What share of children of school age are not in school.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1980 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of primary school-age children
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Somalia
|
85.27 | 1980 | 205 | |
| 2 |
Afghanistan
|
68.77 | 1993 | 204 | |
| 3 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
65.6 | 2015 | 203 | |
| 4 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
65.35 | 1999 | 202 | |
| 5 |
South Sudan
|
64.73 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 6 |
Sudan
|
43.84 | 2019 | 200 | |
| 7 |
Cabo Verde
|
41.84 | 2022 | 199 | |
| 8 |
Niger
|
40.41 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 9 |
Eritrea
|
40.38 | 2022 | 197 | |
| 10 |
Haiti
|
39.79 | 1997 | 196 | |
| 11 |
Liberia
|
38.25 | 2022 | 195 | |
| 12 |
Central African Republic
|
37.89 | 2012 | 194 | |
| 13 |
Angola
|
36.76 | 2023 | 193 | |
| 14 |
Burkina Faso
|
34.29 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 15 |
Mali
|
34.01 | 2023 | 191 | |
| 16 |
Kenya
|
32.9 | 2022 | 190 | |
| 17 |
Lesotho
|
32.17 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 18 |
Yemen
|
30.62 | 2016 | 188 | |
| 19 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
30.55 | 2010 | 187 | |
| 20 |
Solomon Islands
|
30.14 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 21 |
Gabon
|
28.76 | 2019 | 185 | |
| 22 |
Curaçao
|
27.89 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 23 |
British Virgin Islands
|
26.97 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 24 |
Honduras
|
26.62 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 25 |
Burundi
|
26.47 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 26 |
Chad
|
24.8 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 27 |
Senegal
|
24.53 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 28 |
Nigeria
|
24.32 | 2023 | 178 | |
| 29 |
Micronesia
|
23.06 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 30 |
Lebanon
|
22.51 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 31 |
Ethiopia
|
22.46 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 32 |
Syria
|
21.81 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 33 |
Comoros
|
20.65 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 34 |
Guyana
|
17.98 | 2023 | 172 | |
| 35 |
Pakistan
|
17.93 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 36 |
Barbados
|
17.6 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 37 |
Republic of the Congo
|
17.08 | 2023 | 169 | |
| 38 |
Gambia
|
16.91 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 39 |
Tanzania
|
16.37 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 40 |
Suriname
|
16.22 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 41 |
Bahamas
|
15.88 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 42 |
Romania
|
15.59 | 2023 | 164 | |
| 43 |
Guinea
|
14.73 | 2020 | 163 | |
| 44 |
Paraguay
|
13.33 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 45 |
Puerto Rico
|
13.25 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 46 |
Ukraine
|
12.93 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 47 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
12.6 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 48 |
Malaysia
|
11.97 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 49 |
Philippines
|
11.64 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 50 |
Mauritania
|
11.26 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 51 |
Macao
|
10.79 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 52 |
Iraq
|
10.72 | 2007 | 154 | |
| 53 |
Belize
|
10.68 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 54 |
Zimbabwe
|
10.52 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 55 |
Bhutan
|
10.5 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 56 |
Laos
|
10.36 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 57 |
Benin
|
9.61 | 2022 | 149 | |
| 58 |
Palestine
|
9.56 | 2023 | 148 | |
| 59 |
Bolivia
|
9.25 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 60 |
Sri Lanka
|
9.14 | 2023 | 146 | |
| 61 |
Kiribati
|
8.71 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 62 |
El Salvador
|
8.66 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 63 |
Mongolia
|
8.56 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 64 |
Guatemala
|
8.43 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 65 |
Kazakhstan
|
7.91 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 66 |
Panama
|
7.7 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 67 |
Kuwait
|
7.47 | 2016 | 139 | |
| 68 |
New Caledonia
|
7.42 | 1991 | 138 | |
| 69 |
Colombia
|
7.32 | 2022 | 137 | |
| 70 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
7.16 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 71 |
Saint Lucia
|
7.01 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 72 |
Timor-Leste
|
6.88 | 2023 | 134 | |
| 73 |
Seychelles
|
6.8 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 74 |
Sint Maarten
|
6.78 | 2023 | 132 | |
| 75 |
China
|
6.68 | 1997 | 131 | |
| 76 |
Nicaragua
|
6.66 | 2023 | 130 | |
| 77 |
Nauru
|
6.6 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 78 |
Georgia
|
6.17 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 79 |
San Marino
|
6.13 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 80 |
South Africa
|
6.06 | 2023 | 126 | |
| 81 |
Bulgaria
|
5.9 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 82 |
Bangladesh
|
5.86 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 83 |
Oman
|
5.76 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 84 |
Cayman Islands
|
5.17 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 85 |
Canada
|
4.99 | 2023 | 121 | |
| 86 |
Grenada
|
4.94 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 87 |
Russia
|
4.94 | 2023 | 119 | |
| 88 |
Dominican Republic
|
4.93 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 89 |
Ghana
|
4.77 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 90 |
Bahrain
|
4.75 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 91 |
Ecuador
|
4.72 | 2023 | 115 | |
| 92 |
Cuba
|
4.68 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 93 |
Qatar
|
4.62 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 94 |
Libya
|
4.54 | 1983 | 112 | |
| 95 |
Belarus
|
4.49 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 96 |
Costa Rica
|
4.49 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 97 |
Jamaica
|
4.34 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 98 |
Turkmenistan
|
4.31 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 99 |
Tajikistan
|
4.15 | 2017 | 107 | |
| 100 |
Uganda
|
4.12 | 2013 | 106 | |
| 101 |
French Polynesia
|
4.06 | 1996 | 105 | |
| 102 |
Papua New Guinea
|
4 | 2021 | 104 | |
| 103 |
United States
|
3.98 | 2022 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Dominica
|
3.95 | 2023 | 102 | |
| 105 |
Eswatini
|
3.83 | 2022 | 101 | |
| 106 |
North Macedonia
|
3.79 | 2023 | 100 | |
| 107 |
Cameroon
|
3.76 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 108 |
Cambodia
|
3.69 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 109 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
3.61 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 110 |
Zambia
|
3.51 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 111 |
Egypt
|
3.51 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 112 |
Bermuda
|
3.41 | 2012 | 94 | |
| 113 |
Madagascar
|
3.4 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 114 |
Estonia
|
3.39 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 115 |
Serbia
|
3.33 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 116 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
2.96 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 117 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
2.88 | 2017 | 89 | |
| 118 |
Hungary
|
2.81 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 119 |
Latvia
|
2.74 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 120 |
Israel
|
2.66 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 121 |
Malta
|
2.64 | 2023 | 85 | |
| 122 |
New Zealand
|
2.62 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 123 |
Vanuatu
|
2.53 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 124 |
Andorra
|
2.41 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 125 |
Fiji
|
2.39 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 126 |
Tonga
|
2.28 | 2022 | 80 | |
| 127 |
Brazil
|
2.19 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 128 |
Chile
|
2.12 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 129 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2.1 | 2023 | 77 | |
| 130 |
Malawi
|
2.09 | 2022 | 76 | |
| 131 |
Italy
|
2.06 | 2023 | 75 | |
| 132 |
Jordan
|
1.89 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 133 |
Iceland
|
1.82 | 2023 | 73 | |
| 134 |
Ireland
|
1.81 | 2022 | 72 | |
| 135 |
Croatia
|
1.81 | 2023 | 71 | |
| 136 |
Samoa
|
1.81 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 137 |
Finland
|
1.77 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 138 |
Aruba
|
1.76 | 2014 | 68 | |
| 139 |
Vietnam
|
1.73 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 140 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
1.71 | 2023 | 66 | |
| 141 |
Belgium
|
1.66 | 2023 | 65 | |
| 142 |
Gibraltar
|
1.58 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 143 |
Algeria
|
1.57 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 144 |
Marshall Islands
|
1.48 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 145 |
Slovenia
|
1.45 | 2023 | 61 | |
| 146 |
Austria
|
1.43 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 147 |
Myanmar
|
1.41 | 2010 | 59 | |
| 148 |
Hong Kong
|
1.4 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 149 |
Norway
|
1.38 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 150 |
Palau
|
1.33 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 151 |
Spain
|
1.24 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 152 |
Tunisia
|
1.09 | 2023 | 54 | |
| 153 |
Armenia
|
1.08 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 154 |
Slovakia
|
1.06 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 155 |
Mozambique
|
1 | 2022 | 51 | |
| 156 |
Rwanda
|
0.97 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 157 |
Maldives
|
0.95 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 158 |
Denmark
|
0.89 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 159 |
Sierra Leone
|
0.89 | 2015 | 47 | |
| 160 |
Indonesia
|
0.88 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 161 |
Namibia
|
0.87 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 162 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
0.86 | 2008 | 44 | |
| 163 |
Liechtenstein
|
0.82 | 2021 | 43 | |
| 164 |
Thailand
|
0.82 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 165 |
Czechia
|
0.81 | 2023 | 41 | |
| 166 |
Mauritius
|
0.79 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 167 |
Nepal
|
0.76 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 168 |
Argentina
|
0.73 | 2023 | 38 | |
| 169 |
Uzbekistan
|
0.66 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 170 |
Togo
|
0.64 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 171 |
Türkiye
|
0.6 | 2023 | 35 | |
| 172 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
0.59 | 2017 | 34 | |
| 173 |
Sweden
|
0.57 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 174 |
Venezuela
|
0.55 | 2023 | 32 | |
| 175 |
Tuvalu
|
0.54 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 176 |
Botswana
|
0.54 | 2022 | 30 | |
| 177 |
Saudi Arabia
|
0.53 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 178 |
Netherlands
|
0.52 | 2023 | 28 | |
| 179 |
Portugal
|
0.51 | 2023 | 27 | |
| 180 |
North Korea
|
0.51 | 2009 | 26 | |
| 181 |
Albania
|
0.49 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 182 |
Morocco
|
0.47 | 2021 | 24 | |
| 183 |
Moldova
|
0.46 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 184 |
Cyprus
|
0.43 | 2023 | 22 | |
| 185 |
Mexico
|
0.36 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 186 |
Germany
|
0.27 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 187 |
Luxembourg
|
0.26 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 188 |
Montenegro
|
0.22 | 2023 | 18 | |
| 189 |
Singapore
|
0.21 | 2023 | 17 | |
| 190 |
France
|
0.2 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 191 |
Peru
|
0.16 | 2019 | 15 | |
| 192 |
Switzerland
|
0.14 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 193 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
0.13 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 194 |
Lithuania
|
0.13 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 195 |
Australia
|
0.12 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 196 |
India
|
0.12 | 2025 | 10 | |
| 197 |
Greece
|
0.11 | 2023 | 9 | |
| 198 |
Iran
|
0.1 | 2023 | 8 | |
| 199 |
Poland
|
0.09 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 200 |
United Kingdom
|
0.07 | 2023 | 6 | |
| 201 |
Japan
|
0.07 | 2023 | 5 | |
| 202 |
South Korea
|
0.06 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 203 |
Uruguay
|
0.04 | 2023 | 3 | |
| 204 |
Azerbaijan
|
0.03 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 205 |
United Arab Emirates
|
0 | 2024 | 1 |
The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.
How many children of school age are not in school — in absolute numbers.
Education 1970–2019 Primary school enrollmentThe net enrollment rate: the share of children of school age attending primary school.
Education 1970–2025 Primary completion rateWhat share of children reach the last grade of primary school.
Education 1970–2024 Literacy rateThe share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.
Education 1970–2025 Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Education 1970–2025 Secondary school enrollmentThe gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.