Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
64.6%
Tokelau
Lowest
0.1%
United Arab Emirates
Median
7.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,683
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 64.6% in Tokelau; the lowest is 0.1% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.9%, and the mean is 12.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 548.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 4,319.1%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 95.9%).
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 64.6% | 2025 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 61.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 3 | Mali | 54.4% | 2018 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 4 | Chad | 50.5% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 48.2% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 45.6% | 2014 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 7 | Yemen | 45.6% | 2016 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 8 | Eritrea | 45.1% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.9% | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 42.1% | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 11 | Senegal | 42.0% | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 12 | Liberia | 40.8% | 2022 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 13 | Burundi | 39.0% | 2025 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 36.0% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 15 | Lesotho | 34.4% | 2024 | up 107.8% | falling |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 33.2% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 17 | Iraq | 32.8% | 2007 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 18 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.5% | 2025 | up 50.6% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 31.8% | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 30.6% | 2023 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 21 | Lebanon | 30.5% | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 22 | Mauritania | 29.6% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 23 | Suriname | 28.5% | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 28.3% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 25 | San Marino | 28.1% | 2024 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 26 | Madagascar | 27.7% | 2020 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 27 | British Virgin Islands | 27.5% | 2024 | up 319.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Comoros | 26.9% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 29 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 25.7% | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.6% | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 31 | Guyana | 23.7% | 2023 | up 377.2% | volatile |
| 32 | El Salvador | 23.7% | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 33 | Mozambique | 22.4% | 2018 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 34 | Togo | 21.4% | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 35 | Malawi | 21.0% | 2023 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 21.0% | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 19.4% | 2020 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 38 | Romania | 19.2% | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 19.1% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 18.5% | 2011 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 18.3% | 2017 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 42 | India | 18.1% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 43 | Malaysia | 17.2% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 16.9% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 45 | Bahamas | 16.8% | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 46 | Paraguay | 16.7% | 2024 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 16.6% | 2024 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 48 | Kenya | 15.9% | 2009 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 15.9% | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 50 | Panama | 15.5% | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 51 | Kuwait | 15.4% | 2021 | up 216.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Gambia | 13.9% | 2025 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 53 | Philippines | 13.9% | 2024 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 54 | Botswana | 13.8% | 2014 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 13.6% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 56 | Maldives | 13.5% | 2013 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 57 | Belize | 13.1% | 2024 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 58 | Serbia | 12.4% | 2024 | up 219.6% | rising |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.3% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 60 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.6% | 2015 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 62 | Ukraine | 11.1% | 2024 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 11.0% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 64 | Barbados | 10.7% | 2024 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 10.3% | 2024 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 66 | Timor-Leste | 10.3% | 2020 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 67 | Anguilla | 10.3% | 2022 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Oman | 10.2% | 2024 | up 1,615.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Seychelles | 9.8% | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 70 | Macau, China | 9.8% | 2024 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 71 | Palestine, State of | 9.8% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 9.5% | 2024 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 9.2% | 2024 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 9.2% | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Marshall Islands | 9.1% | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritius | 9.0% | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 8.9% | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 78 | Dominica | 8.8% | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 8.6% | 2024 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Myanmar | 8.4% | 2018 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 81 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.4% | 2023 | up 184.6% | falling |
| 82 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8.3% | 2012 | up 24.1% | flat |
| 83 | Mexico | 8.3% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 84 | Eswatini | 8.2% | 2022 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Rwanda | 8.1% | 2024 | down 31.2% | flat |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 7.9% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 87 | Indonesia | 7.9% | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 88 | Montserrat | 7.9% | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 89 | South Africa | 7.7% | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 90 | Ecuador | 7.5% | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 91 | Tuvalu | 7.4% | 2023 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 92 | Liechtenstein | 6.9% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.9% | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 94 | Canada | 6.7% | 2023 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 95 | Qatar | 6.7% | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Iceland | 6.6% | 2023 | up 43.2% | falling |
| 97 | Colombia | 6.6% | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 6.6% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2025 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 100 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.4% | 2023 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 6.2% | 2022 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 102 | Fiji | 6.2% | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 103 | Namibia | 6.1% | 2012 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 104 | Andorra | 6.1% | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 105 | Bhutan | 5.9% | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Cayman Islands | 5.7% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 107 | Georgia | 5.3% | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 5.2% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 5.1% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 110 | Armenia | 5.0% | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 111 | Republic of Moldova | 4.8% | 2020 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Mongolia | 4.8% | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Estonia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 114 | Cook Islands | 4.7% | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 115 | Morocco | 4.6% | 2024 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 116 | Belarus | 4.6% | 2024 | up 290.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Samoa | 4.5% | 2016 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 118 | Malta | 4.3% | 2023 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 119 | Tonga | 4.1% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 120 | Thailand | 4.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 4.0% | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 122 | Brazil | 4.0% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 123 | Naoero | 3.8% | 2025 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Italy | 3.5% | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 125 | Montenegro | 3.4% | 2023 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 126 | Bahrain | 3.4% | 2024 | up 246.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Latvia | 3.3% | 2024 | up 49.8% | falling |
| 128 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.3% | 2023 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 129 | Poland | 3.2% | 2020 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 130 | Austria | 3.2% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 131 | Grenada | 3.2% | 2015 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.1% | 2013 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovakia | 3.0% | 2024 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 134 | New Zealand | 3.0% | 2024 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 2.9% | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 136 | Switzerland | 2.8% | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 137 | Denmark | 2.7% | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 138 | Jordan | 2.6% | 2024 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 139 | Czechia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 140 | Germany | 2.6% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 141 | Peru | 2.6% | 2022 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Norway | 2.5% | 2024 | up 23.6% | flat |
| 143 | Aruba | 2.5% | 2009 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Spain | 2.4% | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 145 | Finland | 2.4% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 146 | Chile | 2.4% | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 147 | Hong Kong, China | 2.3% | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Korea | 2.2% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 149 | Israel | 2.1% | 2024 | up 187.5% | falling |
| 150 | Uruguay | 2.0% | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Slovenia | 1.8% | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 152 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.7% | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2022 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Algeria | 1.5% | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Türkiye | 1.5% | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Greece | 1.2% | 2023 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 158 | Australia | 1.2% | 2024 | up 4,319.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Croatia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 160 | Sweden | 1.1% | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 161 | France | 0.9% | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 163 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Japan | 0.6% | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 165 | Singapore | 0.4% | 2023 | up 1,464.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2023 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2022 | up 1,594.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2022 | down 89.8% | falling |
| 169 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2022 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Albania | 0.3% | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release