Education
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (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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League table
200 shown- 1South Sudan63%
- 2Equatorial Guinea61.3%
- 3Afghanistan60.2%
- 4Central African Republic46.8%
- 5Eritrea44.7%
- 6Sudan43%
- 7Djibouti41.9%
- 8Niger37.5%
- 9Libya37.1%
- 10Guinea-Bissau36.9%
- 10Burkina Faso36.9%
- 11Angola35.2%
- 12Yemen, Rep.34.4%
- 13Liberia34.1%
- 14Tajikistan33.8%
- 15Mauritania33.6%
- 16Mozambique33.3%
- 17Mali32.2%
- 18Lesotho29.7%
- 19Bahamas, The29.5%
- 20Solomon Islands27.5%
- 21Gabon27.2%
- 22Honduras26.2%
- 23Senegal26%
- 24Chad25.6%
- 25Lebanon25.5%
- 26Micronesia, Fed. Sts.25.3%
- 27Comoros23.5%
- 27Barbados23.5%
- 28Nigeria22.8%
- 29Pakistan22.7%
- 30Syrian Arab Republic21.5%
- 31Madagascar21.4%
- 32Ethiopia21.2%
- 33Cote d'Ivoire20.5%
- 34Suriname20.3%
- 35Iraq19%
- 36Congo, Rep.18.4%
- 37Guinea18.2%
- 38Guyana17.9%
- 39Romania17.7%
- 39Macao SAR, China17.7%
- 40Benin16.7%
- 41Albania16.5%
- 42Congo, Dem. Rep.16.2%
- 43Paraguay16.1%
- 44Burundi15.7%
- 45Papua New Guinea14.6%
- 46British Virgin Islands14.3%
- 47El Salvador14.2%
- 48Trinidad and Tobago14.1%
- 49Tanzania13.7%
- 50Lao PDR12.6%
- 51Kenya12.3%
- 52Belize12.2%
- 53Nicaragua11.9%
- 54Uganda11.7%
- 54Cambodia11.7%
- 55Gambia, The10.9%
- 55Philippines10.9%
- 55Zimbabwe10.9%
- 56St. Lucia10.5%
- 57Jamaica10.3%
- 58Kiribati10%
- 59West Bank and Gaza9.6%
- 60Palau8.8%
- 60Sierra Leone8.8%
- 61Zambia8.5%
- 62Dominican Republic8.3%
- 63Ghana8.2%
- 63Guatemala8.2%
- 63Bahrain8.2%
- 64Malaysia8.1%
- 65Panama8%
- 66Malawi7.6%
- 67Kazakhstan7.4%
- 68Belarus6.6%
- 69Nepal6.3%
- 70Dominica6.2%
- 71Oman6%
- 71Grenada6%
- 72San Marino5.9%
- 72Singapore5.9%
- 73Sri Lanka5.6%
- 73Myanmar5.6%
- 74South Africa5.5%
- 75Haiti5.4%
- 76India5.2%
- 76Cayman Islands5.2%
- 77Samoa5.1%
- 78Bolivia5%
- 79Cameroon4.9%
- 80Bulgaria4.8%
- 81Malta4.7%
- 81Mongolia4.7%
- 82Armenia4.6%
- 83Botswana4.4%
- 84Qatar4.3%
- 85Egypt, Arab Rep.3.9%
- 85Bosnia and Herzegovina3.9%
- 86Colombia3.8%
- 87Bangladesh3.4%
- 88China3.3%
- 88Eswatini3.3%
- 88Tunisia3.3%
- 89Tuvalu3%
- 89Timor-Leste3%
- 90Costa Rica2.8%
- 90Azerbaijan2.8%
- 91Vanuatu2.7%
- 92Mexico2.5%
- 92Hungary2.5%
- 92Andorra2.5%
- 93Sao Tome and Principe2.4%
- 93Togo2.4%
- 94Canada2.3%
- 95Hong Kong SAR, China2.2%
- 95North Macedonia2.2%
- 96Saudi Arabia2.1%
- 96Ecuador2.1%
- 96Curacao2.1%
- 97Naoero1.9%
- 97Slovak Republic1.9%
- 98Estonia1.8%
- 98Bhutan1.8%
- 99Cabo Verde1.7%
- 99Italy1.7%
- 100Turkmenistan1.6%
- 100Thailand1.6%
- 101Kyrgyz Republic1.5%
- 101Ukraine1.5%
- 101Jordan1.5%
- 101Rwanda1.5%
- 101Cuba1.5%
- 102Iran, Islamic Rep.1.4%
- 102Finland1.4%
- 102Spain1.4%
- 102Mauritius1.4%
- 103Israel1.3%
- 104Indonesia1.2%
- 104Turks and Caicos Islands1.2%
- 104Turkiye1.2%
- 105Fiji1.1%
- 105Iceland1.1%
- 105Greece1.1%
- 106Morocco1%
- 106United Arab Emirates1%
- 106Belgium1%
- 107Austria0.9%
- 107Germany0.9%
- 107Chile0.9%
- 107Tonga0.9%
- 107Slovenia0.9%
- 108Luxembourg0.8%
- 108Venezuela, RB0.8%
- 109Viet Nam0.7%
- 109Algeria0.7%
- 109St. Kitts and Nevis0.7%
- 110Peru0.6%
- 110Namibia0.6%
- 110Marshall Islands0.6%
- 110Czechia0.6%
- 111Korea, Rep.0.5%
- 112Monaco0.4%
- 112Uruguay0.4%
- 112Norway0.4%
- 112Brazil0.4%
- 113Uzbekistan0.3%
- 113Sweden0.3%
- 113New Zealand0.3%
- 113Latvia0.3%
- 114Denmark0.2%
- 114Liechtenstein0.2%
- 114Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.2%
- 114Poland0.2%
- 114United Kingdom0.2%
- 114St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.2%
- 114Serbia0.2%
- 114Antigua and Barbuda0.2%
- 114Bermuda0.2%
- 115Argentina0.1%
- 115Switzerland0.1%
- 115France0.1%
- 115Seychelles0.1%
- 115Montenegro0.1%
- 115Netherlands0.1%
- 115Russian Federation0.1%
- 116Japan0%
- 116Moldova0%
- 116Lithuania0%
- 116Croatia0%
- 116Ireland0%
- 116Georgia0%
- 116Maldives0%
- 116Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
- 116Portugal0%
- 116Brunei Darussalam0%
- 116Australia0%
- 116Cyprus0%
- 116Aruba0%
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%)