Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
202
Highest
1.94 modelled data
Dominica
Lowest
0 modelled data
Niue
Median
0.9593 modelled data
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,174
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data) is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 1.94 modelled data in Dominica; the lowest is 0 modelled data in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9593 modelled data, and the mean is 0.9039 modelled data.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 114 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 600.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 1.94 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | Sweden | 1.67 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Fiji | 1.64 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 1.59 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 5 | Albania | 1.55 modelled data | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.5 modelled data | 2025 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.5 modelled data | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 1.48 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 9 | Armenia | 1.46 modelled data | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 10 | Chad | 1.43 modelled data | 2025 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 1.41 modelled data | 2022 | up 61.8% | falling |
| 12 | Belarus | 1.41 modelled data | 2025 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Grenada | 1.37 modelled data | 2025 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 1.33 modelled data | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 15 | Peru | 1.33 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 16 | Chile | 1.33 modelled data | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 1.3 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | Yemen | 1.3 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 1.29 modelled data | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 20 | Benin | 1.28 modelled data | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 21 | Guinea | 1.26 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Monaco | 1.25 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 1.24 modelled data | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 1.23 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 25 | Cayman Islands | 1.23 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 26 | Congo | 1.22 modelled data | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 1.22 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Philippines | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cuba | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 1.2 modelled data | 2025 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 1.19 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 32 | Italy | 1.18 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 33 | Djibouti | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 34 | Angola | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 35 | Eritrea | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 36 | South Sudan | 1.13 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Palestine, State of | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.12 modelled data | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 40 | Comoros | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 41 | Austria | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 41 | Anguilla | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 43 | Tokelau | 1.11 modelled data | 2025 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 45 | Iraq | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 46 | Niger | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 47 | Palau | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 49 | Kiribati | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 50 | Cambodia | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 51 | Malta | 1.09 modelled data | 2025 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Mozambique | 1.08 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 53 | Andorra | 1.08 modelled data | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 54 | Guyana | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 1.07 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 56 | Paraguay | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 58 | Romania | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 59 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 1.04 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 61 | Nigeria | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 62 | Sudan | 1.03 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 63 | Guatemala | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 64 | Barbados | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 65 | Jamaica | 1.02 modelled data | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 66 | Suriname | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 68 | Central African Republic | 1.01 modelled data | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 70 | Belgium | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Switzerland | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 70 | Spain | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 70.0% | falling |
| 70 | France | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 70 | Georgia | 1 modelled data | 2014 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 70 | Iceland | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 modelled data | 2011 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Liechtenstein | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 1 modelled data | 2017 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Montenegro | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Netherlands | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Norway | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 70 | Poland | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 70 | Portugal | 1 modelled data | 2010 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 70 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 70 | Togo | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 70 | Uruguay | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 70 | United States of America | 1 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 1 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 70 | Cook Islands | 1 modelled data | 2025 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 93 | Bahamas | 0.9933 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.9893 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 95 | Madagascar | 0.9862 modelled data | 2025 | up 35.9% | falling |
| 96 | Lebanon | 0.9846 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9817 modelled data | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 98 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9777 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 99 | Libya | 0.9661 modelled data | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 100 | Hungary | 0.9615 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 0.96 modelled data | 2025 | up 34.4% | falling |
| 102 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.9586 modelled data | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 103 | Lesotho | 0.9519 modelled data | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 104 | Egypt | 0.9512 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 105 | Gabon | 0.951 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 106 | Slovakia | 0.95 modelled data | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 107 | Estonia | 0.9474 modelled data | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 108 | Panama | 0.9412 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 108 | Thailand | 0.9412 modelled data | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 110 | Singapore | 0.9365 modelled data | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 111 | Finland | 0.9333 modelled data | 2025 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 112 | Israel | 0.9286 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 113 | Liberia | 0.9266 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9241 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 115 | Indonesia | 0.9231 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 116 | South Africa | 0.9167 modelled data | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 117 | Honduras | 0.9097 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 118 | Oman | 0.9091 modelled data | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 119 | Morocco | 0.9091 modelled data | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 120 | Burundi | 0.9075 modelled data | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 0.9032 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 122 | Macau, China | 0.9031 modelled data | 2025 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 123 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9013 modelled data | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 124 | Ghana | 0.9011 modelled data | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 125 | Belize | 0.8971 modelled data | 2025 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 126 | San Marino | 0.8939 modelled data | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritania | 0.8819 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 128 | Bahrain | 0.8817 modelled data | 2025 | up 42.4% | falling |
| 129 | Samoa | 0.8793 modelled data | 2025 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 130 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8772 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.8758 modelled data | 2025 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 0.872 modelled data | 2025 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 133 | India | 0.8667 modelled data | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 134 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.8605 modelled data | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 135 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8514 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 136 | Botswana | 0.8462 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 137 | El Salvador | 0.8452 modelled data | 2025 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 0.8384 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 139 | Korea | 0.8333 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 140 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.8235 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 0.8235 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 142 | Slovenia | 0.8182 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 143 | Eswatini | 0.8049 modelled data | 2025 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 0.8041 modelled data | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 145 | Zambia | 0.7944 modelled data | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 146 | Cameroon | 0.7903 modelled data | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7895 modelled data | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 0.7857 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 149 | Kenya | 0.7834 modelled data | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 150 | Algeria | 0.7778 modelled data | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 151 | Turkmenistan | 0.7619 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 0.7521 modelled data | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 153 | Jordan | 0.75 modelled data | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 153 | New Zealand | 0.75 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 155 | Senegal | 0.7471 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 156 | Malaysia | 0.7431 modelled data | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 157 | Nepal | 0.7412 modelled data | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 158 | Türkiye | 0.7059 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 159 | Qatar | 0.7049 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 160 | China | 0.7021 modelled data | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 161 | Uganda | 0.6964 modelled data | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 162 | Colombia | 0.6909 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 163 | Tunisia | 0.6875 modelled data | 2025 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 164 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6774 modelled data | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 165 | Czechia | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Marshall Islands | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | up 51.3% | falling |
| 165 | Myanmar | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 168 | Brazil | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 168 | Denmark | 0.6667 modelled data | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 170 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.661 modelled data | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 171 | British Virgin Islands | 0.65 modelled data | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Namibia | 0.6 modelled data | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 173 | Haiti | 0.587 modelled data | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5714 modelled data | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 175 | Mongolia | 0.5465 modelled data | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 176 | Mauritius | 0.5385 modelled data | 2025 | up 276.9% | rising |
| 177 | Ukraine | 0.5357 modelled data | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 178 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.5 modelled data | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 179 | Gambia | 0.4955 modelled data | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 180 | Rwanda | 0.4839 modelled data | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 181 | Naoero | 0.475 modelled data | 2025 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 182 | Germany | 0.4737 modelled data | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 183 | Bangladesh | 0.4416 modelled data | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 184 | Ecuador | 0.4038 modelled data | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 185 | Cape Verde | 0.3953 modelled data | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 186 | Tonga | 0.3913 modelled data | 2025 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 187 | Timor-Leste | 0.375 modelled data | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 188 | Seychelles | 0.3333 modelled data | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 189 | Curaçao | 0.253 modelled data | 2025 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 190 | Argentina | 0.25 modelled data | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 191 | Bhutan | 0.2022 modelled data | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 192 | Serbia | 0.2 modelled data | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 193 | Latvia | 0.1875 modelled data | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Bermuda | 0.1538 modelled data | 2025 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Montserrat | 0.0625 modelled data | 2025 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Aruba | 0 modelled data | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Australia | 0 modelled data | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Cyprus | 0 modelled data | 2023 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 196 | Ireland | 0 modelled data | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Lithuania | 0 modelled data | 2015 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 196 | Maldives | 0 modelled data | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Niue | 0 modelled data | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release