Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
81.8%
Somalia
Lowest
0.0%
Azerbaijan
Median
5.2%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,580
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 81.8% in Somalia; the lowest is 0.0% in Azerbaijan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.2%, and the mean is 10.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,496.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 3,097.1%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 97.9%).
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 81.8% | 1980 | — | flat |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.0% | 2015 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 64.4% | 1999 | up 115.3% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 61.1% | 2025 | up 319.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Sudan | 45.7% | 2019 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 6 | Liberia | 39.2% | 2022 | up 3,097.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Niger | 39.1% | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 8 | Haiti | 38.5% | 1997 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 9 | Eritrea | 37.3% | 2022 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 10 | Angola | 36.6% | 2023 | up 1,719.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 34.8% | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 12 | Kenya | 33.9% | 2022 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Cape Verde | 33.0% | 2022 | up 393.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Senegal | 32.9% | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 15 | Lesotho | 32.6% | 2024 | up 88.3% | falling |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 31.5% | 2012 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 17 | Mali | 30.9% | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 29.5% | 2024 | up 1,251.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.4% | 2010 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 20 | Burundi | 28.0% | 2025 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Honduras | 27.6% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 26.5% | 2016 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 23 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 24.4% | 2024 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 24 | British Virgin Islands | 24.0% | 2024 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Gambia | 23.5% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 26 | Nigeria | 23.2% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 27 | Lebanon | 22.7% | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22.1% | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Comoros | 20.8% | 2024 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 19.9% | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 31 | Chad | 19.2% | 2024 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 32 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 19.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Barbados | 17.8% | 2024 | up 255.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Guyana | 17.4% | 2023 | up 271.9% | rising |
| 35 | Congo | 17.2% | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 16.4% | 2024 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 15.9% | 2017 | up 150.7% | falling |
| 38 | Suriname | 15.7% | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 39 | Bahamas | 15.5% | 2024 | up 246.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 15.5% | 2023 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Puerto Rico | 14.2% | 2024 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 42 | Bhutan | 14.1% | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 13.3% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 44 | Paraguay | 13.3% | 2024 | up 740.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 12.8% | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 46 | Botswana | 12.4% | 2014 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritania | 12.2% | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 48 | Kuwait | 12.1% | 2016 | up 230.6% | falling |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.0% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 50 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11.7% | 2017 | up 87.7% | falling |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 11.4% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 52 | Belize | 11.1% | 2024 | up 814.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Maldives | 11.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 54 | Macau, China | 10.9% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 10.5% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.3% | 2025 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 9.7% | 2023 | up 48.5% | flat |
| 58 | Mongolia | 9.3% | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.2% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 60 | Palestine, State of | 9.2% | 2023 | up 65.7% | falling |
| 61 | Martinique | 9.1% | 1996 | up 936.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Timor-Leste | 9.0% | 2023 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 63 | Guinea | 8.6% | 2020 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 8.5% | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Naoero | 8.4% | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 66 | Panama | 8.1% | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.1% | 2024 | up 42.0% | falling |
| 68 | Albania | 7.9% | 2023 | up 170.7% | rising |
| 69 | Colombia | 7.8% | 2022 | up 361.7% | rising |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 71 | San Marino | 7.3% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 72 | New Caledonia | 7.2% | 1991 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 7.2% | 2025 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 74 | Seychelles | 7.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Kiribati | 6.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Benin | 6.8% | 2022 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 6.8% | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 78 | China | 6.7% | 1997 | up 431.5% | rising |
| 79 | Georgia | 6.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Cayman Islands | 6.3% | 2024 | up 327.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Ecuador | 6.2% | 2023 | up 107.4% | falling |
| 82 | South Africa | 6.2% | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 6.0% | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 84 | Oman | 6.0% | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 5.9% | 2018 | up 179.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Russian Federation | 5.6% | 2023 | up 53.0% | falling |
| 87 | Qatar | 5.5% | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 5.4% | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Bahrain | 5.4% | 2024 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Tonga | 5.4% | 1999 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Canada | 5.1% | 2023 | up 697.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Cuba | 5.1% | 2024 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 5.0% | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Iraq | 4.9% | 2007 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 4.9% | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 96 | Uganda | 4.8% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Madagascar | 4.6% | 2018 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 98 | Jamaica | 4.4% | 2024 | down 59.3% | rising |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 4.3% | 2018 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 100 | United States of America | 4.2% | 2022 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 102 | Libya | 4.0% | 1983 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 4.0% | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.8% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 105 | Greece | 3.7% | 2021 | up 280.7% | volatile |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 3.6% | 1996 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 107 | Belarus | 3.6% | 2024 | up 274.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Egypt | 3.5% | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 109 | Morocco | 3.5% | 2019 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 3.3% | 2024 | up 35.1% | flat |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.3% | 2015 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Latvia | 3.2% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 114 | Algeria | 3.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.0% | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Eswatini | 3.0% | 2022 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 3.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Hungary | 2.9% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.9% | 2007 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Cambodia | 2.8% | 2024 | down 66.9% | rising |
| 121 | Israel | 2.7% | 2024 | up 651.0% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | 2.7% | 2024 | up 196.0% | rising |
| 123 | Myanmar | 2.7% | 2009 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 2.7% | 2012 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 125 | Cameroon | 2.7% | 2019 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 126 | Malta | 2.6% | 2023 | up 168.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | 2.6% | 2021 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 129 | Papua New Guinea | 2.4% | 2020 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Germany | 2.3% | 2022 | up 128.6% | falling |
| 131 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.1% | 2020 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritius | 2.1% | 2023 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Jordan | 2.1% | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2017 | up 349.0% | rising |
| 135 | Armenia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2017 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Mozambique | 2.0% | 2018 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Dominica | 2.0% | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Italy | 2.0% | 2023 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 140 | Andorra | 1.9% | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 141 | Iceland | 1.9% | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 142 | Finland | 1.8% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 1.7% | 2017 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 144 | Tunisia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Peru | 1.6% | 2003 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 147 | Slovenia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 148 | Poland | 1.5% | 2020 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Austria | 1.4% | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 150 | Norway | 1.4% | 2024 | up 251.3% | rising |
| 151 | India | 1.3% | 2023 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Chile | 1.3% | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 153 | Rwanda | 1.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Spain | 1.2% | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 155 | Hong Kong, China | 1.2% | 2007 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Slovakia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 82.5% | rising |
| 157 | Grenada | 1.1% | 2021 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 158 | Korea | 1.0% | 2022 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Fiji | 0.8% | 2016 | down 90.6% | falling |
| 162 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 163 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 62.0% | flat |
| 164 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2023 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2019 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 167 | Montenegro | 0.7% | 2016 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2023 | up 152.1% | rising |
| 169 | Samoa | 0.7% | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2015 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 173 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2018 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Australia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 175 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2% | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Cook Islands | 0.2% | 2015 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2024 | up 282.8% | rising |
| 179 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 180 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 23.5%
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 22.8%
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 21.2%
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 20.8%
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 20.7%
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 19.5%
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 19.4%
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 19.4%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 18.0%
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 16.3%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 15.1%
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 14.3%
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 12.9%
- SDG: Northern Africa 12.9%
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 12.8%
- SDG: Western Asia 12.7%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 12.2%
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 11.3%
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 10.6%
- SDG: World 10.1%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 10.0%
- SDG: Southern Asia 9.5%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 9.3%
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 8.5%
- SDG: Oceania 6.9%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 5.4%
- SDG: Central Asia 5.1%
- SDG: Northern America 4.9%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 4.7%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 4.4%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 4.4%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 4.4%
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 4.4%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 4.2%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 4.0%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 2.9%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 2.6%
- SDG: Europe 1.4%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 0.3%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release