Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region by country
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
9.07 million children
Nigeria
Lowest
3.92 children
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
15,946 children
Years covered
40
1986–2025
Data points
4,008
What the numbers show
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 9.07 million children in Nigeria; the lowest is 3.92 children in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 15,946 children, and the mean is 295,877 children.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 7,822.9%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 99.6%).
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 9.07 million children | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 8.25 million children | 1997 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.23 million children | 1999 | up 157.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 4.24 million children | 2024 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 5 | Sudan | 3.17 million children | 2019 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 6 | Angola | 2.28 million children | 2023 | up 371.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.01 million children | 2024 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 1.88 million children | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 1.62 million children | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 10 | Yemen | 1.55 million children | 2016 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 1.36 million children | 2024 | up 31.6% | flat |
| 12 | Mali | 1.19 million children | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 13 | United States of America | 965,853 children | 2022 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 918,575 children | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Chad | 855,041 children | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 675,615 children | 2024 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 17 | Burundi | 661,724 children | 2025 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 650,800 children | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 581,845 children | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 559,709 children | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 21 | Iraq | 498,693 children | 2007 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 468,923 children | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 448,146 children | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 24 | Malaysia | 404,724 children | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 25 | Honduras | 346,452 children | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 332,314 children | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 27 | Liberia | 327,280 children | 2022 | up 1,137.9% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 316,818 children | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 29 | Uganda | 310,010 children | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 308,947 children | 2020 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 306,334 children | 2012 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritania | 291,098 children | 2024 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 289,295 children | 2022 | up 323.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 250,575 children | 2025 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 235,313 children | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Benin | 213,285 children | 2022 | up 209.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Guatemala | 201,342 children | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 38 | Ukraine | 193,775 children | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 187,975 children | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Eritrea | 179,166 children | 2022 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 173,924 children | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 42 | Congo | 171,125 children | 2023 | up 111.0% | falling |
| 43 | Romania | 160,246 children | 2023 | up 202.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 157,499 children | 2023 | up 3,184.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lebanon | 146,896 children | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 46 | Viet Nam | 144,562 children | 2024 | up 507.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Zambia | 136,539 children | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 48 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 136,027 children | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Madagascar | 135,621 children | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 50 | India | 134,967 children | 2025 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Equatorial Guinea | 128,846 children | 2015 | up 153.1% | rising |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 128,155 children | 2025 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Canada | 127,666 children | 2023 | up 837.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Lesotho | 124,175 children | 2024 | up 129.5% | falling |
| 55 | Paraguay | 105,859 children | 2024 | up 875.6% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 101,024 children | 2024 | up 118.0% | falling |
| 57 | Ecuador | 86,090 children | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 82,273 children | 2025 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 78,683 children | 2025 | up 434.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 76,741 children | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Gambia | 74,577 children | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 62 | Malawi | 70,758 children | 2022 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 65,967 children | 2010 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 64 | Mozambique | 64,247 children | 2022 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 56,334 children | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 53,793 children | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 53,481 children | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Papua New Guinea | 53,289 children | 2021 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Italy | 52,117 children | 2023 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 46,859 children | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 36,440 children | 2024 | up 1,300.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Thailand | 36,067 children | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Panama | 35,837 children | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Mongolia | 35,209 children | 2024 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Spain | 34,050 children | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 33,418 children | 2017 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 77 | Cuba | 33,328 children | 2024 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Argentina | 32,816 children | 2023 | up 1,029.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Türkiye | 32,563 children | 2023 | up 7,822.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Chile | 31,779 children | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 81 | Israel | 28,644 children | 2024 | up 652.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Cape Verde | 24,851 children | 2022 | up 587.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Oman | 21,922 children | 2024 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 21,785 children | 2024 | up 58.0% | falling |
| 85 | Comoros | 21,743 children | 2024 | up 226.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | 21,351 children | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 21,241 children | 2024 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Kuwait | 21,183 children | 2016 | up 310.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Nepal | 21,146 children | 2025 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Belarus | 20,600 children | 2024 | up 257.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 19,701 children | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 92 | Rwanda | 19,504 children | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Morocco | 18,988 children | 2021 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 18,854 children | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 18,501 children | 2025 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 17,643 children | 2023 | down 91.6% | falling |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 17,458 children | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Guyana | 17,362 children | 2023 | up 5,873.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 14,529 children | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 14,015 children | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Belgium | 13,226 children | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 13,085 children | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 103 | Suriname | 10,697 children | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 104 | Hungary | 10,500 children | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 105 | New Zealand | 10,396 children | 2024 | up 207.7% | rising |
| 106 | Ireland | 10,313 children | 2022 | up 3,407.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Jamaica | 9,419 children | 2024 | down 68.9% | rising |
| 108 | Togo | 9,263 children | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9,223 children | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9,163 children | 2023 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | 8,820 children | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 112 | Serbia | 8,749 children | 2024 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Qatar | 8,638 children | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bhutan | 8,385 children | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 115 | France | 8,155 children | 2024 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Eswatini | 7,275 children | 2022 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 117 | Finland | 6,433 children | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 118 | Norway | 6,077 children | 2024 | up 242.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Bahrain | 5,993 children | 2024 | up 1,015.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Netherlands | 5,698 children | 2023 | up 150.6% | rising |
| 121 | Peru | 5,359 children | 2019 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Austria | 5,200 children | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 123 | Belize | 4,953 children | 2024 | up 2,057.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Czechia | 4,700 children | 2023 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Macau, China | 4,608 children | 2024 | up 314.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahamas | 4,585 children | 2024 | up 331.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Hong Kong, China | 4,491 children | 2024 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Sweden | 4,270 children | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Namibia | 4,230 children | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Japan | 4,225 children | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 4,151 children | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Denmark | 3,868 children | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Latvia | 3,481 children | 2024 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 134 | Barbados | 3,420 children | 2024 | up 194.1% | volatile |
| 135 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,326 children | 2023 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3,301 children | 2024 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 137 | Estonia | 3,091 children | 2024 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 138 | Martinique | 3,035 children | 1996 | up 1,497.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,933 children | 2023 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Australia | 2,833 children | 2024 | up 91.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | 2,741 children | 2023 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Croatia | 2,642 children | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 143 | Slovakia | 2,535 children | 2024 | down 81.6% | rising |
| 144 | Fiji | 2,471 children | 2024 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 145 | Slovenia | 1,904 children | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 146 | Botswana | 1,869 children | 2022 | down 93.4% | flat |
| 147 | Armenia | 1,710 children | 2024 | down 86.3% | rising |
| 148 | Kiribati | 1,596 children | 2024 | up 2,521.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,438 children | 2024 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 1,409 children | 1991 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Poland | 1,392 children | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Korea | 1,383 children | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 1,261 children | 2024 | up 1,676.1% | volatile |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 1,103 children | 1996 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 1,080 children | 2024 | up 377.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 1,033 children | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | 969 children | 2017 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Switzerland | 787 children | 2024 | up 1,233.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 738 children | 2023 | up 202.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Seychelles | 699 children | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | 626 children | 2024 | up 1,041.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Greece | 622 children | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritius | 618.43 children | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Albania | 617 children | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Iceland | 599 children | 2023 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 166 | Republic of Moldova | 588 children | 2024 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Grenada | 534.64 children | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Singapore | 504 children | 2023 | up 1,963.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Maldives | 417.76 children | 2024 | down 78.6% | flat |
| 170 | Tonga | 354.15 children | 2022 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Cyprus | 247 children | 2023 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Cayman Islands | 234 children | 2024 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 230 children | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Tokelau | 158 children | 2025 | up 338.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Lithuania | 156 children | 2024 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Azerbaijan | 152 children | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Aruba | 148 children | 2014 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 132.91 children | 2023 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Naoero | 119 children | 2025 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Luxembourg | 111 children | 2024 | down 89.9% | falling |
| 181 | Andorra | 102 children | 2024 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 182 | Uruguay | 97.51 children | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 183 | San Marino | 91 children | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Montenegro | 80 children | 2023 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 77.84 children | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.03 children | 2017 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Anguilla | 62 children | 2011 | up 158.3% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48 children | 2008 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 36.05 children | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Montserrat | 21.26 children | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 191 | United Arab Emirates | 21.01 children | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Palau | 18.08 children | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Liechtenstein | 16 children | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Niue | 10.7 children | 2021 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 7.07 children | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.92 children | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.