School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
104
Highest
13.26 million
Nigeria
Lowest
149
Nauru
Median
120,172
Years covered
54
1972–2025
Data points
5,922

What the numbers show

School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 13.26 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 149 in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 120,172, and the mean is 646,805.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 88,969.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 40.3%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 52.8%).

School age population, early childhood educational development: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 13.26 million 2025 up 4.5% rising
1 Montserrat 59 2025 down 16.9% falling
2 Indonesia 10.78 million 2025 down 10.0% flat
2 Niue 37 2025 down 17.8% falling
3 Pakistan 6.01 million 2013 up 20.9% rising
4 Brazil 4.88 million 2024 down 12.2% falling
5 Mexico 3.01 million 2024 down 8.5% falling
6 Yemen 1.95 million 2025 up 33.4% rising
7 Viet Nam 1.95 million 2025 down 14.9% rising
8 South Africa 1.71 million 2025 up 0.5% rising
9 Türkiye 1.54 million 2025 down 17.4% falling
10 Myanmar 1.27 million 2025 down 2.6% falling
11 Ghana 1.26 million 2025 up 3.1% rising
12 Russia 1.25 million 2025 down 32.5% rising
13 Germany 1.08 million 2024 up 9.0% rising
14 Colombia 1.08 million 2024 down 2.0% flat
15 Japan 1.04 million 2012 down 9.9% falling
16 United Kingdom 1.02 million 2024 down 12.5% falling
17 Morocco 916,906 2025 down 7.9% falling
18 Peru 787,245 2025 down 3.0% flat
19 Argentina 728,623 2025 down 33.0% falling
20 Guatemala 726,909 2025 down 7.6% flat
21 Thailand 662,917 2025 down 10.4% falling
22 Canada 534,941 2025 down 5.1% rising
23 Cambodia 519,449 2025 down 1.8% rising
24 Senegal 518,565 2003 falling
25 Rwanda 507,836 2021 up 7.6% rising
26 Spain 490,837 2024 down 24.8% falling
27 Australia 437,562 2024 down 3.0% rising
28 Venezuela 403,213 2025 down 28.0% falling
29 Kazakhstan 397,509 2025 up 5.2% rising
30 Haiti 365,425 2025 down 2.1% flat
31 Korea 356,971 2024 down 46.5% falling
32 Chile 346,601 2025 down 4.5% falling
33 North Korea 333,674 2025 up 5.8% falling
34 Israel 267,397 2025 up 7.5% rising
35 Romania 254,911 2024 down 3.4% flat
36 Saudi Arabia 249,437 2025 down 4.2% flat
37 Mauritania 248,189 2025 up 21.1% rising
38 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 231,264 2025 up 0.6% falling
39 Ukraine 219,264 2025 down 52.8% falling
40 Namibia 201,836 2025 up 22.3% rising
41 Nicaragua 192,635 2025 down 3.9% flat
42 El Salvador 191,147 2025 down 14.0% falling
43 Belgium 170,575 2024 down 4.7% flat
44 Oman 166,498 2025 up 9.3% rising
45 Turkmenistan 152,681 2025 up 4.4% rising
46 Greece 152,317 2024 down 23.5% falling
47 Kyrgyzstan 144,670 2025 down 2.5% flat
48 Panama 138,145 2025 up 22.3% rising
49 Cuba 136,463 2025 down 23.8% falling
50 Hungary 132,000 2024 up 2.9% flat
51 Paraguay 131,426 2025 up 3.3% rising
52 Austria 120,660 2024 up 4.4% rising
53 United Arab Emirates 119,683 2025 down 33.9% falling
54 Azerbaijan 117,617 2025 down 26.2% flat
55 Sweden 108,515 2024 down 2.9% rising
56 Costa Rica 101,972 2025 down 31.3% falling
57 Denmark 88,165 2024 up 3.3% rising
58 New Zealand 86,300 2024 down 2.0% rising
59 Ireland 85,816 2024 down 8.5% falling
60 Norway 79,795 2024 down 10.4% falling
61 Equatorial Guinea 75,807 2025 up 16.2% rising
62 Singapore 69,393 2025 up 37.0% rising
63 Uruguay 65,065 2025 down 3.5% falling
64 Serbia 58,329 2025 down 8.7% falling
65 Croatia 49,968 2024 down 15.0% falling
66 Jamaica 47,357 2025 down 15.5% falling
67 Finland 47,227 2024 down 20.3% falling
68 Qatar 46,239 2025 up 30.0% rising
69 Hong Kong (China) 40,100 2005 falling
70 Gambia 38,575 2025 up 3.8% rising
71 Belarus 35,777 2025 down 37.0% falling
72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35,378 2025 up 20.8% rising
73 Lithuania 33,361 2024 down 22.8% rising
74 Moldova 30,991 2020 down 14.0% falling
75 Bahrain 28,664 2025 up 40.3% rising
76 Puerto Rico 28,016 2025 down 38.5% falling
77 Albania 19,368 2025 down 41.5% falling
78 Estonia 18,042 2024 down 12.4% falling
79 Slovenia 17,937 2024 down 16.6% rising
80 North Macedonia 16,787 2025 down 24.2% falling
81 Latvia 16,380 2024 down 12.8% falling
82 Cyprus 15,288 2024 up 12.1% rising
83 Montenegro 6,995 2025 down 1.9% falling
84 Iceland 6,559 2025 down 0.2% flat
85 Mauritius 6,099 2025 down 14.8% falling
86 Sao Tome and Principe 5,801 2010 up 18.2% rising
87 Barbados 4,609 2025 down 5.2% falling
88 Curaçao 2,042 2025 down 16.6% falling
89 Grenada 1,983 2025 down 20.8% falling
90 Saint Lucia 1,972 2025 down 5.7% flat
91 Antigua and Barbuda 1,623 2025 down 1.5% falling
92 Aruba 1,510 2025 down 17.1% falling
93 Marshall Islands 1,176 2025 down 16.6% falling
94 Dominica 1,045 2025 down 24.4% falling
95 Liechtenstein 887 2025 up 4.7% rising
96 Cayman Islands 880 2025 up 11.4% rising
97 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 602 2025 down 12.6% falling
98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 537 2025 down 16.2% falling
99 British Virgin Islands 486 2025 down 4.0% falling
100 Gibraltar 469 2025 up 17.0% rising
101 San Marino 300 2025 down 31.4% falling
102 Nauru 149 2025 up 2.8% flat

Regions and income groups

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

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release