Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
175
Highest
96.4%
Yemen
Lowest
0.0%
Viet Nam
Median
14.3%
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, male (%) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 96.4% in Yemen; the lowest is 0.0% in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.3%, and the mean is 22.9%.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 7,853.8%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (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 | Yemen | 96.4% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Congo | 92.0% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 3 | Myanmar | 88.2% | 2018 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 87.5% | 2017 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 5 | Côte d'Ivoire | 84.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 83.9% | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 7 | Iraq | 82.0% | 2007 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 8 | Chad | 80.8% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 9 | Niger | 80.2% | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 10 | Senegal | 77.2% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 11 | Niue | 75.0% | 2025 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Burundi | 72.2% | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 13 | Samoa | 72.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 14 | Lesotho | 69.7% | 2020 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mali | 69.6% | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 68.0% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62.5% | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 18 | Egypt | 62.0% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 19 | Eritrea | 61.2% | 2022 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 20 | Bhutan | 59.7% | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 21 | Comoros | 59.5% | 2024 | up 56.1% | falling |
| 22 | Cameroon | 59.0% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 23 | Kuwait | 57.4% | 2021 | up 484.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Bahamas | 55.5% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 53.8% | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea | 51.7% | 2020 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 27 | Tokelau | 50.0% | 2025 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Angola | 48.4% | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 46.8% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 46.6% | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.3% | 2015 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 32 | Botswana | 44.9% | 2022 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 33 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 44.2% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 44.1% | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | 43.8% | 2020 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 41.8% | 2024 | up 69.4% | falling |
| 37 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 41.1% | 2020 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 38 | Gambia | 41.1% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 39.4% | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 37.3% | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 37.0% | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 36.8% | 2025 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 36.2% | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.2% | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 45 | Liberia | 35.2% | 2022 | up 289.8% | rising |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 34.7% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 33.8% | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 48 | Togo | 33.7% | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 32.9% | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 50 | Palestine, State of | 32.7% | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 51 | Jordan | 32.6% | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 52 | Cook Islands | 32.2% | 2024 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Cambodia | 29.5% | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 54 | Bahrain | 28.2% | 2024 | up 108.5% | falling |
| 55 | Algeria | 27.6% | 2025 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Grenada | 26.2% | 2023 | up 7,853.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Tonga | 26.2% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 25.8% | 2025 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 59 | Paraguay | 25.6% | 2024 | up 71.3% | falling |
| 60 | Belize | 24.7% | 2024 | up 231.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 24.3% | 2024 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 62 | Philippines | 23.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 23.4% | 2024 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 64 | British Virgin Islands | 23.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Maldives | 22.7% | 2024 | up 70.6% | falling |
| 66 | Ukraine | 22.6% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 67 | South Africa | 21.4% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 68 | Guyana | 21.1% | 2023 | up 258.2% | rising |
| 69 | Barbados | 20.4% | 2024 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 20.3% | 2024 | up 381.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.1% | 2024 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 72 | Qatar | 19.8% | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Rwanda | 19.3% | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 74 | Romania | 19.1% | 2023 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 17.4% | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 76 | Seychelles | 17.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 16.7% | 2023 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 78 | El Salvador | 16.5% | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 79 | Montenegro | 16.4% | 2023 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 16.3% | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 16.3% | 2024 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 82 | Nepal | 16.0% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 83 | Guatemala | 15.7% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 15.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 85 | Suriname | 15.0% | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 86 | New Zealand | 14.4% | 2024 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 87 | United States of America | 14.3% | 2022 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 88 | Marshall Islands | 14.3% | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Malaysia | 14.1% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 90 | Lebanon | 13.7% | 2024 | down 37.5% | flat |
| 91 | Morocco | 13.4% | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 92 | Oman | 13.1% | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 93 | Gibraltar | 12.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Macau, China | 12.0% | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Puerto Rico | 11.5% | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Chile | 10.3% | 2024 | up 57.8% | falling |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 10.2% | 2024 | down 85.9% | falling |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Kenya | 9.5% | 2023 | down 81.9% | falling |
| 100 | Montserrat | 9.5% | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Tuvalu | 9.2% | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Thailand | 9.0% | 2025 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Fiji | 8.5% | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Ecuador | 8.3% | 2022 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | 8.2% | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Mauritius | 8.2% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 107 | Brazil | 8.0% | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 7.4% | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 109 | Aruba | 7.4% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 7.4% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 111 | Slovakia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 112 | Malta | 7.0% | 2023 | up 299.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Argentina | 6.9% | 2023 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 114 | Canada | 6.9% | 2023 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 115 | Ireland | 6.6% | 2022 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Czechia | 6.3% | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Andorra | 6.2% | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.1% | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 5.6% | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Korea | 5.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 121 | Australia | 5.1% | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Indonesia | 4.7% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Hungary | 4.7% | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Anguilla | 4.7% | 2022 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Slovenia | 4.7% | 2023 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.5% | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Italy | 4.5% | 2023 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Israel | 4.0% | 2024 | up 419.6% | volatile |
| 129 | San Marino | 3.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Finland | 3.7% | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 3.3% | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Austria | 3.2% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 133 | Denmark | 3.0% | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Iceland | 3.0% | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Cuba | 2.8% | 2024 | up 285.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8% | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Norway | 2.7% | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Latvia | 2.6% | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 139 | Switzerland | 2.1% | 2024 | up 1,295.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Netherlands | 2.1% | 2023 | up 300.7% | rising |
| 141 | Uruguay | 2.0% | 2022 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Mongolia | 1.9% | 2024 | down 73.6% | rising |
| 143 | Dominica | 1.8% | 2023 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Colombia | 1.8% | 2022 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Belgium | 1.8% | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Germany | 1.6% | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Sweden | 1.5% | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Spain | 1.1% | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 149 | India | 1.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Greece | 0.6% | 2023 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 155 | France | 0.5% | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Peru | 0.4% | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Poland | 0.3% | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Cayman Islands | 0.3% | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 161 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Naoero | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release