Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
169
Highest
62.4%
Tokelau
Lowest
0.0%
Türkiye
Median
5.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,657
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 62.4% in Tokelau; the lowest is 0.0% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.3%, and the mean is 10.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,625.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 2,303.1%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 98.4%).
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 62.4% | 2025 | up 274.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Niger | 53.9% | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 49.6% | 2022 | up 478.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 46.8% | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 45.4% | 2024 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 6 | Liberia | 41.2% | 2022 | up 215.8% | rising |
| 7 | Mali | 41.2% | 2018 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 38.7% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 9 | Eritrea | 35.3% | 2022 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 34.7% | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Honduras | 33.7% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 33.6% | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 13 | Lesotho | 33.5% | 2024 | up 91.5% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 31.8% | 2023 | up 504.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Chad | 31.7% | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 16 | Burundi | 31.6% | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 17 | British Virgin Islands | 30.8% | 2024 | up 458.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 30.8% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 19 | Yemen | 29.2% | 2016 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 20 | Suriname | 28.3% | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 21 | Lebanon | 26.7% | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 22 | Kuwait | 26.6% | 2021 | up 1,024.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Comoros | 25.2% | 2024 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 24 | Guinea | 24.4% | 2014 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 25 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 24.1% | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 23.7% | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21.7% | 2025 | up 105.8% | falling |
| 28 | Madagascar | 20.5% | 2020 | up 41.0% | falling |
| 29 | Mauritania | 20.1% | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 30 | Guyana | 20.0% | 2023 | up 1,384.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Jamaica | 19.6% | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.5% | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 33 | El Salvador | 18.9% | 2024 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 16.8% | 2023 | up 47.7% | falling |
| 35 | Guatemala | 15.9% | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Bahamas | 15.8% | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 15.8% | 2023 | up 145.7% | rising |
| 38 | Bhutan | 15.5% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 15.3% | 2024 | up 129.6% | rising |
| 40 | Malaysia | 15.3% | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 14.1% | 2017 | up 83.9% | falling |
| 42 | Paraguay | 14.1% | 2024 | up 799.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 13.7% | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 13.1% | 2023 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 45 | Barbados | 12.2% | 2024 | up 272.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 12.0% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 11.9% | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 11.9% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 49 | Botswana | 11.6% | 2014 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 11.1% | 2017 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 51 | Iraq | 10.8% | 2007 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 10.7% | 2024 | up 43.2% | falling |
| 53 | Mozambique | 10.4% | 2018 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 10.4% | 1985 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 10.2% | 2020 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 56 | Macau, China | 10.2% | 2024 | up 39.7% | flat |
| 57 | Belize | 9.9% | 2024 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 58 | Togo | 9.7% | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 59 | Ecuador | 9.1% | 2023 | up 182.0% | falling |
| 60 | Marshall Islands | 9.0% | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.9% | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Maldives | 8.8% | 2019 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 8.7% | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 8.6% | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 65 | Mongolia | 8.5% | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Cambodia | 8.4% | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji | 8.3% | 2013 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.2% | 2015 | up 64.0% | flat |
| 69 | Oman | 7.9% | 2024 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Palestine, State of | 7.9% | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 7.2% | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 72 | South Africa | 7.1% | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 73 | Naoero | 7.1% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 74 | San Marino | 6.8% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 75 | Colombia | 6.6% | 2022 | up 185.9% | rising |
| 76 | Kiribati | 6.5% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.5% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 6.3% | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Seychelles | 6.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Myanmar | 6.1% | 2018 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 81 | India | 6.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 82 | Qatar | 6.0% | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 5.9% | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Cayman Islands | 5.5% | 2024 | up 128.9% | flat |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 5.3% | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 86 | Kenya | 5.2% | 2009 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Anguilla | 5.2% | 2022 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.0% | 2007 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 89 | Mauritius | 4.9% | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 4.9% | 2025 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Bahrain | 4.8% | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Ghana | 4.7% | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Egypt | 4.6% | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 94 | Libya | 4.6% | 1983 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 4.5% | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 4.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Andorra | 4.4% | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 4.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Belarus | 4.1% | 2024 | up 731.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Mexico | 4.0% | 2024 | up 170.5% | flat |
| 101 | Eswatini | 3.9% | 2022 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Canada | 3.8% | 2023 | up 799.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 3.7% | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 104 | Tonga | 3.6% | 2019 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 105 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.6% | 2012 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Aruba | 3.5% | 2009 | down 33.6% | flat |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5% | 2025 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 108 | Namibia | 3.4% | 2012 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 109 | Latvia | 3.2% | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2% | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Estonia | 3.1% | 2024 | up 38.0% | flat |
| 112 | Hungary | 3.0% | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Poland | 2.9% | 2020 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 114 | Russian Federation | 2.9% | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Brazil | 2.7% | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 116 | New Zealand | 2.6% | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 117 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.6% | 2023 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 118 | Indonesia | 2.6% | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Rwanda | 2.5% | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Israel | 2.5% | 2024 | up 837.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Malta | 2.4% | 2023 | up 62.2% | falling |
| 122 | Ireland | 2.2% | 2022 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Dominica | 2.1% | 2023 | up 260.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Morocco | 1.9% | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Italy | 1.9% | 2023 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 126 | Algeria | 1.8% | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Iceland | 1.7% | 2023 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 128 | Jordan | 1.7% | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Finland | 1.6% | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 130 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 131 | Uruguay | 1.6% | 2020 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Serbia | 1.5% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 133 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 134 | Hong Kong, China | 1.4% | 2021 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Cook Islands | 1.4% | 2015 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Spain | 1.4% | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Austria | 1.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 138 | Slovakia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 74.6% | rising |
| 139 | Armenia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 140 | Norway | 1.2% | 2024 | up 280.3% | rising |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Korea | 1.0% | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 144 | Chile | 1.0% | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 145 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Australia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 2,303.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9% | 2023 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 148 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2024 | down 69.6% | flat |
| 149 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 151 | Germany | 0.7% | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 0.7% | 2011 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Liechtenstein | 0.7% | 2021 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2023 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 157 | Grenada | 0.6% | 2014 | down 88.4% | falling |
| 158 | Samoa | 0.5% | 2014 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Albania | 0.5% | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 161 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.4% | 2023 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Greece | 0.4% | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2023 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 164 | France | 0.2% | 2022 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2023 | up 782.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2023 | down 98.1% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release