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Education > Children out of school, primary: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 17.45 million 1997
2 NigeriaNigeria 11.13 million 2010
3 PakistanPakistan 5.37 million 2012
4 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 4.89 million 1999
5 BrazilBrazil 3.25 million 1970
6 EthiopiaEthiopia 3.01 million 2012
7 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.86 million 1993
8 United StatesUnited States 1.76 million 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.67 million 2010
9 BurmaBurma 1.57 million 1978
10 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.47 million 2009
11 IndiaIndia 1.39 million 2011
12 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.14 million 2009
13 KenyaKenya 1.09 million 2009
14 NigerNiger 1.05 million 2012
15 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 917,044 2012
16 IndonesiaIndonesia 911,111 2011
17 SomaliaSomalia 786,130 1980
18 ChadChad 770,441 2011
19 MozambiqueMozambique 691,512 2012
20 UgandaUganda 662,974 2011
21 South AfricaSouth Africa 656,487 2012
22 GhanaGhana 652,518 2012
23 MaliMali 637,251 2012
24 BangladeshBangladesh 621,163 2010
25 ColombiaColombia 599,113 2012
26 HaitiHaiti 566,579 1997
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 558,144 2009
27 MadagascarMadagascar 549,685 2003
28 EritreaEritrea 517,937 2012
29 AngolaAngola 512,918 2011
30 YemenYemen 490,049 2012
31 SenegalSenegal 438,556 2012
32 GuineaGuinea 431,051 2012
33 MexicoMexico 405,347 2011
34 ZimbabweZimbabwe 401,888 2003
35 LiberiaLiberia 389,259 2011
36 IraqIraq 373,276 2007
37 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 352,310 1983
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 307,946 2011
38 CameroonCameroon 294,813 2012
39 ThailandThailand 243,883 2009
40 BoliviaBolivia 243,824 2011
41 TurkeyTurkey 243,731 2011
42 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 243,514 1989
43 RussiaRussia 217,543 2009
44 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 216,025 2012
45 EgyptEgypt 210,911 2011
46 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 193,652 2012
47 VenezuelaVenezuela 190,870 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 188,556.87 2003
48 UzbekistanUzbekistan 177,691 2011
49 MauritaniaMauritania 169,318 2012
50 TanzaniaTanzania 168,478 2008
51 ParaguayParaguay 136,944 2010
52 PeruPeru 128,536 2011
53 ZambiaZambia 124,814 2012
54 VietnamVietnam 121,992 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 116,701.82 2010
55 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 113,092 2011
56 GuatemalaGuatemala 109,984 2011
57 RomaniaRomania 103,975 2011
58 ChileChile 103,671 2011
59 Sri LankaSri Lanka 103,178 2011
60 MalaysiaMalaysia 93,743 2005
61 MoroccoMorocco 87,247 2012
62 BeninBenin 83,149 2012
63 NepalNepal 81,526 2012
64 BurundiBurundi 81,150 2010
65 PolandPoland 79,083 2011
66 The GambiaThe Gambia 75,180 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 73,020.81 2010
67 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 70,083 2010
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 69,861.09 2007
68 AustraliaAustralia 68,417 2011
69 TogoTogo 67,071 2008
70 HondurasHonduras 66,576 2012
71 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 64,313 2011
72 MalawiMalawi 62,649 2009
73 LesothoLesotho 61,289 2012
74 EcuadorEcuador 59,326 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 57,868.15 2009
75 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 56,264 2012
76 NicaraguaNicaragua 53,792 2010
77 BotswanaBotswana 49,841 2009
78 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 47,725 2011
79 NamibiaNamibia 43,474 2012
80 FranceFrance 40,088 2011
81 El SalvadorEl Salvador 39,400 2011
82 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 38,352 2012
83 ArgentinaArgentina 36,270 2005
84 DjiboutiDjibouti 35,104 2012
85 PanamaPanama 34,737 2012
86 SwazilandSwaziland 31,857 2007
87 South KoreaSouth Korea 30,444 2011
88 LaosLaos 29,694 2012
89 JamaicaJamaica 29,266 2004
90 CambodiaCambodia 28,581 2012
91 CubaCuba 28,025 2012
92 ItalyItaly 25,573 2011
93 AlgeriaAlgeria 25,337 2012
94 GuyanaGuyana 25,072 2011
95 UkraineUkraine 24,365 2012
96 Costa RicaCosta Rica 23,445 2011
97 RwandaRwanda 23,118 2012
98 AustriaAustria 22,905 1989
99 AlbaniaAlbania 22,232 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 22,002.61 2010
100 SerbiaSerbia 21,878 2012
101 BelarusBelarus 20,243 2012
102 IsraelIsrael 20,236 2010
103 JordanJordan 19,852 2011
104 SyriaSyria 18,600 2010
105 LebanonLebanon 17,915 2012
106 East TimorEast Timor 16,117 2011
107 ComorosComoros 15,919 2007
108 DenmarkDenmark 15,219 2010
109 LibyaLibya 14,309 1978
110 GabonGabon 13,980 1997
111 MoldovaMoldova 13,945 2012
112 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 13,333 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 13,259.72 2010
113 KazakhstanKazakhstan 10,114 2012
114 HungaryHungary 8,553 2011
115 ArmeniaArmenia 8,314 2007
116 BhutanBhutan 8,045 2012
117 SpainSpain 7,575 2011
118 GermanyGermany 7,230 2011
119 TajikistanTajikistan 7,099 2012
120 OmanOman 7,054 2012
121 BelgiumBelgium 6,830 2011
122 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 6,237 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 6,169.38 2010
123 FinlandFinland 6,055 2011
124 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 5,869 2012
125 IrelandIreland 5,853 2011
126 United Arab EmiratesUAE 5,761 2012
127 MongoliaMongolia 5,242 2012
128 BulgariaBulgaria 4,957 2011
129 SurinameSuriname 4,802 2011
130 MaltaMalta 4,729 2011
131 Hong KongHong Kong 4,581 2012
132 PortugalPortugal 4,556 2010
133 JapanJapan 4,121 2011
134 MacauMacau 3,887 2008
135 GeorgiaGeorgia 3,772 2012
136 CroatiaCroatia 3,702 2011
137 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 3,537 2012
138 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 3,503 2011
139 KuwaitKuwait 3,490 2007
140 IranIran 3,468 2012
141 NorwayNorway 3,100 2011
142 SloveniaSlovenia 3,034 2011
143 SwedenSweden 3,027 2011
144 GreeceGreece 2,787 2010
145 QatarQatar 2,782 2005
146 New ZealandNew Zealand 2,587 2011
147 MaldivesMaldives 2,332 2009
148 MauritiusMauritius 2,167 2012
149 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2,143 2010
150 EstoniaEstonia 2,112 2010
151 LatviaLatvia 1,985 2011
152 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,955 2011
153 BruneiBrunei 1,944 2012
154 CanadaCanada 1,892 2000
155 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1,640 2010
156 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,623 2012
157 LithuaniaLithuania 1,381 2011
158 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,343 2011
159 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1,222 1996
160 FijiFiji 1,138 2011
161 SamoaSamoa 1,103 2012
162 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1,062 2012
163 NetherlandsNetherlands 776 2011
164 The BahamasThe Bahamas 694 2010
165 BahrainBahrain 648 1999
166 MontenegroMontenegro 623 2012
167 BarbadosBarbados 614 2011
168 BermudaBermuda 585 2011
169 TunisiaTunisia 510 2012
170 SeychellesSeychelles 500 2011
171 UruguayUruguay 496 2010
172 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 477 2005
173 IcelandIceland 441 2011
174 BelizeBelize 393 2012
175 CyprusCyprus 387 2011
176 GrenadaGrenada 345 2009
177 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 339 2010
178 DominicaDominica 282 2010
179 VanuatuVanuatu 277 2005
180 KiribatiKiribati 259 1993
181 TongaTonga 247 2012
182 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 116 2012
183 San MarinoSan Marino 98 2010
184 ArubaAruba 93 2010
185 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 80 2000
186 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 25 2011
187 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 24 2011

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Education > Children out of school, primary: Countries Compared Map

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Education > Children out of school, primary, 2012ChinaNigeriaPakistanDemocratic Republic of the CongoBrazilEthiopiaAfghanistanUnited StatesBurmaPhilippinesIndiaCote d'IvoireKenyaNigerBurkina FasoOther

Interesting observations about Education > Children out of school, primary

  • China has had the highest children out of school, primary since 1991.
  • Nigeria ranked first for children out of school, primary amongst Muslim countries in 2010.
  • Cote d'Ivoire ranked first for children out of school, primary amongst Former French colonies in 2009.
  • Pakistan ranked second for children out of school, primary amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for children out of school, primary amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked first for children out of school, primary amongst Christian countries in 1999.
  • Russia ranked first for children out of school, primary amongst Former Soviet republics in 2009.
  • Yemen ranked first for children out of school, primary amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2012.
  • Brazil ranked first for children out of school, primary amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 1970.
  • United States ranked first for children out of school, primary amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
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