Education > Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > Female: 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 | Nigeria | 4.63 million | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Pakistan | 4.2 million | 2008 | ||
| 3 | India | 3.78 million | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.92 million | 1999 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 2.43 million | 2006 | |||
| 5 | Sudan | 1.68 million | 2000 | ||
| 6 | China | 1.58 million | 1997 | ||
| 7 | Ethiopia | 1.55 million | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Afghanistan | 1.07 million | 1993 | ||
| 9 | Bangladesh | 914,530 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | United States | 769,923 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 700,253 | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Niger | 636,080 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Indonesia | 574,040 | 1997 | ||
| 14 | Nepal | 526,139 | 2000 | ||
| 15 | Kenya | 524,454 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Mozambique | 485,601 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 473,232 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Angola | 433,604 | 1998 | ||
| 19 | Iraq | 409,534 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Philippines | 406,556 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Brazil | 392,879 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Chad | 380,429 | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Ghana | 377,761 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Vietnam | 369,545 | 2001 | ||
| 25 | Thailand | 329,688 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Mali | 315,748 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Haiti | 286,881 | 1997 | ||
| 28 | Russia | 275,908 | 1995 | ||
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 259,390 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Cameroon | 254,582 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Guinea | 244,946 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Senegal | 232,611 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | South Africa | 219,409 | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Morocco | 217,386 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Turkey | 214,090 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Eritrea | 186,710 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Tanzania | 178,786 | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Central African Republic | 148,184 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Colombia | 138,088 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Cambodia | 131,368 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 127,978.38 | 1996 | |||
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 126,609 | 1990 | ||
| 42 | Venezuela | 122,684 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 113,972 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 102,993 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 102,804 | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Congo, Republic of the | 101,526 | 2006 | ||
| 47 | Togo | 98,956 | 2007 | ||
| 48 | Syria | 95,359 | 2000 | ||
| 49 | Benin | 91,247 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Algeria | 87,562 | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Ukraine | 81,242 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Malawi | 79,773 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Laos | 76,419 | 2008 | ||
| 54 | Liberia | 75,262 | 2000 | ||
| 55 | Burundi | 67,091 | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Malaysia | 62,722 | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Guatemala | 55,105 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 52,553 | 2000 | ||
| 59 | Poland | 49,320 | 2007 | ||
| 60 | Uganda | 49,053 | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Oman | 48,036 | 2008 | ||
| 62 | Mauritania | 47,588 | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Lesotho | 46,969 | 2007 | ||
| 64 | Chile | 45,709 | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Peru | 43,272 | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Paraguay | 38,289 | 2007 | ||
| 67 | Jamaica | 34,842 | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Djibouti | 33,820 | 2008 | ||
| 69 | The Gambia | 33,174 | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Bolivia | 31,822 | 2007 | ||
| 71 | Zambia | 31,806 | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Costa Rica | 25,478 | 1991 | ||
| 73 | Lebanon | 24,937 | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Nicaragua | 24,341 | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 24,061.74 | 1996 | |||
| 75 | Jordan | 23,176 | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Mexico | 22,621 | 2008 | ||
| 77 | East Timor | 22,445 | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 22,031 | 2006 | |||
| 78 | Australia | 21,925 | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Rwanda | 21,679 | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Czech Republic | 20,364 | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 18,627 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Gabon | 18,586 | 2001 | ||
| 83 | Swaziland | 17,509 | 2007 | ||
| 84 | Sweden | 17,272 | 2008 | ||
| 85 | El Salvador | 14,834 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Tajikistan | 14,744 | 2008 | ||
| 87 | France | 14,687 | 2008 | ||
| 88 | Italy | 14,375 | 2007 | ||
| 89 | Romania | 14,313 | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | 13,652 | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Comoros | 13,503 | 2000 | ||
| 92 | Botswana | 13,475 | 2006 | ||
| 93 | Solomon Islands | 12,167 | 2007 | ||
| 94 | Namibia | 12,092 | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Germany | 11,373 | 2004 | ||
| 96 | Albania | 10,668 | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Georgia | 10,426 | 2007 | ||
| 98 | Honduras | 9,390 | 2008 | ||
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 9,332 | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Hungary | 8,887 | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 8,843.39 | 2007 | |||
| 101 | Israel | 8,553 | 2008 | ||
| 102 | Netherlands | 8,541 | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Kuwait | 8,010 | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Moldova | 7,914 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Belarus | 7,018 | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Finland | 6,925 | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Denmark | 6,350 | 2007 | ||
| 108 | Cape Verde | 5,988 | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5,917 | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Fiji | 5,730 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Bhutan | 5,099 | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Ireland | 4,525 | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Portugal | 4,394 | 2007 | ||
| 114 | Austria | 3,939 | 1999 | ||
| 115 | Belgium | 3,928 | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Canada | 3,882 | 2000 | ||
| 117 | Mauritius | 3,808 | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Uruguay | 3,285 | 2007 | ||
| 119 | Suriname | 3,141 | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Bulgaria | 3,129 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,088 | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Armenia | 3,067 | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Madagascar | 2,971 | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Panama | 2,952 | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Lithuania | 2,860 | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Ecuador | 2,751 | 1999 | ||
| 127 | Spain | 2,638 | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Norway | 2,564 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Cuba | 2,355 | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 1,684 | 2009 | ||
| 131 | Marshall Islands | 1,446 | 2007 | ||
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,383 | 1999 | ||
| 133 | Slovenia | 1,381 | 2008 | ||
| 134 | United Arab Emirates | 1,380 | 2007 | ||
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 1,371 | 2008 | ||
| 136 | Japan | 1,354.88 | 1995 | ||
| 137 | The Bahamas | 1,261 | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Switzerland | 1,239 | 2008 | ||
| 139 | United Kingdom | 1,229 | 2008 | ||
| 140 | Estonia | 1,202 | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Latvia | 1,199 | 1999 | ||
| 142 | Malta | 1,098 | 2007 | ||
| 143 | Maldives | 1,012 | 2008 | ||
| 144 | Dominica | 969 | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 772 | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Qatar | 733 | 2003 | ||
| 147 | Mongolia | 727 | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 725 | 2008 | ||
| 149 | Guyana | 723 | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Brunei | 543 | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Vanuatu | 483 | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Greece | 469 | 2007 | ||
| 153 | New Zealand | 451 | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Bahrain | 445 | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Tonga | 402 | 2004 | ||
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 388 | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Cyprus | 358 | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Iceland | 330 | 2008 | ||
| 159 | Luxembourg | 297 | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Tunisia | 251 | 2007 | ||
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 231 | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 199 | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Seychelles | 189 | 2003 | ||
| 164 | Croatia | 106 | 2007 | ||
| 165 | Liechtenstein | 83 | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Grenada | 65 | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54 | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Aruba | 50 | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Palau | 46 | 2000 | ||
| 170 | Samoa | 35 | 2007 | ||
| 171 | Belize | 25 | 2008 |
