Education
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (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- 1Equatorial Guinea62.7%
- 2South Sudan55%
- 3Central African Republic46.4%
- 4Afghanistan45.6%
- 5Sudan41.7%
- 6Eritrea39%
- 7Libya38.4%
- 8Mauritania38.1%
- 9Guinea-Bissau37.3%
- 10Liberia36.8%
- 10Burkina Faso36.8%
- 11Djibouti36.5%
- 12Senegal34.8%
- 13Niger34%
- 14Lesotho31.2%
- 15Angola30.7%
- 16Mozambique30.5%
- 17Bahamas, The29.7%
- 18Micronesia, Fed. Sts.29.4%
- 19Honduras28.8%
- 20Gabon28.6%
- 21Solomon Islands27.2%
- 22Mali26.2%
- 23Lebanon25.9%
- 24Yemen, Rep.24.2%
- 25Barbados23%
- 26Nigeria22.1%
- 27Gambia, The22%
- 27British Virgin Islands22%
- 28Syrian Arab Republic21.9%
- 29Madagascar21.7%
- 30Comoros20.8%
- 31Suriname20%
- 32Cote d'Ivoire19.7%
- 33Macao SAR, China19.6%
- 34Pakistan17.8%
- 35Tajikistan17.7%
- 36Burundi17.3%
- 37Iraq17.2%
- 38Romania17%
- 39Congo, Dem. Rep.16.9%
- 40El Salvador16.8%
- 40Uganda16.8%
- 41Guyana16.6%
- 42Trinidad and Tobago16.1%
- 43Papua New Guinea15.8%
- 44Kenya15.7%
- 45Paraguay15.4%
- 46Tanzania15.2%
- 47Lao PDR14.8%
- 47Nicaragua14.8%
- 48Chad14.7%
- 49Congo, Rep.14.3%
- 50Ethiopia14.1%
- 51Belize13.6%
- 52Guinea13.5%
- 53Zimbabwe12.5%
- 54Benin12%
- 55Sierra Leone11.7%
- 56Malaysia10.9%
- 57Cambodia10.7%
- 57Zambia10.7%
- 58Jamaica10.1%
- 59Dominican Republic9.9%
- 60Bahrain9.3%
- 61Haiti9.2%
- 62Kiribati9.1%
- 62Ghana9.1%
- 63Bhutan8.9%
- 64Philippines8.7%
- 65Mongolia8.6%
- 66Nepal8.5%
- 66Panama8.5%
- 67West Bank and Gaza8.4%
- 67Myanmar8.4%
- 68Curacao8.3%
- 69Guatemala8%
- 69Palau8%
- 69Timor-Leste8%
- 70Bangladesh7.7%
- 71Maldives7.5%
- 72Albania7.4%
- 73Kazakhstan7.1%
- 74Sri Lanka6.8%
- 75Oman6.6%
- 75San Marino6.6%
- 76Singapore6.3%
- 77Cameroon6.2%
- 78Malawi6.1%
- 78Qatar6.1%
- 79India6%
- 79South Africa6%
- 80Bosnia and Herzegovina5.9%
- 81Samoa5.8%
- 82Bolivia5.7%
- 83Colombia5.5%
- 84Ecuador5.2%
- 84Botswana5.2%
- 85Bulgaria5%
- 86Tunisia4.8%
- 87China4.7%
- 88Malta4.3%
- 88Cabo Verde4.3%
- 89Sao Tome and Principe4.2%
- 90Eswatini4.1%
- 90Egypt, Arab Rep.4.1%
- 91Naoero4%
- 91Cayman Islands4%
- 92Belarus3.9%
- 93Grenada3.8%
- 94Costa Rica3.1%
- 94Rwanda3.1%
- 94Saudi Arabia3.1%
- 95North Macedonia2.8%
- 95Ukraine2.8%
- 96Vanuatu2.6%
- 96Mauritius2.6%
- 96Azerbaijan2.6%
- 96Hungary2.6%
- 97Armenia2.5%
- 97Mexico2.5%
- 98Togo2.4%
- 99Tonga2.3%
- 99Tuvalu2.3%
- 99Andorra2.3%
- 100Turkmenistan2.1%
- 101Slovak Republic2%
- 101Jordan2%
- 102Kyrgyz Republic1.9%
- 102Germany1.9%
- 102Estonia1.9%
- 103Iran, Islamic Rep.1.7%
- 103Turkiye1.7%
- 103Thailand1.7%
- 104Canada1.6%
- 104Latvia1.6%
- 105Finland1.5%
- 106Israel1.4%
- 106Spain1.4%
- 106Italy1.4%
- 107Indonesia1.3%
- 107Bermuda1.3%
- 108Cuba1.2%
- 108Turks and Caicos Islands1.2%
- 108Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.2%
- 109Slovenia1.1%
- 109Iceland1.1%
- 109Morocco1.1%
- 110Serbia1%
- 110Greece1%
- 110Belgium1%
- 110Namibia1%
- 111Czechia0.9%
- 111Hong Kong SAR, China0.9%
- 111Algeria0.9%
- 111Marshall Islands0.9%
- 111United Arab Emirates0.9%
- 112Austria0.8%
- 113Luxembourg0.7%
- 113Venezuela, RB0.7%
- 114Chile0.6%
- 114Korea, Rep.0.6%
- 114Brazil0.6%
- 115Viet Nam0.5%
- 116Uruguay0.4%
- 116New Zealand0.4%
- 116Argentina0.4%
- 116Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.4%
- 116Peru0.4%
- 116Norway0.4%
- 116Dominica0.4%
- 116Fiji0.4%
- 117Seychelles0.3%
- 117Monaco0.3%
- 117Denmark0.3%
- 117Uzbekistan0.3%
- 118United Kingdom0.2%
- 118Poland0.2%
- 118Liechtenstein0.2%
- 119Switzerland0.1%
- 119Aruba0.1%
- 119Australia0.1%
- 119Antigua and Barbuda0.1%
- 119Russian Federation0.1%
- 119France0.1%
- 119Netherlands0.1%
- 119Montenegro0.1%
- 119Sweden0.1%
- 119St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.1%
- 120Ireland0%
- 120Lithuania0%
- 120St. Lucia0%
- 120St. Kitts and Nevis0%
- 120Japan0%
- 120Georgia0%
- 120Brunei Darussalam0%
- 120Moldova0%
- 120Portugal0%
- 120Croatia0%
- 120Cyprus0%
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%)