Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
65.2%
Tokelau
Lowest
0.0%
Türkiye
Median
8.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,684
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 65.2% in Tokelau; the lowest is 0.0% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.9%, and the mean is 13.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,724.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 768.3%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 99.9%).
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 65.2% | 2025 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 60.4% | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 3 | Senegal | 54.7% | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 52.1% | 2024 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 47.8% | 2018 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 42.7% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 8 | Liberia | 42.4% | 2022 | up 177.4% | rising |
| 9 | Chad | 40.5% | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 40.0% | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 11 | Honduras | 39.5% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 12 | Lesotho | 38.0% | 2024 | up 78.0% | falling |
| 13 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 37.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Suriname | 36.5% | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 15 | Eritrea | 36.3% | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 16 | Lebanon | 35.1% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 17 | Yemen | 34.7% | 2016 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 18 | Mauritania | 32.8% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 32.2% | 2023 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.0% | 2025 | up 74.9% | falling |
| 21 | Guinea | 32.0% | 2014 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 22 | Comoros | 31.3% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 23 | Madagascar | 30.9% | 2020 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 24 | Gambia | 30.0% | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 25 | British Virgin Islands | 28.5% | 2024 | up 301.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 28.5% | 2024 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 28.1% | 2024 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 28 | San Marino | 28.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 29 | Kuwait | 27.7% | 2021 | up 258.6% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 26.5% | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 25.9% | 2023 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 25.7% | 2017 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25.2% | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 34 | Malawi | 23.3% | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 35 | Guyana | 23.3% | 2023 | up 234.5% | rising |
| 36 | Maldives | 23.1% | 2013 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 22.4% | 2024 | up 25.8% | flat |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 21.9% | 2020 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 39 | Malaysia | 20.8% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 40 | Romania | 19.4% | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 19.4% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 42 | India | 19.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 18.8% | 2024 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 44 | Iraq | 18.1% | 2007 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 45 | Bhutan | 17.9% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 17.8% | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 47 | Mozambique | 17.8% | 2018 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 48 | Paraguay | 17.6% | 2024 | up 113.4% | rising |
| 49 | Bahamas | 17.5% | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 17.1% | 2023 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 51 | Jamaica | 15.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 52 | Tuvalu | 15.5% | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 53 | Marshall Islands | 15.5% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 54 | Timor-Leste | 15.0% | 2020 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 55 | Belize | 15.0% | 2024 | up 47.0% | flat |
| 56 | Ghana | 14.9% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 14.2% | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 13.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 13.7% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 13.3% | 2024 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 13.2% | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 62 | Myanmar | 12.9% | 2018 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 63 | Palestine, State of | 12.8% | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 64 | Ukraine | 12.7% | 2024 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 65 | Botswana | 12.6% | 2014 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.4% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 67 | Seychelles | 12.4% | 2024 | up 102.8% | falling |
| 68 | Barbados | 11.9% | 2024 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritius | 11.9% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 70 | Tonga | 11.6% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 71 | Brunei Darussalam | 11.5% | 2023 | up 39.4% | falling |
| 72 | Kenya | 11.4% | 2009 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 11.2% | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 74 | Mexico | 11.1% | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7% | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 76 | Cuba | 10.5% | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Macau, China | 10.4% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10.4% | 2015 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 79 | Oman | 10.4% | 2024 | up 332.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Ecuador | 10.4% | 2023 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 81 | Egypt | 9.9% | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 82 | Rwanda | 9.3% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 83 | Serbia | 9.3% | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 9.2% | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 85 | South Africa | 9.1% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 86 | Qatar | 8.9% | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Montserrat | 8.9% | 2023 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.8% | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 89 | Cook Islands | 8.6% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 90 | Mongolia | 8.5% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 91 | Naoero | 8.1% | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 8.1% | 2024 | up 68.1% | falling |
| 93 | Colombia | 8.0% | 2022 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 94 | Eswatini | 7.7% | 2022 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 7.4% | 2024 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.4% | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 97 | Cayman Islands | 7.1% | 2024 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 98 | Indonesia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 99 | Namibia | 7.1% | 2012 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 100 | Samoa | 6.9% | 2016 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 101 | Thailand | 6.9% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 102 | Iceland | 6.9% | 2023 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 103 | Morocco | 6.6% | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 104 | Canada | 6.6% | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 105 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.6% | 2012 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 6.5% | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 107 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6.5% | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 108 | Andorra | 5.7% | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 109 | Croatia | 5.6% | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 110 | Hungary | 5.5% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 5.4% | 2011 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 112 | Aruba | 5.4% | 2009 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Anguilla | 5.4% | 2022 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 5.4% | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Malta | 5.2% | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 116 | Estonia | 4.9% | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 117 | Algeria | 4.9% | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Montenegro | 4.8% | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 119 | Latvia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 66.2% | flat |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 4.6% | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 121 | Belarus | 4.5% | 2024 | up 281.0% | rising |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 4.5% | 2020 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.4% | 2013 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 124 | Armenia | 4.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 125 | Georgia | 4.1% | 2024 | up 768.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Brazil | 4.1% | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 127 | Fiji | 4.1% | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 4.0% | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 3.9% | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 130 | Bahrain | 3.8% | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Austria | 3.7% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 132 | Poland | 3.6% | 2020 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 133 | Italy | 3.5% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 134 | New Zealand | 3.5% | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 135 | Jordan | 3.4% | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 136 | Dominica | 3.4% | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Argentina | 3.3% | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Germany | 3.1% | 2024 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 139 | Denmark | 3.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 140 | Slovakia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 141 | Norway | 2.9% | 2024 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 142 | Uruguay | 2.8% | 2023 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 143 | Switzerland | 2.8% | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 144 | Peru | 2.8% | 2022 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Finland | 2.7% | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 146 | Spain | 2.7% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 147 | Czechia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 148 | Israel | 2.5% | 2024 | up 105.8% | falling |
| 149 | Grenada | 2.4% | 2015 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 150 | Slovenia | 2.2% | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 151 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.2% | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 152 | Ireland | 2.1% | 2022 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Australia | 1.9% | 2024 | up 591.2% | rising |
| 154 | Korea | 1.8% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8% | 2022 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 157 | France | 1.6% | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Greece | 1.2% | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Sweden | 1.2% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 160 | Cyprus | 1.1% | 2022 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 161 | Netherlands | 1.1% | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 162 | Albania | 1.0% | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Japan | 1.0% | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 164 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 165 | Chile | 0.8% | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Liechtenstein | 0.8% | 2021 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2022 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Singapore | 0.2% | 2023 | up 227.2% | volatile |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Hong Kong, China | 0.1% | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release