Children out of school, primary, male by country
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
4.39 million
Nigeria
Lowest
41
Andorra
Median
12,825
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,680
What the numbers show
Children out of school, primary, male is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 4.39 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 41 in Andorra.
The median across all reporting countries is 12,825, and the mean is 180,314.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 4,003.3%), and the largest decrease in France (down 92.0%).
Children out of school, primary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 4.39 million | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 4.34 million | 1997 | up 576.4% | rising |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.58 million | 1999 | up 219.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 1.91 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 5 | Sudan | 1.67 million | 2019 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.19 million | 2024 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 1.14 million | 2023 | up 2,793.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 924,422 | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 859,417 | 2018 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 815,165 | 2023 | up 343.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 744,103 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 703,431 | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 13 | Yemen | 688,200 | 2016 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 533,418 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 15 | United States of America | 517,634 | 2022 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Senegal | 473,825 | 2024 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 17 | Somalia | 388,894 | 1980 | — | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 386,718 | 2023 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 354,030 | 2018 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Burundi | 352,121 | 2025 | up 211.3% | falling |
| 21 | Chad | 335,149 | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 313,204 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 23 | Syrian Arab Republic | 302,495 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 289,060 | 2024 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 263,055 | 2017 | up 248.1% | rising |
| 26 | Haiti | 242,980 | 1997 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 229,187 | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 28 | Malaysia | 223,142 | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 207,433 | 2017 | up 90.8% | falling |
| 30 | Brazil | 187,992 | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 31 | Honduras | 184,026 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 181,260 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 33 | Uganda | 181,019 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Madagascar | 173,136 | 2020 | up 186.6% | falling |
| 35 | Liberia | 169,711 | 2022 | up 4,003.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 158,138 | 2022 | up 355.6% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritania | 149,176 | 2024 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 135,989 | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 128,576 | 2012 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 40 | Iraq | 117,141 | 2007 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 109,598 | 2023 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 102,893 | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 102,653 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 44 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 91,080 | 2020 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea | 90,958 | 2020 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 46 | Congo | 87,114 | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 84,993 | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 48 | Eritrea | 83,559 | 2022 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 81,630 | 2023 | up 212.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Benin | 77,007 | 2022 | up 318.4% | falling |
| 51 | Lebanon | 75,674 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 71,553 | 2019 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 69,541 | 2023 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69,066 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 55 | Canada | 66,718 | 2023 | up 821.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 65,892 | 2015 | up 170.9% | rising |
| 57 | Myanmar | 65,562 | 2009 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Algeria | 65,258 | 2022 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Lesotho | 63,178 | 2024 | up 114.4% | falling |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 59,076 | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 57,889 | 2023 | up 91.8% | falling |
| 62 | Mozambique | 57,562 | 2018 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 63 | El Salvador | 56,007 | 2024 | up 105.2% | falling |
| 64 | Cameroon | 55,869 | 2019 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 65 | Paraguay | 53,824 | 2024 | up 816.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Gambia | 52,251 | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 41,792 | 2025 | up 181.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,435 | 2010 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 69 | Germany | 36,131 | 2022 | up 149.5% | falling |
| 70 | Peru | 30,543 | 2003 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Cambodia | 29,839 | 2024 | down 63.8% | rising |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 29,367 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 27,762 | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Palestine, State of | 26,504 | 2023 | up 108.7% | falling |
| 75 | Italy | 25,456 | 2023 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 76 | Türkiye | 23,713 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 20,817 | 2014 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 78 | Mongolia | 19,659 | 2024 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 19,402 | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 80 | Cuba | 18,654 | 2024 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Kuwait | 18,443 | 2016 | up 428.5% | falling |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 18,392 | 2024 | up 1,646.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Togo | 18,194 | 2021 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Spain | 16,814 | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 16,604 | 2020 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 15,104 | 2024 | up 831.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Libya | 13,957 | 1983 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Republic of Korea | 13,881 | 2022 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 12,825 | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Poland | 12,442 | 2020 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 12,306 | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 12,040 | 2024 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 93 | Greece | 12,031 | 2021 | up 274.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Oman | 11,567 | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 11,458 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Rwanda | 11,421 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 11,133 | 2023 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 98 | Comoros | 11,077 | 2024 | up 284.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,495 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 10,087 | 2022 | up 369.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Chile | 9,892 | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 9,280 | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 103 | Thailand | 8,980 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | 8,710 | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 105 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,643 | 2018 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Guyana | 8,547 | 2023 | up 247.0% | falling |
| 107 | Belarus | 8,421 | 2024 | up 362.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 7,586 | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 7,060 | 2017 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 110 | Belgium | 6,672 | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 111 | France | 6,482 | 2016 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Albania | 6,226 | 2023 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 113 | Bhutan | 5,852 | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Hungary | 5,614 | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 115 | New Zealand | 5,551 | 2024 | up 221.6% | rising |
| 116 | Qatar | 5,331 | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,297 | 2024 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 118 | Suriname | 5,256 | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 119 | Jamaica | 4,815 | 2024 | down 68.8% | rising |
| 120 | Namibia | 4,619 | 2012 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 121 | Netherlands | 3,767 | 2023 | up 146.4% | rising |
| 122 | Australia | 3,609 | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Bahrain | 3,489 | 2024 | up 208.8% | falling |
| 124 | Finland | 3,315 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 125 | Norway | 3,126 | 2024 | up 264.3% | rising |
| 126 | Eswatini | 2,865 | 2022 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 127 | Maldives | 2,709 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 128 | Belize | 2,636 | 2024 | up 821.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Austria | 2,601 | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 130 | Hong Kong, China | 2,452 | 2007 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Czechia | 2,441 | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Macau, China | 2,439 | 2024 | up 201.9% | volatile |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 2,282 | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahamas | 2,266 | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Denmark | 2,210 | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Sweden | 2,203 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,195 | 2023 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Portugal | 2,168 | 2019 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 139 | Latvia | 2,111 | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 140 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,801 | 2024 | up 137.0% | rising |
| 141 | Barbados | 1,761 | 2024 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Armenia | 1,698 | 2023 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 143 | Nepal | 1,681 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Estonia | 1,564 | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 145 | Slovakia | 1,405 | 2024 | down 80.8% | rising |
| 146 | Slovenia | 1,051 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 147 | Serbia | 1,025 | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 148 | Mauritius | 872 | 2023 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Uruguay | 820 | 2015 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Brunei Darussalam | 781 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 766 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 700 | 1991 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 153 | Kiribati | 637 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 607 | 2023 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Cyprus | 606 | 2017 | up 342.3% | rising |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 567 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 525 | 2024 | up 341.2% | volatile |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 500 | 1996 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 159 | Fiji | 455 | 2016 | down 90.9% | falling |
| 160 | Switzerland | 435 | 2024 | up 339.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Tonga | 435 | 1999 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Malta | 380 | 2023 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Seychelles | 376 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 342 | 2017 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Iceland | 315 | 2023 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 224 | 2007 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 169 | 2023 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 168 | Cayman Islands | 142 | 2024 | up 389.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | 134 | 2016 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 117 | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Naoero | 79 | 2025 | up 68.1% | falling |
| 172 | Azerbaijan | 71 | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Grenada | 68 | 2021 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Dominica | 57 | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 175 | San Marino | 56 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44 | 2015 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 177 | Andorra | 41 | 2024 | down 81.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Lower middle income 24.26 million
- Middle income 18.83 million
- Low income 14.35 million
- Upper middle income 5.22 million
- High income 1.08 million
About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.