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Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%)

% · higher is better · 201 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Equatorial Guinea62%
  2. 2South Sudan59%
  3. 3Afghanistan52.7%
  4. 4Central African Republic46.6%
  5. 5Sudan42.3%
  6. 6Eritrea41.8%
  7. 7Djibouti39.2%
  8. 8Libya37.8%
  9. 9Guinea-Bissau37.1%
  10. 10Burkina Faso36.9%
  11. 11Mauritania35.9%
  12. 12Niger35.7%
  13. 13Liberia35.5%
  14. 14Angola33%
  15. 15Mozambique31.9%
  16. 16Senegal30.6%
  17. 17Lesotho30.4%
  18. 18Bahamas, The29.6%
  19. 19Mali29.2%
  20. 19Yemen, Rep.29.2%
  21. 20Gabon27.9%
  22. 21Honduras27.5%
  23. 21Micronesia, Fed. Sts.27.5%
  24. 22Solomon Islands27.3%
  25. 23Tajikistan25.7%
  26. 23Lebanon25.7%
  27. 24Barbados23.3%
  28. 25Nigeria22.4%
  29. 26Comoros22.2%
  30. 27Syrian Arab Republic21.7%
  31. 28Madagascar21.6%
  32. 29Suriname20.2%
  33. 29Pakistan20.2%
  34. 30Cote d'Ivoire20.1%
  35. 30Chad20.1%
  36. 31Macao SAR, China18.7%
  37. 32British Virgin Islands18.2%
  38. 33Iraq18.1%
  39. 34Ethiopia17.6%
  40. 35Romania17.3%
  41. 36Guyana17.2%
  42. 37Burundi16.5%
  43. 37Gambia, The16.5%
  44. 37Congo, Dem. Rep.16.5%
  45. 38Congo, Rep.16.3%
  46. 39Guinea15.8%
  47. 40Paraguay15.7%
  48. 41El Salvador15.6%
  49. 42Papua New Guinea15.2%
  50. 43Trinidad and Tobago15.1%
  51. 44Tanzania14.5%
  52. 45Uganda14.3%
  53. 45Benin14.3%
  54. 46Kenya14%
  55. 47Lao PDR13.8%
  56. 48Nicaragua13.4%
  57. 49Belize12.9%
  58. 50Albania11.8%
  59. 51Zimbabwe11.7%
  60. 52Cambodia11.2%
  61. 53Sierra Leone10.3%
  62. 54Jamaica10.2%
  63. 55Philippines9.8%
  64. 56Zambia9.6%
  65. 56Kiribati9.6%
  66. 57Malaysia9.5%
  67. 58Dominican Republic9.1%
  68. 59West Bank and Gaza9%
  69. 60Bahrain8.8%
  70. 61Ghana8.7%
  71. 62Palau8.4%
  72. 63Panama8.3%
  73. 64Guatemala8.1%
  74. 65Nepal7.4%
  75. 66Haiti7.3%
  76. 66Kazakhstan7.3%
  77. 67Myanmar7%
  78. 68Malawi6.9%
  79. 69Mongolia6.7%
  80. 70Oman6.3%
  81. 71Sri Lanka6.2%
  82. 71San Marino6.2%
  83. 72Singapore6.1%
  84. 73South Africa5.7%
  85. 74Bangladesh5.6%
  86. 74India5.6%
  87. 75Samoa5.5%
  88. 75Timor-Leste5.5%
  89. 75Cameroon5.5%
  90. 75Bhutan5.5%
  91. 76Bolivia5.4%
  92. 77Curacao5.3%
  93. 78Qatar5.2%
  94. 78Belarus5.2%
  95. 79Bulgaria4.9%
  96. 79Grenada4.9%
  97. 79Bosnia and Herzegovina4.9%
  98. 80Botswana4.8%
  99. 81Colombia4.7%
  100. 82Cayman Islands4.6%
  101. 83Malta4.5%
  102. 84Egypt, Arab Rep.4%
  103. 84China4%
  104. 84Tunisia4%
  105. 85Ecuador3.7%
  106. 85Eswatini3.7%
  107. 86Maldives3.5%
  108. 86Armenia3.5%
  109. 87Dominica3.3%
  110. 87Sao Tome and Principe3.3%
  111. 88Naoero3%
  112. 88Costa Rica3%
  113. 88Cabo Verde3%
  114. 89Azerbaijan2.7%
  115. 89Vanuatu2.7%
  116. 90Saudi Arabia2.6%
  117. 90Tuvalu2.6%
  118. 91North Macedonia2.5%
  119. 91Hungary2.5%
  120. 91Mexico2.5%
  121. 92Andorra2.4%
  122. 92Togo2.4%
  123. 93Rwanda2.3%
  124. 94Ukraine2.2%
  125. 95Slovak Republic2%
  126. 95Mauritius2%
  127. 95Canada2%
  128. 96Turkmenistan1.9%
  129. 96Estonia1.9%
  130. 97St. Lucia1.8%
  131. 98Kyrgyz Republic1.7%
  132. 98Jordan1.7%
  133. 99Thailand1.6%
  134. 99Iran, Islamic Rep.1.6%
  135. 99Tonga1.6%
  136. 100Hong Kong SAR, China1.5%
  137. 100Turkiye1.5%
  138. 100Italy1.5%
  139. 101Israel1.4%
  140. 101Spain1.4%
  141. 101Finland1.4%
  142. 101Germany1.4%
  143. 102Indonesia1.3%
  144. 102Cuba1.3%
  145. 103Turks and Caicos Islands1.2%
  146. 104Iceland1.1%
  147. 104Greece1.1%
  148. 104Morocco1.1%
  149. 105Slovenia1%
  150. 105United Arab Emirates1%
  151. 105Belgium1%
  152. 106Latvia0.9%
  153. 107Marshall Islands0.8%
  154. 107Austria0.8%
  155. 107Chile0.8%
  156. 107Algeria0.8%
  157. 107Namibia0.8%
  158. 108Bermuda0.7%
  159. 108Luxembourg0.7%
  160. 108Fiji0.7%
  161. 108Venezuela, RB0.7%
  162. 108Czechia0.7%
  163. 109Viet Nam0.6%
  164. 109Serbia0.6%
  165. 109Korea, Rep.0.6%
  166. 110Brazil0.5%
  167. 110Peru0.5%
  168. 111Uruguay0.4%
  169. 111Norway0.4%
  170. 111Monaco0.4%
  171. 112Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.3%
  172. 112Uzbekistan0.3%
  173. 112New Zealand0.3%
  174. 112Argentina0.3%
  175. 112Denmark0.3%
  176. 113Seychelles0.2%
  177. 113Sweden0.2%
  178. 113United Kingdom0.2%
  179. 113Poland0.2%
  180. 113Liechtenstein0.2%
  181. 114France0.1%
  182. 114Switzerland0.1%
  183. 114St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.1%
  184. 114Aruba0.1%
  185. 114St. Kitts and Nevis0.1%
  186. 114Russian Federation0.1%
  187. 114Australia0.1%
  188. 114Montenegro0.1%
  189. 114Antigua and Barbuda0.1%
  190. 114Netherlands0.1%
  191. 115Portugal0%
  192. 115Cyprus0%
  193. 115Ireland0%
  194. 115Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  195. 115Brunei Darussalam0%
  196. 115Lithuania0%
  197. 115Croatia0%
  198. 115Georgia0%
  199. 115Japan0%
  200. 115Moldova0%

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%)