AllChildren out of school, primary
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
- #4 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 128,155
- #5 🇱🇦 Laos 82,273
- #6 🇩🇿 Algeria 78,683
- #7 🇬🇲 Gambia 74,577
- #8 🇹🇭 Thailand 36,067
- #9 🇳🇵 Nepal 21,146
- #10 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 18,854
- #11 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 18,501
- #12 🇳🇷 Nauru 119
1
🇧🇮Burundi
661,724
2
🇮🇩Indonesia
250,575
3
🇮🇳India
134,967
4
🇰🇿Kazakhstan
128,155
5
🇱🇦Laos
82,273
6
🇩🇿Algeria
78,683
7
🇬🇲Gambia
74,577
8
🇹🇭Thailand
36,067
9
🇳🇵Nepal
21,146
10
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan
18,854
11
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
18,501
12
🇳🇷Nauru
119
Highlights
As of 2025, Burundi ranks first with 661,724, followed by Indonesia (250,575) and India (134,967).
Burundi is 2.6 times higher than Indonesia, the runner-up.
Across 12 countries and territories, values run from 661,724 (Burundi) to 119 (Nauru), with a median of 76,630.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 7 from Asia and 3 from Africa.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Children out of school, primary, 2025. Unit: children.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Children out of school, primary · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026