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Education > Children out of school > Primary: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 PakistanPakistan 6.3 million 2005
2 SudanSudan 2.7 million 2000
3 United StatesUnited States 1.62 million 2004
4 NigerNiger 1.37 million 2005
5 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1.22 million 2003
6 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.2 million 2005
7 GhanaGhana 1.13 million 2005
8 MaliMali 1.11 million 2005
9 KenyaKenya 1.03 million 2005
10 VietnamVietnam 1.01 million 2005
11 TurkeyTurkey 899,833 2004
12 BrazilBrazil 799,691 2003
13 MozambiqueMozambique 799,431 2005
14 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 792,714 2005
15 AngolaAngola 752,989 1998
16 PhilippinesPhilippines 646,449 2004
17 TanzaniaTanzania 604,378 2005
18 South AfricaSouth Africa 568,936 2004
19 ColombiaColombia 532,592 2005
20 MoroccoMorocco 524,848 2005
21 BurmaBurma 487,384 2005
22 BurundiBurundi 479,837 2005
23 ZimbabweZimbabwe 429,275 2003
24 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 376,221 2005
25 RwandaRwanda 373,055 2005
26 RussiaRussia 369,274 2004
27 SenegalSenegal 361,762 2005
28 EritreaEritrea 307,984 2005
29 IranIran 306,852 2005
30 UkraineUkraine 296,005 2005
31 IndonesiaIndonesia 245,614 2004
32 VenezuelaVenezuela 235,577 2005
33 ZambiaZambia 227,759 2005
34 MalaysiaMalaysia 221,833 2003
35 EgyptEgypt 219,515 2004
36 MadagascarMadagascar 188,401 2005
37 LiberiaLiberia 171,431 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 159,819.83 2001
38 MauritaniaMauritania 130,224 2005
39 LaosLaos 126,224 2005
40 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 121,537 2001
41 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 119,848 2005
42 MalawiMalawi 113,349 2005
43 NamibiaNamibia 112,813 2005
44 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 90,771 2005
45 DjiboutiDjibouti 83,363 2005
46 OmanOman 78,581 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 77,676.5 2004
47 AustraliaAustralia 77,047 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 77,015.76 2004
48 United Arab EmiratesUAE 75,754 2005
49 PolandPoland 73,163 2004
50 SyriaSyria 70,395 2002
51 HondurasHonduras 70,026 2004
52 NicaraguaNicaragua 53,436 2005
53 The GambiaThe Gambia 53,369 2001
54 BotswanaBotswana 51,375 2005
55 ComorosComoros 49,426 2000
56 GeorgiaGeorgia 47,837 2005
57 El SalvadorEl Salvador 47,632 2005
58 BoliviaBolivia 47,468 2004
59 Sri LankaSri Lanka 47,067 2004
60 RomaniaRomania 46,827 2004
61 GabonGabon 46,307 2001
62 JordanJordan 42,896 2004
63 LesothoLesotho 41,497 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 40,225 2002
64 SwazilandSwaziland 40,136 2004
65 AlgeriaAlgeria 39,461 2005
66 BelarusBelarus 37,953 2005
67 JamaicaJamaica 29,931 2004
68 MexicoMexico 29,642 2004
69 KuwaitKuwait 27,950 2005
70 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 26,210 2003
71 LebanonLebanon 24,087 2005
72 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 24,041 2005
73 MoldovaMoldova 23,607 2005
74 MongoliaMongolia 22,083 2005
75 ArgentinaArgentina 21,899 2003
76 CubaCuba 18,866 2005
77 ArmeniaArmenia 18,401 2005
78 HungaryHungary 18,297 2004
79 TajikistanTajikistan 17,525 2005
80 TunisiaTunisia 16,875 2004
81 IsraelIsrael 16,168 2004
82 IrelandIreland 15,168 2004
83 PeruPeru 14,606 2004
84 FranceFrance 14,290 2004
85 AlbaniaAlbania 14,204 2004
86 South KoreaSouth Korea 14,161 2005
87 CroatiaCroatia 14,129 2003
88 NetherlandsNetherlands 13,817 2004
89 LithuaniaLithuania 13,512 2004
90 Hong KongHong Kong 12,977 2005
91 SpainSpain 12,671 2004
92 MaldivesMaldives 12,547 2005
93 CanadaCanada 12,419 2001
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 12,215 2002
94 ItalyItaly 11,194 2004
95 EcuadorEcuador 10,901 2004
96 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 10,496 2003
97 BulgariaBulgaria 10,092 2004
98 SwedenSweden 9,536 2004
99 KazakhstanKazakhstan 9,393 2005
100 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 9,231 2004
101 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 8,254 2001
102 Cape VerdeCape Verde 7,048 2005
103 BelgiumBelgium 6,984 2004
104 JapanJapan 6,844 2004
105 DenmarkDenmark 6,276 2004
106 MauritiusMauritius 5,981 2005
107 NorwayNorway 4,789 2004
108 PanamaPanama 3,633 2005
109 PortugalPortugal 3,496 2004
110 EstoniaEstonia 3,221 2004
111 MacauMacau 3,192 2005
112 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3,159 2005
113 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2,868 2004
114 GreeceGreece 2,536 2004
115 SurinameSuriname 2,357 2005
116 GrenadaGrenada 2,352 2005
117 FinlandFinland 1,957 2004
118 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,914 2004
119 MaltaMalta 1,798 2004
120 VanuatuVanuatu 1,643 2005
121 FijiFiji 1,428 2005
122 BahrainBahrain 1,328 2005
123 BruneiBrunei 1,323 2005
124 DominicaDominica 1,236 2005
125 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1,220 2005
126 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,069 2004
127 AndorraAndorra 820 2005
128 CyprusCyprus 783 2004
129 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 653 2003
130 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 580 2005
131 BarbadosBarbados 488 2005
132 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 444 2005
133 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 428 2003
134 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 423 2005
135 IcelandIceland 414 2004
136 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 351 2005
137 BelizeBelize 331 2005
138 QatarQatar 298 2005
139 SeychellesSeychelles 294 2004
140 TongaTonga 276 2005
141 SamoaSamoa 273 2004
142 SloveniaSlovenia 256 2004
143 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 251 2004
144 BermudaBermuda 78 2005
145 PalauPalau 61 2000
146 ArubaAruba 41 2005
147 KiribatiKiribati 37 2002
148 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 33 2005

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STAT
COUNTRIES COVERED
Female > Per capita 144
Male 146
Male > Per capita 145
Male per 1000 143

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