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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
104
Highest
13.57 million
Nigeria
Lowest
159
Nauru
Median
129,524
Years covered
54
1972–2025
Data points
5,922

What the numbers show

School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 13.57 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 159 in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 129,524, and the mean is 676,044.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 85,365.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 38.9%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 53.6%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 13.57 million 2025 up 4.8% rising
1 Montserrat 61 2025 down 11.6% flat
2 Indonesia 11.38 million 2025 down 9.8% flat
2 Niue 37 2025 down 17.8% falling
3 Pakistan 6.32 million 2013 up 18.9% rising
4 Brazil 5.11 million 2024 down 11.9% falling
5 Mexico 3.12 million 2024 down 8.3% falling
6 Viet Nam 2.15 million 2025 down 16.2% rising
7 Yemen 2.05 million 2025 up 33.6% rising
8 South Africa 1.77 million 2025 up 0.4% rising
9 Türkiye 1.61 million 2025 down 17.8% falling
10 Myanmar 1.35 million 2025 down 2.6% falling
11 Russia 1.32 million 2025 down 32.5% rising
12 Ghana 1.30 million 2025 up 3.5% rising
13 Germany 1.14 million 2024 up 8.9% rising
14 Colombia 1.13 million 2024 down 1.8% flat
15 Japan 1.09 million 2012 down 10.0% falling
16 United Kingdom 1.07 million 2024 down 12.7% falling
17 Morocco 957,146 2025 down 7.8% falling
18 Peru 817,206 2025 down 2.9% flat
19 Argentina 764,946 2025 down 33.5% falling
20 Guatemala 752,091 2025 down 7.0% flat
21 Thailand 694,027 2025 down 11.8% falling
22 Canada 562,465 2025 down 5.0% rising
23 Cambodia 544,168 2025 down 1.4% rising
24 Senegal 529,547 2003 falling
25 Spain 519,960 2024 down 25.0% falling
26 Rwanda 508,599 2021 up 9.0% rising
27 Australia 461,231 2024 down 3.1% rising
28 Venezuela 423,357 2025 down 28.2% falling
29 Kazakhstan 422,170 2025 up 5.6% rising
30 Korea 373,583 2024 down 47.0% falling
31 Haiti 372,750 2025 down 2.2% flat
32 Chile 360,072 2025 down 4.5% falling
33 North Korea 352,419 2025 up 6.0% falling
34 Israel 282,908 2025 up 8.1% rising
35 Romania 270,019 2024 down 3.3% flat
36 Saudi Arabia 260,940 2025 down 8.6% falling
37 Mauritania 254,613 2025 up 20.6% rising
38 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 241,773 2025 up 1.0% flat
39 Ukraine 229,321 2025 down 53.6% falling
40 Namibia 202,378 2025 up 23.1% rising
41 El Salvador 200,061 2025 down 15.5% falling
42 Nicaragua 198,847 2025 down 3.7% flat
43 Belgium 178,083 2024 down 5.0% flat
44 Oman 172,830 2025 up 9.0% rising
45 Turkmenistan 161,208 2025 up 6.0% rising
46 Greece 161,207 2024 down 23.5% falling
47 Kyrgyzstan 152,289 2025 down 2.4% flat
48 Cuba 146,073 2025 down 23.8% falling
49 Panama 145,334 2025 up 22.4% rising
50 Hungary 139,941 2024 up 2.9% flat
51 Paraguay 137,613 2025 up 3.4% rising
52 Azerbaijan 131,267 2025 down 28.7% rising
53 Austria 127,780 2024 up 3.4% rising
54 United Arab Emirates 120,062 2025 down 30.5% falling
55 Sweden 114,246 2024 down 3.0% rising
56 Costa Rica 106,435 2025 down 31.0% falling
57 Denmark 93,331 2024 up 4.1% rising
58 New Zealand 90,050 2024 down 3.0% rising
59 Ireland 88,037 2024 down 10.3% falling
60 Norway 83,743 2024 down 10.8% falling
61 Equatorial Guinea 77,419 2025 up 16.7% rising
62 Singapore 73,183 2025 up 36.7% rising
63 Uruguay 67,895 2025 down 3.9% falling
64 Serbia 62,327 2025 down 8.4% falling
65 Croatia 52,361 2024 down 16.7% falling
66 Finland 49,212 2024 down 20.1% falling
67 Jamaica 49,063 2025 down 15.6% falling
68 Qatar 47,160 2025 up 26.8% rising
69 Hong Kong (China) 42,500 2005 falling
70 Gambia 39,472 2025 up 4.1% rising
71 Belarus 37,849 2025 down 37.2% falling
72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37,743 2025 up 20.4% rising
73 Lithuania 34,625 2024 down 23.7% rising
74 Moldova 32,911 2020 down 13.3% falling
75 Bahrain 29,615 2025 up 38.9% rising
76 Puerto Rico 29,415 2025 down 38.8% falling
77 Albania 21,008 2025 down 41.6% falling
78 Slovenia 19,040 2024 down 16.4% rising
79 Estonia 18,919 2024 down 12.8% falling
80 North Macedonia 18,076 2025 down 24.9% falling
81 Latvia 17,315 2024 down 13.4% flat
82 Cyprus 16,021 2024 up 8.5% rising
83 Montenegro 7,489 2025 down 2.9% falling
84 Iceland 6,964 2025 up 3.8% rising
85 Mauritius 6,098 2025 down 16.7% falling
86 Sao Tome and Principe 5,899 2010 up 18.6% rising
87 Barbados 4,759 2025 down 5.4% falling
88 Curaçao 2,151 2025 down 16.9% falling
89 Grenada 2,056 2025 down 21.1% falling
90 Saint Lucia 2,026 2025 down 5.7% flat
91 Antigua and Barbuda 1,673 2025 down 1.4% falling
92 Aruba 1,570 2025 down 27.6% falling
93 Marshall Islands 1,264 2025 down 14.5% falling
94 Dominica 1,080 2025 down 24.8% falling
95 Liechtenstein 980 2025 up 0.6% flat
96 Cayman Islands 911 2025 up 12.2% rising
97 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 621 2025 down 17.2% falling
98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 555 2025 down 15.1% falling
99 British Virgin Islands 508 2025 down 4.2% falling
100 Gibraltar 497 2025 up 16.1% rising
101 San Marino 292 2025 down 42.4% falling
102 Nauru 159 2025 down 0.6% falling

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, male (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