Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
202
Highest
63.0%
South Sudan
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
3.8%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
5,352
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%) is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 63.0% in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.8%, and the mean is 9.7%.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 1,080.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 63.0% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 61.3% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 60.2% | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 46.8% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 5 | Eritrea | 44.7% | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 6 | Sudan | 43.0% | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 7 | Djibouti | 41.9% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 37.5% | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 9 | Libya | 37.1% | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 36.9% | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.9% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 12 | Angola | 35.2% | 2025 | up 26.6% | flat |
| 13 | Yemen | 34.4% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 14 | Liberia | 34.1% | 2025 | up 75.8% | falling |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 33.8% | 2025 | up 215.9% | rising |
| 16 | Mauritania | 33.6% | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 17 | Mozambique | 33.3% | 2025 | up 217.1% | falling |
| 18 | Mali | 32.2% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 19 | Tokelau | 30.2% | 2025 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Lesotho | 29.7% | 2025 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bahamas | 29.5% | 2025 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 27.5% | 2025 | up 248.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Gabon | 27.2% | 2025 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 26.2% | 2025 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 25 | Senegal | 26.0% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 26 | Chad | 25.6% | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 27 | Lebanon | 25.5% | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 28 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 25.3% | 2025 | up 55.2% | falling |
| 29 | Barbados | 23.5% | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Comoros | 23.5% | 2025 | up 70.3% | flat |
| 31 | Nigeria | 22.8% | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 32 | Pakistan | 22.7% | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.5% | 2025 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Madagascar | 21.4% | 2025 | up 161.0% | falling |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 21.2% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.5% | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 37 | Suriname | 20.3% | 2025 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 38 | Iraq | 19.0% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 39 | Congo | 18.4% | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 40 | Guinea | 18.2% | 2025 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 41 | Guyana | 17.9% | 2025 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Macau, China | 17.7% | 2025 | up 284.8% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 17.7% | 2025 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 44 | Benin | 16.7% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 45 | Albania | 16.5% | 2025 | up 617.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 16.2% | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 47 | Paraguay | 16.1% | 2025 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Burundi | 15.7% | 2025 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 14.6% | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 50 | British Virgin Islands | 14.3% | 2025 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 14.2% | 2025 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.1% | 2025 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 53 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 13.7% | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.6% | 2025 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 12.3% | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 56 | Belize | 12.2% | 2025 | up 577.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 11.9% | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 58 | Cambodia | 11.7% | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 58 | Uganda | 11.7% | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 60 | Gambia | 10.9% | 2025 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 60 | Philippines | 10.9% | 2025 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 10.9% | 2025 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 10.5% | 2025 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 64 | Jamaica | 10.3% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 65 | Kiribati | 10.0% | 2025 | up 257.1% | rising |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 9.6% | 2025 | up 68.4% | falling |
| 67 | Palau | 8.8% | 2025 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 8.8% | 2025 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 69 | Zambia | 8.5% | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 8.3% | 2025 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 71 | Bahrain | 8.2% | 2025 | up 530.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Ghana | 8.2% | 2025 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Guatemala | 8.2% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 74 | Malaysia | 8.1% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 75 | Panama | 8.0% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 76 | Malawi | 7.6% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 7.4% | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 78 | Belarus | 6.6% | 2025 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 6.3% | 2025 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominica | 6.2% | 2025 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Grenada | 6.0% | 2025 | up 275.0% | rising |
| 81 | Oman | 6.0% | 2025 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Singapore | 5.9% | 2025 | up 1,080.0% | volatile |
| 83 | San Marino | 5.9% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 5.6% | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 85 | Myanmar | 5.6% | 2025 | up 69.7% | falling |
| 87 | South Africa | 5.5% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 88 | Haiti | 5.4% | 2025 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Cayman Islands | 5.2% | 2025 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 89 | India | 5.2% | 2025 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | 5.1% | 2025 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.0% | 2025 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 93 | Cameroon | 4.9% | 2025 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 4.8% | 2025 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Malta | 4.7% | 2025 | up 840.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Mongolia | 4.7% | 2025 | up 104.3% | falling |
| 97 | Armenia | 4.6% | 2025 | down 53.5% | flat |
| 98 | Botswana | 4.4% | 2025 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 99 | Qatar | 4.3% | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.9% | 2025 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Egypt | 3.9% | 2025 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Colombia | 3.8% | 2025 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 103 | United States of America | 3.5% | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 3.4% | 2025 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 105 | China | 3.3% | 2025 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 105 | Eswatini | 3.3% | 2025 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 3.3% | 2025 | up 312.5% | flat |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 3.0% | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 3.0% | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 2.8% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 2.8% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 2.7% | 2025 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Andorra | 2.5% | 2025 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 113 | Hungary | 2.5% | 2025 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 113 | Mexico | 2.5% | 2025 | up 92.3% | falling |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.4% | 2025 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Togo | 2.4% | 2025 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Canada | 2.3% | 2025 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Hong Kong, China | 2.2% | 2025 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 2.2% | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 121 | Curaçao | 2.1% | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 121 | Ecuador | 2.1% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 2.1% | 2025 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Naoero | 1.9% | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovakia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 68.9% | rising |
| 126 | Bhutan | 1.8% | 2025 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Estonia | 1.8% | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 126 | Anguilla | 1.8% | 2025 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 1.7% | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 129 | Italy | 1.7% | 2025 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Thailand | 1.6% | 2025 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 1.6% | 2025 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Cuba | 1.5% | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 133 | Jordan | 1.5% | 2025 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.5% | 2025 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | 1.5% | 2025 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Ukraine | 1.5% | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 138 | Spain | 1.4% | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 138 | Finland | 1.4% | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 138 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.4% | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 138 | Mauritius | 1.4% | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Israel | 1.3% | 2025 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 143 | Indonesia | 1.2% | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.2% | 2025 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Türkiye | 1.2% | 2025 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Fiji | 1.1% | 2025 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 146 | Greece | 1.1% | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 146 | Iceland | 1.1% | 2025 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 1.0% | 2025 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 149 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2025 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Austria | 0.9% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 152 | Chile | 0.9% | 2025 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 152 | Germany | 0.9% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 152 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 152 | Tonga | 0.9% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2025 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 157 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.8% | 2025 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Algeria | 0.7% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.7% | 2025 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Viet Nam | 0.7% | 2025 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 0.6% | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Peru | 0.6% | 2025 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 166 | Korea | 0.5% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Monaco | 0.4% | 2025 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Norway | 0.4% | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 167 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2025 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 171 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 171 | New Zealand | 0.3% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 171 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 0.3% | 2025 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Montserrat | 0.3% | 2025 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Bermuda | 0.2% | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 176 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2025 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 176 | Liechtenstein | 0.2% | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Poland | 0.2% | 2025 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.2% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 185 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | France | 0.1% | 2025 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2025 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 0.1% | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Australia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Niue | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release