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Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SomaliaSomalia 129.09 1980
2 AfghanistanAfghanistan 122.81 1993
3 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 106.48 1999
4 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 103.37 1983
5 LiberiaLiberia 95.41 2011
6 EritreaEritrea 84.48 2012
7 NigeriaNigeria 69.68 2010
8 HaitiHaiti 69.64 1997
9 ChadChad 63.78 2011
10 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 61.42 2009
11 NigerNiger 61.12 2012
12 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 60.02 1989
13 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 55.71 2012
14 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 52.09 2012
15 BurmaBurma 47.81 1978
16 MauritaniaMauritania 44.6 2012
17 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 44.17 2010
18 MaliMali 42.9 2012
19 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 42.79 2012
20 The GambiaThe Gambia 41.97 2012
21 DjiboutiDjibouti 40.84 2012
22 GuineaGuinea 37.64 2012
23 BrazilBrazil 33.84 1970
24 EthiopiaEthiopia 32.82 2012
25 SenegalSenegal 31.95 2012
26 MadagascarMadagascar 31.87 2003
27 ZimbabweZimbabwe 31.71 2003
28 GuyanaGuyana 31.7 2011
29 PakistanPakistan 29.98 2012
30 LesothoLesotho 29.87 2012
31 SwazilandSwaziland 28.07 2007
32 MozambiqueMozambique 27.44 2012
33 KenyaKenya 27.32 2009
34 GhanaGhana 25.72 2012
35 BotswanaBotswana 25.54 2009
36 AngolaAngola 25.42 2011
37 ComorosComoros 25.16 2007
38 BoliviaBolivia 23.62 2011
39 ParaguayParaguay 21.2 2010
40 YemenYemen 20.55 2012
41 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 19.82 2012
42 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 19.56 2012
43 NamibiaNamibia 19.24 2012
44 UgandaUganda 18.86 2011
45 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 18.03 2005
46 PhilippinesPhilippines 15.99 2009
47 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 15.24 2011
48 ChinaChina 14.19 1997
49 East TimorEast Timor 13.71 2011
50 CameroonCameroon 13.59 2012
51 IraqIraq 12.99 2007
52 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 12.97 2012
53 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 12.92 2011
54 South AfricaSouth Africa 12.82 2012
55 ColombiaColombia 12.56 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 12.35 2010
56 GabonGabon 12.29 1997
57 MaltaMalta 11.35 2011
58 TogoTogo 11.2 2008
59 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 11.14 2011
60 JamaicaJamaica 11.09 2004
61 BhutanBhutan 10.84 2012
62 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 10.68 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 10.1 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 9.69 2003
63 NicaraguaNicaragua 9.24 2010
64 PanamaPanama 9.14 2012
65 SurinameSuriname 9.06 2011
66 BermudaBermuda 9.06 2011
67 ZambiaZambia 8.87 2012
68 BurundiBurundi 8.79 2010
69 HondurasHonduras 8.39 2012
70 BeninBenin 8.27 2012
71 MacauMacau 7.66 2008
72 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 7.64 2012
73 GuatemalaGuatemala 7.48 2011
74 MaldivesMaldives 7.3 2009
75 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 7.01 2011
76 AlbaniaAlbania 6.86 2003
77 VenezuelaVenezuela 6.37 2012
78 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6.3 2011
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 6.22 2007
79 UzbekistanUzbekistan 6.06 2011
80 ChileChile 5.99 2011
81 SamoaSamoa 5.84 2012
82 SeychellesSeychelles 5.72 2011
83 United StatesUnited States 5.64 2011
84 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 5.57 1996
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5.27 2009
85 LibyaLibya 5.03 1978
86 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4.95 2011
87 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.94 2011
88 RomaniaRomania 4.86 2011
89 BruneiBrunei 4.72 2012
90 LaosLaos 4.47 2012
91 PeruPeru 4.34 2011
92 MalawiMalawi 4.3 2009
93 BangladeshBangladesh 4.11 2010
94 LebanonLebanon 4.05 2012
95 TanzaniaTanzania 3.98 2008
96 DominicaDominica 3.96 2010
97 MoldovaMoldova 3.92 2012
98 EcuadorEcuador 3.83 2012
99 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3.77 2011
100 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.74 2011
101 ThailandThailand 3.68 2009
102 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.63 2005
103 KiribatiKiribati 3.48 1993
104 MexicoMexico 3.4 2011
105 QatarQatar 3.39 2005
106 TurkeyTurkey 3.34 2011
107 GrenadaGrenada 3.31 2009
108 Cape VerdeCape Verde 3.28 2012
109 JordanJordan 3.21 2011
110 San MarinoSan Marino 3.18 2010
111 AustraliaAustralia 3.06 2011
112 SerbiaSerbia 3.03 2012
113 AustriaAustria 3.01 1989
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2.99 2009
114 NepalNepal 2.97 2012
115 ArmeniaArmenia 2.78 2007
116 DenmarkDenmark 2.74 2010
117 MoroccoMorocco 2.68 2012
118 EgyptEgypt 2.66 2011
119 IsraelIsrael 2.65 2010
120 CubaCuba 2.49 2012
121 TongaTonga 2.35 2012
122 BarbadosBarbados 2.18 2011
123 BelarusBelarus 2.14 2012
124 OmanOman 2.13 2012
125 PolandPoland 2.05 2011
126 RwandaRwanda 2.02 2012
127 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.93 2010
128 CambodiaCambodia 1.92 2012
129 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 1.92 2000
130 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1.9 2010
131 MongoliaMongolia 1.87 2012
132 MauritiusMauritius 1.68 2012
133 EstoniaEstonia 1.58 2010
134 RussiaRussia 1.53 2009
135 SloveniaSlovenia 1.48 2011
136 IcelandIceland 1.38 2011
137 VietnamVietnam 1.37 2012
138 KuwaitKuwait 1.37 2007
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.32 2010
139 VanuatuVanuatu 1.32 2005
140 FijiFiji 1.31 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.3 2010
141 IrelandIreland 1.28 2011
142 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.23 2010
143 BelizeBelize 1.21 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.2 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.2 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.17 2011
144 IndiaIndia 1.14 2011
145 FinlandFinland 1.12 2011
146 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.12 2012
147 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1.06 2012
148 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1.02 2010
149 BahrainBahrain 1.01 1999
150 MontenegroMontenegro 1 2012
151 LatviaLatvia 0.964 2011
152 ArgentinaArgentina 0.938 2005
153 ArubaAruba 0.915 2010
154 TajikistanTajikistan 0.886 2012
155 CroatiaCroatia 0.865 2011
156 SyriaSyria 0.864 2010
157 HungaryHungary 0.858 2011
158 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.836 2012
159 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.687 2011
160 BulgariaBulgaria 0.675 2011
161 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.658 2012
162 Hong KongHong Kong 0.64 2012
163 NorwayNorway 0.626 2011
164 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.626 2012
165 BelgiumBelgium 0.618 2011
166 FranceFrance 0.613 2011
167 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.612 2011
168 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.602 2012
169 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.587 2011
170 UkraineUkraine 0.534 2012
171 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.457 2011
172 LithuaniaLithuania 0.456 2011
173 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.443 2011
174 PortugalPortugal 0.428 2010
175 ItalyItaly 0.421 2011
176 CyprusCyprus 0.347 2011
177 SwedenSweden 0.32 2011
178 GreeceGreece 0.246 2010
179 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.212 2011
180 SpainSpain 0.164 2011
181 UruguayUruguay 0.147 2010
182 GermanyGermany 0.0884 2011
183 CanadaCanada 0.0615 2000
184 TunisiaTunisia 0.0473 2012
185 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.0465 2011
186 IranIran 0.0454 2012
187 JapanJapan 0.0322 2011

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Interesting observations about Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000

  • Japan has ranked last for children out of school, primary per 1000 since 1992.
  • Somalia ranked first for children out of school, primary per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 1980.
  • Haiti ranked first for children out of school, primary per 1000 amongst Former French colonies in 1997.
  • All of the top 3 countries by children out of school, primary per 1000 are Failed states’ .
  • Afghanistan ranked first for children out of school, primary per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 1993.
  • 17 of the top 18 countries by children out of school, primary per 1000 are Hot countries.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked first for children out of school, primary per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 1999.
  • Yemen ranked first for children out of school, primary per 1000 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2012.
  • Niger has ranked in the top 3 for children out of school, primary per 1000 since 1973.
  • Sierra Leone ranked third for children out of school, primary per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 1983.
  • China ranked first for children out of school, primary per 1000 amongst Cold countries in 1997.
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