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 (%)
125 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Primary school age children out-of-school (%)
Countries
125
Median
3.2%
Mean
7.2%
25th pctl
1.5%
75th pctl
9.2%
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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 | |
| United StatesUSA | 4.44% | 2021 | |
| RomaniaROU | 4.41% | 2011 | |
| UgandaUGA | 4.36% | 2014 | — |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 4.27% | 2021 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 4.11% | 2007 | — |
| MauritiusMUS | 3.96% | 2006 | — |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 3.73% | 2021 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 3.68% | 2019 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 3.5% | 2021 | |
| HungaryHUN | 3.49% | 2021 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 3.36% | 2016 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 3.24% | 2021 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 3.16% | 2021 | — |
| MontenegroMNE | 3.13% | 2021 | — |
| LatviaLVA | 2.89% | 2021 | |
| PolandPOL | 2.84% | 2021 | |
| BeninBEN | 2.79% | 2019 | |
| ItalyITA | 2.76% | 2021 | |
| IsraelISR | 2.68% | 2021 | |
| IcelandISL | 2.68% | 2006 | |
| SpainESP | 2.66% | 2021 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 2.56% | 2021 | — |
| MoldovaMDA | 2.49% | 2006 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.45% | 2019 | |
| BrazilBRA | 2.45% | 2019 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 2.44% | 2022 | — |
| EcuadorECU | 2.42% | 2019 | |
| GreeceGRC | 2.32% | 2001 | — |
| PortugalPRT | 2.29% | 2021 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 2.26% | 2007 | — |
| ColombiaCOL | 2.24% | 2019 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2.22% | 2021 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 2.16% | 2021 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 2.01% | 2021 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 1.95% | 2019 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 1.92% | 2011 | — |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 1.91% | 2014 | — |
| BahrainBHR | 1.9% | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 1.81% | 2021 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.8% | 2019 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 1.78% | 2021 | — |
| LuxembourgLUX | 1.74% | 2006 | — |
| SloveniaSVN | 1.69% | 2021 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.54% | 2021 | |
| PeruPER | 1.5% | 2019 | |
| FinlandFIN | 1.31% | 2021 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 1.26% | 2021 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 1.23% | 2021 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 1.22% | 2016 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 1.18% | 2011 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 1.14% | 2021 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 1.1% | 2019 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0.97% | 2021 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 0.94% | 2015 | — |
| BelgiumBEL | 0.89% | 2021 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 0.84% | 2021 | |
| MexicoMEX | 0.83% | 2019 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 0.82% | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 0.79% | 2021 | |
| SwedenSWE | 0.58% | 2021 | |
| FranceFRA | 0.53% | 2021 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.52% | 2019 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0.48% | 2019 | — |
| MaltaMLT | 0.45% | 2021 | — |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.43% | 2021 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 0.4% | 2021 | |
| UruguayURY | 0.36% | 2019 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 0.23% | 2021 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0.12% | 2021 | |
| IrelandIRL | 0.12% | 2021 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.04% | 2016 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0.03% | 2021 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0% | 2016 | — |
| Viet NamVNM | 0% | 2019 | — |
| KosovoXKX | 0% | 2021 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)