Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
175
Highest
100.0%
Congo
Lowest
0.0%
Cook Islands
Median
12.6%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,831
What the numbers show
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, female (%) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Congo; the lowest is 0.0% in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.6%, and the mean is 22.1%.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 4,105.1%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo | 100.0% | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 2 | Yemen | 96.7% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 89.6% | 2017 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 4 | Myanmar | 87.7% | 2018 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 84.0% | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 6 | Iraq | 83.2% | 2007 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 82.5% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 8 | Niger | 79.7% | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 9 | Niue | 75.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 74.8% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 72.3% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 12 | Senegal | 71.8% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 13 | Burundi | 71.3% | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 69.2% | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 15 | Samoa | 68.2% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 68.0% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 17 | Eritrea | 63.3% | 2022 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62.5% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 19 | Egypt | 62.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 20 | Comoros | 59.1% | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 58.9% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 57.3% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 23 | Tokelau | 56.5% | 2025 | up 352.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Guinea | 54.6% | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 25 | Kuwait | 53.7% | 2021 | up 721.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 53.2% | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 27 | Bahamas | 49.9% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 48.7% | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Angola | 48.5% | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 30 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 46.4% | 2024 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 45.9% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 44.1% | 2015 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 33 | Botswana | 43.3% | 2022 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 42.9% | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 35 | Montserrat | 40.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Honduras | 39.9% | 2024 | up 75.3% | falling |
| 37 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 39.2% | 2020 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 38.7% | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 39 | Timor-Leste | 38.3% | 2020 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 34.9% | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 34.6% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 42 | Liberia | 34.4% | 2022 | up 150.1% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 34.3% | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 34.0% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 45 | Gambia | 33.4% | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 33.4% | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.8% | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 48 | Bahrain | 31.5% | 2024 | up 101.5% | falling |
| 49 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 31.2% | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 50 | Madagascar | 31.2% | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 51 | Palestine, State of | 29.9% | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 52 | Jordan | 28.4% | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 53 | British Virgin Islands | 27.9% | 2024 | up 357.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 27.3% | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 55 | Cambodia | 26.1% | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 26.0% | 2025 | up 466.9% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 24.5% | 2024 | up 75.0% | flat |
| 58 | Nepal | 24.2% | 2024 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 24.1% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 60 | Grenada | 23.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Barbados | 23.3% | 2024 | up 268.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Philippines | 23.3% | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Guyana | 23.0% | 2023 | up 639.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | 22.3% | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 65 | Belize | 22.1% | 2024 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Brunei Darussalam | 22.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | South Africa | 21.1% | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.6% | 2024 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 69 | Algeria | 20.4% | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 20.0% | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 71 | Romania | 19.4% | 2023 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 18.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 18.0% | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Tonga | 17.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 16.7% | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 16.6% | 2023 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 77 | Guatemala | 15.9% | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 78 | Montenegro | 15.2% | 2023 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 79 | Malaysia | 15.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 14.4% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 81 | El Salvador | 14.2% | 2024 | up 41.0% | falling |
| 82 | New Zealand | 14.2% | 2024 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 83 | Maldives | 14.0% | 2024 | up 264.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 13.7% | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 85 | Naoero | 13.4% | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Gibraltar | 13.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% | 2025 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 88 | United States of America | 12.6% | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 89 | Fiji | 12.6% | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Chile | 12.0% | 2024 | up 79.2% | falling |
| 91 | Lebanon | 11.9% | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 92 | Suriname | 11.9% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 93 | Macau, China | 11.7% | 2024 | up 456.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 11.5% | 2024 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 95 | Seychelles | 10.7% | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Puerto Rico | 10.4% | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Indonesia | 9.5% | 2025 | up 346.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Oman | 9.4% | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 99 | Thailand | 9.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Estonia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 101 | Mauritius | 7.6% | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 102 | Cayman Islands | 7.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 6.8% | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 104 | Czechia | 6.6% | 2023 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 105 | Canada | 6.5% | 2023 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 106 | Kenya | 6.2% | 2023 | down 88.3% | falling |
| 107 | Namibia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Malta | 6.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 5.9% | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 5.6% | 2024 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 111 | Brazil | 5.6% | 2024 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 112 | Korea | 5.4% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 113 | Hungary | 5.3% | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 5.2% | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Italy | 5.1% | 2023 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Australia | 5.1% | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Argentina | 5.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Belarus | 4.9% | 2024 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | 4.6% | 2023 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Ecuador | 4.2% | 2022 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Türkiye | 4.0% | 2023 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Andorra | 3.9% | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Serbia | 3.8% | 2024 | up 295.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Liechtenstein | 3.8% | 2021 | up 616.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Finland | 3.8% | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.3% | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Ireland | 3.2% | 2022 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Iceland | 3.2% | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | 3.0% | 2024 | up 328.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Denmark | 2.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Uruguay | 2.4% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Viet Nam | 2.4% | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Israel | 2.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Austria | 2.3% | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Norway | 2.3% | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Marshall Islands | 2.2% | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Ghana | 2.0% | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Latvia | 1.8% | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 139 | Spain | 1.7% | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 140 | Germany | 1.7% | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Hong Kong, China | 1.6% | 2024 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Switzerland | 1.5% | 2024 | up 4,105.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Croatia | 1.4% | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 1.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Mongolia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Sweden | 1.2% | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Netherlands | 1.2% | 2023 | up 252.6% | rising |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.1% | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 150 | San Marino | 0.8% | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7% | 2020 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4% | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Greece | 0.4% | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Albania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | France | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | India | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Peru | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Poland | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cook Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release