Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
222
Highest
21.45 million
India
Lowest
25
Niue
Median
91,606
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,728
What the numbers show
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 21.45 million in India; the lowest is 25 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 91,606, and the mean is 595,278.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 45.6%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 44.1%).
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 21.45 million | 2025 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 2 | China | 15.19 million | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 6.39 million | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 6.18 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4.56 million | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 3.89 million | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.51 million | 2025 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 3.43 million | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3.16 million | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.90 million | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.44 million | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 2.25 million | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 2.09 million | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.99 million | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 1.69 million | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 1.49 million | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 1.44 million | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.42 million | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 1.41 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 20 | Kenya | 1.37 million | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 1.26 million | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 1.23 million | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 23 | Yemen | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 24 | Angola | 1.16 million | 2025 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Iraq | 1.09 million | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 1.07 million | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 27 | Mozambique | 1.06 million | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 996,788 | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 938,663 | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 30 | Myanmar | 890,030 | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 31 | Madagascar | 859,394 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 32 | Niger | 842,459 | 2025 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 841,834 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 824,232 | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 811,968 | 2024 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 36 | Colombia | 784,424 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 778,347 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 766,616 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 761,421 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 40 | France | 756,636 | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 41 | Thailand | 716,003 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 688,842 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 676,726 | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 667,283 | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 647,313 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 46 | Chad | 637,945 | 2025 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Somalia | 621,871 | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 48 | Zambia | 586,710 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 586,100 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 549,760 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 51 | Nepal | 543,856 | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 539,303 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 521,047 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 471,039 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 469,364 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 56 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 458,949 | 2025 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 437,519 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 58 | Spain | 424,211 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 59 | Canada | 420,480 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 60 | Burundi | 414,809 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 61 | Benin | 414,715 | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 411,017 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 404,695 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 403,035 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 65 | Syrian Arab Republic | 400,348 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 389,273 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 67 | Cambodia | 363,811 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 68 | Korea | 346,297 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 69 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 340,445 | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 70 | Rwanda | 338,654 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 329,780 | 2025 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 72 | Ukraine | 326,518 | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 73 | Australia | 312,523 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 293,469 | 2025 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 75 | South Sudan | 273,664 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 258,160 | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 77 | Togo | 256,207 | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 246,564 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 79 | Haiti | 245,663 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 237,367 | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 81 | Chile | 233,333 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 223,691 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 222,258 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 213,190 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 85 | Jordan | 206,006 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 199,979 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 189,021 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 88 | Israel | 186,920 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 89 | Netherlands | 177,334 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 90 | Congo | 170,789 | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 169,610 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 166,047 | 2025 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 160,009 | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 159,515 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 151,653 | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 148,678 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 97 | Palestine, State of | 143,626 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 98 | Paraguay | 136,292 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 99 | Libya | 133,823 | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 132,300 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 127,066 | 2025 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 102 | Belgium | 125,931 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 103 | Sweden | 125,227 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 123,033 | 2025 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Czechia | 119,603 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 106 | Cuba | 111,752 | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 101,552 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 108 | Oman | 96,159 | 2025 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 95,766 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 110 | Belarus | 93,026 | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 111 | Austria | 91,934 | 2024 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 112 | Switzerland | 91,277 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 113 | Lebanon | 90,505 | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 114 | Portugal | 90,160 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 115 | Greece | 88,216 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 116 | Eritrea | 87,716 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 117 | Namibia | 77,565 | 2025 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 76,500 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 75,183 | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 120 | Gambia | 73,433 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 121 | Serbia | 65,242 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 122 | Ireland | 64,764 | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 123 | Gabon | 64,671 | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 124 | New Zealand | 63,990 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 125 | Denmark | 63,172 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 62,145 | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 62,002 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 128 | Slovakia | 60,901 | 2024 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 129 | Kuwait | 60,089 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 130 | Norway | 59,426 | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 56,878 | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 132 | Finland | 55,926 | 2024 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 133 | Lesotho | 54,595 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 134 | Botswana | 54,197 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 53,895 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 136 | Hong Kong, China | 48,600 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 47,706 | 2025 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Uruguay | 45,211 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 139 | Singapore | 45,145 | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 140 | Armenia | 37,070 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 141 | Croatia | 35,386 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 33,824 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 143 | Qatar | 33,664 | 2025 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 33,357 | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 145 | Republic of Moldova | 32,702 | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 146 | Lithuania | 30,838 | 2024 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28,146 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 148 | Eswatini | 27,888 | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 149 | Albania | 23,130 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 150 | Latvia | 22,408 | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 22,182 | 2025 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 152 | Comoros | 22,008 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 153 | Slovenia | 21,000 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 154 | Bahrain | 20,681 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 20,644 | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 20,220 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17,535 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 158 | Fiji | 16,812 | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 16,250 | 2025 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia | 15,285 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 161 | Mauritius | 12,943 | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 162 | Réunion | 11,592 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 163 | Suriname | 10,599 | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 9,664 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 165 | Bhutan | 9,580 | 2025 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 166 | Western Sahara | 9,349 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 167 | Cyprus | 9,262 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 8,702 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 7,473 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 170 | Belize | 7,409 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 7,133 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 172 | Maldives | 6,605 | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 173 | French Guiana | 6,494 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 174 | Brunei Darussalam | 6,370 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 175 | Macau, China | 6,000 | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,793 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 177 | Samoa | 5,765 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 178 | Malta | 4,808 | 2024 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 179 | Iceland | 4,514 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 180 | Bahamas | 4,411 | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 4,110 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 3,577 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 3,475 | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 184 | Barbados | 3,178 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 185 | Kiribati | 3,159 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 186 | Martinique | 3,153 | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 187 | Guam | 2,995 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2,373 | 2025 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 189 | Tonga | 2,274 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 2,068 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 191 | Curaçao | 1,819 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 192 | Seychelles | 1,756 | 2025 | up 33.1% | falling |
| 193 | Grenada | 1,413 | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,312 | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 195 | Aruba | 1,136 | 2025 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,040 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 889 | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 198 | American Samoa | 850 | 2025 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 831 | 2025 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 788 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 201 | Dominica | 736 | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 581 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 203 | Andorra | 579 | 2025 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 204 | Bermuda | 552 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 535 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 445 | 2025 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 207 | Monaco | 383 | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 208 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 382 | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 369 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 210 | British Virgin Islands | 342 | 2025 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 211 | Naoero | 279 | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 212 | San Marino | 260 | 2025 | down 30.3% | flat |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 223 | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 214 | Cook Islands | 203 | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 215 | Palau | 201 | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 216 | Anguilla | 137 | 2025 | down 35.4% | flat |
| 217 | Montserrat | 52 | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 218 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 47 | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 219 | Saint Helena | 46 | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 220 | Tokelau | 41 | 2025 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 221 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 30 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 222 | Niue | 25 | 2025 | down 16.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 135.91 million
- UIS: World 135.91 million
- MDG: World 135.91 million
- WB: World 135.91 million
- UNICEF: World 135.83 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 124.79 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 123.24 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 122.32 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 121.93 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 102.12 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 74.68 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 71.77 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 68.26 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 62.93 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 62.08 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 61.61 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 59.71 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 49.49 million
- WB: Ida Total 48.56 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 40.33 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 39.26 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 39.26 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 39.26 million
- UNICEF: Africa 39.26 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 37.25 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 36.53 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 36.46 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 36.10 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 34.76 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 34.76 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 34.76 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 34.76 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 34.60 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 34.60 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 34.57 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 34.57 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 34.57 million
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 34.45 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 33.28 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 33.24 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release