DEFINITION
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education Statistics > Children out of school, primary (per capita) (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Guinea-Bissau :
86,430.675
per 1,000 people
2001
# 2
Gambia, The :
39,339.247
per 1,000 people
2001
# 3
Gabon :
35,699.28
per 1,000 people
2001
# 4
Serbia and Montenegro :
1,015.98
per 1,000 people
2001
# 5
Canada :
399.557
per 1,000 people
2001
# 6
Djibouti :
105.113
per 1,000 people
2005
# 7
Niger :
98.232
per 1,000 people
2005
# 8
Congo, Republic of the :
94.081
per 1,000 people
2005
# 9
Comoros :
91.474
per 1,000 people
2000
# 10
Burkina Faso :
90.868
per 1,000 people
2005
# 11
Mali :
82.307
per 1,000 people
2005
# 12
Sudan :
81.924
per 1,000 people
2000
# 13
Eritrea :
69.975
per 1,000 people
2005
# 14
Côte d'Ivoire :
69.499
per 1,000 people
2003
# 15
Burundi :
63.575
per 1,000 people
2005
# 16
Solomon Islands :
57.746
per 1,000 people
2003
# 17
Angola :
57.084
per 1,000 people
1998
# 18
Liberia :
55.924
per 1,000 people
2000
# 19
Namibia :
55.539
per 1,000 people
2005
# 20
Ghana :
51.072
per 1,000 people
2005
# 21
Mauritania :
42.436
per 1,000 people
2005
# 22
Rwanda :
41.278
per 1,000 people
2005
# 23
Pakistan :
40.464
per 1,000 people
2005
# 24
Mozambique :
40.391
per 1,000 people
2005
# 25
Maldives :
38.114
per 1,000 people
2005
# 26
Swaziland :
35.841
per 1,000 people
2004
# 27
Saudi Arabia :
34.288
per 1,000 people
2005
# 28
Zimbabwe :
33.372
per 1,000 people
2003
# 29
Senegal :
31.031
per 1,000 people
2005
# 30
Oman :
30.612
per 1,000 people
2005
# 31
Kenya :
30.113
per 1,000 people
2005
# 32
Botswana :
29.109
per 1,000 people
2005
# 33
Lesotho :
23.121
per 1,000 people
2005
# 34
Grenada :
22.085
per 1,000 people
2005
# 35
Equatorial Guinea :
21.815
per 1,000 people
2003
# 36
Laos :
21.307
per 1,000 people
2005
# 37
Zambia :
19.519
per 1,000 people
2005
# 38
Morocco :
17.397
per 1,000 people
2005
# 39
Dominica :
17.167
per 1,000 people
2005
# 40
United Arab Emirates :
16.711
per 1,000 people
2005
# 41
Tanzania :
15.768
per 1,000 people
2005
# 42
Cape Verde :
13.907
per 1,000 people
2005
# 43
Dominican Republic :
13.474
per 1,000 people
2005
# 44
Cayman Islands :
12.889
per 1,000 people
2005
# 45
Turkey :
12.647
per 1,000 people
2004
# 46
Andorra :
12.387
per 1,000 people
2005
# 47
South Africa :
12.272
per 1,000 people
2004
# 48
Vietnam :
12.111
per 1,000 people
2005
# 49
Colombia :
11.68
per 1,000 people
2005
# 50
Jamaica :
11.329
per 1,000 people
2004
# 51
Marshall Islands :
11.068
per 1,000 people
2003
# 52
Kuwait :
11.024
per 1,000 people
2005
# 53
Azerbaijan :
10.822
per 1,000 people
2005
# 54
Georgia :
10.691
per 1,000 people
2005
# 55
Nicaragua :
10.377
per 1,000 people
2005
# 56
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
10.248
per 1,000 people
2005
# 57
Madagascar :
10.126
per 1,000 people
2005
# 58
Honduras :
9.935
per 1,000 people
2004
# 59
Bahamas, The :
9.778
per 1,000 people
2005
# 60
Burma :
9.647
per 1,000 people
2005
# 61
Malaysia :
9.078
per 1,000 people
2003
# 62
Venezuela :
8.864
per 1,000 people
2005
# 63
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
8.813
per 1,000 people
2005
# 64
Malawi :
8.798
per 1,000 people
2005
# 65
Mongolia :
8.646
per 1,000 people
2005
# 66
Jordan :
8.018
per 1,000 people
2004
# 67
Philippines :
7.921
per 1,000 people
2004
# 68
Vanuatu :
7.773
per 1,000 people
2005
# 69
Liechtenstein :
7.286
per 1,000 people
2004
# 70
Macau :
6.937
per 1,000 people
2005
# 71
El Salvador :
6.922
per 1,000 people
2005
# 72
Lebanon :
6.734
per 1,000 people
2005
# 73
Luxembourg :
6.327
per 1,000 people
2004
# 74
Ukraine :
6.288
per 1,000 people
2005
# 75
Armenia :
6.1
per 1,000 people
2005
# 76
Moldova :
5.613
per 1,000 people
2005
# 77
United States :
5.521
per 1,000 people
2004
# 78
Bolivia :
5.269
per 1,000 people
2004
# 79
Suriname :
5.247
per 1,000 people
2005
# 80
Mauritius :
4.811
per 1,000 people
2005
# 81
Kyrgyzstan :
4.674
per 1,000 people
2005
# 82
Albania :
4.565
per 1,000 people
2004
# 83
Iran :
4.496
per 1,000 people
2005
# 84
Malta :
4.48
per 1,000 people
2004
# 85
Brazil :
4.408
per 1,000 people
2003
# 86
Syria :
3.981
per 1,000 people
2002
# 87
Lithuania :
3.933
per 1,000 people
2004
# 88
Belarus :
3.882
per 1,000 people
2005
# 89
Australia :
3.835
per 1,000 people
2004
# 90
Ireland :
3.728
per 1,000 people
2004
# 91
Brunei :
3.539
per 1,000 people
2005
# 92
Seychelles :
3.515
per 1,000 people
2004
# 93
Croatia :
3.181
per 1,000 people
2003
# 94
Palau :
3.096
per 1,000 people
2000
# 95
Egypt :
3.022
per 1,000 people
2004
# 96
Tonga :
2.698
per 1,000 people
2005
# 97
Saint Lucia :
2.694
per 1,000 people
2005
# 98
Tajikistan :
2.693
per 1,000 people
2005
# 99
Russia :
2.567
per 1,000 people
2004
# 100
Sri Lanka :
2.418
per 1,000 people
2004
# 101
Netherlands Antilles :
2.393
per 1,000 people
2003
# 102
Estonia :
2.388
per 1,000 people
2004
# 103
Israel :
2.376
per 1,000 people
2004
# 104
Romania :
2.159
per 1,000 people
2004
# 105
Poland :
1.916
per 1,000 people
2004
# 106
Hong Kong :
1.869
per 1,000 people
2005
# 107
Bahrain :
1.828
per 1,000 people
2005
= 108
Barbados :
1.81
per 1,000 people
2005
= 108
Hungary :
1.81
per 1,000 people
2004
# 110
Tunisia :
1.699
per 1,000 people
2004
# 111
Fiji :
1.685
per 1,000 people
2005
# 112
Cuba :
1.674
per 1,000 people
2005
# 113
Samoa :
1.486
per 1,000 people
2004
# 114
Iceland :
1.417
per 1,000 people
2004
# 115
Macedonia, Republic of :
1.409
per 1,000 people
2004
# 116
Bulgaria :
1.297
per 1,000 people
2004
# 117
Switzerland :
1.249
per 1,000 people
2004
# 118
Bermuda :
1.233
per 1,000 people
2005
# 119
Algeria :
1.201
per 1,000 people
2005
# 120
Denmark :
1.162
per 1,000 people
2004
# 121
Belize :
1.134
per 1,000 people
2005
# 122
Indonesia :
1.129
per 1,000 people
2004
# 123
Panama :
1.124
per 1,000 people
2005
# 124
Sweden :
1.06
per 1,000 people
2004
# 125
Cyprus :
1.058
per 1,000 people
2004
# 126
Norway :
1.043
per 1,000 people
2004
# 127
Netherlands :
0.849
per 1,000 people
2004
# 128
Ecuador :
0.836
per 1,000 people
2004
# 129
Belgium :
0.67
per 1,000 people
2004
# 130
Kazakhstan :
0.62
per 1,000 people
2005
# 131
Argentina :
0.576
per 1,000 people
2003
# 132
Peru :
0.53
per 1,000 people
2004
# 133
New Zealand :
0.471
per 1,000 people
2004
# 134
Aruba :
0.409
per 1,000 people
2005
# 135
Kiribati :
0.391
per 1,000 people
2002
# 136
Finland :
0.374
per 1,000 people
2004
# 137
Qatar :
0.367
per 1,000 people
2005
# 138
Portugal :
0.333
per 1,000 people
2004
# 139
Spain :
0.297
per 1,000 people
2004
# 140
Korea, South :
0.293
per 1,000 people
2005
# 141
Mexico :
0.29
per 1,000 people
2004
# 142
Trinidad and Tobago :
0.269
per 1,000 people
2005
# 143
France :
0.236
per 1,000 people
2004
# 144
Greece :
0.229
per 1,000 people
2004
# 145
São Tomé and Príncipe :
0.211
per 1,000 people
2005
# 146
Italy :
0.192
per 1,000 people
2004
# 147
Slovenia :
0.128
per 1,000 people
2004
# 148
Japan :
0.054
per 1,000 people
2004
# 149
United Kingdom :
0.018
per 1,000 people
2004
Weighted average:
1,108.0
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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