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

With 62.86% in 2025, Tokelau leads the world in percentage of primary and lower secondary school-age children not attending school, followed by Algeria (33.47%) and Laos (21.57%). The top 5 is rounded off by the Gambia (16.07%) and Kazakhstan (5.62%). Further down, Nauru (5.05%) and Kyrgyzstan (2.88%) hold the next two spots. Uzbekistan (1.64%), Indonesia (1.22%), and Thailand (0.88%) round out the top ten. Across the top ten, Tokelau is 72× as high as Thailand (0.88%). Six of the top ten are in Asia, with three from South-Eastern Asia. Among these countries, Nauru saw the largest year-over-year change at +51.7%.