School-age population (lower secondary level) by country

Countries reporting
72
Highest
9.20 million
Russian Federation
Lowest
1,003
San Marino
Median
358,467
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,937

What the numbers show

School-age population (lower secondary level) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 9.20 million in Russian Federation; the lowest is 1,003 in San Marino.

The median across all reporting countries is 358,467, and the mean is 1.15 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,171.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 241.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 35.8%).

School-age population: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 9.20 million 2025 up 30.2% falling
2 Egypt 7.35 million 2025 up 26.6% rising
3 Türkiye 5.41 million 2025 up 9.7% rising
4 Germany 4.60 million 2024 up 1.4% falling
5 Iran 4.17 million 2025 up 83.6% rising
6 Algeria 3.63 million 2025 up 55.3% rising
7 Sudan 3.58 million 2025 up 76.3% rising
8 France 3.44 million 2024 up 3.1% rising
9 Iraq 3.39 million 2025 up 32.6% rising
10 Uzbekistan 3.20 million 2025 up 25.0% rising
11 Yemen 2.74 million 2025 up 23.6% rising
12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.53 million 2024 up 21.1% flat
13 Ukraine 2.22 million 2025 up 19.2% falling
14 Morocco 2.03 million 2025 up 11.2% rising
15 Kazakhstan 1.92 million 2025 up 55.4% flat
16 Syrian Arab Republic 1.71 million 2025 up 15.3% rising
17 Italy 1.65 million 2024 down 3.1% flat
18 Poland 1.59 million 2024 up 39.8% falling
19 Saudi Arabia 1.58 million 2025 up 25.2% volatile
20 Spain 1.54 million 2024 up 14.7% falling
21 Tajikistan 1.16 million 2025 up 32.2% rising
22 Turkmenistan 887,500 2025 up 41.0% rising
23 Romania 863,933 2024 up 0.8% falling
24 Azerbaijan 854,187 2025 up 34.6% falling
25 Jordan 765,246 2025 up 38.1% rising
26 Kyrgyzstan 736,746 2025 up 44.1% rising
27 Palestine, State of 665,620 2025 up 6.9% rising
28 Tunisia 613,700 2025 up 24.7% rising
29 Netherlands 582,734 2024 down 28.6% rising
30 Belarus 571,955 2025 up 29.0% flat
31 United Arab Emirates 485,039 2025 up 48.5% volatile
32 Czechia 481,674 2024 up 31.8% falling
33 Oman 481,471 2025 up 241.3% volatile
34 Libya 425,398 2025 up 18.0% rising
35 Sweden 381,374 2024 up 28.4% flat
36 Hungary 365,433 2024 down 5.8% falling
37 Austria 351,501 2024 up 6.4% falling
38 Lebanon 341,948 2025 up 3.1% rising
39 Greece 321,516 2024 up 0.0% falling
40 Portugal 305,396 2024 down 9.7% falling
41 Slovakia 290,824 2024 up 9.7% falling
42 Belgium 279,994 2024 up 13.5% rising
43 Switzerland 271,788 2024 up 7.7% flat
44 Serbia 261,984 2025 down 7.9% falling
45 Kuwait 259,773 2025 up 41.9% rising
46 Ireland 231,378 2024 up 27.5% rising
47 Denmark 205,610 2024 up 0.7% rising
48 Norway 204,578 2024 up 7.6% rising
49 Armenia 202,984 2025 up 18.5% falling
50 Finland 192,997 2024 up 9.5% falling
51 Bulgaria 188,652 2024 up 2.2% falling
52 Lithuania 178,467 2024 down 3.6% falling
53 Georgia 161,959 2025 up 28.1% falling
54 Croatia 156,288 2024 down 7.0% falling
55 Republic of Moldova 150,835 2020 down 5.6% falling
56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117,957 2025 down 21.8% falling
57 Albania 106,980 2025 down 35.8% falling
58 North Macedonia 87,335 2025 down 8.8% falling
59 Qatar 80,688 2025 up 56.0% volatile
60 Slovenia 69,352 2024 up 25.7% falling
61 Latvia 61,588 2024 up 16.8% volatile
62 Bahrain 58,956 2025 up 24.4% rising
63 Estonia 49,358 2024 up 39.0% falling
64 Montenegro 32,217 2025 down 0.7% falling
65 Cyprus 29,387 2024 up 4.2% falling
66 Luxembourg 21,392 2024 up 12.7% rising
67 Iceland 15,135 2025 up 17.6% rising
68 Malta 14,097 2024 up 10.6% falling
69 Andorra 3,358 2025 up 4.2% rising
70 Liechtenstein 1,565 2025 down 1.9% flat
71 Monaco 1,271 2025 up 8.0% rising
72 San Marino 1,003 2025 down 2.6% flat

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Indicator
School-age population (lower secondary level)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,937 data points, 1970–2025
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