Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, India or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 1.33 million girls against 907,274 girls in India as of 2018.

What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between India and Indonesia?

422,376 girls, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Indonesia: Girls and boys who are out of school

India

907,274 girls

in 2023

Indonesia

1.33 million girls

in 2018

India rank

9th

Indonesia rank

6th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

India
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 1.33 million girls against 907,274 girls in India, a difference of 422,376 girls.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 180 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.35 million girls	3.20 million girls	15.16 million girls	India
1990s	17.94 million girls	684,131 girls	17.25 million girls	India
2000s	5.97 million girls	435,287 girls	5.53 million girls	India
2010s	2.64 million girls	1.23 million girls	1.41 million girls	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, India or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 1.33 million girls against 907,274 girls in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between India and Indonesia?: 422,376 girls, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: India ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.