Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
218
Highest
126.12 million
India
Lowest
140
Tokelau
Median
524,125
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
21,055
What the numbers show
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 126.12 million in India; the lowest is 140 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 524,125, and the mean is 3.48 million.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 94.3%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 50.4%).
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 126.12 million | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 108.57 million | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 33.42 million | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 28.68 million | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 25.38 million | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 23.83 million | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 21.15 million | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 16.69 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 15.93 million | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 15.40 million | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 15.11 million | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 13.19 million | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 13.06 million | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 11.39 million | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran | 9.09 million | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 16 | Vietnam | 8.88 million | 2024 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 17 | Uganda | 8.84 million | 2017 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 8.04 million | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 7.66 million | 2022 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 7.55 million | 2023 | up 33.7% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 7.52 million | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 7.51 million | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 6.25 million | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 24 | Turkey | 5.54 million | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Angola | 5.38 million | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 5.30 million | 2018 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Algeria | 5.30 million | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 28 | Madagascar | 5.29 million | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Cameroon | 5.29 million | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 5.23 million | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 4.98 million | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 4.86 million | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 33 | Iraq | 4.86 million | 2007 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.82 million | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 4.75 million | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 4.61 million | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 4.58 million | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 38 | Zambia | 4.49 million | 2024 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 4.45 million | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 4.14 million | 2022 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 41 | France | 4.13 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 42 | Yemen | 3.90 million | 2016 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 3.71 million | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 3.57 million | 2025 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 45 | Venezuela | 3.54 million | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 3.45 million | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 3.41 million | 2025 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 3.31 million | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 3.07 million | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 3.06 million | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 51 | Chad | 3.05 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Rwanda | 3.01 million | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Niger | 3.00 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Mali | 2.97 million | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 2.94 million | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 2.83 million | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 57 | Haiti | 2.63 million | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Italy | 2.63 million | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 59 | Burundi | 2.52 million | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 60 | South Korea | 2.51 million | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 61 | Canada | 2.43 million | 2023 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 62 | Guatemala | 2.42 million | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 2.40 million | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 2.35 million | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Australia | 2.27 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 2.27 million | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 67 | Syria | 2.17 million | 2024 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 2.11 million | 2020 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 2.07 million | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Ecuador | 1.72 million | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 1.66 million | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 1.65 million | 2023 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Poland | 1.60 million | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 1.58 million | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 1.58 million | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 76 | Chile | 1.49 million | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 77 | Ukraine | 1.40 million | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia | 1.38 million | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 79 | Tunisia | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 1.17 million | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 81 | Netherlands | 1.14 million | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 82 | Jordan | 1.12 million | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 1.03 million | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritania | 891,821 | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Congo | 880,625 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 880,080 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 89 | Romania | 873,154 | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 859,847 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 91 | Belgium | 814,388 | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 813,767 | 2016 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 93 | Libya | 755,338 | 2006 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 94 | Laos | 739,554 | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 710,209 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 698,052 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 631,199 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 630,435 | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 603,966 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 100 | Portugal | 598,661 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 101 | El Salvador | 594,860 | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 102 | Namibia | 590,029 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 586,477 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Czechia | 579,161 | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 105 | Greece | 578,574 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 106 | Liberia | 569,741 | 2022 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Switzerland | 556,945 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 108 | Ireland | 548,873 | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 533,550 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 110 | Palestine | 514,700 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 111 | Somalia | 464,607 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 460,126 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 451,308 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 114 | Belarus | 444,044 | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 115 | Gambia | 442,901 | 2025 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Norway | 434,422 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 117 | Denmark | 432,238 | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 118 | Eritrea | 398,090 | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 119 | Hungary | 384,692 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 383,018 | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 121 | Botswana | 381,674 | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 122 | Mongolia | 379,647 | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 123 | Austria | 368,502 | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 124 | Finland | 360,117 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 125 | Oman | 358,346 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 126 | Georgia | 342,203 | 2024 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 329,780 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 128 | Lesotho | 309,480 | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 129 | Uruguay | 287,527 | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 278,890 | 2010 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Gabon | 269,687 | 2019 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 132 | Kuwait | 265,113 | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 133 | Serbia | 251,941 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 134 | Slovakia | 244,806 | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 135 | Singapore | 238,816 | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 234,521 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 137 | East Timor | 227,656 | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 138 | Eswatini | 222,351 | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 139 | Jamaica | 211,097 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 140 | Qatar | 180,287 | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Armenia | 160,885 | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 147,483 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 143 | Puerto Rico | 144,542 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 141,518 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 145 | Albania | 141,089 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 146 | Moldova | 136,696 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 147 | Slovenia | 132,709 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 126,491 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 149 | Latvia | 123,956 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 150 | Bahrain | 122,305 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 151 | Lithuania | 120,897 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 152 | Fiji | 113,938 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 105,461 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 154 | Comoros | 102,152 | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 98,955 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Guyana | 94,786 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 93,396 | 2015 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 158 | Bhutan | 91,759 | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 159 | Estonia | 89,246 | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 160 | Mauritius | 84,530 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 161 | Reunion | 73,702 | 1996 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 162 | Djibouti | 69,705 | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 61,167 | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 164 | Suriname | 60,612 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 165 | Cyprus | 60,596 | 2024 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 56,048 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 167 | Belize | 44,757 | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 168 | Maldives | 44,013 | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 43,020 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 170 | Montenegro | 38,834 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 171 | Macao | 38,349 | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 172 | Guadeloupe | 38,332 | 1995 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 173 | Brunei | 37,751 | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37,172 | 2017 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 175 | Samoa | 34,962 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 176 | Martinique | 34,559 | 1996 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 177 | Iceland | 32,314 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 29,415 | 1996 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 179 | Malta | 27,337 | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 180 | Bahamas | 26,817 | 2024 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 22,308 | 1994 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 182 | Kiribati | 17,457 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 183 | French Guiana | 17,006 | 1996 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 184 | Barbados | 16,314 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 185 | Tonga | 15,644 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 186 | Guam | 15,516 | 1989 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | 14,544 | 1993 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 14,257 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 189 | Grenada | 11,967 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,936 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 11,762 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 192 | Seychelles | 9,592 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8,720 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 194 | American Samoa | 7,884 | 1992 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 195 | Aruba | 7,719 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 196 | Dominica | 5,427 | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 5,369 | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,110 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 199 | Cayman Islands | 4,334 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 200 | Andorra | 4,218 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,673 | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 202 | Bermuda | 3,377 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 203 | Gibraltar | 2,755 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 204 | Monaco | 2,068 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 1,984 | 2021 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 206 | Nauru | 1,703 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 207 | British Virgin Islands | 1,626 | 2024 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 208 | Cook Islands | 1,537 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Palau | 1,449 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 210 | San Marino | 1,388 | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 211 | Tuvalu | 1,332 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 212 | Anguilla | 1,279 | 2023 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 213 | Saint Helena | 506 | 1998 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 492 | 1995 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 215 | Montserrat | 341 | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 216 | Falkland Islands | 199 | 1995 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 217 | Niue | 157 | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 218 | Tokelau | 140 | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 780.86 million
- UIS: World 780.86 million
- MDG: World 780.85 million
- WB: World 780.85 million
- UNICEF: World 780.30 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 716.40 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 707.69 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 705.49 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 701.53 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 589.09 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 443.80 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 415.04 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 400.94 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 364.78 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 352.31 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 343.48 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 341.82 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 269.26 million
- WB: Ida Total 263.89 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 237.35 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 224.47 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 224.47 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 224.47 million
- UNICEF: Africa 224.47 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 209.60 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 208.56 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 203.13 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 203.13 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 203.13 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 203.13 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 200.09 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 196.91 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 196.91 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 196.80 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 196.80 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 196.79 million
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 196.01 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 193.66 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 193.66 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 191.34 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release