Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
169
Highest
63.3%
Tokelau
Lowest
0.0%
United Arab Emirates
Median
5.4%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,667
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 63.3% in Tokelau; the lowest is 0.0% in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.4%, and the mean is 10.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,440.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 3,259.2%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 99.8%).
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 63.3% | 2025 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 55.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 53.8% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 50.2% | 2022 | up 726.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mali | 47.8% | 2018 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 6 | Eritrea | 43.0% | 2022 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 42.5% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 41.9% | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 9 | Liberia | 39.2% | 2022 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 10 | Yemen | 37.9% | 2016 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 37.6% | 2014 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 36.4% | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 13 | British Virgin Islands | 33.3% | 2024 | up 610.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Angola | 32.8% | 2023 | up 49.8% | falling |
| 15 | Senegal | 32.2% | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 16 | Syrian Arab Republic | 32.1% | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 31.2% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 18 | Lesotho | 30.9% | 2024 | up 135.9% | falling |
| 19 | Burundi | 28.1% | 2025 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Lebanon | 25.1% | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 21 | Iraq | 24.9% | 2007 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 24.9% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 23 | Tunisia | 23.8% | 1985 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 22.9% | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 25 | Suriname | 22.8% | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 26 | Comoros | 22.5% | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 27 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21.6% | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 28 | Guyana | 21.6% | 2023 | up 3,259.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21.5% | 2025 | up 68.5% | falling |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.1% | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 31 | Madagascar | 16.5% | 2020 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritania | 16.5% | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 33 | Guatemala | 16.5% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 16.1% | 2023 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 35 | El Salvador | 16.0% | 2024 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 36 | Bahamas | 15.8% | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 14.4% | 2018 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 14.0% | 2021 | up 970.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Paraguay | 13.9% | 2024 | up 1,028.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 13.3% | 2024 | up 242.5% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 13.0% | 2017 | up 162.9% | falling |
| 42 | Botswana | 12.9% | 2014 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Philippines | 12.6% | 2024 | up 37.4% | falling |
| 44 | Malaysia | 12.5% | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Barbados | 12.4% | 2024 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Panama | 12.2% | 2023 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 47 | Togo | 11.9% | 2023 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 11.2% | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 11.0% | 2024 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 10.9% | 2011 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 51 | Libya | 10.2% | 1983 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 52 | Malawi | 10.2% | 2023 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 10.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 54 | Macau, China | 9.9% | 2024 | up 142.3% | falling |
| 55 | Jamaica | 9.9% | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.9% | 2015 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 57 | Kiribati | 9.3% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.1% | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Fiji | 9.0% | 2013 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 60 | Belize | 8.8% | 2024 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 61 | Gambia | 8.3% | 2025 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 62 | Cambodia | 8.0% | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominica | 7.9% | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 7.5% | 2009 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 7.4% | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 66 | Oman | 7.4% | 2024 | up 1,376.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Anguilla | 7.3% | 2022 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 7.3% | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 6.7% | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 6.6% | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 6.5% | 2023 | up 274.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 6.4% | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 73 | Serbia | 6.4% | 2024 | up 463.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Marshall Islands | 6.3% | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 6.3% | 2024 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 76 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.1% | 2012 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 5.9% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 78 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 5.8% | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 80 | Eswatini | 5.8% | 2022 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 5.7% | 2020 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 82 | India | 5.7% | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 83 | Cuba | 5.6% | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Seychelles | 5.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Colombia | 5.4% | 2022 | up 187.5% | rising |
| 86 | San Marino | 5.3% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 5.2% | 2024 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 88 | Ghana | 5.1% | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 5.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Andorra | 5.0% | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 91 | Belarus | 4.9% | 2024 | up 393.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Mauritius | 4.8% | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 93 | Bhutan | 4.7% | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 95 | Qatar | 4.3% | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Egypt | 4.3% | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Cook Islands | 4.0% | 2015 | up 34.4% | falling |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 3.8% | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 99 | Hong Kong, China | 3.7% | 2021 | up 89.5% | falling |
| 100 | Canada | 3.6% | 2023 | up 840.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Cayman Islands | 3.5% | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Vanuatu | 3.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 3.4% | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 104 | Myanmar | 3.4% | 2018 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 105 | Bahrain | 3.3% | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Estonia | 3.2% | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 107 | Grenada | 3.0% | 2014 | up 38.5% | falling |
| 108 | Liechtenstein | 3.0% | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 109 | Poland | 2.9% | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 110 | Naoero | 2.9% | 2025 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Hungary | 2.9% | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Brazil | 2.9% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 113 | Chile | 2.7% | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 114 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2024 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Israel | 2.5% | 2024 | up 308.6% | falling |
| 116 | Rwanda | 2.5% | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 117 | New Zealand | 2.4% | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 118 | Malta | 2.4% | 2023 | up 964.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Latvia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.3% | 2025 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 121 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.2% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 122 | Jordan | 2.1% | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Italy | 2.1% | 2023 | up 171.9% | rising |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 2.0% | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Maldives | 1.9% | 2019 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Namibia | 1.9% | 2012 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 127 | Iceland | 1.8% | 2023 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 128 | Indonesia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Belgium | 1.7% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 130 | Finland | 1.6% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 131 | Spain | 1.5% | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Türkiye | 1.5% | 2023 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Austria | 1.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 134 | Slovenia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 135 | Norway | 1.3% | 2024 | up 229.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Slovakia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 75.5% | rising |
| 137 | Korea | 1.2% | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 1.1% | 2017 | down 92.1% | falling |
| 139 | Samoa | 0.9% | 2014 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2024 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Morocco | 0.8% | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Australia | 0.7% | 2024 | up 1,959.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 145 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2023 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6% | 2007 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Aruba | 0.5% | 2009 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Greece | 0.5% | 2023 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Albania | 0.4% | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 0.4% | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2022 | up 265.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Netherlands | 0.4% | 2023 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2023 | up 219.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Peru | 0.4% | 2021 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Singapore | 0.4% | 2023 | up 978.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2020 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3% | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2019 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Algeria | 0.2% | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Germany | 0.1% | 2023 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 166 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2024 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2023 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 168 | France | 0.0% | 2022 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release