Out-of-school children, primary, total - Primary - Education Statistics



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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Out-of-school children, primary, total - Primary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

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