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Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) by country

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study...

Countries reporting
206
Highest
12.38 million number
India
Lowest
134 number
Palau
Median
61,408 number
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
12,277

What the numbers show

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 12.38 million number in India; the lowest is 134 number in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 61,408 number, and the mean is 330,034 number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 92,396.

Over the past decade 148 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Macau, China (up 78.2%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 36.4%).

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 12.38 million number 2020 down 8.6% rising
2 China 9.30 million number 2020 up 4.9% falling
3 Nigeria 3.08 million number 2020 up 30.1% rising
4 Pakistan 2.70 million number 2020 up 14.5% rising
5 Indonesia 2.46 million number 2020 up 2.6% rising
6 United States of America 2.07 million number 2018 up 0.4% rising
7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number 2020 up 14.7% rising
8 Brazil 1.50 million number 2011 down 12.5% falling
9 Bangladesh 1.49 million number 2020 down 8.5% rising
10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.39 million number 2020 up 41.0% rising
11 Egypt 1.28 million number 2020 up 42.1% rising
12 Philippines 1.18 million number 2020 up 6.0% rising
13 Mexico 1.15 million number 2020 down 0.3% rising
14 Russian Federation 944,163 number 2020 up 38.9% falling
15 Tanzania, United Republic of 871,757 number 2020 up 31.2% rising
16 Viet Nam 804,343 number 2020 up 18.8% flat
17 Uganda 729,007 number 2020 up 32.6% rising
18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 714,329 number 2020 up 23.9% rising
19 Kenya 703,585 number 2020 up 12.1% rising
20 Türkiye 702,203 number 2020 up 6.0% rising
21 South Africa 590,215 number 2020 up 20.3% rising
22 Sudan 588,767 number 2020 up 16.4% rising
23 Afghanistan 554,847 number 2020 up 14.3% rising
24 Iraq 539,920 number 2020 up 26.9% rising
25 Angola 529,239 number 2020 up 42.8% volatile
26 Algeria 476,154 number 2020 up 61.4% rising
27 Mozambique 468,346 number 2020 up 25.8% rising
28 Myanmar 450,148 number 2020 down 15.0% rising
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 422,268 number 2020 up 17.7% falling
30 France 418,533 number 2019 up 2.0% flat
31 Yemen 401,242 number 2020 up 20.7% rising
32 Ghana 398,692 number 2020 up 21.4% rising
33 Thailand 395,547 number 2020 down 8.7% falling
34 Niger 389,771 number 2020 up 48.8% volatile
35 Germany 386,612 number 2020 up 4.5% falling
36 Argentina 380,005 number 2020 up 4.8% rising
37 Cameroon 378,344 number 2020 up 27.6% rising
38 Colombia 376,879 number 2020 down 11.2% rising
39 Madagascar 369,641 number 2020 up 19.5% rising
40 Côte d'Ivoire 364,716 number 2020 up 21.1% rising
41 Morocco 353,304 number 2020 up 13.7% rising
42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number 2020 up 27.8% rising
43 Mali 314,931 number 2020 up 38.3% rising
44 Burkina Faso 314,837 number 2020 up 29.6% rising
45 Saudi Arabia 304,782 number 2020 up 12.9% rising
46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 280,718 number 2020 down 3.6% rising
47 Malawi 279,298 number 2020 up 25.2% rising
48 Italy 275,449 number 2020 down 3.2% falling
49 Nepal 274,577 number 2020 down 18.5% rising
50 Zambia 274,412 number 2020 up 26.6% rising
51 Peru 261,219 number 2020 down 10.6% rising
52 Malaysia 261,095 number 2020 down 2.9% rising
53 Chad 255,031 number 2020 up 31.6% rising
54 Senegal 245,992 number 2020 up 35.2% rising
55 Somalia 241,780 number 2020 up 25.2% rising
56 Ukraine 234,805 number 2014 up 3.0% falling
57 Korea 233,131 number 2020 down 6.8% falling
58 Spain 232,194 number 2020 up 1.8% falling
59 Zimbabwe 226,168 number 2020 up 30.7% rising
60 Guatemala 202,411 number 2020 up 0.4% rising
61 Kazakhstan 202,264 number 2020 up 74.6% falling
62 Canada 202,230 number 2020 up 10.4% flat
63 Poland 198,952 number 2020 up 8.2% falling
64 Guinea 184,302 number 2020 up 19.7% rising
65 Cambodia 179,595 number 2020 up 19.3% rising
66 Burundi 178,125 number 2020 up 46.8% rising
67 Syrian Arab Republic 176,584 number 2020 down 34.7% rising
68 Benin 172,199 number 2020 up 27.5% rising
69 Sri Lanka 169,810 number 2020 down 4.6% falling
70 Australia 168,985 number 2020 up 20.4% rising
71 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 168,965 number 2019 down 14.3% falling
72 Rwanda 167,893 number 2020 up 22.7% rising
73 Ecuador 164,686 number 2020 up 3.8% rising
74 South Sudan 158,905 number 2020 up 16.8% rising
75 Chile 128,693 number 2020 up 5.4% flat
76 Haiti 126,637 number 2020 up 3.0% rising
77 Tajikistan 120,878 number 2020 up 42.7% rising
78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 120,771 number 2020 up 0.5% rising
79 Jordan 119,077 number 2020 up 32.6% rising
80 Togo 112,866 number 2020 up 22.6% rising
81 Papua New Guinea 108,794 number 2020 up 12.6% rising
82 Sierra Leone 107,532 number 2020 up 17.0% rising
83 Tunisia 104,917 number 2020 up 28.1% flat
84 Honduras 100,539 number 2020 down 6.4% rising
85 Romania 99,619 number 2020 down 6.1% falling
86 Dominican Republic 98,479 number 2020 down 3.3% rising
87 Azerbaijan 92,314 number 2019 up 36.3% flat
88 Netherlands 91,595 number 2020 down 11.5% falling
89 Israel 84,737 number 2020 up 25.2% rising
90 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,673 number 2020 up 5.4% rising
91 Congo 78,073 number 2020 up 32.3% rising
92 Kyrgyzstan 76,252 number 2020 up 54.5% rising
93 Central African Republic 70,547 number 2020 up 7.8% rising
94 Paraguay 69,919 number 2020 up 2.7% rising
95 Liberia 69,498 number 2020 up 21.9% rising
96 Belgium 68,793 number 2020 up 12.6% falling
97 Turkmenistan 68,652 number 2020 up 41.5% rising
98 Libya 68,226 number 2020 up 15.8% rising
99 Nicaragua 68,002 number 2020 up 2.9% rising
100 Palestine, State of 67,509 number 2019 up 18.7% rising
101 Cuba 64,782 number 2020 down 4.8% falling
102 Mauritania 63,001 number 2020 up 30.8% rising
103 Belarus 61,744 number 2020 up 38.6% falling
104 Sweden 61,072 number 2020 up 22.9% flat
105 El Salvador 58,361 number 2020 down 10.0% flat
106 Czechia 57,075 number 2020 up 17.7% falling
107 United Arab Emirates 52,385 number 2020 up 29.8% volatile
108 Eritrea 49,250 number 2020 up 26.1% rising
109 Greece 48,918 number 2020 down 10.6% falling
110 Hungary 46,550 number 2020 down 5.2% falling
111 Portugal 45,265 number 2020 down 17.8% falling
112 Switzerland 43,854 number 2020 up 12.3% falling
113 Austria 43,610 number 2020 up 5.4% falling
114 Panama 39,557 number 2020 up 9.7% rising
115 Oman 38,843 number 2020 up 61.6% rising
116 Mongolia 36,943 number 2020 up 68.4% rising
117 Costa Rica 36,632 number 2020 up 1.1% rising
118 Lebanon 36,065 number 1985 up 3.4% rising
119 Bulgaria 35,954 number 2020 up 13.1% falling
120 Gambia 34,691 number 2020 up 34.3% volatile
121 Ireland 34,583 number 2019 up 8.0% flat
122 Kuwait 33,980 number 2020 up 56.9% rising
123 Serbia 33,763 number 2019 down 12.9% falling
124 Norway 32,109 number 2020 up 6.9% flat
125 Namibia 31,904 number 2020 up 28.7% rising
126 Finland 31,631 number 2020 up 8.6% falling
127 Hong Kong, China 31,583 number 2020 up 30.2% falling
128 New Zealand 31,580 number 2020 up 6.2% rising
129 Denmark 30,417 number 2020 down 9.6% falling
130 Georgia 29,800 number 2020 up 25.2% falling
131 Slovakia 29,014 number 2020 up 9.8% falling
132 Gabon 28,352 number 2020 up 44.4% rising
133 Guinea-Bissau 28,093 number 2020 up 34.2% rising
134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28,014 number 1998 down 26.5% falling
135 Botswana 27,370 number 2020 up 15.1% rising
136 Uruguay 24,243 number 2020 down 4.0% falling
137 Jamaica 23,926 number 2020 up 3.6% falling
138 Lesotho 22,961 number 2020 down 0.2% rising
139 Armenia 22,884 number 2020 up 23.7% falling
140 Croatia 21,325 number 2020 down 3.3% falling
141 Republic of Moldova 19,894 number 2019 up 4.0% falling
142 Albania 17,551 number 2020 down 22.8% falling
143 Equatorial Guinea 16,964 number 2020 up 47.6% volatile
144 Puerto Rico 16,210 number 2020 down 36.4% falling
145 Timor-Leste 15,628 number 2020 down 6.4% rising
146 Lithuania 14,893 number 2019 up 0.0% falling
147 Eswatini 14,240 number 2020 up 1.8% rising
148 Qatar 13,953 number 2020 up 74.6% volatile
149 North Macedonia 12,009 number 2020 down 4.9% falling
150 Bahrain 11,728 number 2020 up 35.1% rising
151 Comoros 11,692 number 2020 up 22.7% rising
152 Slovenia 11,272 number 2020 up 23.7% falling
153 Djibouti 9,931 number 2020 down 2.5% rising
154 Solomon Islands 9,895 number 2020 up 31.6% rising
155 Trinidad and Tobago 9,707 number 2020 up 3.8% falling
156 Latvia 9,542 number 2019 down 0.3% falling
157 Fiji 9,058 number 2020 up 6.4% rising
158 Estonia 7,770 number 2020 up 22.6% falling
159 Guyana 7,614 number 2020 down 5.0% falling
160 Mauritius 6,673 number 2020 down 28.9% falling
161 Bhutan 6,233 number 2020 down 12.0% rising
162 Suriname 5,464 number 2020 up 0.6% flat
163 Cape Verde 5,409 number 2020 up 2.2% rising
164 Cyprus 5,246 number 2019 up 24.6% falling
165 Vanuatu 4,035 number 2020 up 34.8% rising
166 Belize 3,938 number 2020 down 0.2% rising
167 Maldives 3,923 number 2020 up 40.5% rising
168 Montenegro 3,853 number 2020 down 7.1% falling
169 Brunei Darussalam 3,649 number 2020 up 6.5% rising
170 Macau, China 3,398 number 2020 up 78.2% rising
171 Luxembourg 3,334 number 2020 up 9.4% rising
172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,107 number 2020 up 13.7% rising
173 French Polynesia 2,818 number 1997 up 31.6% rising
174 Bahamas 2,644 number 2020 down 15.5% rising
175 Samoa 2,576 number 2020 up 4.5% flat
176 Iceland 2,309 number 2020 up 7.3% rising
177 Malta 2,245 number 2020 up 15.1% falling
178 Guam 1,603 number 1997 up 22.2% rising
179 Barbados 1,540 number 2020 down 20.5% falling
180 Kiribati 1,511 number 2020 up 34.9% rising
181 Tonga 1,281 number 2020 down 8.4% falling
182 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,218 number 2020 down 2.3% rising
183 Saint Lucia 1,120 number 2020 down 20.6% falling
184 Curaçao 1,060 number 2020 down 0.8% flat
185 Grenada 936 number 2020 up 16.6% falling
186 United States Virgin Islands 892 number 1997 down 14.0% falling
187 Seychelles 826 number 2020 up 22.2% falling
188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 824 number 2020 down 4.1% falling
189 Antigua and Barbuda 745 number 2020 up 8.6% falling
190 American Samoa 743 number 2006 up 8.5% rising
191 Marshall Islands 740 number 2020 down 8.9% rising
192 Aruba 573 number 2020 down 19.0% rising
193 Dominica 433 number 2020 down 11.8% falling
194 Cayman Islands 398 number 2020 up 6.4% rising
195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 353 number 2020 down 4.1% falling
196 Andorra 347 number 1998 up 13.4% rising
197 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 287 number 2020 up 19.6% rising
198 Bermuda 283 number 2020 down 23.1% falling
199 Turks and Caicos Islands 255 number 2020 down 16.4% rising
200 Gibraltar 222 number 2020 down 7.5% flat
201 Liechtenstein 215 number 2020 up 11.4% flat
202 San Marino 165 number 2020 up 7.1% flat
203 British Virgin Islands 138 number 2020 down 33.3% rising
204 Tuvalu 137 number 2020 up 9.6% rising
205 Naoero 136 number 2020 up 19.3% rising
206 Palau 134 number 2020 up 3.1% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.