What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Pakistan and United States of America?

1.54 million, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States of America?

9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pakistan vs United States of America: Primary education, pupils

Pakistan

25.38 million

in 2024

United States of America

23.83 million

in 2023

Pakistan rank

5th

United States of America rank

6th

Primary education, pupils over time

Pakistan
United States of America

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 25.38 million against 23.83 million in United States of America, a difference of 1.54 million.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United States of America ahead.

Pakistan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2010s	21.51 million	24.87 million	3.36 million	United States of America
2020s	24.25 million	23.76 million	490,900	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Pakistan or United States of America?: Pakistan, at 25.38 million against 23.83 million in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Pakistan and United States of America?: 1.54 million, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States of America?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and United States of America rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Pakistan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.