Education > Participation > Children out of school > Elementary > 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 | Nigeria | 4.02 million | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Pakistan | 3.06 million | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.85 million | 1999 | ||
| 4 | China | 1.96 million | 1997 | ||
| 5 | India | 1.78 million | 2007 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 1.62 million | 2006 | |||
| 6 | Sudan | 1.52 million | 2000 | ||
| 7 | Ethiopia | 1.18 million | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1.11 million | 2008 | ||
| 9 | United States | 944,307 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Afghanistan | 795,669 | 1993 | ||
| 11 | Kenya | 563,479 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Philippines | 554,742 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 521,190 | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Niger | 509,718 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Ghana | 414,200 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 392,446 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Mozambique | 377,724 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Angola | 366,133 | 1998 | ||
| 19 | Thailand | 321,231 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Nepal | 320,983 | 2000 | ||
| 21 | Russia | 295,275 | 1995 | ||
| 22 | Haiti | 290,037 | 1997 | ||
| 23 | Brazil | 288,979 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | South Africa | 283,981 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Senegal | 248,259 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 243,986 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Indonesia | 237,558 | 1997 | ||
| 28 | Chad | 213,333 | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Mali | 190,043 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Guinea | 174,981 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Eritrea | 172,665 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Iraq | 162,662 | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Malawi | 154,991 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 154,442.35 | 1996 | |||
| 34 | Morocco | 148,187 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Turkey | 147,329 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Colombia | 146,899 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Vietnam | 143,322 | 2001 | ||
| 38 | Venezuela | 141,014 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Tanzania | 137,737 | 2006 | ||
| 40 | Uganda | 133,543 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 120,833 | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 116,766 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Cambodia | 99,060 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 95,672 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 95,115 | 1990 | ||
| 46 | Congo, Republic of the | 90,944 | 2006 | ||
| 47 | Ukraine | 89,006 | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Cameroon | 83,060 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Central African Republic | 79,323 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Algeria | 68,230 | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Laos | 65,200 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Mauritania | 63,836 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Malaysia | 62,590 | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Poland | 59,818 | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Burundi | 54,694 | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Oman | 53,908 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Peru | 53,855 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Lesotho | 53,751 | 2007 | ||
| 59 | Zambia | 49,882 | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Togo | 43,672 | 2007 | ||
| 61 | Chile | 41,194 | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Paraguay | 40,850 | 2007 | ||
| 63 | The Gambia | 39,640 | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Mexico | 38,619 | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Bolivia | 38,564 | 2007 | ||
| 66 | Rwanda | 38,391 | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Guinea-Bissau | 36,396 | 2000 | ||
| 68 | Liberia | 33,421 | 2000 | ||
| 69 | Australia | 32,923 | 2008 | ||
| 70 | Jamaica | 30,981 | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Djibouti | 30,047 | 2008 | ||
| 72 | Jordan | 29,973 | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Costa Rica | 29,622 | 1991 | ||
| 74 | Nicaragua | 28,611 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Czech Republic | 28,334 | 2006 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 26,535.47 | 1996 | |||
| 76 | Lebanon | 24,629 | 2008 | ||
| 77 | El Salvador | 23,243 | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Guatemala | 23,117 | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Namibia | 21,590 | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Honduras | 21,579 | 2008 | ||
| 81 | East Timor | 20,428 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Swaziland | 19,331 | 2007 | ||
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 19,206 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Gabon | 18,485 | 2001 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 18,435.32 | 2006 | |||
| 85 | France | 18,320 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Botswana | 18,031 | 2006 | ||
| 87 | Germany | 17,720 | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Romania | 15,874 | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Sweden | 15,826 | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Madagascar | 15,804 | 2007 | ||
| 91 | Ecuador | 14,115 | 1999 | ||
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 13,412 | 2007 | ||
| 93 | Israel | 13,360 | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Albania | 11,889 | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Belarus | 11,820 | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 10,909 | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Denmark | 9,993 | 2007 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 9,962.09 | 2007 | |||
| 98 | Syria | 9,668 | 2000 | ||
| 99 | Hungary | 9,295 | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Canada | 8,881 | 2000 | ||
| 101 | Comoros | 8,742 | 2000 | ||
| 102 | Ireland | 8,734 | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Moldova | 7,475 | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Benin | 7,355 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 7,167 | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Finland | 7,082 | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 7,016 | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6,562 | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Bhutan | 6,466 | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Kuwait | 6,374 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Tunisia | 6,312 | 2007 | ||
| 112 | Austria | 6,040 | 1999 | ||
| 113 | Belgium | 5,971 | 2008 | ||
| 114 | Georgia | 5,918 | 2007 | ||
| 115 | Fiji | 5,734 | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Cape Verde | 5,472 | 2008 | ||
| 117 | United Kingdom | 5,414 | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Armenia | 5,306 | 2007 | ||
| 119 | Italy | 4,643 | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 4,460 | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Mauritius | 4,410 | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Netherlands | 4,164 | 2008 | ||
| 123 | Uruguay | 3,723 | 2007 | ||
| 124 | Bulgaria | 3,638 | 2008 | ||
| 125 | Norway | 3,165 | 2008 | ||
| 126 | Switzerland | 3,048 | 2008 | ||
| 127 | Suriname | 2,890 | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,838 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Lithuania | 2,591 | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Tajikistan | 2,065 | 2008 | ||
| 131 | Croatia | 2,039 | 2007 | ||
| 132 | Greece | 1,940 | 2007 | ||
| 133 | Portugal | 1,887 | 2007 | ||
| 134 | Cuba | 1,847 | 2008 | ||
| 135 | Argentina | 1,783 | 1998 | ||
| 136 | The Bahamas | 1,719 | 2008 | ||
| 137 | Panama | 1,608 | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Dominica | 1,534 | 2008 | ||
| 139 | Marshall Islands | 1,508 | 2007 | ||
| 140 | Slovenia | 1,391 | 2008 | ||
| 141 | Estonia | 1,390 | 2008 | ||
| 142 | New Zealand | 1,372 | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,357 | 1999 | ||
| 144 | Malta | 1,305 | 2007 | ||
| 145 | Spain | 1,252 | 2008 | ||
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 1,228 | 2007 | ||
| 147 | Mongolia | 1,099 | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Latvia | 918 | 1999 | ||
| 149 | Guyana | 758 | 2008 | ||
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 658 | 2008 | ||
| 151 | Brunei | 614 | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Luxembourg | 606 | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Maldives | 575 | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Samoa | 553 | 2007 | ||
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 517 | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Iceland | 392 | 2008 | ||
| 157 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 278 | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Seychelles | 264 | 2003 | ||
| 159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 230 | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Qatar | 229 | 2003 | ||
| 161 | Tonga | 225 | 2004 | ||
| 162 | Cyprus | 212 | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Vanuatu | 190 | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Bahrain | 161 | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Grenada | 142 | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Cayman Islands | 135 | 2008 | ||
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 125 | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Belize | 110 | 2008 | ||
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28 | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Aruba | 24 | 2008 | ||
| 171 | Palau | 15 | 2000 | ||
| 172 | Japan | 0.0 | 1995 |
