Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
29.15 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Lowest
-34.93 % change on previous year
British Virgin Islands
Median
0.1985 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
10,553
What the numbers show
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 29.15 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan; the lowest is -34.93 % change on previous year in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1985 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.5881 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 119 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 13,340.3%), and the largest decrease in India (down 17,057.0%).
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 29.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 488.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Grenada | 25.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9,452.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Angola | 17.64 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Bahamas | 15.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,462.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Comoros | 14.41 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 8,784.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Suriname | 10.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,928.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 10.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 8.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Jamaica | 8.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 416.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.35 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.65 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 5,510.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Rwanda | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,338.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Libya | 5.8 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 5.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 214.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 5.15 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 18 | Qatar | 5.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Botswana | 4.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 255.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 267.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | 4.4 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 4.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Bahrain | 4.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Burundi | 4.06 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Haiti | 3.95 % change on previous year | 1998 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Guyana | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 3.81 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Oman | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 3.56 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 706.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritania | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Palau | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Bhutan | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Chad | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Pakistan | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Cambodia | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Armenia | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Germany | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 394.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Malawi | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Cameroon | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Zambia | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Austria | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13,340.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Gambia | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Timor-Leste | 2.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 403.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Sudan | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Egypt | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 438.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Monaco | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,910.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Central African Republic | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Palestine | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Uganda | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 194.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Portugal | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 227.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkey | 1.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Canada | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Montenegro | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Latvia | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 229.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Singapore | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 455.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Switzerland | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,251.7% | volatile |
| 74 | United States | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Nepal | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Macao | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Iraq | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Nigeria | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 80 | New Zealand | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Bermuda | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Malta | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovakia | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 84 | New Caledonia | 1.03 % change on previous year | 1994 | up 1,151.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Congo | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 86 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 % change on previous year | 1993 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Israel | 0.9923 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Hungary | 0.9656 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 89 | China | 0.9587 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 0.9383 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 0.9095 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 200.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Philippines | 0.8345 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,753.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Eritrea | 0.7908 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 0.7644 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Romania | 0.7448 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 0.6994 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Ghana | 0.6567 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Paraguay | 0.4674 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Senegal | 0.4401 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Australia | 0.4362 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Guatemala | 0.3948 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3732 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Liechtenstein | 0.3033 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Netherlands | 0.0937 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | 0.0671 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Venezuela | 0.0528 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Poland | 0.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 0.0197 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Syria | 0.0055 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -0.0111 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Seychelles | -0.0625 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.0716 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Samoa | -0.1171 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Belgium | -0.1356 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Cape Verde | -0.1371 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Brazil | -0.1454 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Italy | -0.167 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Serbia | -0.2155 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 187.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | -0.236 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -0.3307 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | -0.3347 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Moldova | -0.387 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 474.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Togo | -0.4127 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 785.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Liberia | -0.417 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | -0.4866 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Lithuania | -0.4914 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Slovenia | -0.4941 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Mongolia | -0.5431 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Micronesia (country) | -0.5496 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Russia | -0.6461 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Niger | -0.6666 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Kenya | -0.7181 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 186.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Gabon | -0.7291 % change on previous year | 2003 | down 109.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Norway | -0.7841 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 460.6% | volatile |
| 137 | North Macedonia | -0.8051 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 132.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Lesotho | -0.8093 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Georgia | -0.8392 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Denmark | -0.8558 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | -0.8572 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.8594 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Japan | -1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Indonesia | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 237.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Croatia | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 620.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Spain | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 221.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | -1.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Estonia | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Iceland | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 280.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Malaysia | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Colombia | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Thailand | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Andorra | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,582.7% | volatile |
| 154 | France | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 401.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Finland | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 235.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Fiji | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 253.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Uruguay | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 158 | South Africa | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 269.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Ireland | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 212.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Morocco | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 822.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Myanmar | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 185.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Greece | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 233.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Belarus | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Kiribati | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Peru | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 682.4% | volatile |
| 169 | French Polynesia | -2.07 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 172 | El Salvador | -2.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Hong Kong | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 309.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Chile | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 970.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Mali | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 139.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Gibraltar | -2.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 279.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Ecuador | -2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 314.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 434.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | -2.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 218.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Costa Rica | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 230.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Djibouti | -3.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 716.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Viet Nam | -3.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 206.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Maldives | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Cuba | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Azerbaijan | -3.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Puerto Rico | -3.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 187 | American Samoa | -3.85 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 357.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Honduras | -3.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Albania | -4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.2% | volatile |
| 190 | South Korea | -4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Kuwait | -4.44 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 195.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Lucia | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Mauritius | -5.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 194 | San Marino | -5.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 819.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Barbados | -5.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 320.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | -5.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | -6.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 390.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Guam | -6.87 % change on previous year | 1989 | down 515.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Naoero | -7.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Somalia | -7.59 % change on previous year | 1986 | down 147.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | -7.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Aruba | -8.14 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 588.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Ukraine | -8.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 391.7% | volatile |
| 204 | India | -8.85 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17,057.0% | volatile |
| 205 | Antigua and Barbuda | -9.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 293.4% | volatile |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands | -34.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,496.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 4.5 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 4.5 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 2.58 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 2.5 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 1.94 % change on previous year
- Middle income 1.71 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 1.65 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 1.61 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 1.6 % change on previous year
- World 1.43 % change on previous year
- IDA blend 1.41 % change on previous year
- Other small states 1.3 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 1.27 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 1.12 % change on previous year
- Small states 1.09 % change on previous year
- IDA total 1.06 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 1.04 % change on previous year
- Low income 1.02 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1.02 % change on previous year
- IDA only 0.9749 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.9738 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.9738 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.9733 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 0.9058 % change on previous year
- Arab World 0.7891 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0.5749 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.5719 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 0.5256 % change on previous year
- Caribbean Small States 0.5083 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 0.4731 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend 0.3036 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics 0 % change on previous year
- Euro area 0 % change on previous year
- European Union 0 % change on previous year
- High income -0.0283 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -0.0527 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.105 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -0.1513 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -0.1746 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -0.1923 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.