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

Tokelau leads the world in percentage of upper secondary school-age children not attending school at 70.25% in 2025, followed by Laos (65.74%) and Gambia (42.71%). Kyrgyzstan (33.48%) and Indonesia (27.97%) close out the top 5. Next up, Algeria (20.38%) and Thailand (18.79%). Nepal (13.8%), Nauru (11.84%), and Uzbekistan (0.97%) round out the top ten. The gap across this list is wide — Tokelau has 72× the value of Uzbekistan (0.97%). Six of the top ten are in Asia, with three from South-Eastern. Among these countries, Uzbekistan saw the largest year-over-year change at -82.8%.