Enrolment in primary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
216
Highest
65.78 million
India
Lowest
106
Falkland Islands, Malvinas
Median
276,389
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,289
What the numbers show
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 65.78 million in India; the lowest is 106 in Falkland Islands, Malvinas.
The median across all reporting countries is 276,389, and the mean is 1.82 million.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 85.8%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 53.1%).
Enrolment in primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 65.78 million | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 787 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 57.54 million | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 2 | Anguilla | 651 | 2023 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 3 | Nigeria | 17.21 million | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Helena | 285 | 1998 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 14.90 million | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 4 | Montserrat | 162 | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 13.15 million | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 5 | Niue | 76 | 2025 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 12.27 million | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 6 | Tokelau | 66 | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.87 million | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 8.38 million | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 8.12 million | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 7.88 million | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 7.75 million | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 6.76 million | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 6.71 million | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.58 million | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.67 million | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 4.64 million | 2024 | up 19.8% | flat |
| 17 | Uganda | 4.40 million | 2017 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 4.31 million | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 4.12 million | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 3.94 million | 2022 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 3.88 million | 2023 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 3.87 million | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 3.20 million | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 24 | Türkiye | 2.85 million | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 2.78 million | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 26 | Myanmar | 2.73 million | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 2.71 million | 2007 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 28 | Sudan | 2.70 million | 2019 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 29 | Algeria | 2.70 million | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 30 | Angola | 2.69 million | 2023 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Madagascar | 2.62 million | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Ghana | 2.53 million | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 2.49 million | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.40 million | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Morocco | 2.39 million | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 36 | Malawi | 2.34 million | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 2.34 million | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 2.29 million | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 39 | Zambia | 2.19 million | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 2.14 million | 2022 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 41 | Yemen | 2.12 million | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 42 | France | 2.11 million | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 43 | Peru | 1.88 million | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 1.87 million | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 1.81 million | 2025 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 46 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.79 million | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 1.75 million | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 1.69 million | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 49 | Chad | 1.66 million | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 1.58 million | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 51 | Mali | 1.57 million | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Niger | 1.56 million | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 1.54 million | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Rwanda | 1.53 million | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 1.47 million | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 1.46 million | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 57 | Italy | 1.36 million | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 58 | Haiti | 1.34 million | 2016 | — | rising |
| 59 | Korea | 1.29 million | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 60 | Benin | 1.26 million | 2022 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Burundi | 1.25 million | 2025 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Canada | 1.25 million | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 63 | Guatemala | 1.24 million | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 64 | Cambodia | 1.18 million | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 65 | Australia | 1.17 million | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea | 1.15 million | 2020 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.11 million | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 1.09 million | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 875,944 | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 868,837 | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 72 | Togo | 845,263 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 73 | Poland | 822,385 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 810,611 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 798,817 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 76 | Chile | 771,035 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 77 | Ukraine | 714,916 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 702,933 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 79 | Tunisia | 695,193 | 2023 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 602,712 | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 81 | Netherlands | 587,512 | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 82 | Jordan | 571,163 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 537,894 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 522,768 | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 518,945 | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 86 | Central African Republic | 458,857 | 2016 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 452,521 | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 88 | Romania | 451,054 | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 89 | Congo | 449,246 | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritania | 445,182 | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Sweden | 426,440 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 92 | Belgium | 416,707 | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 93 | Libya | 395,380 | 2006 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 378,976 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 365,667 | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 363,103 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 323,206 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 322,358 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 321,365 | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 100 | Portugal | 306,979 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 101 | El Salvador | 305,364 | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 102 | Namibia | 299,586 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 103 | Greece | 297,804 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 104 | Czechia | 297,088 | 2023 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 293,701 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Switzerland | 286,399 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 107 | Liberia | 284,866 | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Ireland | 278,462 | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 274,316 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 110 | Palestine, State of | 263,637 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 111 | Somalia | 256,694 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 234,589 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 230,778 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 114 | Belarus | 228,973 | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 115 | Norway | 223,436 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 116 | Denmark | 221,987 | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 117 | Eritrea, The State of | 216,955 | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 118 | Gambia | 206,534 | 2025 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Hungary | 197,430 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 196,622 | 2024 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 121 | Mongolia | 194,931 | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 122 | Botswana | 193,965 | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 123 | Austria | 190,250 | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 124 | Finland | 184,113 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 125 | Oman | 182,544 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 126 | Georgia | 176,814 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 127 | Hong Kong, China | 171,732 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 128 | Lesotho | 158,487 | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 129 | Uruguay | 147,911 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 144,075 | 2010 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 131 | Gabon | 138,326 | 2019 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 132 | Kuwait | 134,131 | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 133 | Serbia | 129,715 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 134 | Slovak Republic | 125,440 | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 135 | Singapore | 122,727 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 120,356 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 137 | Eswatini | 115,133 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 114,798 | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 139 | Jamaica | 107,653 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 140 | Qatar | 91,641 | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Armenia | 84,254 | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 75,963 | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 143 | Puerto Rico | 73,931 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 144 | Albania | 73,315 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 72,588 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 146 | Republic of Moldova | 70,741 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 147 | Slovenia | 68,483 | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64,463 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 149 | Latvia | 63,961 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 150 | Bahrain | 62,078 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 151 | Lithuania | 61,955 | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 152 | Fiji | 59,357 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 54,422 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 154 | Comoros | 52,091 | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 51,714 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Guyana | 48,185 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 47,541 | 2015 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 158 | Bhutan | 46,068 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 159 | Estonia | 45,862 | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 160 | Mauritius | 43,037 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 161 | Djibouti | 36,857 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 162 | Réunion | 35,938 | 1994 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 31,786 | 2022 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 164 | Suriname | 31,551 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 165 | Cyprus | 31,442 | 2024 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 29,308 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 167 | Belize | 22,999 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 168 | Maldives | 22,544 | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 21,919 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 170 | Montenegro | 20,084 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 171 | Macau, China | 20,014 | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 19,590 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 173 | Guadeloupe | 19,121 | 1994 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19,079 | 2017 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 175 | Samoa | 18,285 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 176 | Martinique | 17,626 | 1996 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 177 | Iceland | 16,499 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 15,357 | 1996 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 179 | Malta | 14,257 | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 180 | Bahamas | 13,755 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 11,545 | 1991 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 182 | Kiribati | 9,000 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 183 | French Guiana | 8,738 | 1996 | — | rising |
| 184 | Barbados | 8,377 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 185 | Tonga | 8,182 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 186 | Saint Lucia | 7,193 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 187 | Grenada | 6,177 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,081 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 189 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6,036 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 190 | Seychelles | 4,927 | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,560 | 2023 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 192 | American Samoa | 4,115 | 1992 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 193 | Aruba | 3,901 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 194 | Marshall Islands | 2,720 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 195 | Dominica | 2,706 | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,622 | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 197 | Andorra | 2,147 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 198 | Cayman Islands | 2,143 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,801 | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 200 | Bermuda | 1,708 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 1,403 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 202 | Liechtenstein | 1,060 | 2021 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 203 | Monaco | 1,054 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 204 | Naoero | 866 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 808 | 2024 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 206 | Palau | 772 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 207 | San Marino | 710 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 702 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 209 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 296 | 1987 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 210 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 106 | 1995 | up 14.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 404.43 million
- UIS: World 404.43 million
- MDG: World 404.43 million
- WB: World 404.43 million
- UNICEF: World 404.15 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 371.32 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 366.89 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 365.72 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 363.75 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 305.13 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 231.24 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 216.89 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release