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Countries Ranked by Children out of school (primary) (2024)

Children out of school (primary): each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Nigeria ranks #1 with 9.07 million children (2023). That is 1.7 times Pakistan in second place (5.44 million children). The top five are Nigeria, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Sudan and Angola. Together the top 10 account for 66.8% of the total across the 181 countries listed. The median across all 181 is 17,458 children; Turks and Caicos Islands is last at 3.92 children. Nigeria's figure has risen 26% since 2000 (7.21 million children to 9.07 million children in 2023).

#1
Nigeria · 9.07 million children
Median
17,458 children
Coverage
181 countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Children out of school (primary)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Nigeria 9.07 million; 2. Pakistan 5.44 million; 3. Ethiopia 4.24 million; 4. Sudan 3.17 million; 5. Angola 2.28 million; 6. Tanzania 2.01 million; 7. Niger 1.88 million; 8. Philippines 1.62 million; 9. Burkina Faso 1.36 million; 10. South Sudan 1.2 million.Nigeria9.07 millionPakistan5.44 millionEthiopia4.24 millionSudan3.17 millionAngola2.28 millionTanzania2.01 millionNiger1.88 millionPhilippines1.62 millionBurkina Faso1.36 millionSouth Sudan1.2 million
Top 10: Children out of school (primary) (children). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Nigeria 9.07 million; 2. Pakistan 5.44 million; 3. Ethiopia 4.24 million; 4. Sudan 3.17 million; 5. Angola 2.28 million; 6. Tanzania 2.01 million; 7. Niger 1.88 million; 8. Philippines 1.62 million; 9. Burkina Faso 1.36 million; 10. South Sudan 1.2 million.
Children out of school (primary) over time, top 5Nigeria: 7.21 million in 2000 to 9.07 million in 2023; Pakistan: 9.14 million in 2021 to 5.44 million in 2024; Ethiopia: 6.89 million in 2000 to 4.24 million in 2024; Sudan: 2.76 million in 2011 to 3.17 million in 2019; Angola: 388,330 in 2008 to 2.28 million in 2023.02.57 million5.15 million7.72 million10.29 million200020122024NigeriaPakistanEthiopiaSudanAngola
Children out of school (primary) over time, top 5 (children). Nigeria: 7.21 million in 2000 to 9.07 million in 2023; Pakistan: 9.14 million in 2021 to 5.44 million in 2024; Ethiopia: 6.89 million in 2000 to 4.24 million in 2024; Sudan: 2.76 million in 2011 to 3.17 million in 2019; Angola: 388,330 in 2008 to 2.28 million in 2023.
Share of the total: Children out of school (primary)Nigeria 18.8%; Pakistan 11.3%; Ethiopia 8.8%; Sudan 6.6%; Angola 4.7%; All others 49.9%19%11%9%50%

Nigeria 18.8%Pakistan 11.3%Ethiopia 8.8%Sudan 6.6%Angola 4.7%All others 49.9%

Share of the total: Children out of school (primary), as a share of 181 countries. Nigeria 18.8%; Pakistan 11.3%; Ethiopia 8.8%; Sudan 6.6%; Angola 4.7%; All others 49.9%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Children out of school (primary), 2024
RankCountryChildren out of school (primary) (children)Year
1Nigeria9,070,7002023
2Pakistan5,435,0002024
3Ethiopia4,236,8002024
4Sudan3,169,4002019
5Angola2,281,9002023
6Tanzania2,011,4002024
7Niger1,876,8002024
8Philippines1,616,2002024
9Burkina Faso1,363,2002024
10South Sudan1,199,1002024
11Mali1,186,9002023
12United States965,8502022
13Bangladesh918,5802024
14Chad855,0402024
15Senegal675,6202024
16Burundi661,7202025
17Côte d'Ivoire650,8002024
18Syrian Arab Republic581,8502024
19Egypt, Arab Rep.559,7102024
20Kenya468,9202023
21South Africa448,1502023
22Malaysia404,7202024
23Honduras346,4502024
24Zimbabwe332,3102024
25Liberia327,2802022
26Brazil316,8202024
27Guinea308,9502020
28Mauritania291,1002024
29Colombia289,3002022
30Indonesia250,5702025
31Ghana235,3102024
32Benin213,2902022
33Guatemala201,3402024
34Ukraine193,7802024
35Russian Federation187,9802023
36Eritrea179,1702022
37Cameroon173,9202024
38Congo, Rep.171,1302023
39Romania160,2502023
40Sri Lanka157,5002023
41Lebanon146,9002024
42Viet Nam144,5602024
43Zambia136,5402024
44Bolivia136,0302024
45Madagascar135,6202024
46India134,9702025
47Kazakhstan128,1602025
48Canada127,6702023
49Lesotho124,1802024
50Paraguay105,8602024
51Ecuador86,0902023
52Lao PDR82,2732025
53Algeria78,6832025
54Gabon77,4382019
55Cambodia76,7412024
56Gambia, The74,5772025
57Malawi70,7582022
58Mozambique64,2472022
59El Salvador57,3392024
60Dominican Republic56,3342024
61West Bank and Gaza53,7932023
62Nicaragua53,4812023
63Papua New Guinea53,2892021
64Italy52,1172023
65Mexico46,8592024
66Solomon Islands36,4402024
67Thailand36,0672025
68Panama35,8372024
69Mongolia35,2092024
70Spain34,0502024
71Cuba33,3282024
72Argentina32,8162023
73Türkiye32,5632023
74Chile31,7792024
75Israel28,6442024
76Turkmenistan28,4152024
77Cabo Verde24,8512022
78Oman21,9222024
79Puerto Rico (US)21,7852024
80Comoros21,7432024
81Jordan21,3512024
82Georgia21,2412024
83Nepal21,1462025
84Belarus20,6002024
85Costa Rica19,7012024
86Rwanda19,5042024
87Morocco18,9882021
88Kyrgyz Republic18,8542025
89Uzbekistan18,5012025
90Venezuela, RB17,6432023
91Saudi Arabia17,4582024
92Guyana17,3622023
93Bulgaria14,5292024
94Tunisia14,0152023
95Belgium13,2262023
96Timor-Leste13,0852023
97Suriname10,6972024
98Hungary10,5002024
99New Zealand10,3962024
100Ireland10,3132022

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Source and method

Children out of school (primary): each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SE.PRM.UNER. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Children out of school, primary: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.