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Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%) by country

The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website:...

Countries reporting
166
Highest
82.0%
Somalia
Lowest
0.0%
Malaysia
Median
4.1%
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
5,130

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 82.0% in Somalia; the lowest is 0.0% in Malaysia.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 9.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,739.

Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 148,491.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 97.1%).

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Somalia 82.0% 1980 — rising
2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 62.3% 1999 up 127.1% volatile
3 Equatorial Guinea 55.8% 2015 up 90.8% rising
4 Eritrea 45.0% 2018 up 118.8% falling
5 Haiti 41.2% 1997 down 28.5% falling
6 Mali 37.9% 2018 up 11.2% falling
7 Sudan 37.6% 2017 down 0.6% flat
8 Niger 37.3% 2019 down 13.1% falling
9 Djibouti 31.6% 2020 down 39.4% falling
10 Senegal 30.4% 2019 up 0.8% falling
11 Nigeria 28.3% 2010 up 0.5% falling
12 Turks and Caicos Islands 27.8% 2015 up 4.6% rising
13 Syrian Arab Republic 26.8% 2013 up 11,192.9% volatile
14 Central African Republic 26.1% 2012 down 42.3% flat
15 Guinea-Bissau 25.5% 2010 down 39.5% falling
16 Mauritania 25.0% 2019 down 13.8% falling
17 Bahamas 24.4% 2018 up 80.1% rising
18 Puerto Rico 23.1% 2018 up 84.4% rising
19 Pakistan 22.7% 2017 down 23.0% falling
20 Madagascar 22.0% 2003 down 54.2% flat
21 Burkina Faso 21.3% 2019 down 33.9% falling
22 Kenya 20.5% 2012 down 24.8% falling
23 Gambia 19.4% 2019 down 45.9% falling
24 Comoros 18.1% 2018 up 0.8% falling
25 Jordan 18.0% 2019 up 30.8% volatile
26 Chad 17.3% 2019 down 40.8% falling
27 Jamaica 17.2% 2019 up 128.1% volatile
28 San Marino 16.8% 2000 up 14.1% falling
29 Zambia 16.8% 2017 up 105.6% falling
30 Eswatini 15.5% 2018 down 11.7% falling
31 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.1% 2019 up 1,740.8% volatile
32 Guinea 14.6% 2016 down 49.7% falling
33 Congo 14.5% 2012 down 72.5% volatile
34 El Salvador 14.1% 2018 up 219.8% volatile
35 Nepal 14.0% 2004 down 45.3% rising
36 Suriname 13.8% 2019 up 31.3% rising
37 Bulgaria 13.4% 2018 up 387.2% volatile
38 Panama 12.9% 2017 up 74,170.4% volatile
39 Romania 12.4% 2018 up 472.9% volatile
40 South Africa 11.8% 2018 up 80.8% volatile
41 Botswana 11.6% 2014 up 1.3% volatile
42 Ethiopia 11.3% 2015 down 68.3% falling
43 Honduras 11.0% 2019 down 23.6% falling
44 Guatemala 11.0% 2019 up 180.2% volatile
45 Zimbabwe 10.9% 2003 down 34.0% falling
46 Paraguay 10.8% 2012 up 230.5% volatile
47 Myanmar 10.4% 2010 up 13.0% volatile
48 Yemen 10.3% 2016 down 19.1% falling
49 China 9.7% 1997 up 186.0% volatile
50 Azerbaijan 9.7% 2019 down 13.5% falling
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.6% 2017 up 141.3% falling
52 Cayman Islands 9.6% 2018 down 2.0% rising
53 Republic of Moldova 9.5% 2019 up 21.2% rising
54 Cambodia 9.3% 2019 up 177.4% rising
55 Burundi 9.2% 2019 down 7.5% volatile
56 Ukraine 8.9% 2014 down 10.6% flat
57 Armenia 8.9% 2019 up 118.8% falling
58 Vanuatu 8.2% 2015 up 288.5% volatile
59 United Arab Emirates 8.2% 2013 up 36.2% volatile
60 Angola 8.2% 2011 down 84.1% volatile
61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.6% 2019 down 5.4% volatile
62 Ecuador 6.9% 2008 up 71.7% volatile
63 Timor-Leste 6.7% 2019 down 18.8% falling
64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.7% 2018 up 179.6% rising
65 Hong Kong, China 6.5% 1996 up 45.6% volatile
66 Rwanda 6.5% 2019 — volatile
67 Albania 6.1% 2013 down 30.5% rising
68 Sao Tome and Principe 6.0% 2017 down 45.2% volatile
69 Uganda 5.8% 2013 — volatile
70 Cape Verde 5.6% 2018 up 135.7% volatile
71 Bangladesh 5.5% 2008 — falling
72 Bermuda 5.2% 2012 — falling
73 Bhutan 5.1% 2020 down 64.0% volatile
74 Aruba 5.0% 2009 up 110.6% volatile
75 Nicaragua 4.9% 2010 down 69.8% volatile
76 Namibia 4.9% 2012 down 43.9% falling
77 Türkiye 4.7% 2018 up 310.5% falling
78 Slovakia 4.6% 2018 up 77.2% falling
79 Kuwait 4.4% 2016 down 52.9% volatile
80 Dominican Republic 4.4% 2019 down 65.0% volatile
81 Hungary 4.4% 2018 up 138.6% volatile
82 Grenada 4.3% 2005 — volatile
83 Dominica 4.2% 2019 down 59.5% falling
84 Cameroon 4.0% 2019 down 22.4% falling
85 Croatia 3.9% 2011 up 80.6% volatile
86 British Virgin Islands 3.7% 2013 down 69.7% volatile
87 Philippines 3.5% 2018 down 69.5% flat
88 Palestine, State of 3.5% 2019 down 69.3% falling
89 Benin 3.4% 2019 down 0.9% falling
90 Indonesia 3.4% 2018 up 11.3% volatile
91 Qatar 3.4% 2019 down 59.8% volatile
92 Mauritius 3.3% 2013 up 42.6% volatile
93 Spain 3.3% 2018 — volatile
94 Costa Rica 3.2% 2017 — falling
95 Maldives 3.2% 2019 — rising
96 India 3.0% 2013 down 72.3% volatile
97 Italy 3.0% 2018 up 148,491.0% volatile
98 Uruguay 2.9% 2014 up 90.3% volatile
99 Montenegro 2.9% 2017 down 35.1% rising
100 Lesotho 2.8% 2017 down 82.8% falling
101 Colombia 2.8% 2018 up 467.1% volatile
102 Saint Lucia 2.6% 2018 down 27.9% volatile
103 Tunisia 2.5% 2009 down 52.5% volatile
104 Tonga 2.5% 1999 down 70.3% volatile
105 Poland 2.5% 2018 down 57.3% falling
106 Malta 2.4% 1997 down 55.0% volatile
107 Guyana 2.3% 2010 down 64.5% falling
108 Georgia 2.3% 2016 up 25.6% volatile
109 Estonia 2.3% 2018 up 82.5% volatile
110 Togo 2.3% 2019 down 31.1% volatile
111 Morocco 2.3% 2017 down 70.4% volatile
112 Brunei Darussalam 2.2% 1995 down 90.8% volatile
113 Algeria 2.0% 2008 down 79.6% falling
114 Oman 1.9% 2011 down 87.6% volatile
115 Mongolia 1.9% 2015 down 77.1% volatile
116 Bahrain 1.9% 2019 down 78.4% volatile
117 Serbia 1.8% 2019 down 41.9% volatile
118 Sri Lanka 1.7% 2014 up 256.2% rising
119 Iraq 1.6% 2007 down 91.6% volatile
120 Côte d'Ivoire 1.6% 2019 down 95.8% volatile
121 Greece 1.6% 2018 down 53.6% volatile
122 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.6% 2012 up 223.4% volatile
123 Latvia 1.6% 2018 up 70.2% rising
124 Thailand 1.5% 2009 — volatile
125 Finland 1.5% 2018 down 16.1% volatile
126 Netherlands 1.4% 2017 — volatile
127 New Zealand 1.3% 2016 — volatile
128 Kyrgyzstan 1.3% 2012 down 76.1% falling
129 Tajikistan 1.3% 2016 up 25.1% rising
130 Ghana 1.2% 2019 down 92.5% volatile
131 Slovenia 1.2% 2014 up 59.2% volatile
132 Luxembourg 1.1% 2015 down 45.1% volatile
133 Egypt 1.1% 2012 down 86.1% volatile
134 Saudi Arabia 1.1% 2016 down 85.2% volatile
135 Mozambique 1.1% 2019 down 86.6% volatile
136 Peru 1.0% 2011 down 16.9% volatile
137 Russian Federation 1.0% 2016 down 87.9% volatile
138 Chile 1.0% 2018 down 53.8% falling
139 Denmark 1.0% 2018 up 21.2% volatile
140 Sweden 1.0% 2008 up 180.2% volatile
141 Seychelles 0.9% 2002 down 92.0% falling
142 Korea 0.9% 2018 down 27.3% rising
143 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% 2010 up 13.4% volatile
144 Germany 0.8% 2016 down 56.8% falling
145 Canada 0.8% 1998 down 81.4% falling
146 Barbados 0.8% 2018 down 50.4% volatile
147 Macau, China 0.8% 2019 down 94.8% falling
148 Switzerland 0.7% 2012 down 15.4% volatile
149 Belgium 0.7% 2018 down 41.8% volatile
150 Belize 0.7% 2013 down 90.2% volatile
151 Cuba 0.6% 2019 down 43.2% volatile
152 North Macedonia 0.6% 2018 down 92.5% falling
153 Fiji 0.6% 2015 down 52.1% volatile
154 Belarus 0.5% 2018 down 71.4% volatile
155 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% 2018 down 45.6% volatile
156 United States of America 0.5% 2018 down 78.6% volatile
157 Australia 0.4% 2018 down 85.7% falling
158 Iceland 0.4% 2016 down 83.4% falling
159 Ireland 0.3% 2001 down 97.1% volatile
160 Cyprus 0.3% 2018 down 46.1% volatile
161 France 0.3% 2016 down 92.8% volatile
162 Austria 0.3% 2016 down 88.8% volatile
163 Uzbekistan 0.2% 2014 down 96.4% volatile
164 Portugal 0.1% 2017 — volatile
165 Norway 0.0% 2014 down 93.7% volatile
166 Malaysia 0.0% 2014 down 95.6% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/