demographic2026
Children out of school (% of 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
7.9%
Median: 3.7%
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
64.7%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan64.7%
2Cape Verde41.8%
3Niger40.4%
4Eritrea40.4%
5Liberia38.3%
By Region
Africa14.8%(9 countries)
Other10.2%(104 countries)
Asia4.8%(21 countries)
North America4.4%(4 countries)
South America2.9%(6 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 (64.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.9%)
Africa (9)
Other (104)
Asia (21)
North America (4)
South America (6)
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 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 | 64.7% |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 41.8% |
| 3 | Niger | 40.4% |
| 4 | Eritrea | 40.4% |
| 5 | Liberia | 38.3% |
| 6 | Angola | 36.8% |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 34.3% |
| 8 | Mali | 34.0% |
| 9 | Kenya | 32.9% |
| 10 | Lesotho | 32.2% |
| 11 | Solomon Islands | 30.1% |
| 12 | Curaçao | 27.9% |
| 13 | Virgin Islands, British | 27.0% |
| 14 | Honduras | 26.6% |
| 15 | Chad | 24.8% |
| 16 | Senegal | 24.5% |
| 17 | Nigeria | 24.3% |
| 18 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.1% |
| 19 | Lebanon | 22.5% |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 22.5% |
| 21 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.8% |
| 22 | Comoros | 20.6% |
| 23 | Burundi | 20.6% |
| 24 | Republic of The Gambia | 18.8% |
| 25 | Guyana | 18.0% |
| 26 | Pakistan | 17.9% |
| 27 | Barbados | 17.6% |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 17.1% |
| 29 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16.4% |
| 30 | Suriname | 16.2% |
| 31 | Bahamas | 15.9% |
| 32 | Romania | 15.6% |
| 33 | Guinea | 14.7% |
| 34 | Paraguay | 13.3% |
| 35 | Puerto Rico | 13.3% |
| 36 | Ukraine | 12.9% |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.6% |
| 38 | Malaysia | 12.0% |
| 39 | Philippines | 11.6% |
| 40 | Mauritania | 11.3% |
| 41 | Macao | 10.8% |
| 42 | Belize | 10.7% |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 10.5% |
| 44 | Bhutan | 10.5% |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.3% |
| 46 | Benin | 9.6% |
| 47 | State of Palestine | 9.6% |
| 48 | Bolivia | 9.3% |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 9.1% |
| 50 | Kiribati | 8.7% |
| 51 | El Salvador | 8.7% |
| 52 | Mongolia | 8.6% |
| 53 | Guatemala | 8.4% |
| 54 | Panama | 7.7% |
| 55 | Colombia | 7.3% |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.2% |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 7.0% |
| 58 | Timor-Leste | 6.9% |
| 59 | Seychelles | 6.8% |
| 60 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.8% |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 6.7% |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 6.4% |
| 63 | Georgia | 6.2% |
| 64 | San Marino | 6.1% |
| 65 | South Africa | 6.1% |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 5.9% |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 5.9% |
| 68 | Oman | 5.8% |
| 69 | Cayman Islands | 5.2% |
| 70 | Canada | 5.0% |
| 71 | Grenada | 4.9% |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 4.9% |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 4.9% |
| 74 | Ghana | 4.8% |
| 75 | Bahrain | 4.7% |
| 76 | Ecuador | 4.7% |
| 77 | Cuba | 4.7% |
| 78 | Qatar | 4.6% |
| 79 | Belarus | 4.5% |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 4.5% |
| 81 | Jamaica | 4.3% |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 4.0% |
| 84 | United States of America | 4.0% |
| 85 | Dominica | 4.0% |
| 86 | Eswatini | 3.8% |
| 87 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.8% |
| 88 | Cameroon | 3.8% |
| 89 | Cambodia | 3.7% |
| 90 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.6% |
| 91 | Zambia | 3.5% |
| 92 | Egypt | 3.5% |
| 93 | Madagascar | 3.4% |
| 94 | Estonia | 3.4% |
| 95 | Serbia | 3.3% |
| 96 | Nauru | 3.0% |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.0% |
| 98 | Hungary | 2.8% |
| 99 | Latvia | 2.7% |
| 100 | Israel | 2.7% |
| 101 | Malta | 2.6% |
| 102 | New Zealand | 2.6% |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 2.5% |
| 104 | Andorra | 2.4% |
| 105 | Fiji | 2.4% |
| 106 | Tonga | 2.3% |
| 107 | Brazil | 2.2% |
| 108 | Chile | 2.1% |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.1% |
| 110 | Malawi | 2.1% |
| 111 | Italy | 2.1% |
| 112 | Nepal | 2.0% |
| 113 | Jordan | 1.9% |
| 114 | Iceland | 1.8% |
| 115 | Ireland | 1.8% |
| 116 | Croatia | 1.8% |
| 117 | Samoa | 1.8% |
| 118 | Finland | 1.8% |
| 119 | Vietnam | 1.7% |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.7% |
| 121 | Belgium | 1.7% |
| 122 | Gibraltar | 1.6% |
| 123 | Algeria | 1.6% |
| 124 | Marshall Islands | 1.5% |
| 125 | Slovenia | 1.4% |
| 126 | Austria | 1.4% |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 1.4% |
| 128 | Norway | 1.4% |
| 129 | Palau | 1.3% |
| 130 | Spain | 1.2% |
| 131 | Tunisia | 1.1% |
| 132 | Armenia | 1.1% |
| 133 | Indonesia | 1.1% |
| 134 | Slovakia | 1.1% |
| 135 | Mozambique | 1.0% |
| 136 | Rwanda | 1.0% |
| 137 | Maldives | 0.9% |
| 138 | Denmark | 0.9% |
| 139 | Namibia | 0.9% |
| 140 | Liechtenstein | 0.8% |
| 141 | Czech Republic | 0.8% |
| 142 | Mauritius | 0.8% |
| 143 | Argentina | 0.7% |
| 144 | Togo | 0.6% |
| 145 | Türkiye | 0.6% |
| 146 | Sweden | 0.6% |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 0.6% |
| 148 | Venezuela | 0.6% |
| 149 | Thailand | 0.6% |
| 150 | Tuvalu | 0.5% |
| 151 | Botswana | 0.5% |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5% |
| 153 | Netherlands | 0.5% |
| 154 | Portugal | 0.5% |
| 155 | Albania | 0.5% |
| 156 | Morocco | 0.5% |
| 157 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.5% |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.4% |
| 159 | Mexico | 0.4% |
| 160 | Germany | 0.3% |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 0.3% |
| 162 | Montenegro | 0.2% |
| 163 | Singapore | 0.2% |
| 164 | France | 0.2% |
| 165 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.1% |
| 167 | Lithuania | 0.1% |
| 168 | Australia | 0.1% |
| 169 | Greece | 0.1% |
| 170 | India | 0.1% |
| 171 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.1% |
| 172 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 173 | United Kingdom | 0.1% |
| 174 | Japan | 0.1% |
| 175 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 176 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 177 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
Showing 178 of 178 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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