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Share of the population of the stated age group that has never attended school. Projections are based on collected census and survey data for the base year (around 2010) and the Medium Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2) projection model. The SSP2 is a middle-of-the-road scenario that combines medium fertility with medium mortality, medium migration, and the Global Education Trend (GET) education scenario. For more information and other projection models, consult the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital's website: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/dataexplorer/
As of 2025, Mali ranks first with 0.62%, followed by Niger (0.58%) and Liberia (0.57%).
Across 166 countries and territories, values run from 0.62% (Mali) to 0.00% (Zimbabwe), with a median of 0.02%.
All of the top 10 are in Africa.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 20-64 by highest level of educational attainment. No Education. Male, 2025. Unit: %.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 20-64 by highest level of educational attainment. No Education. Male · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026