School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
222
Highest
10.65 million
India
Lowest
12
Niue
Median
44,268
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,763
What the numbers show
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 10.65 million in India; the lowest is 12 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 44,268, and the mean is 289,384.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 64.1%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 47.2%).
School age population, one year before the official primary entry: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 10.65 million | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 6.77 million | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3.17 million | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3.05 million | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 2.20 million | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 1.87 million | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.81 million | 2025 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1.74 million | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1.56 million | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 1.40 million | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 1.06 million | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 1.03 million | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.01 million | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 15 | Russian Federation | 778,641 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 756,392 | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan | 715,244 | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 698,903 | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 680,816 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 20 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 628,473 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 613,850 | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 597,806 | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 23 | Angola | 590,663 | 2025 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Yemen | 586,836 | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 558,494 | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 26 | Mozambique | 539,325 | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 533,712 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 483,568 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 446,566 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 30 | Madagascar | 435,982 | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 429,519 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 32 | Cameroon | 422,641 | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 421,994 | 2025 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 409,613 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 392,390 | 2024 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 386,556 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 383,256 | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 376,708 | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 368,296 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 40 | France | 361,045 | 2024 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 351,119 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 42 | Thailand | 346,083 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 43 | Chad | 328,373 | 2025 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 323,272 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 45 | Somalia | 316,831 | 2025 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 315,079 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 301,511 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 48 | Zambia | 299,265 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 298,390 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 268,523 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 266,252 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 265,737 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 233,877 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 228,466 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 220,356 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 218,688 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 57 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 210,336 | 2025 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 58 | Burundi | 209,953 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 59 | Syrian Arab Republic | 209,347 | 2025 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 60 | Benin | 206,621 | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 205,820 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 62 | Guinea | 202,877 | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 63 | Canada | 199,464 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 197,888 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 195,214 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 66 | Spain | 193,808 | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 67 | Cambodia | 179,627 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 169,190 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 69 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 166,022 | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 160,086 | 2025 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 155,321 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 72 | Ukraine | 154,369 | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 73 | Australia | 148,382 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 74 | South Sudan | 141,779 | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 139,863 | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 76 | Togo | 128,949 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 127,163 | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 121,538 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 121,520 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 115,943 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 81 | Chile | 115,750 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 111,791 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 110,048 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 101,377 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 85 | Jordan | 95,904 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 95,476 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 91,848 | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 88 | Israel | 91,483 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 89 | Netherlands | 85,520 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 90 | Congo | 85,330 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 85,291 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 82,077 | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 79,948 | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 78,001 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 76,497 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 74,097 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 70,145 | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 98 | Palestine, State of | 69,906 | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 66,432 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 64,883 | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 101 | Libya | 64,082 | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 102 | United Arab Emirates | 61,570 | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Belgium | 60,751 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 104 | Sweden | 58,802 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 105 | Czechia | 58,021 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 106 | Cuba | 51,202 | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 48,589 | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 108 | Oman | 46,363 | 2025 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 45,920 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 110 | Portugal | 44,439 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 111 | Switzerland | 44,390 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 112 | Eritrea | 44,146 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 113 | Austria | 43,942 | 2024 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 114 | Belarus | 41,708 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 115 | Greece | 40,996 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 116 | Lebanon | 39,612 | 2025 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 117 | Namibia | 39,328 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 118 | Mongolia | 36,535 | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 119 | Gambia | 36,168 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 120 | Panama | 35,860 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 121 | Gabon | 32,582 | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 122 | Serbia | 32,312 | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 123 | Denmark | 30,558 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 124 | New Zealand | 30,550 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 125 | Ireland | 30,118 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 29,629 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 127 | Slovakia | 29,295 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 128 | Kuwait | 28,844 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 28,417 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 130 | Norway | 28,021 | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 27,988 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 132 | Botswana | 27,565 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 133 | Lesotho | 26,589 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 134 | Finland | 26,035 | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 135 | Georgia | 24,785 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 24,007 | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Hong Kong, China | 23,300 | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 138 | Singapore | 22,788 | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 139 | Uruguay | 22,034 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 140 | Armenia | 17,512 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 141 | Croatia | 16,914 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 142 | Timor-Leste | 16,361 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 143 | Jamaica | 16,266 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 144 | Qatar | 16,252 | 2025 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Republic of Moldova | 16,177 | 2020 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 146 | Lithuania | 14,316 | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 147 | Eswatini | 13,884 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,177 | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 149 | Comoros | 10,995 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 150 | Albania | 10,593 | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 151 | Puerto Rico | 10,228 | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 152 | Latvia | 10,226 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 153 | Bahrain | 9,913 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 9,840 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 155 | Slovenia | 9,762 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 9,455 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8,389 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 158 | Guyana | 8,255 | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 159 | Fiji | 8,094 | 2025 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 160 | Estonia | 7,140 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 161 | Mauritius | 6,390 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 162 | Réunion | 5,627 | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 163 | Suriname | 5,200 | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 164 | Cyprus | 4,651 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 4,548 | 2025 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 165 | Western Sahara | 4,548 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 167 | Bhutan | 4,534 | 2025 | down 25.7% | flat |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 4,239 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 3,597 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 170 | Belize | 3,487 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 3,438 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 172 | French Guiana | 3,234 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,028 | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 3,020 | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,956 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 176 | Macau (China) | 2,800 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 177 | Samoa | 2,736 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 178 | Iceland | 2,318 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 179 | Bahamas | 2,171 | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 180 | Malta | 2,148 | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 2,052 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 1,992 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 183 | Martinique | 1,604 | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 184 | Kiribati | 1,565 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 185 | Barbados | 1,551 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 1,443 | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 187 | Guam | 1,441 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,151 | 2025 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 189 | Tonga | 1,062 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 1,012 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 191 | Seychelles | 860 | 2025 | up 64.1% | falling |
| 192 | Curaçao | 734 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 193 | Grenada | 689 | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 621 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 546 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 196 | Aruba | 535 | 2025 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 197 | American Samoa | 431 | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 429 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 411 | 2025 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 397 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 201 | Dominica | 360 | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 283 | 2025 | up 34.1% | falling |
| 203 | Bermuda | 279 | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 262 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 205 | Andorra | 260 | 2025 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 221 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 202 | 2025 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 208 | Monaco | 180 | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 209 | Sint Maarten | 162 | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 210 | British Virgin Islands | 160 | 2025 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 211 | Naoero | 146 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 212 | San Marino | 123 | 2025 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 101 | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 214 | Palau | 96 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 215 | Cook Islands | 93 | 2025 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 216 | Anguilla | 63 | 2025 | down 38.8% | flat |
| 217 | Montserrat | 28 | 2025 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 218 | Tokelau | 23 | 2025 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 219 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 22 | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 220 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 18 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 221 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 15 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 222 | Niue | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 64.84 million
- UIS: World 64.84 million
- MDG: World 64.84 million
- WB: World 64.84 million
- UNICEF: World 64.80 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 59.54 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 58.80 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 58.36 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 58.19 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 48.13 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 34.53 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 33.19 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release