Girls and boys who are out of school by country
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.
Countries reporting
180
Highest
4.68 million girls
Nigeria
Lowest
0 girls
Algeria
Median
13,608 girls
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,583
What the numbers show
Girls and boys who are out of school is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 4.68 million girls in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 girls in Algeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,608 girls, and the mean is 177,529 girls.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 2,432.5%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 100.0%).
Girls and boys who are out of school: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 4.68 million girls | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 3.91 million girls | 1997 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.65 million girls | 1999 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 2.33 million girls | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 5 | Sudan | 1.50 million girls | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.33 million girls | 2018 | up 232.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Angola | 1.14 million girls | 2023 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 952,357 girls | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 9 | India | 907,274 girls | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 872,062 girls | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 11 | Yemen | 863,289 girls | 2016 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 822,227 girls | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 659,756 girls | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 653,474 girls | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 519,892 girls | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 16 | United States of America | 448,218 girls | 2022 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Somalia | 414,337 girls | 1980 | — | rising |
| 18 | Iraq | 381,552 girls | 2007 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 337,596 girls | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 20 | Burundi | 309,603 girls | 2025 | up 265.3% | falling |
| 21 | Syrian Arab Republic | 279,350 girls | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 270,649 girls | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 23 | Haiti | 257,455 girls | 1997 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 251,398 girls | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 25 | Zambia | 229,960 girls | 2017 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 218,959 girls | 2023 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 217,989 girls | 2020 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 201,790 girls | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 29 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 192,258 girls | 2017 | up 159.8% | rising |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 189,119 girls | 2018 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 181,582 girls | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 177,758 girls | 2012 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 162,426 girls | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 34 | Liberia | 157,569 girls | 2022 | up 606.5% | flat |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 151,054 girls | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mozambique | 136,850 girls | 2018 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 37 | Benin | 136,278 girls | 2022 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 38 | Colombia | 131,157 girls | 2022 | up 291.1% | rising |
| 39 | Uganda | 128,991 girls | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 128,826 girls | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 99,325 girls | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 98,449 girls | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 43 | Eritrea | 95,607 girls | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 44 | Ukraine | 91,122 girls | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 45 | Congo | 84,011 girls | 2023 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Madagascar | 78,735 girls | 2020 | up 2,432.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 78,616 girls | 2023 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 78,377 girls | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 72,506 girls | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 50 | Lebanon | 71,222 girls | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 69,079 girls | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 66,961 girls | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 62,954 girls | 2015 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 61,295 girls | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 55 | Lesotho | 60,997 girls | 2024 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 56 | Canada | 60,948 girls | 2023 | up 855.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 60,444 girls | 2020 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 55,174 girls | 2019 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 52,035 girls | 2024 | up 945.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 46,902 girls | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | 45,017 girls | 2024 | up 135.3% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritania | 43,009 girls | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 40,481 girls | 2025 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Peru | 39,928 girls | 2003 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 38,662 girls | 2010 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 66 | Togo | 31,015 girls | 2021 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 28,201 girls | 2023 | up 223.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Palestine, State of | 27,289 girls | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 27,087 girls | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 26,967 girls | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 71 | Italy | 26,661 girls | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 26,358 girls | 2017 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 25,719 girls | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 24,839 girls | 2020 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Germany | 22,689 girls | 2022 | up 113.2% | falling |
| 76 | Gambia | 22,326 girls | 2025 | down 51.4% | flat |
| 77 | Chile | 21,887 girls | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 78 | Nepal | 19,465 girls | 2025 | — | falling |
| 79 | Botswana | 18,800 girls | 2014 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 18,048 girls | 2024 | up 1,065.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 17,499 girls | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Spain | 17,236 girls | 2024 | down 50.2% | flat |
| 83 | Rwanda | 16,932 girls | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Panama | 16,435 girls | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 85 | Libya | 16,378 girls | 1983 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Republic of Korea | 15,928 girls | 2022 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 15,550 girls | 2024 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Cape Verde | 14,764 girls | 2022 | up 905.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Cuba | 14,674 girls | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Myanmar | 13,676 girls | 2009 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Israel | 13,540 girls | 2024 | up 520.0% | falling |
| 92 | Türkiye | 12,296 girls | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Belarus | 12,179 girls | 2024 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Greece | 12,106 girls | 2021 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 95 | Poland | 11,415 girls | 2020 | down 63.7% | rising |
| 96 | Albania | 10,813 girls | 2023 | up 239.6% | rising |
| 97 | Comoros | 10,666 girls | 2024 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 10,421 girls | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 99 | Oman | 10,355 girls | 2024 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 9,783 girls | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Puerto Rico | 9,745 girls | 2024 | up 109.9% | flat |
| 102 | Jordan | 9,045 girls | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 8,815 girls | 2023 | up 197.6% | falling |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,359 girls | 2025 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Serbia | 7,724 girls | 2024 | up 1,659.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 6,943 girls | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 107 | Belgium | 6,554 girls | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 108 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6,273 girls | 2018 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Suriname | 5,441 girls | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 110 | Hong Kong, China | 5,014 girls | 2007 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 111 | Hungary | 4,886 girls | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 112 | New Zealand | 4,845 girls | 2024 | up 193.1% | rising |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 4,633 girls | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Jamaica | 4,604 girls | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 4,410 girls | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 4,375 girls | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,926 girls | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 118 | Armenia | 3,891 girls | 2023 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 119 | Portugal | 3,626 girls | 2019 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 120 | Qatar | 3,307 girls | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Finland | 3,118 girls | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 122 | Norway | 2,951 girls | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Tunisia | 2,882 girls | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Kuwait | 2,740 girls | 2016 | up 64.6% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji | 2,673 girls | 2016 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 126 | Austria | 2,599 girls | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 127 | Bhutan | 2,533 girls | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 2,504 girls | 2024 | up 337.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahamas | 2,319 girls | 2024 | up 629.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | 2,317 girls | 2024 | up 449.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Namibia | 2,300 girls | 2012 | down 85.6% | falling |
| 132 | Czechia | 2,259 girls | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Macau, China | 2,169 girls | 2024 | up 615.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Sweden | 2,067 girls | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Netherlands | 1,931 girls | 2023 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 1,869 girls | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Barbados | 1,659 girls | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Denmark | 1,658 girls | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Estonia | 1,527 girls | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 140 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,500 girls | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 141 | Martinique | 1,391 girls | 1996 | up 1,945.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Latvia | 1,370 girls | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 143 | Slovakia | 1,130 girls | 2024 | down 82.5% | rising |
| 144 | Australia | 1,110 girls | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Kiribati | 959 girls | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Uruguay | 883 girls | 2015 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Tonga | 882 girls | 1999 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 148 | Slovenia | 853 girls | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 738 girls | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 709 girls | 1991 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 151 | Brunei Darussalam | 657 girls | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 627 girls | 2017 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 603 girls | 1996 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 154 | British Virgin Islands | 555 girls | 2024 | up 418.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritius | 527 girls | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 156 | France | 523 girls | 2016 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Samoa | 509 girls | 2024 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 495 girls | 2024 | — | falling |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 466 girls | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Maldives | 380 girls | 2023 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 358 girls | 2023 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 162 | Switzerland | 352 girls | 2024 | up 506.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 339 girls | 2016 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Seychelles | 323 girls | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 312 girls | 2023 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Iceland | 284 girls | 2023 | up 55.2% | flat |
| 167 | Grenada | 271 girls | 2021 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 201 girls | 2015 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 173 girls | 2023 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Cyprus | 95 girls | 2017 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 92 girls | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 172 | Tokelau | 89 girls | 2025 | up 345.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 85 girls | 2023 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 174 | Azerbaijan | 81 girls | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Andorra | 61 girls | 2024 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 58 girls | 2007 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Naoero | 40 girls | 2025 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 178 | San Marino | 35 girls | 2024 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 179 | Cook Islands | 26 girls | 2015 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Algeria | 0 girls | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.