Percentage of lower secondary school-age children not attending school (2025)

Algeria leads the world in percentage of lower secondary school-age children not attending school at 77.57% in 2025, followed by Tokelau (61.63%) and Laos (36.27%). Gambia (14.26%) and Kazakhstan (3.69%) close out the top 5. Next up, Kyrgyzstan (2.82%) and Nauru (2.78%). Uzbekistan (2.51%), Indonesia (1.9%), and Thailand (1%) round out the top ten. The gap across this list is wide — Algeria has 78× the value of Thailand (1%). Six of the top ten are in Asia, with three from South-Eastern. Among these countries, Algeria saw the largest year-over-year change at +999.0%.