Children out of school, primary - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators



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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Children out of school, primary - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Nigeria (2007)8,649,620
2Pakistan (2008)7,260,509
3Democratic Republic of the Congo (1999)5,767,698
4India (2007)5,563,821
5Sudan (2000)3,194,571
6Ethiopia (2008)2,732,050
7United States (2007)1,815,371
8Bangladesh (2006)1,545,469
9Ivory Coast (2003)1,221,443
10Niger (2009)1,145,798
11Philippines (2007)1,115,377
12Kenya (2008)1,087,933
13Yemen (2008)1,036,736
14Brazil (2007)905,632
15Ghana (2008)882,493
16Burkina Faso (2009)865,678
17Mozambique (2008)863,325
18Angola (1998)799,737
19Nepal (2004)718,217
20Chad (2003)593,762
21Iraq (2005)572,196
22Vietnam (2001)512,867
23Turkey (2007)507,418
24Mali (2008)505,791
25South Africa (2007)503,390
26Saudi Arabia (2008)503,376
27Indonesia (2007)491,837
28Senegal (2008)480,870
29Egypt (2007)461,407
30Guinea (2008)419,927
31Morocco (2008)365,573
32Eritrea (2008)359,375
33Cameroon (2008)337,642
34Colombia (2008)284,987
35Central African Republic (2008)274,993
36Venezuela (2008)263,698
37Malawi (2008)234,764
38Cambodia (2008)230,428
39Zimbabwe (2006)223,637
40Dominican Republic (2008)219,759
41Republic of the Congo (2006)192,470
42Uganda (2008)182,585
43Uzbekistan (2007)171,717
44Ukraine (2008)170,248
45Algeria (2008)155,792
46Togo (2007)142,628
47Laos (2008)141,619
48Poland (2007)109,138
49Liberia (2000)108,683
50West Bank and Gaza (2007)107,907
51Oman (2008)101,944
52Lesotho (2007)100,720
53Benin (2008)98,602
54Mauritania (2007)93,678
55Guinea-Bissau (2000)88,949
56Chile (2007)86,903
57Malaysia (2006)80,189
58Mexico (2007)79,506
59Guatemala (2008)78,222
60Zambia (2008)76,449
61Gambia (2008)72,814
62Syria (2002)70,818
63Bolivia (2007)70,386
64United Kingdom (2007)66,215
65Rwanda (2008)60,070
66Paraguay (2006)58,160
67Djibouti (2008)55,605
68Jordan (2007)54,918
69Australia (2007)54,515
70Nicaragua (2008)52,952
71Jamaica (2007)49,823
72Lebanon (2008)49,566
73South Korea (2007)44,937
74North Korea (2007)44,937
75Timor-Leste (2008)42,873
76Sweden (2007)39,846
77Armenia (2008)39,838
78El Salvador (2008)38,077
79Kyrgyzstan (2008)37,833
80Gabon (2001)37,071
81Swaziland (2007)36,840
82Czech Republic (2006)36,422
83Argentina (2005)35,465
84Namibia (2008)33,682
85Tanzania (2008)32,731
86Honduras (2008)30,968
87Romania (2007)29,944
88France (2007)29,668
89Solomon Islands (2007)25,579
90Equatorial Guinea (2003)24,561
91Moldova (2008)24,038
92Albania (2004)22,557
93Comoros (2000)22,245
94Israel (2007)21,000
95Slovakia (2005)19,935
96Iran (2004)19,879
97Hungary (2007)19,861
98Italy (2007)19,018
99Belarus (2008)18,838
100Madagascar (2007)18,776
101Tajikistan (2008)16,809
102Azerbaijan (2008)16,499
103Denmark (2007)16,343
104Netherlands (2007)15,701
105Belgium (2007)14,758
106Kuwait (2008)14,384
107Ireland (2007)14,169
108Finland (2007)13,270
109Canada (2000)12,763
110Ecuador (2007)12,367
111Bhutan (2009)11,565
112Cape Verde (2008)11,460
113Botswana (2006)11,321
114Peru (2007)10,651
115Bulgaria (2007)9,598
116Hong Kong (2005)9,504
117Macedonia (2007)8,800
118Lithuania (2007)8,438
119Switzerland (2007)8,243
120Mauritius (2008)8,218
121Austria (2006)7,235
122Uruguay (2007)7,008
123Norway (2007)6,942
124Latvia (2005)6,930
125Burundi (2008)6,854
126Tunisia (2007)6,563
127Fiji (2006)6,351
128Portugal (2007)6,282
129Kazakhstan (2009)6,145
130Suriname (2008)6,031
131Trinidad and Tobago (2008)5,926
132Serbia (2008)5,765
133Spain (2007)5,688
134Panama (2008)4,560
135Cuba (2008)4,202
136Germany (2007)4,196
137Bahamas (2007)3,321
138Slovenia (2007)3,240
139Marshall Islands (2007)2,954
140Antigua and Barbuda (2007)2,931
141Georgia (2008)2,859
142Sri Lanka (2007)2,680
143United Arab Emirates (2007)2,608
144Estonia (2007)2,551
145Dominica (2008)2,503
146Greece (2007)2,409
147Malta (2007)2,403
148New Zealand (2007)2,220
149Croatia (2007)2,145
150St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)2,059
151Mongolia (2008)1,826
152Maldives (2008)1,587
153Guyana (2008)1,481
154St. Lucia (2008)1,383
155Brunei Darussalam (2008)1,157
156Luxembourg (2007)1,006
157Qatar (2003)963
158Andorra (2008)948
159Iceland (2007)862
160Vanuatu (2005)673
161Bahrain (2008)607
162Cayman Islands (2008)523
163Netherlands Antilles (2003)505
164Sao Tome and Principe (2009)409
165Cyprus (2007)371
166St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008)355
167Liechtenstein (2007)218
168Samoa (2004)211
169Grenada (2008)207
170Belize (2008)135
171Tonga (2006)120
172Aruba (2008)74
173Seychelles (2004)43
174Japan (2007)28
175Bermuda (2007)0
176Kiribati (2007)0
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