Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters (number) by country
Countries reporting
56
Highest
5,298
Japan
Lowest
0
Namibia
Median
5.5
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
641
What the numbers show
Number of disruptions to educational services attributed to disasters (number) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 5,298 in Japan; the lowest is 0 in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.5, and the mean is 173.79.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 16 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 |
| 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 126 | 2024 | up 3,050.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Laos | 126 | 2024 | up 3,050.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Benin | 115 | 2020 | up 666.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 79 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 49 | 2018 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 40 | 2023 | up 3,900.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Ukraine | 37 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 18 | United States | 35 | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 24 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Jordan | 24 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 22 | 2020 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Ghana | 16 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 11 | 2015 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Angola | 10 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 9 | 2014 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 26 | New Zealand | 7 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 27 | El Salvador | 6 | 2014 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritius | 6 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Myanmar | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 29 | East Timor | 5 | 2019 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Timor-Leste | 5 | 2019 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2013 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Yemen | 4 | 2010 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 2020 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Panama | 3 | 2011 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 3 | 2025 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 2 | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Cuba | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Somalia | 2 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1 | 2010 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1 | 2015 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Türkiye | 1 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Albania | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Turkey | 1 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 1 | 2025 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Togo | 1 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Lebanon | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mozambique | 1 | 2017 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Nepal | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | 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.