| Out-of-school children, primary, total - Primary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
|---|
| 1 | Low & middle income (2008) | 65,476,559 |
| 2 | Middle income (2007) | 40,617,797 |
| 3 | Lower middle income (2007) | 36,847,840 |
| 4 | Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2008) | 31,385,307 |
| 5 | Low income (2008) | 25,345,821 |
| 6 | South Asia (2007) | 17,277,334 |
| 7 | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (1999) | 16,996,190 |
| 8 |  Nigeria (2007) | 8,649,620 |
| 9 | Pakistan (2008) | 7,260,509 |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1999) | 5,767,698 |
| 11 | India (2007) | 5,563,821 |
| 12 | East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (1990) | 4,527,204 |
| 13 | Upper middle income (2008) | 3,739,613 |
| 14 | Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008) | 3,465,064 |
| 15 | Sudan (2000) | 3,194,571 |
| 16 | High income (2008) | 3,065,447 |
| 17 | Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008) | 2,933,956 |
| 18 | Ethiopia (2008) | 2,732,050 |
| 19 | Bangladesh (2008) | 2,531,107 |
| 20 | High income: OECD (2008) | 2,359,511 |
| 21 | United States (2008) | 1,714,230 |
| 22 | Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008) | 1,391,292 |
| 23 | Ivory Coast (2003) | 1,221,443 |
| 24 | Niger (2009) | 1,145,798 |
| 25 | Kenya (2008) | 1,087,933 |
| 26 | Yemen (2008) | 1,036,736 |
| 27 | Philippines (2008) | 961,298 |
| 28 | Burkina Faso (2009) | 865,678 |
| 29 | Mozambique (2008) | 863,325 |
| 30 | Nepal (2000) | 847,122 |
| 31 | Angola (1998) | 799,737 |
| 32 | Ghana (2008) | 791,961 |
| 33 | Brazil (2008) | 681,858 |
| 34 | Thailand (2008) | 650,919 |
| 35 | Chad (2003) | 593,762 |
| 36 | Iraq (2005) | 572,196 |
| 37 | Vietnam (2001) | 512,867 |
| 38 | Mali (2008) | 505,791 |
| 39 | South Africa (2007) | 503,390 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia (2008) | 503,376 |
| 41 | Senegal (2008) | 480,870 |
| 42 | Egypt (2007) | 461,407 |
| 43 | Guinea (2008) | 419,927 |
| 44 | Morocco (2008) | 365,573 |
| 45 | Turkey (2008) | 361,419 |
| 46 | Eritrea (2008) | 359,375 |
| 47 | Cameroon (2008) | 337,642 |
| 48 | Indonesia (2008) | 311,660 |
| 49 | Colombia (2008) | 284,987 |
| 50 | Venezuela (2008) | 263,698 |
| 51 | Malawi (2008) | 234,764 |
| 52 | Cambodia (2008) | 230,428 |
| 53 | Central African Republic (2008) | 227,507 |
| 54 | Zimbabwe (2006) | 223,637 |
| 55 | Dominican Republic (2008) | 219,759 |
| 56 | Uzbekistan (2008) | 209,644 |
| 57 | Republic of the Congo (2006) | 192,470 |
| 58 | Uganda (2008) | 182,596 |
| 59 | Ukraine (2008) | 170,248 |
| 60 | Algeria (2008) | 155,792 |
| 61 | Togo (2007) | 142,628 |
| 62 | Laos (2008) | 141,619 |
| 63 | Malaysia (2007) | 125,312 |
| 64 | Mauritania (2008) | 111,424 |
| 65 | West Bank and Gaza (2008) | 110,446 |
| 66 | Poland (2007) | 109,138 |
| 67 | Liberia (2000) | 108,683 |
| 68 | Oman (2008) | 101,944 |
| 69 | Lesotho (2007) | 100,720 |
| 70 | Benin (2008) | 98,602 |
| 71 | Peru (2008) | 97,127 |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau (2000) | 88,949 |
| 73 | Chile (2007) | 86,903 |
| 74 | Zambia (2008) | 81,688 |
| 75 | Paraguay (2007) | 79,139 |
| 76 | Guatemala (2008) | 78,222 |
| 77 | Gambia (2008) | 72,814 |
| 78 | Syria (2002) | 70,818 |
| 79 | Bolivia (2007) | 70,386 |
| 80 | Jamaica (2008) | 65,823 |
| 81 | Djibouti (2008) | 63,867 |
| 82 | Mexico (2008) | 61,240 |
| 83 | Rwanda (2008) | 60,070 |
| 84 | Australia (2008) | 54,848 |
| 85 | Jordan (2008) | 53,149 |
| 86 | Nicaragua (2008) | 52,952 |
| 87 | Lebanon (2008) | 49,566 |
| 88 | Czech Republic (2006) | 48,699 |
| 89 | Timor-Leste (2008) | 42,873 |
| 90 | El Salvador (2008) | 38,077 |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 37,833 |
| 92 | Gabon (2001) | 37,071 |
| 93 | Swaziland (2007) | 36,840 |
| 94 | Argentina (2005) | 35,465 |
| 95 | South Korea (2008) | 34,588 |
| 96 | North Korea (2008) | 34,588 |
| 97 | Namibia (2008) | 33,682 |
| 98 | Sweden (2008) | 33,098 |
| 99 | France (2008) | 33,007 |
| 100 | Tanzania (2008) | 32,731 |
| 101 | Botswana (2006) | 31,506 |
| 102 | Honduras (2008) | 30,968 |
| 103 | Romania (2008) | 30,187 |
| 104 | Solomon Islands (2007) | 25,579 |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea (2003) | 24,561 |
| 106 | Albania (2004) | 22,557 |
| 107 | Comoros (2000) | 22,245 |
| 108 | Israel (2008) | 21,914 |
| 109 | Iran (2004) | 19,879 |
| 110 | Italy (2007) | 19,018 |
| 111 | Belarus (2008) | 18,838 |
| 112 | Madagascar (2007) | 18,776 |
| 113 | Hungary (2008) | 18,182 |
| 114 | Tajikistan (2008) | 16,809 |
| 115 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 16,499 |
| 116 | Denmark (2007) | 16,343 |
| 117 | Moldova (2008) | 15,389 |
| 118 | Kuwait (2008) | 14,384 |
| 119 | Finland (2008) | 14,007 |
| 120 | Ireland (2008) | 13,259 |
| 121 | Canada (2000) | 12,763 |
| 122 | Netherlands (2008) | 12,705 |
| 123 | Serbia (2008) | 12,479 |
| 124 | Ecuador (2007) | 12,367 |
| 125 | Bhutan (2009) | 11,565 |
| 126 | Fiji (2008) | 11,464 |
| 127 | Cape Verde (2008) | 11,460 |
| 128 | Austria (1999) | 9,979 |
| 129 | Belgium (2008) | 9,899 |
| 130 | Hong Kong (2005) | 9,504 |
| 131 | Macedonia (2007) | 8,800 |
| 132 | Sri Lanka (2008) | 8,387 |
| 133 | Armenia (2007) | 8,373 |
| 134 | Mauritius (2008) | 8,218 |
| 135 | Uruguay (2007) | 7,008 |
| 136 | Burundi (2008) | 6,854 |
| 137 | Bulgaria (2008) | 6,767 |
| 138 | United Kingdom (2008) | 6,643 |
| 139 | Portugal (2007) | 6,282 |
| 140 | Kazakhstan (2009) | 6,145 |
| 141 | Suriname (2008) | 6,031 |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago (2008) | 5,926 |
| 143 | Norway (2008) | 5,729 |
| 144 | Lithuania (2008) | 5,451 |
| 145 | Tunisia (2008) | 4,748 |
| 146 | Panama (2008) | 4,560 |
| 147 | Switzerland (2008) | 4,287 |
| 148 | Cuba (2008) | 4,202 |
| 149 | Germany (2007) | 4,196 |
| 150 | Spain (2008) | 3,890 |
| 151 | Bahamas (2008) | 2,980 |
| 152 | Marshall Islands (2007) | 2,954 |
| 153 | Macau (2008) | 2,926 |
| 154 | Georgia (2008) | 2,859 |
| 155 | Slovenia (2008) | 2,772 |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates (2007) | 2,608 |
| 157 | Estonia (2008) | 2,592 |
| 158 | Dominica (2008) | 2,503 |
| 159 | Greece (2007) | 2,409 |
| 160 | Malta (2007) | 2,403 |
| 161 | Croatia (2007) | 2,145 |
| 162 | Latvia (1999) | 2,117 |
| 163 | Mongolia (2008) | 1,826 |
| 164 | New Zealand (2008) | 1,823 |
| 165 | Maldives (2008) | 1,587 |
| 166 | Guyana (2008) | 1,481 |
| 167 | St. Lucia (2008) | 1,383 |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda (2008) | 1,289 |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam (2008) | 1,157 |
| 170 | Qatar (2003) | 963 |
| 171 | Andorra (2008) | 948 |
| 172 | Luxembourg (2008) | 903 |
| 173 | Iceland (2008) | 722 |
| 174 | Japan (2008) | 695 |
| 175 | Vanuatu (2005) | 673 |
| 176 | Bahrain (2008) | 607 |
| 177 | Western Samoa (2007) | 588 |
| 178 | Cyprus (2008) | 571 |
| 179 | Cayman Islands (2008) | 523 |
| 180 | Netherlands Antilles (2003) | 505 |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe (2009) | 409 |
| 182 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008) | 355 |
| 183 | Bermuda (2006) | 341 |
| 184 | St. Kitts and Nevis (2005) | 284 |
| 185 | Liechtenstein (2008) | 208 |
| 186 | Grenada (2008) | 207 |
| 187 | Belize (2008) | 135 |
| 188 | Tonga (2006) | 120 |
| 189 | Aruba (2008) | 74 |
| 190 | Palau (2000) | 61 |
| 191 | Seychelles (2004) | 43 |
| 192 | Kiribati (2002) | 37 |
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