Population of compulsory school age, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
197
Highest
88.89 million
India
Lowest
164
Niue
Median
590,607
Years covered
52
1974–2025
Data points
11,049
What the numbers show
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 88.89 million in India; the lowest is 164 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 590,607, and the mean is 3.08 million.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 126.8%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 33.6%).
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 88.89 million | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 2 | China | 73.93 million | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 35.04 million | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 27.27 million | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 24.73 million | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 6 | Indonesia | 21.00 million | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 20.03 million | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 15.05 million | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 14.74 million | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 14.60 million | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 12.43 million | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 9.73 million | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.61 million | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 8.13 million | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 7.96 million | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 7.76 million | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 7.58 million | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 18 | Iran | 6.42 million | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 19 | Tanzania | 6.27 million | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 20 | Angola | 5.28 million | 2025 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 5.11 million | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan | 5.07 million | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 4.94 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 4.93 million | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 25 | Uganda | 4.84 million | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 4.82 million | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 4.81 million | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 4.74 million | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 29 | Algeria | 4.64 million | 2025 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 30 | Yemen | 4.49 million | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 31 | Japan | 4.47 million | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 32 | Ghana | 4.43 million | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 4.39 million | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela | 3.92 million | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 3.80 million | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.59 million | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 3.51 million | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 38 | Iraq | 3.30 million | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 39 | Thailand | 3.27 million | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 3.17 million | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 3.13 million | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 42 | Mali | 3.05 million | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 2.90 million | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 44 | Chad | 2.75 million | 2025 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 2.43 million | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 2.41 million | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 47 | Senegal | 2.38 million | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 48 | Cameroon | 2.35 million | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 2.34 million | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 50 | Malawi | 2.28 million | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 2.27 million | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 52 | Ukraine | 2.22 million | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 53 | Myanmar | 2.18 million | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 54 | Somalia | 2.16 million | 2025 | — | rising |
| 55 | Canada | 2.16 million | 2025 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 56 | Syria | 2.08 million | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 57 | Madagascar | 2.01 million | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 58 | Zambia | 1.97 million | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 59 | North Korea | 1.93 million | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 60 | South Korea | 1.88 million | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 1.87 million | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 62 | Australia | 1.77 million | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 1.74 million | 2025 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 1.71 million | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 65 | Bolivia | 1.68 million | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 66 | Malaysia | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 1.56 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 68 | Chile | 1.49 million | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 1.39 million | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 70 | Israel | 1.27 million | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 1.27 million | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 72 | South Sudan | 1.22 million | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 73 | Netherlands | 1.19 million | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 74 | Togo | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 75 | Benin | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 76 | Guinea | 1.14 million | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 1.11 million | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 1.04 million | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 79 | Rwanda | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 946,376 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 937,240 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 82 | Tunisia | 915,256 | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 873,230 | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 84 | Belgium | 854,609 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 85 | Congo | 819,463 | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 815,955 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 794,971 | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 766,604 | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 750,075 | 2025 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 90 | Haiti | 728,571 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 91 | Laos | 686,471 | 2025 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 684,770 | 2025 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 677,594 | 2025 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Palestine | 670,486 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 619,161 | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 96 | Libya | 611,755 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 97 | Sweden | 606,930 | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 98 | Belarus | 591,659 | 2025 | up 45.4% | falling |
| 99 | Hungary | 590,607 | 2024 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 100 | Czechia | 580,074 | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 101 | Portugal | 565,568 | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 560,587 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 103 | Lebanon | 525,995 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 520,448 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 105 | Switzerland | 487,911 | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 106 | Greece | 467,399 | 2024 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 458,896 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 449,285 | 2025 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 109 | Mongolia | 431,210 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 110 | Liberia | 430,996 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 111 | Oman | 425,847 | 2025 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 112 | Panama | 408,903 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 363,951 | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 114 | Finland | 360,211 | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 115 | Ireland | 355,797 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 116 | Eritrea | 347,926 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 117 | New Zealand | 332,700 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 118 | Gambia | 319,230 | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 119 | Uruguay | 315,432 | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 120 | Slovakia | 314,930 | 2024 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 121 | Norway | 313,426 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 122 | Denmark | 310,960 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 123 | Gabon | 291,986 | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 124 | Kuwait | 280,668 | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 125 | Serbia | 260,826 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 126 | Namibia | 252,219 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 246,559 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 128 | Georgia | 245,109 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 129 | Hong Kong | 239,200 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 130 | Armenia | 227,396 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 131 | Moldova | 192,552 | 2020 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 132 | Lesotho | 191,982 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 133 | Puerto Rico | 185,426 | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 134 | Qatar | 168,544 | 2025 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 135 | Lithuania | 159,948 | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 136 | Croatia | 145,794 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 137 | East Timor | 141,508 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 136,513 | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 135,778 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 140 | Singapore | 132,290 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 123,246 | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 142 | Latvia | 111,125 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 143 | Albania | 110,415 | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 103,828 | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 145 | Slovenia | 96,756 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 146 | Eswatini | 95,932 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 147 | Bahrain | 90,931 | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritius | 82,525 | 2025 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 149 | Estonia | 68,604 | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 150 | Comoros | 62,732 | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62,556 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 152 | Guyana | 47,965 | 2025 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 153 | Cape Verde | 47,778 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 154 | Cyprus | 46,620 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 41,933 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 156 | Maldives | 40,349 | 2025 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 157 | Montenegro | 34,180 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 158 | Suriname | 32,361 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 159 | Macao | 30,700 | 2025 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 160 | Bahamas | 30,185 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 161 | Belize | 29,847 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 162 | Brunei | 28,276 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 163 | Malta | 24,927 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 164 | Iceland | 22,849 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 165 | Samoa | 22,266 | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 166 | Barbados | 17,887 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17,540 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 168 | Tonga | 16,956 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 169 | Curacao | 13,732 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 170 | Kiribati | 13,580 | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 10,448 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 172 | Grenada | 9,413 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 173 | Micronesia (country) | 9,214 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 174 | Seychelles | 9,178 | 2025 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8,960 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 176 | Aruba | 8,184 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6,118 | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 5,613 | 2025 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 179 | Dominica | 4,985 | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 4,633 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 181 | Bermuda | 3,934 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 182 | Andorra | 3,657 | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,502 | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 184 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,381 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 185 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3,079 | 2025 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 2,935 | 2025 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 187 | British Virgin Islands | 2,517 | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 188 | Nauru | 1,997 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 189 | Liechtenstein | 1,607 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 190 | San Marino | 1,524 | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 191 | Cook Islands | 1,396 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 192 | Palau | 1,324 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 193 | Anguilla | 1,056 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 902 | 2025 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 195 | Montserrat | 320 | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 196 | Tokelau | 240 | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 197 | Niue | 164 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 599.46 million
- UIS: World 599.46 million
- MDG: World 599.46 million
- WB: World 599.46 million
- UNICEF: World 598.96 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 534.63 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 527.24 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 525.08 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 520.33 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 459.98 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 345.06 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 311.56 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 293.44 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 281.75 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 268.48 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 258.20 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 249.60 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 191.52 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 186.78 million
- WB: Ida Total 182.17 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 166.12 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 155.29 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 155.01 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 149.41 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 147.47 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 147.47 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 147.47 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 147.47 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 146.87 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 146.87 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 146.87 million
- UNICEF: Africa 146.87 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 143.27 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 141.09 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 141.09 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 138.16 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 137.90 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 137.74 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 137.74 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 136.00 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release