Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
176
Highest
775,421
Egypt
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
3,273
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, male (number) is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 775,421 in Egypt; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,273, and the mean is 52,924.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 6,166.7%), 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 | 775,421 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 632,885 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 444,967 | 2016 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 4 | Myanmar | 400,792 | 2018 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 375,541 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 6 | Iraq | 348,432 | 2007 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Niger | 344,012 | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 330,399 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 323,106 | 2020 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 10 | United States of America | 292,010 | 2022 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 285,354 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 276,119 | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 269,625 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 262,214 | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 261,943 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 16 | Cameroon | 251,190 | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 243,744 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Senegal | 190,154 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 161,999 | 2023 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 161,534 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 21 | Burundi | 153,772 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 143,906 | 2024 | up 78.7% | falling |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 133,361 | 2022 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 24 | India | 127,870 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 120,382 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 111,222 | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 27 | Indonesia | 109,884 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 107,869 | 2024 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 103,051 | 2017 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea | 98,936 | 2020 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 97,550 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 32 | Congo | 78,811 | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 33 | Cambodia | 73,587 | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 34 | Kenya | 65,705 | 2023 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 57,496 | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 54,889 | 2025 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 47,925 | 2024 | up 76.7% | falling |
| 38 | Nepal | 45,320 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 39 | Morocco | 44,275 | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 44,244 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 43,683 | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 42,459 | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 43 | Malaysia | 37,242 | 2024 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 36,504 | 2024 | down 83.7% | falling |
| 45 | Ukraine | 36,200 | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 46 | Jordan | 33,840 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 47 | Rwanda | 32,678 | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 48 | Thailand | 32,671 | 2025 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Guatemala | 32,121 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28,680 | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 51 | Eritrea | 27,098 | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 52 | Liberia | 26,071 | 2022 | up 354.2% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25,226 | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 25,078 | 2023 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 55 | Palestine, State of | 24,313 | 2023 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 56 | Romania | 20,686 | 2023 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Lesotho | 19,511 | 2020 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 58 | Kuwait | 18,659 | 2021 | up 669.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 17,841 | 2024 | up 93.8% | falling |
| 60 | Gambia | 15,166 | 2025 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 61 | Canada | 14,324 | 2023 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 62 | Armenia | 13,176 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 12,259 | 2024 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 12,071 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 65 | Botswana | 12,016 | 2022 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 11,931 | 2024 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 67 | Italy | 10,759 | 2023 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 10,373 | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 69 | Panama | 9,539 | 2024 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 70 | Korea | 9,096 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,891 | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 72 | Mexico | 8,627 | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 8,608 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 74 | Australia | 7,965 | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Colombia | 7,322 | 2022 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 7,139 | 2024 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 77 | Timor-Leste | 7,093 | 2020 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 6,688 | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 6,646 | 2024 | up 78.8% | falling |
| 80 | Germany | 6,430 | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 6,416 | 2024 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 82 | Oman | 6,366 | 2024 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 4,994 | 2023 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 4,991 | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 85 | New Zealand | 4,577 | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 86 | Israel | 3,880 | 2024 | up 536.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Czechia | 3,819 | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Qatar | 3,361 | 2024 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 89 | Namibia | 3,185 | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahrain | 2,932 | 2024 | up 137.6% | falling |
| 91 | Bhutan | 2,923 | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 92 | Uruguay | 2,534 | 2023 | up 938.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Hungary | 2,309 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Spain | 2,283 | 2024 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 95 | Slovakia | 2,202 | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 96 | Samoa | 2,180 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 97 | Ireland | 2,111 | 2022 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Netherlands | 1,905 | 2023 | up 279.5% | rising |
| 99 | France | 1,797 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Guyana | 1,756 | 2023 | up 299.1% | rising |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 1,740 | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Cuba | 1,645 | 2024 | up 263.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Austria | 1,477 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,330 | 2015 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 105 | Puerto Rico | 1,303 | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahamas | 1,236 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 107 | Belgium | 1,140 | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Peru | 1,079 | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Finland | 1,013 | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Switzerland | 992 | 2024 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Denmark | 977 | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Belize | 938 | 2024 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Sweden | 919 | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 911 | 2024 | up 414.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Cape Verde | 876 | 2022 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 116 | Suriname | 811.38 | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 117 | Norway | 807 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Maldives | 795 | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 774 | 2024 | up 377.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Fiji | 733 | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Mongolia | 714 | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Montenegro | 627 | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 123 | Poland | 581 | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Estonia | 567 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 547.34 | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 545 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritius | 541 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 128 | Slovenia | 506 | 2023 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 403 | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Macau, China | 395 | 2024 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 131 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 344 | 2023 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Barbados | 329 | 2024 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Tonga | 317 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 290 | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 135 | Greece | 252 | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 191 | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Grenada | 188 | 2023 | up 6,166.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 172 | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Malta | 172 | 2023 | up 352.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Seychelles | 152 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Lithuania | 75 | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Iceland | 66 | 2023 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 63 | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Portugal | 62 | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 53 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Aruba | 52 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Cook Islands | 35 | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Gibraltar | 27 | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Andorra | 19 | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19 | 2024 | down 95.6% | falling |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 18 | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13 | 2023 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Cyprus | 12 | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 153 | British Virgin Islands | 12 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Tokelau | 11 | 2025 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Tuvalu | 11 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 157 | Dominica | 7 | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 158 | San Marino | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Anguilla | 3 | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Montserrat | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Belarus | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Ghana | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Hong Kong, China | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Croatia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Jamaica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Naoero | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Serbia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Türkiye | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Viet Nam | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release