Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters (number) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
5,298
Japan
Lowest
0
Namibia
Median
6
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
606
What the numbers show
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters (number) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 5,298 in Japan; the lowest is 0 in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6, and the mean is 200.68.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 25,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 100.0%).
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 5,298 | 2024 | up 500.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 837 | 2024 | up 884.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 582 | 2024 | up 493.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Burundi | 410 | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 395 | 2022 | up 758.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 358 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 309 | 2024 | up 2,475.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Paraguay | 303 | 2023 | up 15,050.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Guatemala | 254 | 2024 | up 25,300.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Georgia | 191 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Benin | 115 | 2020 | up 666.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 79 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Madagascar | 49 | 2018 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 40 | 2023 | up 3,900.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 37 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 24 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Jordan | 24 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Tajikistan | 22 | 2020 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Ghana | 16 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | 11 | 2015 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Angola | 10 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 9 | 2014 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 23 | New Zealand | 7 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 6 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 24 | El Salvador | 6 | 2014 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2013 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 2020 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Yemen | 4 | 2010 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Panama | 3 | 2011 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 3 | 2025 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Somalia | 2 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Ecuador | 2 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Cuba | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Mozambique | 1 | 2017 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 1 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Lebanon | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 1 | 2025 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Albania | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Namibia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.