Population of compulsory school age, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
197
Highest
96.59 million
India
Lowest
160
Niue
Median
623,914
Years covered
52
1974–2025
Data points
11,049
What the numbers show
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 96.59 million in India; the lowest is 160 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 623,914, and the mean is 3.27 million.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 127.9%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 34.2%).
Population of compulsory school age, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 96.59 million | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 2 | China | 85.21 million | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 36.64 million | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 28.16 million | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 5 | United States of America | 26.14 million | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 6 | Indonesia | 22.12 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 20.89 million | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 15.60 million | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 15.30 million | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 15.20 million | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 12.85 million | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 10.30 million | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.63 million | 2025 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 8.38 million | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 15 | Kenya | 8.22 million | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 8.06 million | 2025 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 17 | Türkiye | 8.04 million | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.80 million | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 19 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.39 million | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 20 | France | 5.36 million | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 5.32 million | 2025 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 5.24 million | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 23 | Sudan | 5.19 million | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 5.18 million | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 5.09 million | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 5.05 million | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 27 | Uganda | 4.91 million | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 4.84 million | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 4.77 million | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 30 | Yemen | 4.71 million | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 31 | Japan | 4.70 million | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.60 million | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 4.53 million | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.13 million | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 3.93 million | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 3.76 million | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.72 million | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 38 | Iraq | 3.47 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 39 | Thailand | 3.42 million | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 40 | Italy | 3.32 million | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 3.27 million | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 42 | Mali | 3.12 million | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 43 | Morocco | 3.06 million | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 44 | Chad | 2.82 million | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 2.60 million | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 46 | Senegal | 2.59 million | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 2.50 million | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 2.49 million | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 49 | Cameroon | 2.39 million | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 2.37 million | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 2.36 million | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 52 | Myanmar | 2.30 million | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 53 | Canada | 2.28 million | 2025 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 54 | Malawi | 2.28 million | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 55 | Somalia | 2.22 million | 2025 | — | rising |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.18 million | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 57 | Madagascar | 2.06 million | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 58 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 2.03 million | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 59 | Republic of Korea | 1.99 million | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 60 | Zambia | 1.97 million | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 1.94 million | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 62 | Australia | 1.87 million | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 63 | Poland | 1.81 million | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 1.80 million | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.73 million | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 66 | Malaysia | 1.72 million | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 1.58 million | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 68 | Chile | 1.54 million | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 1.44 million | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 70 | Israel | 1.34 million | 2025 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 1.33 million | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 72 | Netherlands | 1.25 million | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 73 | South Sudan | 1.24 million | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 74 | Benin | 1.21 million | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 75 | Togo | 1.20 million | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 76 | Guinea | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 1.11 million | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 1.10 million | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 79 | Rwanda | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 80 | Jordan | 975,359 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 972,633 | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 957,905 | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 909,036 | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 84 | Belgium | 897,561 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 853,098 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 86 | Congo | 833,412 | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 87 | El Salvador | 810,106 | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 808,978 | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 791,652 | 2025 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 757,341 | 2025 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 91 | Haiti | 739,060 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 712,597 | 2025 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 692,863 | 2025 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Palestine, State of | 692,569 | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 95 | Libya | 645,147 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 96 | Sweden | 643,935 | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 97 | Mauritania | 635,089 | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 98 | Belarus | 627,819 | 2025 | up 46.1% | falling |
| 99 | Hungary | 623,914 | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 100 | Czechia | 607,912 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 101 | Austria | 595,716 | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 102 | Portugal | 589,705 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 555,254 | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 104 | Lebanon | 552,870 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 105 | Switzerland | 514,468 | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 106 | Greece | 495,921 | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 472,873 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 466,496 | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 109 | Mongolia | 459,763 | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 110 | Oman | 442,574 | 2025 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 111 | Liberia | 441,674 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 112 | Panama | 430,472 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 384,255 | 2024 | up 17.5% | flat |
| 114 | Finland | 376,438 | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 115 | Ireland | 373,653 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 116 | Eritrea | 354,252 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 117 | New Zealand | 351,210 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 118 | Norway | 331,993 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 330,983 | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 120 | Uruguay | 328,874 | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 121 | Denmark | 327,858 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 122 | Gambia | 325,268 | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 123 | Kuwait | 295,874 | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 124 | Gabon | 294,870 | 2025 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 125 | Serbia | 263,164 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 126 | Georgia | 261,361 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 127 | Hong Kong, China | 254,600 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 252,416 | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 129 | Namibia | 248,693 | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 130 | Armenia | 245,615 | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 131 | Republic of Moldova | 203,206 | 2020 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 196,344 | 2025 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 133 | Lesotho | 193,957 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 134 | Qatar | 178,039 | 2025 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 135 | Lithuania | 168,312 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 136 | Croatia | 153,839 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 145,812 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 141,294 | 2025 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 139 | Singapore | 138,104 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 138,012 | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 132,321 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 142 | Latvia | 118,636 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 143 | Albania | 118,603 | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 107,613 | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 145 | Slovenia | 102,883 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 146 | Eswatini | 96,283 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 147 | Bahrain | 94,562 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritius | 85,074 | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 149 | Estonia | 71,987 | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64,829 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 151 | Comoros | 64,387 | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 152 | Cape Verde | 50,630 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 153 | Cyprus | 49,794 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 154 | Guyana | 49,381 | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 155 | Maldives | 46,497 | 2025 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 43,913 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 157 | Montenegro | 36,887 | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 158 | Macau, China | 33,700 | 2025 | up 53.9% | falling |
| 159 | Suriname | 33,484 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 160 | Belize | 31,293 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 161 | Bahamas | 30,845 | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 162 | Brunei Darussalam | 30,566 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 163 | Malta | 26,775 | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 164 | Iceland | 24,101 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 165 | Samoa | 23,580 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 166 | Tonga | 19,097 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 167 | Barbados | 18,503 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17,680 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 169 | Curaçao | 14,268 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 170 | Kiribati | 13,784 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 10,727 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 172 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9,808 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 173 | Grenada | 9,804 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 174 | Seychelles | 9,561 | 2025 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9,264 | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 176 | Aruba | 8,507 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6,299 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 6,023 | 2025 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 179 | Dominica | 4,920 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 4,717 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 181 | Bermuda | 4,177 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 182 | Andorra | 3,784 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 183 | Sint Maarten | 3,623 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,422 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 185 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,152 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 3,105 | 2025 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 187 | British Virgin Islands | 2,588 | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 188 | Naoero | 2,137 | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 189 | Liechtenstein | 1,842 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 190 | San Marino | 1,613 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 191 | Cook Islands | 1,524 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 192 | Palau | 1,442 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 193 | Anguilla | 1,078 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 999 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 195 | Montserrat | 281 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 196 | Tokelau | 231 | 2025 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 197 | Niue | 160 | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 637.04 million
- UIS: World 637.04 million
- MDG: World 637.04 million
- WB: World 637.04 million
- UNICEF: World 636.51 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 568.84 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 561.13 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 558.85 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 553.69 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 492.09 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 372.81 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 338.54 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 319.34 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 298.08 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 283.49 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 272.46 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 258.66 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 208.77 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 193.17 million
- WB: Ida Total 188.31 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 172.51 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 166.52 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 166.28 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 158.44 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 158.32 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 158.32 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 158.32 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 158.32 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 154.71 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 152.81 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 152.54 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 152.37 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 152.37 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 151.57 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 151.57 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 150.71 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 150.71 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 150.71 million
- UNICEF: Africa 150.71 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 150.53 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release