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Children out of school, % of primary school age: ranking of countries
178 countries ranked by their latest value (2020–2025). South Sudan is highest at 64.7%; United Arab Emirates is lowest at 0.0%.
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| # | Country | Region | Out-of-school children | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.7% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.8% | 2022 | |
| 3 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.4% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.4% | 2022 | |
| 5 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.3% | 2022 | |
| 6 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.8% | 2023 | |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.3% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.0% | 2023 | |
| 9 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.9% | 2022 | |
| 10 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.2% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 30.1% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.9% | 2024 | |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.0% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.6% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.5% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.5% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.3% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 23.1% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22.5% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.5% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.8% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.6% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.0% | 2023 | |
| 25 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.9% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.6% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.1% | 2023 | |
| 28 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.9% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.4% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.2% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.9% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 15.6% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.7% | 2020 | |
| 34 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.3% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.3% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 12.9% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.6% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 12.0% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 11.6% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.7% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Bhutan | South Asia | 10.5% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 10.4% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.6% | 2022 | |
| 47 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.6% | 2023 | |
| 48 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 9.3% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 9.1% | 2023 | |
| 50 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 51 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 8.6% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.4% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 7.9% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.3% | 2022 | |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 6.9% | 2023 | |
| 60 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.8% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.8% | 2023 | |
| 62 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 6.7% | 2023 | |
| 63 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 6.6% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.2% | 2024 | |
| 65 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| 66 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 5.9% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 5.9% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.8% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Canada | North America | 5.0% | 2023 | |
| 72 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.9% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2023 | |
| 78 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 4.5% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.5% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.3% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 4.0% | 2021 | |
| 85 | United States | North America | 4.0% | 2022 | |
| 86 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.0% | 2023 | |
| 87 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% | 2022 | |
| 88 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.8% | 2023 | |
| 89 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.7% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 3.6% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.3% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.6% | 2023 | |
| 102 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 2.3% | 2022 | |
| 107 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1% | 2023 | |
| 110 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.1% | 2022 | |
| 111 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 2.1% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% | 2023 | |
| 114 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% | 2022 | |
| 115 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.7% | 2023 | |
| 120 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7% | 2023 | |
| 121 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4% | 2023 | |
| 125 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.1% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0% | 2022 | |
| 134 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Maldives | South Asia | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.9% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 0.8% | 2021 | |
| 140 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 142 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Nepal | South Asia | 0.8% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.7% | 2023 | |
| 145 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.6% | 2023 | |
| 150 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.5% | 2022 | |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 154 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 155 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5% | 2021 | |
| 157 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 0.4% | 2023 | |
| 159 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 163 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 164 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 168 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 169 | India | South Asia | 0.1% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 171 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 172 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 173 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 174 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 0.1% | 2023 | |
| 175 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 176 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.0% | 2023 | |
| 177 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Children out of school (% of primary school age)