Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
178
Highest
64.9%
Tokelau
Lowest
0.1%
United Arab Emirates
Median
8.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,943
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 64.9% in Tokelau; the lowest is 0.1% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.5%, and the mean is 13.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 623.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 906.4%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 93.8%).
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 64.9% | 2025 | up 118.8% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 61.2% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 51.1% | 2018 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 50.2% | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 5 | Senegal | 48.6% | 2024 | up 32.1% | flat |
| 6 | Chad | 45.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.7% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 8 | Liberia | 41.6% | 2022 | up 126.2% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 41.0% | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 10 | Burundi | 40.9% | 2025 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 11 | Eritrea | 40.7% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Yemen | 40.0% | 2016 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea | 38.7% | 2014 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 37.8% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 15 | Lesotho | 36.2% | 2024 | up 91.0% | falling |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 35.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 17 | Lebanon | 32.9% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 18 | Suriname | 32.5% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.3% | 2025 | up 61.9% | falling |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 31.4% | 2023 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 21 | Mauritania | 31.2% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 22 | Algeria | 30.6% | 2025 | up 357.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Madagascar | 30.1% | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 24 | Comoros | 29.2% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 25 | Cameroon | 28.9% | 2023 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 26 | Guatemala | 28.2% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 27 | British Virgin Islands | 28.0% | 2024 | up 309.9% | volatile |
| 28 | San Marino | 28.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 29 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.1% | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 25.3% | 2007 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 25.1% | 2024 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.9% | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 33 | Guyana | 23.5% | 2023 | up 292.9% | rising |
| 34 | Kuwait | 22.2% | 2021 | up 248.7% | flat |
| 35 | Malawi | 22.2% | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 36 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2025 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 21.7% | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 20.7% | 2020 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 19.7% | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 19.3% | 2023 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 19.1% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 18.3% | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 43 | Cambodia | 18.2% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 44 | India | 17.8% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 17.7% | 2024 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 46 | Bahamas | 17.2% | 2024 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 47 | Paraguay | 17.2% | 2024 | up 122.8% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | 17.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 49 | Mozambique | 16.3% | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 50 | Panama | 16.3% | 2023 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 14.8% | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 52 | Jamaica | 14.6% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 14.0% | 2024 | up 39.2% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 13.9% | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 55 | Kenya | 13.7% | 2009 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 13.4% | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 57 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.4% | 2021 | up 340.6% | rising |
| 58 | Timor-Leste | 12.7% | 2020 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 12.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 12.4% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.4% | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 12.2% | 2023 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 63 | Bhutan | 12.1% | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.1% | 2024 | up 51.0% | falling |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 12.0% | 2011 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 66 | Ukraine | 11.9% | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 67 | Niue | 11.4% | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 68 | Barbados | 11.3% | 2024 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 11.3% | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 70 | Palestine, State of | 11.3% | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 71 | Seychelles | 11.1% | 2024 | up 49.9% | falling |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.0% | 2015 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 73 | Serbia | 10.8% | 2024 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 74 | Myanmar | 10.7% | 2018 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 75 | Oman | 10.3% | 2024 | up 567.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Macau, China | 10.1% | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 77 | Egypt | 10.1% | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 78 | Maldives | 10.0% | 2024 | down 35.0% | flat |
| 79 | Cuba | 10.0% | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 80 | Mauritius | 10.0% | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 81 | Mexico | 9.7% | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 82 | Kiribati | 9.2% | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 83 | Ecuador | 8.9% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.9% | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 85 | Viet Nam | 8.8% | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Samoa | 8.8% | 2024 | up 59.5% | falling |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 8.8% | 2022 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 88 | Rwanda | 8.7% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 8.6% | 2024 | up 51.2% | falling |
| 90 | South Africa | 8.4% | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 91 | Montserrat | 8.4% | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Tonga | 8.1% | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 8.1% | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 94 | Azerbaijan | 8.0% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 95 | Eswatini | 8.0% | 2022 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Anguilla | 7.8% | 2022 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 97 | Qatar | 7.8% | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Indonesia | 7.8% | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 99 | Botswana | 7.8% | 2022 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.7% | 2025 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.4% | 2012 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 102 | Colombia | 7.3% | 2022 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 103 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.9% | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 104 | Iceland | 6.8% | 2023 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 105 | Mongolia | 6.7% | 2023 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Cook Islands | 6.7% | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 107 | Canada | 6.6% | 2023 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 6.6% | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 6.6% | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 110 | Cayman Islands | 6.4% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 111 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6.3% | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Dominica | 6.1% | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 113 | Naoero | 6.1% | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 114 | Andorra | 5.9% | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 115 | Morocco | 5.7% | 2024 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 116 | Thailand | 5.5% | 2025 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 117 | Hungary | 5.3% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 118 | Nepal | 5.2% | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 119 | Fiji | 5.1% | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 120 | Estonia | 4.8% | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 121 | Malta | 4.8% | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 122 | Georgia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Belarus | 4.6% | 2024 | up 285.4% | rising |
| 124 | Kazakhstan | 4.6% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 125 | Armenia | 4.5% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 126 | Grenada | 4.3% | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 127 | Montenegro | 4.2% | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 128 | Brazil | 4.0% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 129 | Latvia | 4.0% | 2024 | up 59.3% | falling |
| 130 | Aruba | 4.0% | 2009 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 3.8% | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 132 | Liechtenstein | 3.7% | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 133 | Namibia | 3.7% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 134 | Bahrain | 3.6% | 2024 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 3.6% | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Palau | 3.5% | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Austria | 3.5% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 138 | Italy | 3.5% | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 139 | Croatia | 3.4% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.4% | 2015 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 141 | New Zealand | 3.3% | 2024 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 142 | Uruguay | 3.1% | 2023 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 143 | Jordan | 3.1% | 2024 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 144 | Slovakia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 145 | Denmark | 2.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 146 | Germany | 2.8% | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 147 | Switzerland | 2.8% | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 148 | Norway | 2.7% | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 150 | Czechia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 151 | Spain | 2.6% | 2024 | down 21.5% | flat |
| 152 | Finland | 2.5% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 153 | Israel | 2.3% | 2024 | up 135.5% | falling |
| 154 | Argentina | 2.1% | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Slovenia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 156 | Korea | 2.0% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 157 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.9% | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 158 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 159 | Chile | 1.6% | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 160 | Australia | 1.6% | 2024 | up 906.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Uzbekistan | 1.5% | 2025 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 162 | France | 1.3% | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Ireland | 1.2% | 2022 | up 302.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Greece | 1.2% | 2023 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Peru | 1.2% | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Hong Kong, China | 1.1% | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Sweden | 1.1% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 168 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 169 | Japan | 0.8% | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 170 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 171 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Albania | 0.7% | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2023 | down 85.2% | falling |
| 175 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2022 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Singapore | 0.3% | 2023 | up 570.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Poland | 0.3% | 2024 | down 92.8% | falling |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release