Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
24.16 million
India
Lowest
29
Niue
Median
101,020
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,166
What the numbers show
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 24.16 million in India; the lowest is 29 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 101,020, and the mean is 624,615.
Over the past decade 152 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 91.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 34.4%).
Population of the official entrance … official both sexes secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 24.16 million | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 18.93 million | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 6.02 million | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 6.02 million | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4.96 million | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 4.21 million | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 3.16 million | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 3.04 million | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.83 million | 2025 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.82 million | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.55 million | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 2.37 million | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 2.23 million | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Russia | 1.92 million | 2025 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 15 | Vietnam | 1.78 million | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania | 1.61 million | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 17 | Iran | 1.43 million | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 1.36 million | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 1.30 million | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 21 | Sudan | 1.20 million | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 1.08 million | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 1.07 million | 2025 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Japan | 1.06 million | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 26 | Angola | 987,828 | 2025 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 951,682 | 2025 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 942,407 | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 29 | Mozambique | 895,465 | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 878,699 | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 31 | France | 845,638 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 838,783 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 824,907 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 800,954 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 766,571 | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 765,417 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 37 | Thailand | 757,701 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 38 | Argentina | 726,149 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 39 | Cameroon | 719,399 | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 40 | Niger | 718,372 | 2025 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 689,021 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 42 | Morocco | 673,616 | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 662,525 | 2025 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 44 | Mali | 651,175 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 635,234 | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 567,923 | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 567,563 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | Malawi | 562,177 | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 558,348 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 50 | Syria | 551,475 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela | 547,391 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 52 | Somalia | 546,328 | 2025 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Italy | 540,159 | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 539,618 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 55 | Chad | 530,692 | 2025 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Zambia | 528,954 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 501,525 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 58 | South Korea | 467,790 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 454,951 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 452,134 | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 61 | Canada | 450,667 | 2025 | up 20.3% | flat |
| 62 | Ukraine | 424,681 | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 63 | Burundi | 403,854 | 2025 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 395,724 | 2025 | up 46.7% | flat |
| 65 | Guatemala | 388,955 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 388,584 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 67 | Benin | 361,772 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 357,493 | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 349,794 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 70 | South Sudan | 341,578 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 71 | Australia | 335,843 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 332,746 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 328,013 | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 325,621 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 75 | North Korea | 325,446 | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 76 | Chile | 254,186 | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 248,224 | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia | 243,432 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 79 | Haiti | 243,271 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 231,265 | 2025 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 223,715 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 214,399 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 209,178 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 208,309 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 85 | Tunisia | 208,175 | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 191,856 | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 190,844 | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 88 | Netherlands | 190,604 | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 170,643 | 2025 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 90 | Israel | 170,298 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 91 | Congo | 166,607 | 2025 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 162,689 | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 161,957 | 2025 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 94 | Laos | 153,026 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 151,667 | 2025 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 144,912 | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 97 | Belgium | 138,855 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 98 | Palestine | 138,014 | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 99 | Libya | 137,266 | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 100 | Mauritania | 134,995 | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 134,014 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 102 | Sweden | 129,648 | 2024 | up 29.6% | flat |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 127,565 | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 126,671 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 105 | Cuba | 123,228 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 118,804 | 2025 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 116,461 | 2024 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 108 | Lebanon | 114,958 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 112,285 | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 110 | Greece | 101,665 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 111 | Portugal | 100,375 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 91,766 | 2025 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 113 | Hungary | 91,209 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 114 | Switzerland | 90,221 | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 115 | Eritrea | 88,070 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 116 | Austria | 87,396 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 117 | Mongolia | 82,812 | 2025 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 118 | Ireland | 78,251 | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 77,188 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 75,284 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 121 | Gambia | 70,097 | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | 69,330 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 123 | Hong Kong | 68,100 | 2025 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 124 | Denmark | 67,793 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 125 | Norway | 67,625 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 126 | Kuwait | 65,824 | 2025 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 65,381 | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 128 | Serbia | 65,318 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 129 | Finland | 64,877 | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 61,511 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 131 | Gabon | 58,194 | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 132 | Slovakia | 57,720 | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 54,774 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 53,859 | 2025 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 135 | Lesotho | 53,812 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 136 | Botswana | 49,238 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 137 | Uruguay | 46,118 | 2025 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 138 | Singapore | 44,461 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 42,270 | 2025 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 40,212 | 2025 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 141 | Croatia | 38,260 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 38,117 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 143 | Moldova | 31,644 | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 30,855 | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 145 | East Timor | 30,282 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 146 | Lithuania | 29,700 | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28,611 | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 148 | Qatar | 28,268 | 2025 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Eswatini | 26,883 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 150 | Albania | 25,932 | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 151 | Slovenia | 22,911 | 2024 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 22,372 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 153 | Comoros | 20,406 | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 154 | Bahrain | 20,349 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 19,526 | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 156 | Latvia | 19,005 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18,961 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 158 | Fiji | 16,827 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 159 | Estonia | 16,573 | 2024 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 160 | Guyana | 15,689 | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritius | 13,797 | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 162 | Bhutan | 12,950 | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 163 | Reunion | 12,461 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 164 | Suriname | 11,077 | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 9,937 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 166 | Cyprus | 9,646 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 167 | Western Sahara | 9,193 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 168 | Montenegro | 8,015 | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 169 | Maldives | 7,905 | 2025 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 7,844 | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 171 | Belize | 7,492 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 7,056 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 173 | Macao | 6,800 | 2025 | up 65.9% | falling |
| 174 | Brunei | 6,610 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 175 | French Guiana | 6,076 | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6,033 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 177 | Samoa | 5,582 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 178 | Bahamas | 5,293 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 179 | Iceland | 4,803 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 4,762 | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 4,276 | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 4,213 | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 4,084 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 184 | Martinique | 3,494 | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 185 | Barbados | 3,287 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 3,028 | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 187 | Tonga | 2,505 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 188 | Micronesia (country) | 2,395 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 189 | Curacao | 2,365 | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 2,101 | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 191 | Grenada | 1,738 | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 192 | Seychelles | 1,703 | 2025 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,588 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 1,391 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,167 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 196 | United States Virgin Islands | 931 | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 197 | American Samoa | 923 | 2025 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 198 | Marshall Islands | 905 | 2025 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 199 | Dominica | 887 | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 200 | Andorra | 783 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 762 | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 202 | Bermuda | 620 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 203 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 608 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 204 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 536 | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 205 | Gibraltar | 485 | 2025 | up 26.6% | flat |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 477 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 207 | British Virgin Islands | 407 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 379 | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 209 | San Marino | 337 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 210 | Monaco | 321 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 211 | Nauru | 312 | 2025 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 251 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 213 | Palau | 239 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 203 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 214 | Anguilla | 203 | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 67 | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 217 | Montserrat | 46 | 2025 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 217 | Saint Helena | 46 | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 219 | Tokelau | 40 | 2025 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 220 | Niue | 29 | 2025 | down 6.5% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release