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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 17.45 million | 1997 | ||
2 | Nigeria | 11.13 million | 2010 | ||
3 | Pakistan | 5.37 million | 2012 | ||
4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.89 million | 1999 | ||
5 | Brazil | 3.25 million | 1970 | ||
6 | Ethiopia | 3.01 million | 2012 | ||
7 | Afghanistan | 1.86 million | 1993 | ||
8 | United States | 1.76 million | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 1.67 million | 2010 | |||
9 | Burma | 1.57 million | 1978 | ||
10 | Philippines | 1.47 million | 2009 | ||
11 | India | 1.39 million | 2011 | ||
12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.14 million | 2009 | ||
13 | Kenya | 1.09 million | 2009 | ||
14 | Niger | 1.05 million | 2012 | ||
15 | Burkina Faso | 917,044 | 2012 | ||
16 | Indonesia | 911,111 | 2011 | ||
17 | Somalia | 786,130 | 1980 | ||
18 | Chad | 770,441 | 2011 | ||
19 | Mozambique | 691,512 | 2012 | ||
20 | Uganda | 662,974 | 2011 | ||
21 | South Africa | 656,487 | 2012 | ||
22 | Ghana | 652,518 | 2012 | ||
23 | Mali | 637,251 | 2012 | ||
24 | Bangladesh | 621,163 | 2010 | ||
25 | Colombia | 599,113 | 2012 | ||
26 | Haiti | 566,579 | 1997 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 558,144 | 2009 | |||
27 | Madagascar | 549,685 | 2003 | ||
28 | Eritrea | 517,937 | 2012 | ||
29 | Angola | 512,918 | 2011 | ||
30 | Yemen | 490,049 | 2012 | ||
31 | Senegal | 438,556 | 2012 | ||
32 | Guinea | 431,051 | 2012 | ||
33 | Mexico | 405,347 | 2011 | ||
34 | Zimbabwe | 401,888 | 2003 | ||
35 | Liberia | 389,259 | 2011 | ||
36 | Iraq | 373,276 | 2007 | ||
37 | Sierra Leone | 352,310 | 1983 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 307,946 | 2011 | |||
38 | Cameroon | 294,813 | 2012 | ||
39 | Thailand | 243,883 | 2009 | ||
40 | Bolivia | 243,824 | 2011 | ||
41 | Turkey | 243,731 | 2011 | ||
42 | Papua New Guinea | 243,514 | 1989 | ||
43 | Russia | 217,543 | 2009 | ||
44 | Saudi Arabia | 216,025 | 2012 | ||
45 | Egypt | 210,911 | 2011 | ||
46 | Central African Republic | 193,652 | 2012 | ||
47 | Venezuela | 190,870 | 2012 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 188,556.87 | 2003 | |||
48 | Uzbekistan | 177,691 | 2011 | ||
49 | Mauritania | 169,318 | 2012 | ||
50 | Tanzania | 168,478 | 2008 | ||
51 | Paraguay | 136,944 | 2010 | ||
52 | Peru | 128,536 | 2011 | ||
53 | Zambia | 124,814 | 2012 | ||
54 | Vietnam | 121,992 | 2012 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 116,701.82 | 2010 | |||
55 | Dominican Republic | 113,092 | 2011 | ||
56 | Guatemala | 109,984 | 2011 | ||
57 | Romania | 103,975 | 2011 | ||
58 | Chile | 103,671 | 2011 | ||
59 | Sri Lanka | 103,178 | 2011 | ||
60 | Malaysia | 93,743 | 2005 | ||
61 | Morocco | 87,247 | 2012 | ||
62 | Benin | 83,149 | 2012 | ||
63 | Nepal | 81,526 | 2012 | ||
64 | Burundi | 81,150 | 2010 | ||
65 | Poland | 79,083 | 2011 | ||
66 | The Gambia | 75,180 | 2012 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 73,020.81 | 2010 | |||
67 | Guinea-Bissau | 70,083 | 2010 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 69,861.09 | 2007 | |||
68 | Australia | 68,417 | 2011 | ||
69 | Togo | 67,071 | 2008 | ||
70 | Honduras | 66,576 | 2012 | ||
71 | Azerbaijan | 64,313 | 2011 | ||
72 | Malawi | 62,649 | 2009 | ||
73 | Lesotho | 61,289 | 2012 | ||
74 | Ecuador | 59,326 | 2012 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 57,868.15 | 2009 | |||
75 | Republic of the Congo | 56,264 | 2012 | ||
76 | Nicaragua | 53,792 | 2010 | ||
77 | Botswana | 49,841 | 2009 | ||
78 | Puerto Rico | 47,725 | 2011 | ||
79 | Namibia | 43,474 | 2012 | ||
80 | France | 40,088 | 2011 | ||
81 | El Salvador | 39,400 | 2011 | ||
82 | Equatorial Guinea | 38,352 | 2012 | ||
83 | Argentina | 36,270 | 2005 | ||
84 | Djibouti | 35,104 | 2012 | ||
85 | Panama | 34,737 | 2012 | ||
86 | Swaziland | 31,857 | 2007 | ||
87 | South Korea | 30,444 | 2011 | ||
88 | Laos | 29,694 | 2012 | ||
89 | Jamaica | 29,266 | 2004 | ||
90 | Cambodia | 28,581 | 2012 | ||
91 | Cuba | 28,025 | 2012 | ||
92 | Italy | 25,573 | 2011 | ||
93 | Algeria | 25,337 | 2012 | ||
94 | Guyana | 25,072 | 2011 | ||
95 | Ukraine | 24,365 | 2012 | ||
96 | Costa Rica | 23,445 | 2011 | ||
97 | Rwanda | 23,118 | 2012 | ||
98 | Austria | 22,905 | 1989 | ||
99 | Albania | 22,232 | 2003 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 22,002.61 | 2010 | |||
100 | Serbia | 21,878 | 2012 | ||
101 | Belarus | 20,243 | 2012 | ||
102 | Israel | 20,236 | 2010 | ||
103 | Jordan | 19,852 | 2011 | ||
104 | Syria | 18,600 | 2010 | ||
105 | Lebanon | 17,915 | 2012 | ||
106 | East Timor | 16,117 | 2011 | ||
107 | Comoros | 15,919 | 2007 | ||
108 | Denmark | 15,219 | 2010 | ||
109 | Libya | 14,309 | 1978 | ||
110 | Gabon | 13,980 | 1997 | ||
111 | Moldova | 13,945 | 2012 | ||
112 | United Kingdom | 13,333 | 2011 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 13,259.72 | 2010 | |||
113 | Kazakhstan | 10,114 | 2012 | ||
114 | Hungary | 8,553 | 2011 | ||
115 | Armenia | 8,314 | 2007 | ||
116 | Bhutan | 8,045 | 2012 | ||
117 | Spain | 7,575 | 2011 | ||
118 | Germany | 7,230 | 2011 | ||
119 | Tajikistan | 7,099 | 2012 | ||
120 | Oman | 7,054 | 2012 | ||
121 | Belgium | 6,830 | 2011 | ||
122 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,237 | 2012 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 6,169.38 | 2010 | |||
123 | Finland | 6,055 | 2011 | ||
124 | Solomon Islands | 5,869 | 2012 | ||
125 | Ireland | 5,853 | 2011 | ||
126 | United Arab Emirates | 5,761 | 2012 | ||
127 | Mongolia | 5,242 | 2012 | ||
128 | Bulgaria | 4,957 | 2011 | ||
129 | Suriname | 4,802 | 2011 | ||
130 | Malta | 4,729 | 2011 | ||
131 | Hong Kong | 4,581 | 2012 | ||
132 | Portugal | 4,556 | 2010 | ||
133 | Japan | 4,121 | 2011 | ||
134 | Macau | 3,887 | 2008 | ||
135 | Georgia | 3,772 | 2012 | ||
136 | Croatia | 3,702 | 2011 | ||
137 | Saint Lucia | 3,537 | 2012 | ||
138 | Switzerland | 3,503 | 2011 | ||
139 | Kuwait | 3,490 | 2007 | ||
140 | Iran | 3,468 | 2012 | ||
141 | Norway | 3,100 | 2011 | ||
142 | Slovenia | 3,034 | 2011 | ||
143 | Sweden | 3,027 | 2011 | ||
144 | Greece | 2,787 | 2010 | ||
145 | Qatar | 2,782 | 2005 | ||
146 | New Zealand | 2,587 | 2011 | ||
147 | Maldives | 2,332 | 2009 | ||
148 | Mauritius | 2,167 | 2012 | ||
149 | Republic of Macedonia | 2,143 | 2010 | ||
150 | Estonia | 2,112 | 2010 | ||
151 | Latvia | 1,985 | 2011 | ||
152 | Luxembourg | 1,955 | 2011 | ||
153 | Brunei | 1,944 | 2012 | ||
154 | Canada | 1,892 | 2000 | ||
155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,640 | 2010 | ||
156 | Cape Verde | 1,623 | 2012 | ||
157 | Lithuania | 1,381 | 2011 | ||
158 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,343 | 2011 | ||
159 | French Polynesia | 1,222 | 1996 | ||
160 | Fiji | 1,138 | 2011 | ||
161 | Samoa | 1,103 | 2012 | ||
162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,062 | 2012 | ||
163 | Netherlands | 776 | 2011 | ||
164 | The Bahamas | 694 | 2010 | ||
165 | Bahrain | 648 | 1999 | ||
166 | Montenegro | 623 | 2012 | ||
167 | Barbados | 614 | 2011 | ||
168 | Bermuda | 585 | 2011 | ||
169 | Tunisia | 510 | 2012 | ||
170 | Seychelles | 500 | 2011 | ||
171 | Uruguay | 496 | 2010 | ||
172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 477 | 2005 | ||
173 | Iceland | 441 | 2011 | ||
174 | Belize | 393 | 2012 | ||
175 | Cyprus | 387 | 2011 | ||
176 | Grenada | 345 | 2009 | ||
177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 339 | 2010 | ||
178 | Dominica | 282 | 2010 | ||
179 | Vanuatu | 277 | 2005 | ||
180 | Kiribati | 259 | 1993 | ||
181 | Tonga | 247 | 2012 | ||
182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 116 | 2012 | ||
183 | San Marino | 98 | 2010 | ||
184 | Aruba | 93 | 2010 | ||
185 | Cayman Islands | 80 | 2000 | ||
186 | Liechtenstein | 25 | 2011 | ||
187 | Marshall Islands | 24 | 2011 |
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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.