Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
204
Highest
62.0%
Equatorial Guinea
Lowest
0.0%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Median
4.2%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,352
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 62.0% in Equatorial Guinea; the lowest is 0.0% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
The median across all reporting countries is 4.2%, and the mean is 9.6%.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 115 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 1,425.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.0% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 2 | South Sudan | 59.0% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 52.7% | 2025 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 46.6% | 2025 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 5 | Sudan | 42.3% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 6 | Eritrea | 41.8% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 7 | Djibouti | 39.2% | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 8 | Libya | 37.8% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.1% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 36.9% | 2025 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 11 | Mauritania | 35.9% | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 12 | Niger | 35.7% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 13 | Liberia | 35.5% | 2025 | up 86.8% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 33.0% | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 31.9% | 2025 | up 219.0% | falling |
| 16 | Senegal | 30.6% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 17 | Lesotho | 30.4% | 2025 | up 120.3% | rising |
| 18 | Bahamas | 29.6% | 2025 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 29.2% | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 19 | Yemen | 29.2% | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 21 | Tokelau | 28.8% | 2025 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 22 | Gabon | 27.9% | 2025 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 23 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.5% | 2025 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 27.5% | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 27.3% | 2025 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Lebanon | 25.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 25.7% | 2025 | up 225.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Barbados | 23.3% | 2025 | up 417.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Nigeria | 22.4% | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 30 | Comoros | 22.2% | 2025 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 31 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.7% | 2025 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 21.6% | 2025 | up 122.7% | falling |
| 33 | Pakistan | 20.2% | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 33 | Suriname | 20.2% | 2025 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.1% | 2025 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 35 | Chad | 20.1% | 2025 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 37 | Macau, China | 18.7% | 2025 | up 233.9% | rising |
| 38 | British Virgin Islands | 18.2% | 2025 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Iraq | 18.1% | 2025 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 17.6% | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 17.3% | 2025 | up 158.2% | rising |
| 42 | Guyana | 17.2% | 2025 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Burundi | 16.5% | 2025 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.5% | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 43 | Gambia | 16.5% | 2025 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 46 | Congo | 16.3% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 15.8% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 48 | Paraguay | 15.7% | 2025 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 49 | El Salvador | 15.6% | 2025 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 15.2% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.1% | 2025 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 14.5% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 53 | Benin | 14.3% | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 53 | Uganda | 14.3% | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 55 | Kenya | 14.0% | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.8% | 2025 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 13.4% | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 58 | Belize | 12.9% | 2025 | up 658.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Albania | 11.8% | 2025 | up 521.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 11.7% | 2025 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 61 | Cambodia | 11.2% | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 10.3% | 2025 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 63 | Jamaica | 10.2% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 9.8% | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 65 | Kiribati | 9.6% | 2025 | up 209.7% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 9.6% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malaysia | 9.5% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 9.1% | 2025 | up 49.2% | falling |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 9.0% | 2025 | up 95.7% | falling |
| 70 | Bahrain | 8.8% | 2025 | up 417.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Ghana | 8.7% | 2025 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 8.4% | 2025 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 8.3% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 8.1% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 75 | Nepal | 7.4% | 2025 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Haiti | 7.3% | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 7.3% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 78 | Myanmar | 7.0% | 2025 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 79 | Malawi | 6.9% | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 80 | Mongolia | 6.7% | 2025 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 81 | Oman | 6.3% | 2025 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 6.2% | 2025 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 82 | San Marino | 6.2% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 84 | Singapore | 6.1% | 2025 | up 1,425.0% | volatile |
| 85 | South Africa | 5.7% | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 5.6% | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 86 | India | 5.6% | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Bhutan | 5.5% | 2025 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Cameroon | 5.5% | 2025 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 5.5% | 2025 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Samoa | 5.5% | 2025 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.4% | 2025 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 93 | Curaçao | 5.3% | 2025 | up 60.6% | falling |
| 94 | Belarus | 5.2% | 2025 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Qatar | 5.2% | 2025 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 4.9% | 2025 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.9% | 2025 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Grenada | 4.9% | 2025 | up 133.3% | falling |
| 99 | Botswana | 4.8% | 2025 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 100 | Colombia | 4.7% | 2025 | up 67.9% | falling |
| 101 | Cayman Islands | 4.6% | 2025 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 102 | Malta | 4.5% | 2025 | up 542.9% | volatile |
| 103 | China | 4.0% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 103 | Egypt | 4.0% | 2025 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 4.0% | 2025 | up 263.6% | rising |
| 106 | Ecuador | 3.7% | 2025 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 3.7% | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 108 | United States of America | 3.6% | 2021 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 109 | Armenia | 3.5% | 2025 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 109 | Maldives | 3.5% | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 111 | Dominica | 3.3% | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.3% | 2025 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 3.0% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 3.0% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 113 | Naoero | 3.0% | 2025 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 2.7% | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 116 | Vanuatu | 2.7% | 2025 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6% | 2025 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Tuvalu | 2.6% | 2025 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Hungary | 2.5% | 2025 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 120 | Mexico | 2.5% | 2025 | up 92.3% | falling |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 2.5% | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 123 | Andorra | 2.4% | 2025 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 123 | Togo | 2.4% | 2025 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Montserrat | 2.4% | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 126 | Rwanda | 2.3% | 2025 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Ukraine | 2.2% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 127 | Niue | 2.2% | 2025 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Canada | 2.0% | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritius | 2.0% | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 129 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2025 | down 68.8% | rising |
| 132 | Estonia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 1.9% | 2025 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | 1.8% | 2025 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 135 | Jordan | 1.7% | 2025 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 2025 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 135 | Anguilla | 1.7% | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 138 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.6% | 2025 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 138 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Tonga | 1.6% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 141 | Hong Kong, China | 1.5% | 2025 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Italy | 1.5% | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Türkiye | 1.5% | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Germany | 1.4% | 2025 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 144 | Spain | 1.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | Finland | 1.4% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 144 | Israel | 1.4% | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 148 | Cuba | 1.3% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 148 | Indonesia | 1.3% | 2025 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.2% | 2025 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Greece | 1.1% | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 151 | Iceland | 1.1% | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 151 | Morocco | 1.1% | 2025 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0% | 2025 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 154 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 157 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 158 | Austria | 0.8% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 158 | Chile | 0.8% | 2025 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 158 | Algeria | 0.8% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 0.8% | 2025 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Bermuda | 0.7% | 2025 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 163 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2025 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 163 | Fiji | 0.7% | 2025 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2025 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 163 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2025 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Korea | 0.6% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 168 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 168 | Viet Nam | 0.6% | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Peru | 0.5% | 2025 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 173 | Monaco | 0.4% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Norway | 0.4% | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 173 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2025 | down 55.6% | flat |
| 176 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 176 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 176 | New Zealand | 0.3% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 176 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.3% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 0.3% | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 181 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 181 | Liechtenstein | 0.2% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Poland | 0.2% | 2025 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 181 | Seychelles | 0.2% | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Aruba | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 186 | Australia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 186 | France | 0.1% | 2025 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 186 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 186 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2025 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 0.1% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release