Canada vs India: Children out of school, primary

Canada
127,666
in 2023
India
134,967
in 2025
Canada rank
54th
India rank
51st

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Canada
  • India
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119982025

How they compare

India currently reports 134,967 against 127,666 in Canada, a difference of 7,301.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 54th and India ranks 51st of 197 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada India Difference Ahead
2000s 14,517 13.92 million 13.91 million India
2010s 32,336 5.06 million 5.03 million India
2020s 114,342 2.38 million 2.27 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Canada or India?
India, at 134,967 against 127,666 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Canada and India?
7,301, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Canada and India rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Canada ranks 54th and India ranks 51st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.