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 |
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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 |