School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
222
Highest
23.81 million
India
Lowest
27
Niue
Median
94,546
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,702
What the numbers show
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 23.81 million in India; the lowest is 27 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 94,546, and the mean is 615,973.
Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 93.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 35.4%).
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 23.81 million | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 18.01 million | 2025 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 6.12 million | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 6.02 million | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 4.98 million | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 4.17 million | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 3.13 million | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 3.04 million | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.93 million | 2025 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.89 million | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.65 million | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 2.35 million | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 2.21 million | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 1.94 million | 2025 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 1.71 million | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.48 million | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 1.35 million | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 1.34 million | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 1.32 million | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 21 | Sudan | 1.22 million | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 1.10 million | 2025 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 1.07 million | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 1.03 million | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 26 | Angola | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 992,744 | 2025 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 981,838 | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 29 | Mozambique | 917,926 | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 891,349 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 31 | France | 829,893 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 819,239 | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 816,896 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 816,709 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 791,898 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 36 | Madagascar | 777,997 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 755,057 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 749,189 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 39 | Argentina | 742,424 | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 40 | Niger | 739,808 | 2025 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Cameroon | 733,232 | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 702,506 | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 43 | Mali | 671,892 | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 662,614 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 649,756 | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 46 | Malawi | 568,934 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 47 | Nepal | 566,790 | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 566,782 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Somalia | 563,666 | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 554,340 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 548,525 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 52 | Chad | 546,625 | 2025 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Zambia | 539,283 | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 536,888 | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 517,826 | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 513,208 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 489,754 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 462,361 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 59 | Republic of Korea | 458,443 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 60 | Senegal | 454,673 | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 61 | Canada | 448,767 | 2025 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 62 | Burundi | 412,533 | 2025 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 399,230 | 2025 | up 37.8% | flat |
| 64 | Guatemala | 393,504 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 65 | Ukraine | 390,382 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 66 | Benin | 373,282 | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 67 | Poland | 371,356 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 68 | Guinea | 363,930 | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 342,438 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 337,380 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 71 | Australia | 335,957 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 335,664 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 73 | South Sudan | 329,594 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 74 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 328,641 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 323,292 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 266,240 | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 255,602 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 244,137 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 79 | Haiti | 242,041 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 233,640 | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 226,155 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 82 | Tunisia | 221,540 | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 214,609 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 209,385 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 85 | Romania | 203,679 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 190,906 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 87 | Netherlands | 187,030 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 88 | Jordan | 186,743 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 89 | Israel | 174,898 | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 166,927 | 2025 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 164,960 | 2025 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 164,828 | 2025 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 161,968 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 156,914 | 2025 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 154,984 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 144,025 | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 97 | Palestine, State of | 142,489 | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 139,791 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 99 | Belgium | 137,450 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 100 | Mauritania | 135,668 | 2025 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 133,814 | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 102 | Paraguay | 128,510 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 126,142 | 2025 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Sweden | 124,688 | 2024 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 105 | Cuba | 122,462 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 119,192 | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 114,436 | 2024 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 108 | Lebanon | 114,170 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 111,765 | 2025 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 110 | Greece | 98,787 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 95,531 | 2025 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 112 | Portugal | 93,562 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 113 | Switzerland | 91,237 | 2024 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 114 | Hungary | 89,769 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 115 | Austria | 89,553 | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 116 | Eritrea | 88,268 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 117 | Mongolia | 84,398 | 2025 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 77,425 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 119 | Ireland | 76,443 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 76,073 | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 121 | Gambia | 72,572 | 2025 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | 67,550 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 123 | Norway | 65,739 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 124 | Serbia | 65,722 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 125 | Kuwait | 65,650 | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 126 | Namibia | 65,377 | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 127 | Finland | 63,734 | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 128 | Denmark | 63,296 | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 60,186 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 130 | Gabon | 59,191 | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 131 | Slovakia | 57,987 | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 132 | Georgia | 56,289 | 2025 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 55,878 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 134 | Lesotho | 54,343 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 135 | Botswana | 49,463 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 136 | Hong Kong, China | 47,200 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 137 | Uruguay | 45,985 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 138 | Singapore | 44,199 | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 43,335 | 2025 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 39,481 | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 141 | Jamaica | 37,161 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 36,532 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 143 | Republic of Moldova | 33,207 | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 31,063 | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 29,572 | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 146 | Qatar | 29,557 | 2025 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Lithuania | 28,992 | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 148 | Eswatini | 27,264 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27,251 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 150 | Albania | 25,456 | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 151 | Slovenia | 22,898 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 22,435 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 153 | Bahrain | 20,879 | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 20,687 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 19,895 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18,797 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 157 | Latvia | 18,761 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 158 | Fiji | 17,140 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 16,002 | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia | 15,567 | 2024 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritius | 13,468 | 2025 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 162 | Reunion | 12,844 | 2025 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 163 | Bhutan | 12,630 | 2025 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 164 | Suriname | 11,104 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 165 | Cyprus | 10,110 | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 9,805 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 167 | Western Sahara | 9,298 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 8,078 | 2025 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 7,988 | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 170 | Maldives | 7,677 | 2025 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 171 | Belize | 7,626 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 7,207 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 173 | Macau, China | 6,700 | 2025 | up 76.3% | falling |
| 174 | Brunei Darussalam | 6,685 | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6,013 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 176 | French Guiana | 5,962 | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 5,671 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 178 | Bahamas | 5,188 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 179 | Iceland | 4,803 | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 4,596 | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 4,240 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 4,220 | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 3,890 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 184 | Martinique | 3,644 | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 185 | Barbados | 3,262 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 3,027 | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 187 | Guam | 2,772 | 2025 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 188 | Tonga | 2,450 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 189 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2,378 | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 190 | Curaçao | 2,300 | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 2,121 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 1,708 | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 193 | Seychelles | 1,704 | 2025 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,583 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 195 | Aruba | 1,376 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,086 | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 916 | 2025 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 198 | American Samoa | 908 | 2025 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 874 | 2025 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 200 | Dominica | 838 | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 756 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 202 | Andorra | 721 | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 203 | Bermuda | 608 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 204 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 603 | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 205 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 508 | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 479 | 2025 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 207 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 472 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 396 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 376 | 2025 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 210 | Monaco | 325 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 211 | San Marino | 317 | 2025 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 212 | Naoero | 309 | 2025 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 213 | Cook Islands | 245 | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 214 | Palau | 235 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 215 | Tuvalu | 210 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 216 | Anguilla | 169 | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 217 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 61 | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 218 | Saint Helena | 57 | 2025 | up 29.5% | falling |
| 219 | Montserrat | 47 | 2025 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 220 | Tokelau | 42 | 2025 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 221 | Falkland Islands, Malvinas | 37 | 2025 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 222 | Niue | 27 | 2025 | down 15.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 136.68 million
- UIS: World 136.68 million
- MDG: World 136.68 million
- WB: World 136.68 million
- UNICEF: World 136.57 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 125.09 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 123.51 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 122.49 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 122.18 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 104.15 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 78.18 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 75.12 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 71.63 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 64.61 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 62.37 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 60.42 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 59.10 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 46.31 million
- WB: Ida Total 45.33 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 41.66 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 38.16 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 37.84 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 36.54 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 36.54 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 36.54 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 36.54 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 36.10 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 36.10 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 36.10 million
- UNICEF: Africa 36.10 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 36.00 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 35.12 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 35.12 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 34.18 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 33.47 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 33.40 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 33.39 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 33.39 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 32.79 million
- AIMS: East Asia 32.71 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release