Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
181
Highest
10.77 million
Ethiopia
Lowest
31.26
Montserrat
Median
36,248
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,186
What the numbers show
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 10.77 million in Ethiopia; the lowest is 31.26 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 36,248, and the mean is 442,331.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 2,374.7%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 99.5%).
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 10.77 million | 2024 | up 33.4% | flat |
| 2 | India | 10.20 million | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.13 million | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 4 | Niger | 3.99 million | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 3.26 million | 2024 | up 96.3% | falling |
| 6 | Algeria | 2.90 million | 2025 | up 2,374.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Angola | 2.87 million | 2023 | up 296.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 2.85 million | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 2.77 million | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 10 | Yemen | 2.45 million | 2016 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 11 | Mali | 2.22 million | 2018 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 2.00 million | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 13 | Senegal | 1.79 million | 2024 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.58 million | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.47 million | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 1.43 million | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 17 | Madagascar | 1.29 million | 2024 | up 66.6% | falling |
| 18 | Iraq | 1.20 million | 2007 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 19 | Burundi | 1.10 million | 2025 | up 124.0% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 1.03 million | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 21 | Guinea | 901,165 | 2014 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 732,272 | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 23 | Mozambique | 708,900 | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 24 | Malaysia | 701,240 | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 667,049 | 2023 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 663,870 | 2024 | up 175.0% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 657,307 | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 28 | Honduras | 630,719 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 596,113 | 2012 | — | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 572,180 | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 31 | Kenya | 544,931 | 2009 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 526,039 | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Liberia | 505,721 | 2022 | up 209.4% | rising |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 443,998 | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 430,049 | 2022 | up 177.8% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 424,160 | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 379,003 | 2018 | down 74.9% | falling |
| 38 | Ghana | 353,144 | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 39 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 313,024 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 302,892 | 2023 | up 163.6% | rising |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 301,709 | 2025 | up 95.1% | falling |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 282,732 | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Eritrea | 277,163 | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 274,652 | 1985 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 45 | Lebanon | 256,595 | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 46 | Cambodia | 252,006 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 251,534 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 250,996 | 2023 | up 121.3% | falling |
| 49 | Mauritania | 246,522 | 2024 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 218,685 | 2023 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 211,773 | 2023 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 199,121 | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 175,306 | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 174,596 | 2024 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 55 | Lesotho | 173,345 | 2024 | up 139.5% | falling |
| 56 | Paraguay | 162,400 | 2024 | up 944.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Canada | 143,743 | 2023 | up 952.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 119,524 | 2023 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 59 | Kuwait | 117,127 | 2021 | up 1,580.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 112,195 | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 61 | Gambia | 103,594 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 98,963 | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 91,955 | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 91,609 | 2011 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 65 | Panama | 87,019 | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 84,665 | 2023 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 82,540 | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Türkiye | 79,084 | 2023 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Rwanda | 73,248 | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Libya | 69,013 | 1983 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 68,529 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 72 | Oman | 64,007 | 2024 | up 1,080.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Cuba | 62,338 | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 61,457 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Thailand | 58,732 | 2025 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Solomon Islands | 51,293 | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 77 | Argentina | 51,249 | 2023 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Jamaica | 50,398 | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Mongolia | 49,205 | 2023 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 47,949 | 2023 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 81 | Belarus | 45,455 | 2024 | up 657.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 44,273 | 2022 | up 527.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Comoros | 43,753 | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 84 | Republic of Korea | 41,500 | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 39,598 | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 86 | Israel | 39,435 | 2024 | up 611.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 37,959 | 2024 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 36,980 | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 89 | Chile | 36,959 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 90 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 36,358 | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 36,248 | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 92 | Nepal | 32,693 | 2025 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 93 | Guyana | 29,627 | 2023 | up 2,013.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Peru | 28,936 | 2021 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Suriname | 28,163 | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 96 | Australia | 27,640 | 2024 | up 1,554.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 27,470 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 27,381 | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Germany | 26,985 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 100 | Georgia | 23,816 | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 22,487 | 2020 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 102 | Hungary | 21,657 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Serbia | 20,777 | 2024 | up 206.5% | rising |
| 104 | Belgium | 17,514 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 105 | New Zealand | 17,022 | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 106 | Botswana | 15,369 | 2022 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 107 | Qatar | 13,983 | 2024 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Bhutan | 13,613 | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Eswatini | 13,073 | 2022 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 110 | France | 12,033 | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Ireland | 10,432 | 2022 | up 885.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10,238 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 113 | Austria | 9,508 | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 114 | Netherlands | 9,416 | 2023 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 115 | Finland | 8,895 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 116 | Armenia | 8,273 | 2024 | down 66.3% | rising |
| 117 | Norway | 7,860 | 2024 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahrain | 7,555 | 2024 | up 1,305.5% | falling |
| 119 | Bahamas | 7,086 | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Belize | 7,026 | 2024 | up 146.0% | rising |
| 121 | Czechia | 6,670 | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Namibia | 6,619 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovakia | 6,430 | 2024 | down 72.6% | rising |
| 124 | Mauritius | 6,319 | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 125 | Denmark | 6,064 | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Macau, China | 6,034 | 2024 | up 188.3% | falling |
| 127 | Sweden | 5,761 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Hong Kong, China | 5,531 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Latvia | 5,230 | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 130 | Japan | 5,184 | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,067 | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Croatia | 5,060 | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 133 | Fiji | 4,522 | 2020 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 134 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4,395 | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 135 | Estonia | 4,382 | 2024 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 136 | Portugal | 4,356 | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,268 | 2015 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 138 | Greece | 3,851 | 2023 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Poland | 3,798 | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Barbados | 3,649 | 2024 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | 3,343 | 2024 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 3,039 | 2024 | up 385.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovenia | 2,842 | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 144 | Uruguay | 2,200 | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Kiribati | 2,134 | 2024 | up 328.1% | rising |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | 1,897 | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,858 | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Republic of Moldova | 1,357 | 2024 | up 194.1% | volatile |
| 149 | British Virgin Islands | 1,330 | 2024 | up 466.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Grenada | 1,221 | 2024 | up 301.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Albania | 1,123 | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Switzerland | 1,078 | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Malta | 999 | 2023 | up 221.2% | rising |
| 154 | Seychelles | 895 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Iceland | 838 | 2023 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 156 | Singapore | 790.27 | 2023 | up 916.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Samoa | 714.82 | 2024 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 554.84 | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 481.27 | 2021 | up 261.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 474 | 2024 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 161 | Cyprus | 435 | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | 427 | 2023 | up 202.8% | rising |
| 163 | Lithuania | 371 | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 362 | 2012 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Andorra | 358 | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 166 | Tonga | 318 | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Cayman Islands | 313 | 2024 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 168 | Tokelau | 264 | 2025 | up 319.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Aruba | 235 | 2009 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 206.03 | 2015 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 164.44 | 2023 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 172 | San Marino | 153 | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 173 | Naoero | 153 | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 174 | Anguilla | 120 | 2022 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Tuvalu | 98.92 | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 176 | Montenegro | 97 | 2023 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 177 | United Arab Emirates | 75 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Liechtenstein | 61 | 2021 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 179 | Cook Islands | 49.36 | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Palau | 44.08 | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Montserrat | 31.26 | 2023 | up 83.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release