Children not in school by country
Countries reporting
179
Highest
96.59
Yemen
Lowest
0
United Arab Emirates
Median
13.49
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,923
What the numbers show
Children not in school is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 96.59 in Yemen; the lowest is 0 in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.49, and the mean is 22.6.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 14,759.7%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Children not in school: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 96.59 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Congo | 95.97 | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 88.56 | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 4 | Myanmar | 87.94 | 2018 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 83.97 | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 6 | Iraq | 82.63 | 2007 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 81.66 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 79.98 | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 79.38 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 10 | Niue | 75 | 2025 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Senegal | 74.61 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 12 | Burundi | 71.8 | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 70.96 | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 14 | Samoa | 70.19 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 15 | Lesotho | 69.49 | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 68.02 | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.44 | 2015 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62.51 | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 19 | Eritrea | 62.21 | 2022 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 62.15 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 21 | Comoros | 59.31 | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 22 | Cameroon | 58.97 | 2024 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 23 | Bhutan | 58.54 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 24 | Kuwait | 55.68 | 2021 | up 576.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Syria | 53.49 | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 26 | Tokelau | 53.33 | 2025 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Guinea | 53.13 | 2020 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 28 | Bahamas | 52.75 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 29 | Angola | 48.46 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 47.63 | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 46.36 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 32 | Micronesia (country) | 45.25 | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.18 | 2015 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 34 | Botswana | 44.11 | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 43.5 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 36 | East Timor | 41.08 | 2020 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 40.88 | 2024 | up 72.1% | falling |
| 38 | Iran | 40.18 | 2020 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 37.41 | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 40 | Gambia | 37.31 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 37.18 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 35.65 | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 43 | Liberia | 34.8 | 2022 | up 206.1% | rising |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 34.69 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 45 | British Virgin Islands | 34.32 | 2024 | up 1,058.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Madagascar | 34.1 | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 47 | Laos | 34.06 | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 34.05 | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 49 | Togo | 33.52 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Tanzania | 32.03 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 51 | Palestine | 31.35 | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 52 | Jordan | 30.62 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 53 | Bahrain | 29.81 | 2024 | up 104.8% | falling |
| 54 | Cambodia | 27.85 | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 55 | Montserrat | 27.08 | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 25.91 | 2025 | up 175.3% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.09 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 58 | Grenada | 25.04 | 2023 | up 14,759.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 25.03 | 2024 | up 73.0% | falling |
| 60 | Algeria | 24.06 | 2025 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Belize | 23.48 | 2024 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Benin | 23.47 | 2018 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 63 | Philippines | 23.46 | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 23.35 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 65 | Panama | 23.32 | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 66 | Brunei | 22.71 | 2024 | up 761.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Tonga | 22.29 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Guyana | 22.02 | 2023 | up 387.0% | rising |
| 69 | Barbados | 21.83 | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 21.22 | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 71 | Bolivia | 20.35 | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 72 | Nepal | 19.98 | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 19.65 | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 19.38 | 2024 | up 792.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Romania | 19.24 | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Qatar | 18.94 | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Maldives | 18.6 | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 18.43 | 2024 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 79 | Cook Islands | 16.65 | 2024 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Russia | 16.65 | 2023 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 16.51 | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 82 | Montenegro | 15.83 | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 15.78 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 15.56 | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 85 | El Salvador | 15.4 | 2024 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 14.87 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 87 | Malaysia | 14.57 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 88 | New Zealand | 14.27 | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 89 | Seychelles | 13.92 | 2024 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 90 | United States | 13.49 | 2022 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 91 | Suriname | 13.47 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 92 | Lebanon | 12.83 | 2024 | down 44.8% | flat |
| 93 | Gibraltar | 12.59 | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 12.46 | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 95 | Macao | 11.82 | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Oman | 11.27 | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 97 | Chile | 11.14 | 2024 | up 68.4% | falling |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 10.98 | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Fiji | 10.48 | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Thailand | 9.19 | 2025 | up 347.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Marshall Islands | 8.39 | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 8.27 | 2023 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritius | 7.9 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 104 | Kenya | 7.88 | 2023 | down 85.1% | falling |
| 105 | Estonia | 7.5 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 7.2 | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Indonesia | 7.06 | 2025 | up 581.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovakia | 6.98 | 2024 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 109 | Brazil | 6.85 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 110 | Canada | 6.7 | 2023 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 6.53 | 2024 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 112 | Malta | 6.51 | 2023 | up 612.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Czechia | 6.43 | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Ecuador | 6.3 | 2022 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Argentina | 5.97 | 2023 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Nauru | 5.84 | 2025 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 117 | South Korea | 5.49 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 5.4 | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Japan | 5.17 | 2023 | up 112.1% | flat |
| 120 | Andorra | 5.13 | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Australia | 5.11 | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Tuvalu | 5.06 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 123 | Hungary | 5 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Ireland | 4.97 | 2022 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.87 | 2018 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Singapore | 4.8 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Italy | 4.8 | 2023 | up 156.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 4.63 | 2023 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Aruba | 3.91 | 2014 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Cayman Islands | 3.84 | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Finland | 3.77 | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.31 | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Israel | 3.2 | 2024 | up 701.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Iceland | 3.09 | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 135 | Cuba | 2.94 | 2024 | up 306.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Denmark | 2.93 | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Venezuela | 2.88 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Austria | 2.76 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 139 | Norway | 2.49 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Anguilla | 2.44 | 2022 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Belarus | 2.38 | 2024 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 142 | San Marino | 2.33 | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.25 | 2023 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Latvia | 2.23 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 145 | Uruguay | 2.22 | 2022 | up 314.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Turkey | 1.98 | 2023 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.96 | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Serbia | 1.91 | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Switzerland | 1.82 | 2024 | up 1,814.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Albania | 1.72 | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Belgium | 1.69 | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Liechtenstein | 1.69 | 2021 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Netherlands | 1.67 | 2023 | up 282.3% | rising |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.64 | 2023 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Germany | 1.63 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | 1.56 | 2024 | down 78.6% | rising |
| 157 | Spain | 1.42 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 158 | Moldova | 1.42 | 2022 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Sweden | 1.35 | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Vietnam | 1.17 | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Ghana | 0.9639 | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | 0.9321 | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Colombia | 0.9319 | 2022 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Hong Kong | 0.7964 | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Croatia | 0.6789 | 2023 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Jamaica | 0.6371 | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 167 | India | 0.5721 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 0.5513 | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Greece | 0.4653 | 2023 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Lithuania | 0.4435 | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Mexico | 0.4129 | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Costa Rica | 0.3078 | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 173 | France | 0.2429 | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Peru | 0.2002 | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Poland | 0.1429 | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Cyprus | 0.1267 | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Portugal | 0.0699 | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 0.0459 | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |