Education > Children out of school > Primary > Male: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 2.33 million | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Sudan | 1.27 million | 2000 | ||
| 3 | Niger | 634,171 | 2005 | ||
| 4 | United States | 593,372 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Ghana | 572,108 | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 552,853 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Kenya | 525,858 | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 518,910 | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Mali | 505,286 | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 425,916 | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Philippines | 391,596 | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Turkey | 353,712 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Angola | 343,361 | 1998 | ||
| 14 | Mozambique | 331,051 | 2005 | ||
| 15 | South Africa | 320,779 | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Iran | 306,852 | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Colombia | 275,598 | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Tanzania | 273,267 | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Burma | 266,743 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 223,598 | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Burundi | 222,281 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Morocco | 215,840 | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Congo, Republic of the | 202,778 | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Russia | 198,350 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Rwanda | 196,473 | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Senegal | 166,939 | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Ukraine | 152,258 | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Eritrea | 143,979 | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Venezuela | 129,789 | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Zambia | 118,626 | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Vietnam | 113,301 | 2001 | ||
| 32 | Malaysia | 112,026 | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Madagascar | 93,436 | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Malawi | 82,971 | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 66,999 | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Liberia | 65,505 | 2000 | ||
| 37 | Mauritania | 65,404 | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Namibia | 62,368 | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Egypt | 58,051 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Laos | 55,251 | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 51,929 | 2001 | ||
| 42 | Indonesia | 50,288 | 2000 | ||
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 44,996 | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Honduras | 42,802 | 2004 | ||
| 45 | Australia | 41,839 | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Oman | 41,044 | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Poland | 40,553 | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Djibouti | 39,775 | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 39,549.92 | 2004 | |||
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 36,732 | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Bolivia | 28,286 | 2004 | ||
| 51 | Nicaragua | 26,767 | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Jordan | 26,306 | 2004 | ||
| 53 | El Salvador | 26,104 | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Botswana | 25,985 | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Georgia | 25,669 | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Lesotho | 25,071 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | The Gambia | 23,598 | 2001 | ||
| 58 | Romania | 23,180 | 2004 | ||
| 59 | Gabon | 23,138 | 2001 | ||
| 60 | Comoros | 22,499 | 2000 | ||
| 61 | Mexico | 22,317 | 2004 | ||
| 62 | Swaziland | 20,790 | 2004 | ||
| 63 | Belarus | 16,594 | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Jamaica | 16,146 | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Kuwait | 13,847 | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 13,156 | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Mongolia | 12,900 | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 12,615 | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Peru | 12,295 | 2004 | ||
| 70 | Moldova | 12,038 | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Lebanon | 11,792 | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Algeria | 11,280 | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Armenia | 11,068 | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Ecuador | 10,901 | 2004 | ||
| 75 | Tunisia | 10,690 | 2004 | ||
| 76 | France | 10,611 | 2004 | ||
| 77 | Hungary | 9,734 | 2004 | ||
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 9,353 | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Israel | 9,332 | 2004 | ||
| 80 | Canada | 8,805 | 2001 | ||
| 81 | Ireland | 7,853 | 2004 | ||
| 82 | Albania | 7,281 | 2004 | ||
| 83 | Lithuania | 7,081 | 2004 | ||
| 84 | Croatia | 6,895 | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Japan | 6,844 | 2004 | ||
| 86 | Maldives | 6,538 | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Cuba | 5,341 | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Syria | 5,145 | 2000 | ||
| 89 | Switzerland | 5,028 | 2004 | ||
| 90 | Bulgaria | 4,743 | 2004 | ||
| 91 | Denmark | 4,639 | 2004 | ||
| 92 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4,446 | 2001 | ||
| 93 | Sweden | 4,358 | 2004 | ||
| 94 | Italy | 4,320 | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Belgium | 3,937 | 2004 | ||
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 3,858 | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,837 | 2003 | ||
| 98 | South Korea | 3,732 | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Mauritius | 3,493 | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Cape Verde | 3,299 | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Argentina | 3,192 | 2003 | ||
| 102 | Spain | 2,989 | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Netherlands | 2,740 | 2004 | ||
| 104 | Tajikistan | 2,466 | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Norway | 2,357 | 2004 | ||
| 106 | Greece | 2,053 | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Estonia | 1,886 | 2004 | ||
| 108 | The Bahamas | 1,868 | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Suriname | 1,840 | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,523 | 1999 | ||
| 111 | Luxembourg | 1,496 | 2004 | ||
| 112 | Portugal | 1,366 | 2004 | ||
| 113 | Macau | 1,330 | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Panama | 1,309 | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Grenada | 1,201 | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Finland | 943 | 2004 | ||
| 117 | Malta | 883 | 2004 | ||
| 118 | United Kingdom | 853 | 2004 | ||
| 119 | New Zealand | 841 | 2004 | ||
| 120 | Brunei | 837 | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Hong Kong | 809 | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Vanuatu | 726 | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Dominica | 693 | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Bahrain | 690 | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Fiji | 571 | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 481 | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Andorra | 399 | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Cyprus | 380 | 2004 | ||
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 351 | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Marshall Islands | 336 | 2003 | ||
| 131 | Netherlands Antilles | 335 | 2003 | ||
| 132 | Belize | 331 | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Tonga | 313 | 2001 | ||
| 134 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 307 | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Qatar | 298 | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Samoa | 273 | 2004 | ||
| 137 | Slovenia | 256 | 2004 | ||
| 138 | Barbados | 255 | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Cayman Islands | 201 | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Seychelles | 166 | 2004 | ||
| 141 | Liechtenstein | 140 | 2004 | ||
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 133 | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Kiribati | 115 | 1999 | ||
| 144 | Aruba | 28 | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Palau | 15 | 2000 | ||
| 146 | Iceland | 2 | 2004 |