School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
222
Highest
11.38 million
India
Lowest
13
Niue
Median
46,002
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,699
What the numbers show
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 11.38 million in India; the lowest is 13 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 46,002, and the mean is 298,332.
Over the past decade 151 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 91.7%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 34.3%).
School age population, last grade of primary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 11.38 million | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 8.35 million | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3.01 million | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2.94 million | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 2.43 million | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 2.02 million | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 1.51 million | 2025 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1.50 million | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.46 million | 2025 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 1.40 million | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 1.30 million | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 1.08 million | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 941,280 | 2025 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 832,544 | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 810,540 | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 715,182 | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 671,576 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 660,517 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 656,603 | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 21 | Sudan | 603,574 | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 573,608 | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 536,103 | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 532,439 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 508,502 | 2025 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 503,096 | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 27 | Algeria | 486,241 | 2025 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 479,515 | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 29 | Mozambique | 457,603 | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 433,912 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | France | 405,117 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 32 | Ghana | 404,210 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 399,890 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 398,668 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 35 | Germany | 386,073 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 36 | Madagascar | 384,063 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 367,288 | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 366,243 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 39 | Cameroon | 364,347 | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 40 | Niger | 363,436 | 2025 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 360,750 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 337,774 | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 43 | Mali | 332,004 | 2025 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 322,070 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 319,914 | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 46 | Malawi | 285,152 | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 47 | Somalia | 278,016 | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Nepal | 272,978 | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 272,294 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Malaysia | 271,265 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 51 | Zambia | 270,013 | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 52 | Chad | 269,777 | 2025 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 268,853 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 261,210 | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 251,495 | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 56 | Syria | 250,073 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 237,277 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 230,159 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 59 | Republic of Korea | 223,772 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 60 | Canada | 218,606 | 2025 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 61 | Senegal | 217,238 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 62 | Burundi | 205,516 | 2025 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 196,278 | 2025 | up 38.8% | flat |
| 64 | Guatemala | 194,128 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 65 | Ukraine | 189,394 | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 66 | Benin | 184,163 | 2025 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 67 | Poland | 180,767 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 68 | Guinea | 179,415 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 167,754 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 167,715 | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 165,675 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 72 | Australia | 162,941 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 73 | South Sudan | 162,793 | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 74 | North Korea | 160,124 | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 158,042 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 133,858 | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 125,466 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 78 | Haiti | 120,242 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 120,018 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 115,532 | 2025 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 108,308 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 82 | Tunisia | 107,129 | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 104,746 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 104,130 | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 85 | Romania | 99,218 | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 93,718 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 87 | Netherlands | 91,118 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 88 | Jordan | 90,850 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 89 | Israel | 85,462 | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 82,753 | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 80,752 | 2025 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 80,210 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 78,564 | 2025 | up 39.1% | falling |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 76,330 | 2025 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 76,042 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 71,134 | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 97 | Palestine, State of | 69,737 | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 68,065 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 99 | Belgium | 67,348 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 100 | Mauritania | 67,083 | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 65,929 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 102 | Paraguay | 62,814 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 62,269 | 2025 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Sweden | 60,602 | 2024 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 105 | Cuba | 59,114 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 57,725 | 2025 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 107 | Lebanon | 55,872 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 108 | Czechia | 55,816 | 2024 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 109 | El Salvador | 54,053 | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 110 | Greece | 48,227 | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 46,588 | 2025 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 112 | Portugal | 45,416 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 113 | Switzerland | 44,183 | 2024 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 114 | Eritrea | 43,742 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 115 | Hungary | 43,711 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 116 | Austria | 43,387 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 117 | Mongolia | 40,729 | 2025 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 37,763 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 119 | Ireland | 37,462 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 37,242 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 121 | Gambia | 35,949 | 2025 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Namibia | 33,053 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 123 | Serbia | 32,796 | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 124 | New Zealand | 32,760 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 125 | Norway | 31,848 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 126 | Kuwait | 31,831 | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 127 | Finland | 31,262 | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 128 | Denmark | 31,085 | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 129 | Gabon | 29,443 | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 29,426 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 131 | Slovakia | 28,407 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 132 | Guinea-Bissau | 27,620 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 133 | Georgia | 27,095 | 2025 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 134 | Lesotho | 27,076 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 135 | Botswana | 24,554 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 136 | Hong Kong | 23,200 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 137 | Uruguay | 22,492 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 138 | Singapore | 21,510 | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 21,506 | 2025 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 18,962 | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 141 | Jamaica | 18,247 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 17,587 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 143 | Republic of Moldova | 16,101 | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 144 | Timor-Leste | 15,257 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 145 | Qatar | 14,428 | 2025 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 14,422 | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 147 | Lithuania | 14,238 | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 148 | Eswatini | 13,676 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,147 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 150 | Albania | 12,281 | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 11,024 | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 152 | Slovenia | 11,023 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 153 | Comoros | 10,208 | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 154 | Bahrain | 10,177 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 9,647 | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9,233 | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 157 | Latvia | 9,103 | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 158 | Fiji | 8,498 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 7,884 | 2025 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia | 7,549 | 2024 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritius | 6,645 | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 162 | Reunion | 6,368 | 2025 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 163 | Bhutan | 6,041 | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 164 | Suriname | 5,461 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 165 | Cyprus | 4,782 | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 4,763 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 167 | Western Sahara | 4,558 | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 3,923 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 3,825 | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 170 | Belize | 3,724 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 3,535 | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 3,523 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,217 | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,005 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 175 | Macao | 3,000 | 2025 | up 76.5% | falling |
| 176 | French Guiana | 2,912 | 2025 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 2,758 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 178 | Bahamas | 2,562 | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 179 | Iceland | 2,350 | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 2,218 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 181 | Malta | 2,167 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 2,107 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 1,903 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 184 | Martinique | 1,790 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 185 | Barbados | 1,604 | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 1,506 | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 187 | Guam | 1,345 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,152 | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 189 | Tonga | 1,148 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 190 | Curacao | 1,127 | 2025 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 1,047 | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 837 | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 193 | Seychelles | 829 | 2025 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 784 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 195 | Aruba | 675 | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 535 | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 197 | American Samoa | 450 | 2025 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 431 | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 430 | 2025 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 200 | Dominica | 423 | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 379 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 202 | Andorra | 359 | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 203 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 305 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 204 | Bermuda | 300 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 246 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 206 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 234 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 232 | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 197 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 172 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 210 | San Marino | 166 | 2025 | up 30.7% | flat |
| 211 | Monaco | 163 | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 212 | Naoero | 150 | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 213 | Cook Islands | 116 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 214 | Palau | 107 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 215 | Tuvalu | 101 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 216 | Anguilla | 85 | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 217 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 32 | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 218 | Saint Helena | 26 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 219 | Montserrat | 23 | 2025 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 219 | Tokelau | 23 | 2025 | up 53.3% | falling |
| 221 | Falkland Islands | 20 | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 222 | Niue | 13 | 2025 | down 31.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 66.16 million
- UIS: World 66.16 million
- MDG: World 66.16 million
- WB: World 66.16 million
- UNICEF: World 66.11 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 60.51 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 59.74 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 59.25 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 59.10 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 50.17 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 37.45 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 35.90 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 34.21 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 31.32 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 30.26 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 29.32 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 29.03 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 22.77 million
- WB: Ida Total 22.29 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 19.85 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 18.36 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 18.20 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 17.83 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 17.83 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 17.83 million
- UNICEF: Africa 17.83 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 17.64 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 17.56 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 17.56 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 17.56 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 17.56 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 16.87 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 16.87 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 16.82 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 15.85 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 15.82 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 15.81 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 15.81 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 15.63 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 15.63 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release