Primary education, pupils, gaps filled by country
Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
126.12 million
India
Lowest
1,332
Tuvalu
Median
582,819
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
11,866
What the numbers show
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 126.12 million in India; the lowest is 1,332 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 582,819, and the mean is 3.69 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 94,682.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 94.3%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 50.4%).
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 126.12 million | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 108.57 million | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 33.42 million | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 28.68 million | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 25.38 million | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 23.83 million | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 21.15 million | 2023 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 16.69 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 15.93 million | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 15.40 million | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 15.11 million | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 13.19 million | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 13.06 million | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.39 million | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.09 million | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 8.88 million | 2024 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 17 | Uganda | 8.84 million | 2017 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 8.04 million | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 7.66 million | 2022 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 7.55 million | 2023 | up 33.7% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 7.52 million | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 7.51 million | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 6.25 million | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 24 | Turkey | 5.54 million | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Angola | 5.38 million | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 5.30 million | 2018 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Algeria | 5.30 million | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 28 | Madagascar | 5.29 million | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Cameroon | 5.29 million | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 30 | Sudan | 5.23 million | 2019 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 4.98 million | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.86 million | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 33 | Iraq | 4.86 million | 2007 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.82 million | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 4.75 million | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 4.61 million | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 4.58 million | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 38 | Zambia | 4.49 million | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 39 | Thailand | 4.45 million | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 4.14 million | 2022 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 41 | France | 4.13 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 42 | Yemen | 3.90 million | 2016 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 3.71 million | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 3.57 million | 2025 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 45 | Venezuela | 3.54 million | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 3.45 million | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 3.41 million | 2025 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 48 | Germany | 3.31 million | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 3.07 million | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 3.06 million | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 51 | Chad | 3.05 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Rwanda | 3.01 million | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Niger | 3.00 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Mali | 2.97 million | 2023 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 2.94 million | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 2.83 million | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 57 | Haiti | 2.63 million | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Italy | 2.63 million | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 59 | Burundi | 2.52 million | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 60 | South Korea | 2.51 million | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 61 | Canada | 2.43 million | 2023 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 62 | Guatemala | 2.42 million | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 2.40 million | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 2.35 million | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Australia | 2.27 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 2.27 million | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 67 | Syria | 2.17 million | 2024 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 2.11 million | 2020 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 2.07 million | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Ecuador | 1.72 million | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 1.66 million | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 1.65 million | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Poland | 1.60 million | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 1.58 million | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 1.58 million | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 76 | Chile | 1.49 million | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 77 | Ukraine | 1.40 million | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.38 million | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 79 | Tunisia | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 1.17 million | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 81 | Netherlands | 1.14 million | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 82 | Jordan | 1.12 million | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 1.03 million | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritania | 891,821 | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Congo | 880,625 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 880,080 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 89 | Romania | 873,154 | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 859,847 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 91 | Belgium | 814,388 | 2023 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 813,767 | 2016 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 93 | Libya | 755,338 | 2006 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 739,554 | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 710,209 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 698,052 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 631,199 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 630,435 | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 603,966 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 100 | Portugal | 598,661 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 101 | El Salvador | 594,860 | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 102 | Namibia | 590,029 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 586,477 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Czechia | 579,161 | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 105 | Greece | 578,574 | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 106 | Liberia | 569,741 | 2022 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Switzerland | 556,945 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 108 | Ireland | 548,873 | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 109 | Lebanon | 533,550 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 110 | Palestine | 514,700 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 111 | Somalia | 464,607 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 460,126 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 451,308 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 114 | Belarus | 444,044 | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 115 | Gambia | 442,901 | 2025 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Norway | 434,422 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 117 | Denmark | 432,238 | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 118 | Eritrea | 398,090 | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 119 | Hungary | 384,692 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 383,018 | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 121 | Botswana | 381,674 | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 122 | Mongolia | 379,647 | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 123 | Austria | 368,502 | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 124 | Finland | 360,117 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 125 | Oman | 358,346 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 126 | Georgia | 342,203 | 2024 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 329,780 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 128 | Lesotho | 309,480 | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 129 | Uruguay | 287,527 | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 278,890 | 2010 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Gabon | 269,687 | 2019 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 132 | Kuwait | 265,113 | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 133 | Serbia | 251,941 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 134 | Slovakia | 244,806 | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 135 | Singapore | 238,816 | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 234,521 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 227,656 | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 138 | Eswatini | 222,351 | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 139 | Jamaica | 211,097 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 140 | Qatar | 180,287 | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Armenia | 160,885 | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 147,483 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 143 | Puerto Rico | 144,542 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 141,518 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 145 | Albania | 141,089 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 146 | Moldova | 136,696 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 147 | Slovenia | 132,709 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 126,491 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 149 | Latvia | 123,956 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 150 | Bahrain | 122,305 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 151 | Lithuania | 120,897 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 152 | Fiji | 113,938 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 105,461 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 154 | Comoros | 102,152 | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 98,955 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Guyana | 94,786 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 93,396 | 2015 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 158 | Bhutan | 91,759 | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 159 | Estonia | 89,246 | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 160 | Mauritius | 84,530 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 161 | Djibouti | 69,705 | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 61,167 | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 163 | Suriname | 60,612 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 164 | Cyprus | 60,596 | 2024 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 56,048 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 166 | Belize | 44,757 | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 167 | Maldives | 44,013 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 43,020 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 38,834 | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 170 | Macao | 38,349 | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 37,751 | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 37,172 | 2017 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 173 | Samoa | 34,962 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 174 | Iceland | 32,314 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 175 | French Polynesia | 29,415 | 1996 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 27,337 | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 177 | Bahamas | 26,817 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 22,308 | 1994 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 179 | Kiribati | 17,457 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 180 | Barbados | 16,314 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 181 | Tonga | 15,644 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 182 | Guam | 15,516 | 1989 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 183 | United States Virgin Islands | 14,544 | 1993 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 14,257 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 185 | Grenada | 11,967 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,936 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 187 | Micronesia (country) | 11,762 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 188 | Seychelles | 9,592 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8,720 | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 190 | American Samoa | 7,884 | 1992 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 191 | Aruba | 7,719 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 192 | Dominica | 5,427 | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 5,369 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,110 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 195 | Cayman Islands | 4,334 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 196 | Andorra | 4,218 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,673 | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 198 | Bermuda | 3,377 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 199 | Gibraltar | 2,755 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 200 | Monaco | 2,068 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 201 | Liechtenstein | 1,984 | 2021 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 202 | Naoero | 1,703 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 1,626 | 2024 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 204 | Palau | 1,449 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 205 | San Marino | 1,388 | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 206 | Tuvalu | 1,332 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 780.85 million
- IDA & IBRD total 707.69 million
- Low & middle income 701.53 million
- Middle income 589.09 million
- IBRD only 443.80 million
- Early-demographic dividend 364.78 million
- Lower middle income 343.48 million
- IDA total 263.89 million
- Upper middle income 237.35 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 196.80 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 196.80 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 196.79 million
- East Asia & Pacific 191.34 million
- IDA only 182.50 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 179.31 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 177.79 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 175.74 million
- Late-demographic dividend 173.78 million
- Least developed countries 171.01 million
- South Asia 160.82 million
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 160.82 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 148.37 million
- Africa Eastern and Southern 121.03 million
- Low income 112.44 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 91.90 million
- OECD members 91.38 million
- IDA blend 86.20 million
- High income 84.04 million
- Africa Western and Central 75.77 million
- Post-demographic dividend 66.45 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 61.44 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 60.53 million
- Arab World 55.62 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 55.17 million
- Europe & Central Asia 52.35 million
- North America 26.20 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 26.07 million
- European Union 23.26 million
- Euro area 18.29 million
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 15.66 million
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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About this data
Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.