Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
170
Highest
5.88 million
India
Lowest
12
Liechtenstein
Median
19,972
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,668
What the numbers show
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 5.88 million in India; the lowest is 12 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 19,972, and the mean is 236,632.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 2,595.6%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 98.4%).
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5.88 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 5.26 million | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.85 million | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 4 | Niger | 2.00 million | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 1.52 million | 2017 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 1.46 million | 2024 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 7 | Angola | 1.42 million | 2023 | up 910.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 1.40 million | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 9 | Senegal | 1.10 million | 2024 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 10 | Yemen | 1.10 million | 2016 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 1.04 million | 2018 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 866,421 | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 810,775 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 782,361 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 676,432 | 2020 | up 70.9% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 606,229 | 2023 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 17 | Burundi | 586,088 | 2025 | up 115.1% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 569,823 | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 546,783 | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 20 | Mexico | 404,468 | 2024 | up 164.4% | flat |
| 21 | Mozambique | 401,954 | 2018 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 22 | Malaysia | 398,389 | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 380,955 | 2023 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 24 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 375,363 | 2017 | up 87.8% | falling |
| 25 | Iraq | 371,878 | 2007 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 366,218 | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 360,624 | 2014 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 342,928 | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 29 | Honduras | 335,013 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 284,815 | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 31 | Liberia | 262,253 | 2022 | up 276.4% | rising |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 251,598 | 2012 | — | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 248,332 | 2018 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 245,964 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 242,760 | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 241,359 | 2022 | up 177.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ukraine | 226,568 | 2024 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 222,137 | 2009 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 172,299 | 2023 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 40 | Ghana | 170,790 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 154,412 | 2025 | up 117.1% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 154,260 | 2023 | up 172.6% | rising |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 138,377 | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 44 | Mauritania | 136,905 | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 45 | Lebanon | 135,191 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 46 | Cambodia | 131,691 | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 130,489 | 2023 | up 170.2% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 126,186 | 2022 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 113,392 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 50 | Togo | 113,264 | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 97,227 | 2024 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 52 | Lesotho | 90,546 | 2024 | up 118.3% | falling |
| 53 | Tunisia | 88,362 | 1985 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 88,090 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 87,888 | 2025 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Paraguay | 83,455 | 2024 | up 841.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Kuwait | 81,458 | 2021 | up 1,678.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Algeria | 77,485 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Gambia | 77,011 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 60 | Canada | 75,217 | 2023 | up 932.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 62,334 | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Morocco | 58,929 | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 52,902 | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Poland | 48,236 | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 47,937 | 2023 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 66 | Panama | 46,055 | 2023 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 41,531 | 2023 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 36,590 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 33,997 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 70 | Jamaica | 33,865 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 71 | Oman | 33,759 | 2024 | up 674.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Cuba | 32,939 | 2024 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Thailand | 30,588 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 30,191 | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Mongolia | 29,975 | 2023 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Germany | 27,380 | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 77 | Botswana | 27,100 | 2014 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 26,642 | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 24,536 | 2025 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 80 | Comoros | 23,441 | 2024 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 22,713 | 2022 | up 437.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Libya | 22,397 | 1983 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 83 | Belarus | 21,349 | 2024 | up 937.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 20,847 | 2024 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 85 | Israel | 20,178 | 2024 | up 1,062.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Korea | 19,765 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 19,397 | 2021 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 17,983 | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 17,181 | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 16,385 | 2024 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 91 | Australia | 15,958 | 2024 | up 2,595.6% | volatile |
| 92 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 15,808 | 2023 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Suriname | 15,808 | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 94 | Timor-Leste | 14,613 | 2020 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 95 | Guyana | 14,466 | 2023 | up 1,406.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 14,061 | 2024 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 97 | Georgia | 11,458 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 11,357 | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Bhutan | 10,653 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 100 | Chile | 9,892 | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 101 | New Zealand | 9,037 | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 102 | Ireland | 8,853 | 2022 | up 334.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Belgium | 8,744 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 104 | Namibia | 8,329 | 2012 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 105 | Qatar | 8,321 | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 106 | France | 7,879 | 2022 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Fiji | 7,405 | 2013 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,159 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 109 | Netherlands | 6,058 | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 5,386 | 2011 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Eswatini | 5,241 | 2022 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 112 | Austria | 4,746 | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 113 | Finland | 4,581 | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 114 | Bahrain | 4,533 | 2024 | up 130.5% | falling |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,329 | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Serbia | 4,067 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 117 | Norway | 3,891 | 2024 | up 299.5% | rising |
| 118 | Hong Kong, China | 3,872 | 2021 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 3,801 | 2024 | up 153.1% | rising |
| 120 | Bahamas | 3,584 | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Slovakia | 3,433 | 2024 | down 72.2% | rising |
| 122 | Uruguay | 3,367 | 2020 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Czechia | 3,360 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 124 | Denmark | 3,344 | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Maldives | 3,247 | 2019 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 126 | Macau, China | 3,180 | 2024 | up 129.9% | falling |
| 127 | Mauritius | 3,121 | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 128 | Latvia | 3,095 | 2024 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 129 | Sweden | 2,952 | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Portugal | 2,741 | 2023 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2,384 | 2024 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 132 | Armenia | 2,381 | 2024 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 133 | Estonia | 2,206 | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,932 | 2015 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 135 | Barbados | 1,840 | 2024 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 1,694 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Greece | 1,657 | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 1,557 | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 1,178 | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 140 | Kiribati | 883 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 141 | Switzerland | 680 | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 142 | British Virgin Islands | 647 | 2024 | up 405.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Albania | 617 | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 550 | 2007 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 145 | Malta | 511 | 2023 | up 88.6% | falling |
| 146 | Tonga | 503 | 2019 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 147 | Seychelles | 480 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Türkiye | 447 | 2023 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Iceland | 425 | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 150 | Cyprus | 370 | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 339 | 2024 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 332 | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 233 | 2023 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 154 | Singapore | 217 | 2023 | up 804.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Aruba | 206 | 2009 | down 31.3% | flat |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 192 | 2024 | up 170.4% | rising |
| 157 | Andorra | 170 | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 158 | Lithuania | 156 | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 131 | 2012 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Tokelau | 126 | 2025 | up 334.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Naoero | 111 | 2025 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 162 | Samoa | 105 | 2014 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 89 | 2023 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 164 | San Marino | 88 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 165 | Montenegro | 80 | 2023 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 54 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Anguilla | 50 | 2022 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 168 | Grenada | 49 | 2014 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Cook Islands | 21 | 2015 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Liechtenstein | 12 | 2021 | down 68.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release