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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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  1. 1Equatorial Guinea62.7%
  2. 2South Sudan55%
  3. 3Central African Republic46.4%
  4. 4Afghanistan45.6%
  5. 5Sudan41.7%
  6. 6Eritrea39%
  7. 7Libya38.4%
  8. 8Mauritania38.1%
  9. 9Guinea-Bissau37.3%
  10. 10Liberia36.8%
  11. 10Burkina Faso36.8%
  12. 11Djibouti36.5%
  13. 12Senegal34.8%
  14. 13Niger34%
  15. 14Lesotho31.2%
  16. 15Angola30.7%
  17. 16Mozambique30.5%
  18. 17Bahamas, The29.7%
  19. 18Micronesia, Fed. Sts.29.4%
  20. 19Honduras28.8%
  21. 20Gabon28.6%
  22. 21Solomon Islands27.2%
  23. 22Mali26.2%
  24. 23Lebanon25.9%
  25. 24Yemen, Rep.24.2%
  26. 25Barbados23%
  27. 26Nigeria22.1%
  28. 27Gambia, The22%
  29. 27British Virgin Islands22%
  30. 28Syrian Arab Republic21.9%
  31. 29Madagascar21.7%
  32. 30Comoros20.8%
  33. 31Suriname20%
  34. 32Cote d'Ivoire19.7%
  35. 33Macao SAR, China19.6%
  36. 34Pakistan17.8%
  37. 35Tajikistan17.7%
  38. 36Burundi17.3%
  39. 37Iraq17.2%
  40. 38Romania17%
  41. 39Congo, Dem. Rep.16.9%
  42. 40El Salvador16.8%
  43. 40Uganda16.8%
  44. 41Guyana16.6%
  45. 42Trinidad and Tobago16.1%
  46. 43Papua New Guinea15.8%
  47. 44Kenya15.7%
  48. 45Paraguay15.4%
  49. 46Tanzania15.2%
  50. 47Lao PDR14.8%
  51. 47Nicaragua14.8%
  52. 48Chad14.7%
  53. 49Congo, Rep.14.3%
  54. 50Ethiopia14.1%
  55. 51Belize13.6%
  56. 52Guinea13.5%
  57. 53Zimbabwe12.5%
  58. 54Benin12%
  59. 55Sierra Leone11.7%
  60. 56Malaysia10.9%
  61. 57Cambodia10.7%
  62. 57Zambia10.7%
  63. 58Jamaica10.1%
  64. 59Dominican Republic9.9%
  65. 60Bahrain9.3%
  66. 61Haiti9.2%
  67. 62Kiribati9.1%
  68. 62Ghana9.1%
  69. 63Bhutan8.9%
  70. 64Philippines8.7%
  71. 65Mongolia8.6%
  72. 66Nepal8.5%
  73. 66Panama8.5%
  74. 67West Bank and Gaza8.4%
  75. 67Myanmar8.4%
  76. 68Curacao8.3%
  77. 69Guatemala8%
  78. 69Palau8%
  79. 69Timor-Leste8%
  80. 70Bangladesh7.7%
  81. 71Maldives7.5%
  82. 72Albania7.4%
  83. 73Kazakhstan7.1%
  84. 74Sri Lanka6.8%
  85. 75Oman6.6%
  86. 75San Marino6.6%
  87. 76Singapore6.3%
  88. 77Cameroon6.2%
  89. 78Malawi6.1%
  90. 78Qatar6.1%
  91. 79India6%
  92. 79South Africa6%
  93. 80Bosnia and Herzegovina5.9%
  94. 81Samoa5.8%
  95. 82Bolivia5.7%
  96. 83Colombia5.5%
  97. 84Ecuador5.2%
  98. 84Botswana5.2%
  99. 85Bulgaria5%
  100. 86Tunisia4.8%
  101. 87China4.7%
  102. 88Malta4.3%
  103. 88Cabo Verde4.3%
  104. 89Sao Tome and Principe4.2%
  105. 90Eswatini4.1%
  106. 90Egypt, Arab Rep.4.1%
  107. 91Naoero4%
  108. 91Cayman Islands4%
  109. 92Belarus3.9%
  110. 93Grenada3.8%
  111. 94Costa Rica3.1%
  112. 94Rwanda3.1%
  113. 94Saudi Arabia3.1%
  114. 95North Macedonia2.8%
  115. 95Ukraine2.8%
  116. 96Vanuatu2.6%
  117. 96Mauritius2.6%
  118. 96Azerbaijan2.6%
  119. 96Hungary2.6%
  120. 97Armenia2.5%
  121. 97Mexico2.5%
  122. 98Togo2.4%
  123. 99Tonga2.3%
  124. 99Tuvalu2.3%
  125. 99Andorra2.3%
  126. 100Turkmenistan2.1%
  127. 101Slovak Republic2%
  128. 101Jordan2%
  129. 102Kyrgyz Republic1.9%
  130. 102Germany1.9%
  131. 102Estonia1.9%
  132. 103Iran, Islamic Rep.1.7%
  133. 103Turkiye1.7%
  134. 103Thailand1.7%
  135. 104Canada1.6%
  136. 104Latvia1.6%
  137. 105Finland1.5%
  138. 106Israel1.4%
  139. 106Spain1.4%
  140. 106Italy1.4%
  141. 107Indonesia1.3%
  142. 107Bermuda1.3%
  143. 108Cuba1.2%
  144. 108Turks and Caicos Islands1.2%
  145. 108Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1.2%
  146. 109Slovenia1.1%
  147. 109Iceland1.1%
  148. 109Morocco1.1%
  149. 110Serbia1%
  150. 110Greece1%
  151. 110Belgium1%
  152. 110Namibia1%
  153. 111Czechia0.9%
  154. 111Hong Kong SAR, China0.9%
  155. 111Algeria0.9%
  156. 111Marshall Islands0.9%
  157. 111United Arab Emirates0.9%
  158. 112Austria0.8%
  159. 113Luxembourg0.7%
  160. 113Venezuela, RB0.7%
  161. 114Chile0.6%
  162. 114Korea, Rep.0.6%
  163. 114Brazil0.6%
  164. 115Viet Nam0.5%
  165. 116Uruguay0.4%
  166. 116New Zealand0.4%
  167. 116Argentina0.4%
  168. 116Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.4%
  169. 116Peru0.4%
  170. 116Norway0.4%
  171. 116Dominica0.4%
  172. 116Fiji0.4%
  173. 117Seychelles0.3%
  174. 117Monaco0.3%
  175. 117Denmark0.3%
  176. 117Uzbekistan0.3%
  177. 118United Kingdom0.2%
  178. 118Poland0.2%
  179. 118Liechtenstein0.2%
  180. 119Switzerland0.1%
  181. 119Aruba0.1%
  182. 119Australia0.1%
  183. 119Antigua and Barbuda0.1%
  184. 119Russian Federation0.1%
  185. 119France0.1%
  186. 119Netherlands0.1%
  187. 119Montenegro0.1%
  188. 119Sweden0.1%
  189. 119St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.1%
  190. 120Ireland0%
  191. 120Lithuania0%
  192. 120St. Lucia0%
  193. 120St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  194. 120Japan0%
  195. 120Georgia0%
  196. 120Brunei Darussalam0%
  197. 120Moldova0%
  198. 120Portugal0%
  199. 120Croatia0%
  200. 120Cyprus0%

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