Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
1.52 million
Egypt
Lowest
0
United Arab Emirates
Median
7,810
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,926
What the numbers show
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 1.52 million in Egypt; the lowest is 0 in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,810, and the mean is 101,294.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 11,633.3%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 1.52 million | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 1.29 million | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 870,113 | 2016 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 4 | Myanmar | 777,750 | 2018 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 706,370 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 6 | Iraq | 685,002 | 2007 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Niger | 674,964 | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 637,468 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 611,715 | 2020 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 562,502 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 11 | Angola | 549,989 | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 12 | United States of America | 537,774 | 2022 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mali | 528,950 | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 528,823 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 15 | Chad | 522,551 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 16 | Cameroon | 497,479 | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 366,884 | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Senegal | 352,012 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 318,513 | 2025 | up 543.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 313,876 | 2023 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 21 | Burundi | 303,561 | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | 294,058 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 255,645 | 2022 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 24 | Algeria | 247,782 | 2024 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 25 | South Africa | 220,015 | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 210,058 | 2024 | down 46.3% | flat |
| 27 | Tajikistan | 207,316 | 2017 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 200,479 | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 199,201 | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 190,920 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 31 | Congo | 162,855 | 2023 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 32 | Cambodia | 141,950 | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 33 | India | 127,870 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 126,978 | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 113,372 | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 36 | Nepal | 110,032 | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 108,494 | 2025 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 107,884 | 2023 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 39 | Honduras | 91,507 | 2024 | up 79.7% | falling |
| 40 | Benin | 86,916 | 2018 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 86,229 | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 82,889 | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 81,834 | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 80,757 | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 45 | Malaysia | 75,584 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 46 | Ukraine | 72,368 | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 66,586 | 2024 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 48 | Thailand | 65,036 | 2025 | up 304.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Guatemala | 63,631 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 50 | Jordan | 60,721 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 51 | Eritrea | 54,575 | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54,295 | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 53 | Liberia | 50,949 | 2022 | up 256.0% | rising |
| 54 | Japan | 50,584 | 2023 | up 95.4% | flat |
| 55 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 50,261 | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 56 | Palestine, State of | 45,539 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 57 | Argentina | 42,233 | 2023 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 40,641 | 2023 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Lesotho | 38,695 | 2020 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 60 | Kuwait | 34,309 | 2021 | up 770.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 34,172 | 2024 | up 95.7% | falling |
| 62 | Canada | 27,280 | 2023 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 63 | Gambia | 27,263 | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 64 | Chile | 25,974 | 2024 | up 55.1% | falling |
| 65 | Türkiye | 25,802 | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 25,517 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 25,413 | 2015 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 23,449 | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 22,651 | 2024 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 70 | Italy | 22,407 | 2023 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 22,079 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 19,806 | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 73 | Viet Nam | 18,311 | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Panama | 17,818 | 2024 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 75 | Korea | 17,519 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17,192 | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 15,692 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 78 | Australia | 15,582 | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13,249 | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Germany | 13,088 | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Comoros | 13,086 | 2024 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 13,031 | 2020 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 12,369 | 2024 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 84 | Lebanon | 11,649 | 2024 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 10,767 | 2024 | down 43.8% | flat |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 9,950 | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 9,566 | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 88 | New Zealand | 8,900 | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 89 | Mexico | 8,627 | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 7,971 | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 7,650 | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Colombia | 7,322 | 2022 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Ecuador | 6,688 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Qatar | 6,236 | 2024 | up 117.8% | rising |
| 95 | Bahrain | 6,097 | 2024 | up 133.9% | falling |
| 96 | Israel | 5,977 | 2024 | up 879.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Spain | 5,646 | 2024 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 98 | Bhutan | 5,615 | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 99 | Namibia | 5,583 | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Uruguay | 5,055 | 2023 | up 1,851.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | 4,732 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | 4,207 | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 103 | Samoa | 4,078 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 3,614 | 2023 | up 444.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Cuba | 3,291 | 2024 | up 278.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 3,281 | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Ireland | 3,092 | 2022 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Netherlands | 2,947 | 2023 | up 262.0% | rising |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,584 | 2015 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 110 | Austria | 2,488 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 111 | Puerto Rico | 2,417 | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 2,319 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 113 | Belarus | 2,219 | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Belgium | 2,109 | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Finland | 2,002 | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Denmark | 1,847 | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 117 | France | 1,797 | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Singapore | 1,788 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Fiji | 1,767 | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Belize | 1,738 | 2024 | up 214.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Vanuatu | 1,687 | 2024 | up 851.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Switzerland | 1,664 | 2024 | up 2,089.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Sweden | 1,634 | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 1,537 | 2022 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 125 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,447 | 2024 | up 787.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Norway | 1,439 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Suriname | 1,431 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 128 | Serbia | 1,245 | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Maldives | 1,231 | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Mongolia | 1,176 | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Montenegro | 1,161 | 2023 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | 1,113 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 133 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,082 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 134 | Peru | 1,079 | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritius | 1,023 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 136 | Slovenia | 967 | 2023 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Macau, China | 733 | 2024 | up 358.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 694 | 2024 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Poland | 581 | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 580.05 | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Tonga | 509 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Republic of Moldova | 494.71 | 2022 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Latvia | 475 | 2024 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 144 | Greece | 407 | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Albania | 403 | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Hong Kong, China | 376.71 | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Grenada | 352 | 2023 | up 11,633.3% | volatile |
| 148 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 344 | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Malta | 309 | 2023 | up 713.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Seychelles | 243 | 2024 | up 247.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Croatia | 240 | 2023 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Jamaica | 214 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Costa Rica | 191 | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 172 | 2023 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Iceland | 134 | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Lithuania | 131 | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Marshall Islands | 72 | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Portugal | 62 | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 159 | British Virgin Islands | 58 | 2024 | up 314.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Gibraltar | 55 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 53 | 2018 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Aruba | 52 | 2014 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 39 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Cook Islands | 35.14 | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Cayman Islands | 30 | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Andorra | 29 | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26 | 2024 | down 96.9% | falling |
| 168 | Tokelau | 24 | 2025 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Naoero | 16.86 | 2025 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Anguilla | 13.92 | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13 | 2023 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Montserrat | 13 | 2023 | up 258.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Cyprus | 12 | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 11.49 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.51 | 2023 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Dominica | 7 | 2023 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Liechtenstein | 7 | 2021 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 178 | San Marino | 6 | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Niue | 4.2 | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release