 121 | Belarus | 3.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 122 | Egypt | 3.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 123 | Morocco | 3.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 124 | Estonia | 3.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 125 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 126 | Latvia | 3.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 128 | Ireland | 3.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 130 | Eswatini | 3.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 3.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 132 | Aruba | 2.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 133 | Hungary | 2.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 135 | Liechtenstein | 2.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 136 | Cambodia | 2.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 137 | Israel | 2.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 138 | New Zealand | 2.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 139 | Myanmar | 2.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 140 | Namibia | 2.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 141 | Cameroon | 2.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 142 | Algeria | 2.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 143 | Malta | 2.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 144 | Togo | 2.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 145 | Brazil | 2.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 2.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 147 | Germany | 2.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 148 | Croatia | 2.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 149 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 150 | Mauritius | 2.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 151 | Jordan | 2.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 152 | Cyprus | 2.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 153 | Armenia | 2.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 155 | Mozambique | 2.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 156 | Dominica | 2.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 157 | Italy | 2.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 158 | Andorra | 1.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 159 | Iceland | 1.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 160 | Finland | 1.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 1.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 162 | Tunisia | 1.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 163 | Peru | 1.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 164 | Belgium | 1.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 165 | Slovenia | 1.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 166 | Poland | 1.5% of male children in primary school age |
| 167 | Austria | 1.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 168 | Norway | 1.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 169 | India | 1.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 170 | Chile | 1.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 171 | Rwanda | 1.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 172 | Spain | 1.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 173 | Japan | 1.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 174 | Hong Kong | 1.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 175 | Slovakia | 1.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 176 | Grenada | 1.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 177 | South Korea | 1.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 178 | Denmark | 1.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 180 | Türkiye | 0.9% of male children in primary school age |
| 181 | Fiji | 0.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 182 | Czech Republic | 0.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 183 | Serbia | 0.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 0.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 185 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8% of male children in primary school age |
| 186 | Portugal | 0.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 187 | Montenegro | 0.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 188 | Netherlands | 0.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 189 | Samoa | 0.7% of male children in primary school age |
| 190 | North Korea | 0.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 191 | Sweden | 0.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 192 | Uruguay | 0.6% of male children in primary school age |
| 193 | Thailand | 0.4% of male children in primary school age |
| 194 | United Kingdom | 0.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 195 | Australia | 0.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 196 | France | 0.3% of male children in primary school age |
| 197 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 198 | Singapore | 0.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 199 | Switzerland | 0.2% of male children in primary school age |
| 200 | Vietnam | 0.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 201 | Nepal | 0.1% of male children in primary school age |
| 202 | Lithuania | 0.0% of male children in primary school age |
| 203 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% of male children in primary school age |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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