Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
176
Highest
743,431
Egypt
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
3,020
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,834
What the numbers show
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 743,431 in Egypt; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,020, and the mean is 49,735.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 16,706.7%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (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 | 743,431 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 652,275 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 425,146 | 2016 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 4 | Myanmar | 376,958 | 2018 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 5 | Iraq | 336,570 | 2007 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Niger | 330,952 | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 330,829 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 307,069 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 288,609 | 2020 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 277,148 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Angola | 273,870 | 2023 | up 141.3% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 266,736 | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 260,608 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 259,198 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 246,289 | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 16 | United States of America | 245,764 | 2022 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 208,629 | 2025 | up 321.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Senegal | 161,858 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 151,877 | 2023 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 20 | Burundi | 149,789 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 132,524 | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 123,140 | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 122,284 | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 108,793 | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 104,265 | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 26 | Algeria | 103,876 | 2024 | up 49.1% | falling |
| 27 | Syrian Arab Republic | 102,189 | 2024 | down 46.8% | flat |
| 28 | Guinea | 101,543 | 2020 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 93,370 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 90,474 | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 31 | Congo | 84,044 | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 78,819 | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Cambodia | 68,363 | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 34 | Nepal | 64,712 | 2024 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 55,877 | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 53,605 | 2025 | up 556.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 43,582 | 2024 | up 83.2% | falling |
| 38 | Togo | 42,546 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 39 | Kenya | 42,360 | 2023 | down 87.0% | falling |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 39,374 | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 38,645 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 42 | Malaysia | 38,342 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 36,482 | 2024 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 44 | Ukraine | 36,168 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 45 | Rwanda | 33,908 | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 46 | Thailand | 32,365 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 31,510 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 27,477 | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 49 | Jordan | 26,881 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 50 | Türkiye | 25,802 | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25,615 | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25,035 | 2024 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 53 | Liberia | 24,878 | 2022 | up 190.2% | rising |
| 54 | Palestine, State of | 21,226 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 19,955 | 2023 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Lesotho | 19,184 | 2020 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 18,311 | 2023 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 17,155 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 16,331 | 2024 | up 98.0% | flat |
| 60 | Kuwait | 15,650 | 2021 | up 932.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Chile | 13,715 | 2024 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 62 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13,249 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Canada | 12,956 | 2023 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 64 | Armenia | 12,341 | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 65 | Gambia | 12,097 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 66 | Italy | 11,648 | 2023 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Botswana | 11,433 | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 10,720 | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,008 | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 9,433 | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 8,423 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,301 | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 8,279 | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 74 | Ghana | 7,971 | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Australia | 7,617 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 76 | El Salvador | 7,084 | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Germany | 6,658 | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Comoros | 6,440 | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 79 | Timor-Leste | 5,938 | 2020 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 80 | Lebanon | 5,233 | 2024 | down 56.9% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 5,230 | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 82 | North Macedonia | 4,956 | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 4,575 | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 84 | Oman | 4,401 | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 85 | New Zealand | 4,323 | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 86 | Czechia | 3,831 | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Spain | 3,363 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 88 | Bahrain | 3,165 | 2024 | up 130.5% | falling |
| 89 | Qatar | 2,875 | 2024 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 90 | Bhutan | 2,692 | 2023 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 91 | Uruguay | 2,521 | 2023 | up 16,706.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Hungary | 2,423 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 2,398 | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Belarus | 2,219 | 2024 | up 91.3% | falling |
| 95 | Israel | 2,097 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | 2,005 | 2024 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 97 | Samoa | 1,898 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 98 | Guyana | 1,858 | 2023 | up 729.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Cuba | 1,646 | 2024 | up 293.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 1,541 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,254 | 2015 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 102 | Serbia | 1,245 | 2024 | up 299.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Puerto Rico | 1,114 | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bahamas | 1,083 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 105 | Netherlands | 1,042 | 2023 | up 234.0% | rising |
| 106 | Fiji | 1,034 | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Austria | 1,011 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Finland | 989 | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Ireland | 981 | 2022 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Belgium | 969 | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Denmark | 870 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Belize | 800 | 2024 | up 200.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 776 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Sweden | 715 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 673 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Switzerland | 672 | 2024 | up 4,700.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Cape Verde | 661 | 2022 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 118 | Norway | 632 | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 619.31 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 120 | Estonia | 546 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 121 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 537 | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 122 | Montenegro | 534 | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 123 | Mauritius | 482 | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 124 | Mongolia | 462 | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Slovenia | 461 | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Maldives | 436 | 2024 | up 251.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Hong Kong, China | 377 | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Barbados | 365 | 2024 | up 223.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Macau, China | 338 | 2024 | up 668.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Croatia | 240 | 2023 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Jamaica | 214 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Tonga | 192 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Latvia | 185 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 134 | Grenada | 164 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Greece | 155 | 2023 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Malta | 137 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Republic of Moldova | 116 | 2020 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Seychelles | 91 | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Iceland | 68 | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Lithuania | 56 | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 141 | British Virgin Islands | 46 | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.7 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | 29 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Gibraltar | 28 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 21 | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Naoero | 18 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Tokelau | 13 | 2025 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Montserrat | 11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Andorra | 10 | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 9 | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 9 | 2023 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Liechtenstein | 7 | 2021 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2024 | down 98.3% | falling |
| 154 | Niue | 4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | San Marino | 1 | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Aruba | 0 | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Albania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Colombia | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Ecuador | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | France | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | India | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mexico | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Peru | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Poland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Portugal | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Anguilla | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release