Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
178
Highest
49.91 million
India
Lowest
45
Niue
Median
63,958
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,946
What the numbers show
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 49.91 million in India; the lowest is 45 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 63,958, and the mean is 959,890.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 1,032.3%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 93.2%).
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 49.91 million | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 15.02 million | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.56 million | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 7.14 million | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 5 | Niger | 5.52 million | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 4.47 million | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 3.99 million | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 3.86 million | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 9 | Yemen | 3.78 million | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 10 | Algeria | 3.38 million | 2025 | up 558.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 3.21 million | 2018 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 3.04 million | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 2.99 million | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 14 | Senegal | 2.78 million | 2024 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.76 million | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 16 | Madagascar | 2.72 million | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 17 | Cameroon | 2.60 million | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 2.57 million | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.54 million | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 20 | Iraq | 2.20 million | 2007 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 21 | Burundi | 2.06 million | 2025 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 1.72 million | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 1.66 million | 2009 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mozambique | 1.65 million | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 1.59 million | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 1.56 million | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 27 | Malawi | 1.45 million | 2023 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 1.42 million | 2014 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 1.42 million | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 30 | Guatemala | 1.32 million | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 1.27 million | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 1.20 million | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 33 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.16 million | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.07 million | 2023 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 35 | Myanmar | 1.05 million | 2018 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 895,181 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 37 | Cambodia | 739,680 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 38 | Liberia | 676,654 | 2022 | up 173.6% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 639,848 | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 596,028 | 2025 | up 68.8% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 580,036 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 563,961 | 2023 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 43 | Ukraine | 542,547 | 2024 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 536,518 | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 45 | Mauritania | 522,391 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 515,865 | 2020 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 47 | Thailand | 501,564 | 2025 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 48 | Morocco | 448,319 | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 49 | Lebanon | 429,706 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 50 | Eritrea | 426,786 | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 372,905 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 360,268 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 350,598 | 2025 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 54 | Canada | 341,989 | 2023 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 337,345 | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 56 | Rwanda | 335,936 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 335,200 | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 58 | Germany | 289,713 | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 286,902 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 260,017 | 2024 | up 126.5% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 248,068 | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 62 | Tajikistan | 230,885 | 2011 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 63 | Lesotho | 229,618 | 2024 | up 114.9% | flat |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 216,372 | 2023 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 65 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 203,417 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 190,275 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 188,930 | 2023 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 68 | Gambia | 182,904 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 173,263 | 2023 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 70 | Kuwait | 158,553 | 2021 | up 410.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Spain | 150,271 | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 147,582 | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 73 | Cuba | 143,098 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 138,638 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 75 | France | 128,067 | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 124,938 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 77 | Türkiye | 118,136 | 2023 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 111,010 | 2025 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 79 | Korea | 103,612 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 80 | Japan | 101,625 | 2023 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 81 | Oman | 98,252 | 2024 | up 1,013.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Serbia | 86,059 | 2024 | up 95.2% | flat |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 74,797 | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 84 | Peru | 74,312 | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Comoros | 68,935 | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 68,719 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 87 | Australia | 68,039 | 2024 | up 1,032.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 66,460 | 2024 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 65,455 | 2024 | up 51.8% | falling |
| 90 | Jamaica | 62,462 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 91 | Hungary | 60,527 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 92 | Mongolia | 56,139 | 2023 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 93 | Belarus | 56,023 | 2024 | up 373.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 53,875 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 95 | Chile | 48,706 | 2024 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | 47,691 | 2020 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 97 | Israel | 47,005 | 2024 | up 191.2% | falling |
| 98 | Suriname | 46,391 | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 99 | Botswana | 46,382 | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 100 | Guyana | 40,299 | 2023 | up 288.7% | falling |
| 101 | Czechia | 39,979 | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 37,235 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35,381 | 2023 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 104 | Saudi Arabia | 34,718 | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Switzerland | 33,197 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 106 | Georgia | 30,504 | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 107 | New Zealand | 28,899 | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 108 | Namibia | 28,510 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 109 | Qatar | 26,703 | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 110 | Belgium | 26,454 | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 111 | Eswatini | 25,572 | 2022 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 112 | Denmark | 24,477 | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 113 | Norway | 22,946 | 2024 | up 33.1% | flat |
| 114 | Slovakia | 22,548 | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 115 | Netherlands | 21,676 | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 116 | Armenia | 21,549 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 117 | Bhutan | 19,230 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Finland | 18,965 | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritius | 18,865 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 120 | Uruguay | 17,280 | 2023 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 121 | Sweden | 16,771 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 122 | Croatia | 15,732 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 123 | Greece | 14,991 | 2023 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Poland | 14,687 | 2024 | down 92.7% | falling |
| 125 | Belize | 12,744 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 126 | Republic of Moldova | 12,717 | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Ireland | 11,300 | 2022 | up 364.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | 11,233 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 129 | Bahamas | 10,700 | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 10,334 | 2022 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 131 | Brunei Darussalam | 10,174 | 2024 | up 40.2% | flat |
| 132 | Latvia | 9,982 | 2024 | up 79.2% | falling |
| 133 | Estonia | 8,972 | 2024 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 134 | Maldives | 8,802 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 135 | Bahrain | 8,483 | 2024 | up 157.6% | falling |
| 136 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7,758 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 137 | Macau, China | 7,722 | 2024 | up 60.4% | falling |
| 138 | Hong Kong, China | 7,234 | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6,582 | 2015 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 6,418 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 141 | Samoa | 6,156 | 2024 | up 87.0% | falling |
| 142 | Slovenia | 5,591 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 143 | Iceland | 4,532 | 2023 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 144 | Barbados | 4,210 | 2024 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Montenegro | 4,024 | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 146 | Portugal | 4,006 | 2022 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 3,494 | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 148 | Kiribati | 3,398 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 2,996 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 150 | Malta | 2,832 | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 151 | Lithuania | 2,815 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Grenada | 2,705 | 2024 | up 192.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Tonga | 2,592 | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 154 | Seychelles | 2,416 | 2024 | up 99.7% | falling |
| 155 | Albania | 2,185 | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 156 | British Virgin Islands | 1,627 | 2024 | up 340.1% | volatile |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 1,477 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 1,380 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 159 | Singapore | 1,273 | 2023 | up 563.4% | volatile |
| 160 | San Marino | 1,194 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 716.03 | 2015 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 712.27 | 2021 | up 401.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 668 | 2012 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 164 | Aruba | 637 | 2009 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 165 | Dominica | 622 | 2023 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 166 | Cyprus | 606 | 2023 | down 85.3% | falling |
| 167 | Cayman Islands | 595 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 168 | Andorra | 551 | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 380.44 | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 170 | Tokelau | 375 | 2025 | up 190.7% | rising |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 344.92 | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 172 | Cook Islands | 218.36 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Naoero | 216 | 2025 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 174 | Anguilla | 186 | 2022 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 175 | Liechtenstein | 174 | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 176 | Palau | 98.08 | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Montserrat | 50.3 | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Niue | 45 | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release