Primary school age children out-of-school (%)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SE.LPV.PRIM.SD•% of Total•2001 → 2023•125 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
125
Frequency
—
Range
2001 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Primary school age children out-of-school (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0.83%
0.83% – 1.8%
1.8% – 2.57%
2.57% – 4.25%
4.25% – 8.11%
8.11% – 15.45%
> 15.45%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Primary school age children out-of-school (%)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Primary school age children out-of-school (%)
Countries
50
Median
11.5%
Mean
15.2%
25th pctl
7.4%
75th pctl
19.5%
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Primary school age children out-of-school (%)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 63.2% | 2019 | — |
| AfghanistanAFG | 43.9% | 2013 | — |
| NigerNER | 33.51% | 2019 | |
| MaliMLI | 32.95% | 2012 | — |
| PakistanPAK | 31.81% | 2019 | — |
| ChadTCD | 26.53% | 2019 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 25.77% | 2004 | — |
| MadagascarMDG | 24% | 2019 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 23.54% | 2019 | |
| GuineaGIN | 21.91% | 2019 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 20.83% | 2008 | — |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 20.66% | 2019 | |
| HondurasHND | 19.53% | 2019 | |
| JordanJOR | 19.05% | 2021 | — |
| KenyaKEN | 18.77% | 2023 | — |
| El SalvadorSLV | 18.4% | 2019 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 17.83% | 2011 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 16.85% | 2021 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 14.9% | 2019 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 14.8% | 2015 | — |
| PanamaPAN | 13.22% | 2019 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 12.16% | 2019 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 11.91% | 2021 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 11.74% | 2011 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 11.73% | 2007 | — |
| AustriaAUT | 11.36% | 2021 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 10.79% | 2019 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 10.71% | 2019 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 10.64% | 2021 | |
| GermanyDEU | 9.65% | 2021 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 9.31% | 2019 | — |
| ArmeniaARM | 9.16% | 2019 | |
| GabonGAB | 9.09% | 2019 | — |
| LesothoLSO | 8.8% | 2016 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 8.7% | 2019 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 8.53% | 2019 | — |
| South AfricaZAF | 7.55% | 2021 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 7.38% | 2021 | |
| CameroonCMR | 7.13% | 2019 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 6.82% | 2015 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 6.58% | 2019 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 6.47% | 2001 | — |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 6.13% | 2019 | |
| TogoTGO | 5.31% | 2019 | |
| ChileCHL | 5.22% | 2019 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 5.12% | 2021 | |
| IndiaIND | 5.12% | 2017 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 4.97% | 2019 | — |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 4.89% | 2021 | |
| OmanOMN | 4.53% | 2021 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)