Out-of-school children of primary school age, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
4.68 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Algeria
Median
13,608
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,597
What the numbers show
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female (number) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 4.68 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Algeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,608, and the mean is 177,529.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 2,432.5%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 4.68 million | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 3.91 million | 1997 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.65 million | 1999 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 2.33 million | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 5 | Sudan | 1.50 million | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.33 million | 2018 | up 232.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Angola | 1.14 million | 2023 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Niger | 952,357 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 9 | India | 907,274 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 872,062 | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 11 | Yemen | 863,289 | 2016 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 822,227 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 659,756 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 653,474 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 519,892 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 16 | United States of America | 448,218 | 2022 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Somalia | 414,337 | 1980 | — | rising |
| 18 | Iraq | 381,552 | 2007 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 337,596 | 2024 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 20 | Burundi | 309,603 | 2025 | up 265.3% | falling |
| 21 | Syrian Arab Republic | 279,350 | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 270,649 | 2024 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 23 | Haiti | 257,455 | 1997 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 251,398 | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 25 | Zambia | 229,960 | 2017 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 218,959 | 2023 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 217,989 | 2020 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 28 | Senegal | 201,790 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 29 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 192,258 | 2017 | up 159.8% | rising |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 189,119 | 2018 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 181,582 | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 177,758 | 2012 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 162,426 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 34 | Liberia | 157,569 | 2022 | up 606.5% | flat |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 151,054 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mozambique | 136,850 | 2018 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 37 | Benin | 136,278 | 2022 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 38 | Colombia | 131,157 | 2022 | up 291.1% | rising |
| 39 | Uganda | 128,991 | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 128,826 | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 99,325 | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 98,449 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 43 | Eritrea | 95,607 | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 44 | Ukraine | 91,122 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 45 | Congo | 84,011 | 2023 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Madagascar | 78,735 | 2020 | up 2,432.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Romania | 78,616 | 2023 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 78,377 | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 72,506 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 50 | Lebanon | 71,222 | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 69,079 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 66,961 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 62,954 | 2015 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 61,295 | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 55 | Lesotho | 60,997 | 2024 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 56 | Canada | 60,948 | 2023 | up 855.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 60,444 | 2020 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 55,174 | 2019 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 52,035 | 2024 | up 945.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Cambodia | 46,902 | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | 45,017 | 2024 | up 135.3% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritania | 43,009 | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 40,481 | 2025 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Peru | 39,928 | 2003 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 38,662 | 2010 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 66 | Togo | 31,015 | 2021 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 28,201 | 2023 | up 223.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Palestine, State of | 27,289 | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 27,087 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 26,967 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 71 | Italy | 26,661 | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 26,358 | 2017 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 25,719 | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 24,839 | 2020 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Germany | 22,689 | 2022 | up 113.2% | falling |
| 76 | Gambia | 22,326 | 2025 | down 51.4% | flat |
| 77 | Chile | 21,887 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 78 | Nepal | 19,465 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 79 | Botswana | 18,800 | 2014 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 18,048 | 2024 | up 1,065.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 17,499 | 2023 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Spain | 17,236 | 2024 | down 50.2% | flat |
| 83 | Rwanda | 16,932 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Panama | 16,435 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 85 | Libya | 16,378 | 1983 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Korea | 15,928 | 2022 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 15,550 | 2024 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Cape Verde | 14,764 | 2022 | up 905.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Cuba | 14,674 | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Myanmar | 13,676 | 2009 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Israel | 13,540 | 2024 | up 520.0% | falling |
| 92 | Türkiye | 12,296 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Belarus | 12,179 | 2024 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Greece | 12,106 | 2021 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 95 | Poland | 11,415 | 2020 | down 63.7% | rising |
| 96 | Albania | 10,813 | 2023 | up 239.6% | rising |
| 97 | Comoros | 10,666 | 2024 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 10,421 | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 99 | Oman | 10,355 | 2024 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 9,783 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Puerto Rico | 9,745 | 2024 | up 109.9% | flat |
| 102 | Jordan | 9,045 | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 8,815 | 2023 | up 197.6% | falling |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,359 | 2025 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Serbia | 7,724 | 2024 | up 1,659.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 6,943 | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 107 | Belgium | 6,554 | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 108 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6,273 | 2018 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Suriname | 5,441 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 110 | Hong Kong, China | 5,014 | 2007 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 111 | Hungary | 4,886 | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 112 | New Zealand | 4,845 | 2024 | up 193.1% | rising |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 4,633 | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Jamaica | 4,604 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 4,410 | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 4,375 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,926 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 118 | Armenia | 3,891 | 2023 | down 26.9% | flat |
| 119 | Portugal | 3,626 | 2019 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 120 | Qatar | 3,307 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Finland | 3,118 | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 122 | Norway | 2,951 | 2024 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Tunisia | 2,882 | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Kuwait | 2,740 | 2016 | up 64.6% | falling |
| 125 | Fiji | 2,673 | 2016 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 126 | Austria | 2,599 | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 127 | Bhutan | 2,533 | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahrain | 2,504 | 2024 | up 337.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahamas | 2,319 | 2024 | up 629.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | 2,317 | 2024 | up 449.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Namibia | 2,300 | 2012 | down 85.6% | falling |
| 132 | Czechia | 2,259 | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Macau, China | 2,169 | 2024 | up 615.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Sweden | 2,067 | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Netherlands | 1,931 | 2023 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 1,869 | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Barbados | 1,659 | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Denmark | 1,658 | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Estonia | 1,527 | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 140 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,500 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 141 | Martinique | 1,391 | 1996 | up 1,945.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Latvia | 1,370 | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 143 | Slovakia | 1,130 | 2024 | down 82.5% | rising |
| 144 | Australia | 1,110 | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Kiribati | 959 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Uruguay | 883 | 2015 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Tonga | 882 | 1999 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 148 | Slovenia | 853 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 738 | 2023 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 709 | 1991 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 151 | Brunei Darussalam | 657 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 627 | 2017 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 603 | 1996 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 154 | British Virgin Islands | 555 | 2024 | up 418.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritius | 527 | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 156 | France | 523 | 2016 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Samoa | 509 | 2024 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 495 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 466 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Maldives | 380 | 2023 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 358 | 2023 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 162 | Switzerland | 352 | 2024 | up 506.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 339 | 2016 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Seychelles | 323 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 312 | 2023 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Iceland | 284 | 2023 | up 55.2% | flat |
| 167 | Grenada | 271 | 2021 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 201 | 2015 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 173 | 2023 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Cyprus | 95 | 2017 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 92 | 2024 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 172 | Tokelau | 89 | 2025 | up 345.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 85 | 2023 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 174 | Azerbaijan | 81 | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Andorra | 61 | 2024 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 58 | 2007 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Naoero | 40 | 2025 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 178 | San Marino | 35 | 2024 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 179 | Cook Islands | 26 | 2015 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 38.86 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 30.50 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 24.23 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 22.14 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 20.99 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 19.67 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 19.07 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 17.86 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 15.71 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 15.25 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 15.10 million
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 9.59 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 9.14 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 8.90 million
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 6.26 million
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 5.81 million
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 4.45 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 4.06 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 3.14 million
- SDG: Western Asia 2.23 million
- SDG: Northern Africa 2.22 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 1.65 million
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 1.45 million
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.43 million
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.15 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 984,900
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 974,500
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 893,500
- SDG: Northern America 642,300
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 420,100
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 382,700
- SDG: Central Asia 260,600
- SDG: Europe 243,900
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 219,200
- SDG: Oceania 141,100
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 138,000
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 134,600
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 36,570
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 1,781
About this data
February 2026 Data Release