Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
28.02 million
India
Lowest
20
Liechtenstein
Median
37,041
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,686
What the numbers show
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 28.02 million in India; the lowest is 20 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 37,041, and the mean is 518,637.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 951.9%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 99.9%).
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 28.02 million | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 7.43 million | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 5.33 million | 2017 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.05 million | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 2.78 million | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 2.10 million | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2.09 million | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 1.96 million | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 9 | Yemen | 1.68 million | 2016 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 10 | Senegal | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 1.52 million | 2018 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 1.50 million | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.46 million | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 1.37 million | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 16 | Madagascar | 1.31 million | 2020 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.31 million | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 1.17 million | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 19 | Burundi | 1.08 million | 2025 | up 133.7% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 915,964 | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 803,728 | 2007 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 802,606 | 2018 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 23 | Malawi | 762,576 | 2023 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 24 | Brazil | 729,262 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 25 | Malaysia | 719,891 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 703,072 | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 27 | Kenya | 693,058 | 2009 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 28 | Guatemala | 663,477 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 29 | Myanmar | 648,445 | 2018 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 30 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 638,305 | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 621,017 | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 32 | Guinea | 595,087 | 2014 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 33 | South Africa | 578,783 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 478,552 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 35 | Cambodia | 402,231 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 357,676 | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 37 | Liberia | 348,787 | 2022 | up 236.7% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 319,560 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 309,765 | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 301,168 | 2025 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 298,010 | 2024 | up 100.1% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritania | 277,158 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 276,994 | 2023 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 275,128 | 2020 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 45 | Morocco | 269,011 | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 46 | Algeria | 267,078 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 259,138 | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 48 | Lebanon | 235,484 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 199,955 | 2023 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 50 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 197,275 | 2023 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 51 | Eritrea | 192,089 | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 183,825 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 53 | El Salvador | 182,364 | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 54 | Rwanda | 179,804 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 55 | Canada | 174,395 | 2023 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 163,938 | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 57 | Germany | 161,812 | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 58 | Argentina | 147,939 | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 142,902 | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 60 | Paraguay | 136,131 | 2024 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 128,532 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 62 | Gambia | 125,794 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 63 | Lesotho | 120,961 | 2024 | up 100.7% | falling |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 115,783 | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 65 | Kuwait | 108,455 | 2021 | up 455.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 101,528 | 2023 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 67 | Palestine, State of | 98,981 | 2023 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 68 | Peru | 89,526 | 2022 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Poland | 84,632 | 2020 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 70 | France | 84,344 | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 83,727 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 72 | Spain | 80,716 | 2024 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 73 | Panama | 79,119 | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 77,220 | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 73,431 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 68,957 | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Japan | 61,925 | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 54,755 | 2022 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 51,721 | 2011 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 80 | Oman | 50,566 | 2024 | up 617.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Korea | 48,333 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 82 | Australia | 42,871 | 2024 | up 679.2% | rising |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 39,596 | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 39,456 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 85 | Comoros | 37,664 | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 37,041 | 2024 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 36,897 | 2023 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 36,300 | 2024 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 89 | Botswana | 34,964 | 2014 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 90 | Jamaica | 33,865 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 91 | Hungary | 32,285 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 31,467 | 2024 | up 69.1% | falling |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | 28,720 | 2020 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 94 | Belarus | 28,465 | 2024 | up 369.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 27,380 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 96 | Suriname | 26,424 | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 97 | Israel | 26,177 | 2024 | up 154.7% | falling |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,171 | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 99 | Namibia | 20,747 | 2012 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 100 | Austria | 20,539 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 101 | Czechia | 20,432 | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 102 | Guyana | 20,268 | 2023 | up 230.7% | falling |
| 103 | Switzerland | 17,153 | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 104 | New Zealand | 15,961 | 2024 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 105 | Qatar | 15,712 | 2024 | up 84.1% | falling |
| 106 | Bhutan | 14,773 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 107 | Belgium | 13,721 | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 108 | Georgia | 13,685 | 2024 | up 951.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Denmark | 13,296 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 110 | Croatia | 13,122 | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 111 | Chile | 12,998 | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Norway | 12,502 | 2024 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 113 | Eswatini | 12,343 | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 114 | Netherlands | 12,227 | 2023 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 115 | Mauritius | 11,750 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 116 | Slovakia | 11,493 | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 117 | Finland | 10,256 | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 118 | Armenia | 10,186 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 119 | Ireland | 9,638 | 2022 | up 310.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Maldives | 9,163 | 2013 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 121 | Sweden | 8,981 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 8,324 | 2020 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Uruguay | 8,084 | 2023 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 124 | Greece | 7,805 | 2023 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Belize | 6,951 | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 126 | Cape Verde | 6,813 | 2022 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 127 | Latvia | 5,975 | 2024 | up 87.4% | flat |
| 128 | Bahamas | 5,519 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,030 | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 130 | Estonia | 4,666 | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 131 | Bahrain | 4,531 | 2024 | up 90.3% | falling |
| 132 | Fiji | 4,468 | 2024 | down 70.3% | falling |
| 133 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4,168 | 2024 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 134 | Macau, China | 4,127 | 2024 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 135 | Slovenia | 3,151 | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,112 | 2015 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 2,677 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 138 | Montenegro | 2,431 | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 2,374 | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 2,258 | 2024 | up 171.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 2,198 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 142 | Samoa | 2,140 | 2016 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 143 | Portugal | 2,087 | 2022 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Tonga | 1,964 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 1,794 | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 146 | Albania | 1,679 | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Lithuania | 1,621 | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Malta | 1,608 | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 149 | Seychelles | 1,373 | 2024 | up 168.7% | falling |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 895 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 151 | British Virgin Islands | 841 | 2024 | up 333.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Cyprus | 672 | 2022 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 650 | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 154 | San Marino | 619 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 497 | 2013 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 156 | Singapore | 449 | 2023 | up 223.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Türkiye | 447 | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Aruba | 441 | 2009 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 335 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 290 | 2012 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 161 | Andorra | 271 | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 162 | Grenada | 260 | 2015 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Hong Kong, China | 238 | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Tuvalu | 209 | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 165 | Tokelau | 191 | 2025 | up 223.7% | rising |
| 166 | Dominica | 169 | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Naoero | 151 | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 168 | Cook Islands | 145 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Anguilla | 64 | 2022 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Montserrat | 26 | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 20 | 2021 | down 47.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release