Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) by country
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
81.8%
Somalia
Lowest
0.0%
Azerbaijan
Median
5.1%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,664
What the numbers show
Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 81.8% in Somalia; the lowest is 0.0% in Azerbaijan.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.1%, and the mean is 10.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,496.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 3,097.1%), and the largest decrease in France (down 92.8%).
Children out of school, 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 64.4% | 1999 | up 115.3% | rising |
| 4 | Sudan | 45.7% | 2019 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 39.2% | 2022 | up 3,097.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Niger | 39.1% | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 7 | Haiti | 38.5% | 1997 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 8 | Eritrea | 37.3% | 2022 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 9 | Angola | 36.6% | 2023 | up 1,719.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 34.8% | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 11 | Kenya | 33.9% | 2022 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Cape Verde | 33.0% | 2022 | up 393.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Senegal | 32.9% | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 14 | Lesotho | 32.6% | 2024 | up 88.3% | falling |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 31.5% | 2012 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 30.9% | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 17 | Solomon Islands | 29.5% | 2024 | up 1,251.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.4% | 2010 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 19 | Burundi | 28.0% | 2025 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 27.6% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 26.5% | 2016 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 22 | Micronesia (country) | 24.4% | 2024 | up 134.8% | rising |
| 23 | British Virgin Islands | 24.0% | 2024 | up 246.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Gambia | 23.5% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 25 | Nigeria | 23.2% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 26 | Lebanon | 22.7% | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 27 | Syria | 22.1% | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Comoros | 20.8% | 2024 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 19.9% | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 30 | Chad | 19.2% | 2024 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 31 | Tanzania | 19.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Barbados | 17.8% | 2024 | up 255.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Guyana | 17.4% | 2023 | up 271.9% | rising |
| 34 | Congo | 17.2% | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 35 | El Salvador | 16.4% | 2024 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Zambia | 15.9% | 2017 | up 150.7% | falling |
| 37 | Suriname | 15.7% | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 38 | Bahamas | 15.5% | 2024 | up 246.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 15.5% | 2023 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 14.2% | 2024 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 41 | Bhutan | 14.1% | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 13.3% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 13.3% | 2024 | up 740.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 12.8% | 2024 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 45 | Botswana | 12.4% | 2014 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritania | 12.2% | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 47 | Kuwait | 12.1% | 2016 | up 230.6% | falling |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.0% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 49 | Venezuela | 11.7% | 2017 | up 87.7% | falling |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 11.4% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 51 | Belize | 11.1% | 2024 | up 814.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Maldives | 11.1% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 53 | Macao | 10.9% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 10.5% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 55 | Laos | 10.3% | 2025 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 9.7% | 2023 | up 48.5% | flat |
| 57 | Mongolia | 9.3% | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 9.2% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 59 | Palestine | 9.2% | 2023 | up 65.7% | falling |
| 60 | East Timor | 9.0% | 2023 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 61 | Guinea | 8.6% | 2020 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Guatemala | 8.5% | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Nauru | 8.4% | 2025 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 64 | Panama | 8.1% | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.1% | 2024 | up 42.0% | falling |
| 66 | Albania | 7.9% | 2023 | up 170.7% | rising |
| 67 | Colombia | 7.8% | 2022 | up 361.7% | rising |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 69 | San Marino | 7.3% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 70 | New Caledonia | 7.2% | 1991 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 7.2% | 2025 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 72 | Seychelles | 7.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Kiribati | 6.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Benin | 6.8% | 2022 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 6.8% | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 76 | China | 6.7% | 1997 | up 431.5% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 6.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Cayman Islands | 6.3% | 2024 | up 327.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 6.2% | 2023 | up 107.4% | falling |
| 80 | South Africa | 6.2% | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 6.0% | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 82 | Oman | 6.0% | 2024 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Indonesia | 5.9% | 2018 | up 179.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Russia | 5.6% | 2023 | up 53.0% | falling |
| 85 | Qatar | 5.5% | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Ghana | 5.4% | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Bahrain | 5.4% | 2024 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Tonga | 5.4% | 1999 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Canada | 5.1% | 2023 | up 697.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Cuba | 5.1% | 2024 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 5.0% | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Iraq | 4.9% | 2007 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 4.9% | 2023 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 94 | Uganda | 4.8% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Madagascar | 4.6% | 2018 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 96 | Jamaica | 4.4% | 2024 | down 59.3% | rising |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 4.3% | 2018 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 98 | United States | 4.2% | 2022 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 100 | Libya | 4.0% | 1983 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 4.0% | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Brunei | 3.8% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 103 | Greece | 3.7% | 2021 | up 280.7% | volatile |
| 104 | French Polynesia | 3.6% | 1996 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 105 | Belarus | 3.6% | 2024 | up 274.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Egypt | 3.5% | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 107 | Morocco | 3.5% | 2019 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Estonia | 3.3% | 2024 | up 35.1% | flat |
| 109 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.3% | 2015 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Latvia | 3.2% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.0% | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini | 3.0% | 2022 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 3.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Hungary | 2.9% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.9% | 2007 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Cambodia | 2.8% | 2024 | down 66.9% | rising |
| 118 | Israel | 2.7% | 2024 | up 651.0% | volatile |
| 119 | New Zealand | 2.7% | 2024 | up 196.0% | rising |
| 120 | Myanmar | 2.7% | 2009 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Namibia | 2.7% | 2012 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 122 | Cameroon | 2.7% | 2019 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 123 | Algeria | 2.7% | 2022 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Malta | 2.6% | 2023 | up 168.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Togo | 2.6% | 2021 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 2.4% | 2020 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Germany | 2.3% | 2022 | up 128.6% | falling |
| 129 | Iran | 2.1% | 2020 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 2.1% | 2023 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Jordan | 2.1% | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2017 | up 349.0% | rising |
| 133 | Armenia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 53.4% | rising |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2017 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Mozambique | 2.0% | 2018 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Dominica | 2.0% | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Italy | 2.0% | 2023 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 138 | Andorra | 1.9% | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 139 | Iceland | 1.9% | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 140 | Finland | 1.8% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 141 | Tajikistan | 1.7% | 2017 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 142 | Tunisia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Peru | 1.6% | 2003 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 145 | Slovenia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 146 | Poland | 1.5% | 2020 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Austria | 1.4% | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 148 | Norway | 1.4% | 2024 | up 251.3% | rising |
| 149 | India | 1.3% | 2023 | up 371.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Chile | 1.3% | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 151 | Rwanda | 1.3% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Spain | 1.2% | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 153 | Hong Kong | 1.2% | 2007 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Slovakia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 82.5% | rising |
| 155 | Grenada | 1.1% | 2021 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 156 | South Korea | 1.0% | 2022 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Fiji | 0.8% | 2016 | down 90.6% | falling |
| 160 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 161 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 62.0% | flat |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2023 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 163 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2019 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 165 | Montenegro | 0.7% | 2016 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2023 | up 152.1% | rising |
| 167 | Samoa | 0.7% | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2015 | up 212.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 171 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2018 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Australia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 173 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2% | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Switzerland | 0.2% | 2024 | up 282.8% | rising |
| 176 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 177 | 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.
- Low income 22.8%
- Middle income 11.3%
- Lower middle income 8.5%
- Upper middle income 4.4%
- High income 2.6%
About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.