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Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) by country

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower...

Countries reporting
148
Highest
44.1%
Djibouti
Lowest
0.0%
Argentina
Median
3.8%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
4,329

What the numbers show

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 44.1% in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.0% in Argentina.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.8%, and the mean is 7.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,728.

Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 3,427.2%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 99.7%).

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Djibouti 44.1% 2015 down 27.8% falling
2 Mali 41.3% 2018 up 28.6% falling
3 Eritrea 40.6% 2018 up 88.1% falling
4 Niger 39.9% 2017 down 31.1% falling
5 Central African Republic 33.2% 2012 — falling
6 Syrian Arab Republic 32.4% 2013 up 236.4% volatile
7 Burkina Faso 31.1% 2019 down 29.9% falling
8 Chad 30.9% 2019 — falling
9 Mauritania 27.1% 2019 down 20.6% falling
10 Bahamas 26.4% 2018 up 142.7% rising
11 Guinea 25.0% 2014 down 33.2% falling
12 Ethiopia 24.1% 2015 down 33.9% falling
13 Puerto Rico 23.1% 2018 up 55.5% rising
14 Jordan 22.4% 2019 up 73.6% rising
15 Honduras 22.3% 2019 down 9.6% falling
16 Jamaica 17.7% 2019 up 148.0% rising
17 Guatemala 17.4% 2018 up 68.4% volatile
18 Burundi 17.0% 2019 down 7.8% volatile
19 Côte d'Ivoire 16.3% 2019 down 45.5% falling
20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.2% 2019 up 30.8% falling
21 El Salvador 15.0% 2018 — rising
22 Suriname 14.9% 2015 down 19.1% rising
23 Mozambique 14.7% 2015 down 38.8% volatile
24 Yemen 14.2% 2016 down 7.4% falling
25 Cayman Islands 13.2% 2018 up 24.2% rising
26 Bulgaria 12.9% 2018 up 173.0% volatile
27 Panama 12.9% 2017 up 142.7% rising
28 South Africa 12.6% 2018 up 72.8% falling
29 Cameroon 12.5% 2016 — falling
30 Bhutan 12.3% 2018 down 46.4% falling
31 Republic of Moldova 12.2% 2019 up 22.9% rising
32 British Virgin Islands 11.9% 2018 up 670.9% volatile
33 Eswatini 11.6% 2015 down 15.6% volatile
34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.4% 2017 up 113.5% falling
35 Sao Tome and Principe 11.1% 2015 up 214.1% rising
36 Botswana 10.8% 2003 down 1.3% volatile
37 Romania 10.8% 2018 up 227.2% rising
38 Lesotho 10.8% 2016 down 29.3% falling
39 Myanmar 10.2% 2018 down 62.7% falling
40 Armenia 10.1% 2019 up 117.8% rising
41 Turks and Caicos Islands 9.8% 2018 down 29.9% rising
42 Namibia 9.7% 2007 down 38.8% falling
43 Malawi 9.3% 2019 up 2.1% rising
44 Paraguay 8.9% 2012 up 30.4% rising
45 Indonesia 8.7% 2018 down 3.9% volatile
46 Timor-Leste 8.4% 2019 down 39.8% falling
47 Togo 8.4% 2017 down 28.7% falling
48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.3% 2018 up 2,100.0% volatile
49 Cape Verde 8.3% 2018 up 98.5% volatile
50 Kenya 8.2% 2009 down 74.0% falling
51 Cambodia 7.9% 2015 down 66.7% volatile
52 Nicaragua 7.8% 2010 down 66.2% volatile
53 Philippines 7.4% 2018 down 29.1% falling
54 Iraq 6.8% 2007 down 54.5% flat
55 Mongolia 6.4% 2008 down 72.6% volatile
56 Ukraine 6.3% 2014 up 16.1% rising
57 Vanuatu 6.2% 2015 up 53.4% volatile
58 Aruba 6.1% 2009 up 220.4% volatile
59 Tunisia 6.1% 1985 down 56.4% falling
60 Malaysia 5.5% 2017 down 22.3% volatile
61 Kuwait 5.4% 2015 down 44.0% volatile
62 Türkiye 5.2% 2018 up 617.7% volatile
63 Saint Lucia 5.2% 2019 down 33.0% falling
64 Azerbaijan 5.0% 2019 down 52.8% falling
65 Ghana 4.8% 2019 down 71.5% falling
66 Albania 4.8% 2019 down 15.7% falling
67 Dominican Republic 4.7% 2019 up 131.6% volatile
68 Slovakia 4.5% 2018 down 2.2% flat
69 Colombia 4.5% 2018 up 23.2% rising
70 Belize 4.3% 2019 down 32.5% falling
71 Palestine, State of 4.0% 2019 down 66.4% falling
72 Germany 3.9% 2018 up 63.5% rising
73 Cuba 3.9% 2019 up 24.3% volatile
74 Mexico 3.8% 2018 up 98.7% falling
75 Mauritius 3.8% 2019 down 13.3% volatile
76 Ecuador 3.8% 2018 down 54.5% falling
77 Hungary 3.7% 2018 up 53.1% rising
78 Tonga 3.7% 2015 down 48.9% falling
79 Montenegro 3.7% 2019 — falling
80 Bahrain 3.5% 2019 down 61.3% volatile
81 Morocco 3.0% 2019 down 76.8% volatile
82 Grenada 2.9% 2005 — volatile
83 Dominica 2.9% 2019 down 82.9% volatile
84 Fiji 2.8% 2009 down 57.1% falling
85 Qatar 2.7% 2019 down 9.1% volatile
86 Croatia 2.7% 2013 up 15.0% falling
87 Italy 2.6% 2018 up 3,427.2% volatile
88 Oman 2.6% 2019 down 35.4% volatile
89 Spain 2.5% 2018 up 236.6% volatile
90 Barbados 2.5% 2019 down 54.1% rising
91 Maldives 2.4% 2019 — falling
92 Thailand 2.4% 2009 — volatile
93 Estonia 2.3% 2018 up 21.3% rising
94 Hong Kong, China 2.3% 2016 — volatile
95 Greece 2.2% 2018 down 37.1% volatile
96 Poland 2.0% 2018 down 68.4% flat
97 Egypt 1.9% 2019 down 79.3% volatile
98 Chile 1.9% 2018 down 26.7% falling
99 Serbia 1.9% 2019 down 13.4% falling
100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.7% 2016 up 297.7% volatile
101 Malta 1.6% 2016 — volatile
102 Tajikistan 1.6% 2011 down 78.7% volatile
103 Netherlands 1.6% 2018 — falling
104 Republic of Korea 1.5% 2018 up 18.6% volatile
105 Latvia 1.5% 2018 up 146.7% rising
106 Macau, China 1.4% 2019 down 90.6% falling
107 Antigua and Barbuda 1.3% 2018 down 86.3% volatile
108 Luxembourg 1.2% 2018 down 57.7% volatile
109 Brunei Darussalam 1.1% 2018 up 317.0% volatile
110 Peru 1.1% 2016 down 54.8% volatile
111 Australia 1.1% 2018 up 182.6% volatile
112 Finland 1.0% 2018 down 43.6% rising
113 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.0% 2017 down 76.8% volatile
114 Belarus 0.9% 2018 down 56.0% volatile
115 Czechia 0.9% 2018 down 76.3% volatile
116 Slovenia 0.9% 2018 up 25.4% volatile
117 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2019 down 85.4% falling
118 Costa Rica 0.9% 2019 down 70.6% volatile
119 Seychelles 0.8% 2005 down 89.9% volatile
120 Georgia 0.8% 2019 down 74.1% volatile
121 Samoa 0.8% 2015 down 90.7% volatile
122 New Zealand 0.8% 2018 down 63.7% volatile
123 Liechtenstein 0.8% 2018 down 61.2% volatile
124 Zimbabwe 0.8% 2013 down 93.8% volatile
125 Belgium 0.7% 2018 down 69.2% volatile
126 Denmark 0.7% 2018 down 14.0% volatile
127 United States of America 0.5% 2018 down 75.4% volatile
128 Uruguay 0.4% 2016 down 88.5% volatile
129 United Arab Emirates 0.4% 2017 — volatile
130 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4% 2017 down 78.5% volatile
131 France 0.4% 2018 down 40.2% volatile
132 Canada 0.4% 2018 down 47.9% volatile
133 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% 2018 down 71.5% volatile
134 Kazakhstan 0.4% 2011 up 382.0% volatile
135 Austria 0.3% 2018 down 88.2% volatile
136 Ireland 0.3% 2018 down 56.6% volatile
137 Cyprus 0.2% 2018 up 111.2% volatile
138 Switzerland 0.2% 2018 down 89.7% volatile
139 Russian Federation 0.2% 2018 down 89.7% volatile
140 Israel 0.1% 2015 up 372.0% volatile
141 Norway 0.1% 2017 down 86.3% volatile
142 Iceland 0.1% 2018 down 94.4% volatile
143 Sweden 0.1% 2015 down 96.8% volatile
144 Lithuania 0.1% 2013 up 476.6% volatile
145 Portugal 0.1% 2018 down 76.8% volatile
146 Sri Lanka 0.1% 2018 down 98.8% volatile
147 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2019 down 99.3% falling
148 Argentina 0.0% 2017 down 99.7% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/