School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
174
Highest
51.27 million
India
Lowest
49
Tokelau
Median
117,728
Years covered
54
1972–2025
Data points
10,351
What the numbers show
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 51.27 million in India; the lowest is 49 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 117,728, and the mean is 1.03 million.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 142.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 61.7%).
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 51.27 million | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 2 | China | 16.32 million | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 10.12 million | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 6.85 million | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5.38 million | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 4.64 million | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 7 | Philippines | 4.43 million | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 4.18 million | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 3.07 million | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 2.89 million | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.85 million | 2025 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 12 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.83 million | 2012 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 13 | Kenya | 2.52 million | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.47 million | 2008 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 2.47 million | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 16 | Algeria | 2.31 million | 2006 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 2.19 million | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 2.08 million | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 19 | Iraq | 1.85 million | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 1.83 million | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 1.77 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 1.75 million | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 23 | France | 1.70 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 24 | Thailand | 1.70 million | 2025 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 1.50 million | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 1.42 million | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 27 | Ghana | 1.38 million | 2025 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 28 | Madagascar | 1.32 million | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.25 million | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 1.25 million | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 31 | Cameroon | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 1.16 million | 2012 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.14 million | 2025 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 1.10 million | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 1.09 million | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 37 | Mali | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 38 | Malawi | 998,972 | 2025 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 954,063 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 40 | Haiti | 893,052 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 835,298 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 815,610 | 2009 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 773,237 | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 722,316 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 662,454 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 46 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 651,419 | 2025 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 47 | Cambodia | 641,893 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Ecuador | 627,179 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 49 | Benin | 595,999 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 583,460 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 51 | Niger | 552,146 | 2025 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 545,645 | 2007 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 531,270 | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 502,857 | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 486,114 | 2025 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 485,502 | 2020 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique | 461,055 | 2008 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 58 | Zambia | 455,900 | 2025 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 59 | Romania | 422,559 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 60 | Chad | 421,297 | 2025 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 61 | Australia | 334,432 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 62 | Libya | 333,868 | 2017 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 331,135 | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 330,773 | 2025 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 292,129 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 258,655 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 67 | Liberia | 249,544 | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 68 | Congo | 245,207 | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 69 | Sweden | 238,812 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 235,821 | 2005 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 225,680 | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 72 | Netherlands | 222,160 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 215,216 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 204,798 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 75 | Hungary | 198,437 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 76 | Togo | 188,778 | 2025 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 179,687 | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 170,957 | 2011 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 79 | Israel | 153,291 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 149,863 | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 81 | Panama | 145,376 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 82 | Denmark | 142,614 | 2012 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 83 | Serbia | 138,065 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritania | 136,885 | 2012 | up 139.6% | rising |
| 85 | Belgium | 136,454 | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 86 | Ireland | 135,466 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 87 | Singapore | 118,894 | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 116,563 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 116,067 | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 90 | Palestine, State of | 110,950 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 110,906 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 92 | Namibia | 110,018 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 93 | Portugal | 108,636 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 94 | Kuwait | 105,995 | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 95 | Oman | 104,357 | 2012 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 103,260 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 102,125 | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 98 | Belarus | 101,346 | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 101,244 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 100 | Uruguay | 100,604 | 2004 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 101 | Mongolia | 99,283 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | 93,222 | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 89,418 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 89,109 | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 105 | Austria | 87,000 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 106 | Eritrea | 85,364 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 76,963 | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 69,200 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 109 | Norway | 65,716 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 110 | Finland | 62,584 | 2024 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Hong Kong, China | 60,200 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 112 | Bhutan | 54,228 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 113 | Slovakia | 52,862 | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 114 | Botswana | 49,811 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho | 46,853 | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 116 | Gabon | 46,524 | 2025 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 117 | Georgia | 44,227 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37,932 | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 119 | Djibouti | 37,035 | 2011 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 36,720 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 121 | Bahrain | 36,147 | 2025 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 122 | Comoros | 33,779 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33,455 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 124 | Fiji | 32,133 | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 125 | Guyana | 29,583 | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 126 | Estonia | 27,509 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 26,641 | 2020 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 128 | Lithuania | 26,621 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 129 | Eswatini | 25,835 | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 130 | Qatar | 25,609 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 131 | Suriname | 21,360 | 2025 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 21,104 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 133 | Slovenia | 20,634 | 2012 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 20,006 | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 135 | Cyprus | 18,809 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 136 | Mauritius | 17,814 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 16,120 | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 138 | Belize | 15,412 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 139 | Montenegro | 15,081 | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 12,028 | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 141 | Maldives | 11,915 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 142 | Cape Verde | 9,593 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 143 | Malta | 9,217 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 144 | Barbados | 7,568 | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 145 | Brunei Darussalam | 7,187 | 2012 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 146 | Curaçao | 6,243 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 147 | Bahamas | 5,828 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 148 | Iceland | 5,136 | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 149 | Seychelles | 4,859 | 2025 | up 48.8% | falling |
| 150 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4,619 | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 151 | Samoa | 4,353 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 152 | Grenada | 3,436 | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,928 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 154 | Kiribati | 2,551 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,525 | 2025 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 2,441 | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 157 | Tonga | 2,388 | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 1,816 | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 159 | Dominica | 1,716 | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 160 | Cayman Islands | 1,579 | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 1,555 | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 162 | San Marino | 1,462 | 2010 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,295 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 164 | Sint Maarten | 1,091 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,073 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 166 | Gibraltar | 937 | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 891 | 2017 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 168 | Cook Islands | 878 | 2012 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 169 | Andorra | 864 | 2025 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 170 | Anguilla | 477 | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 171 | Palau | 237 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 172 | Naoero | 232 | 2025 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Montserrat | 98 | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 174 | Tokelau | 49 | 2025 | up 48.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 123.10 million
- UIS: World 123.10 million
- WB: World 123.10 million
- MDG: World 123.10 million
- UNICEF: World 123.05 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 115.29 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 114.38 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 114.34 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 113.53 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 107.88 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 96.19 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 96.00 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 85.90 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 85.46 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 84.47 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 80.18 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 67.21 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 65.63 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 65.63 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 65.63 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 65.63 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 65.63 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 65.63 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 65.63 million
- WB: South Asia 58.63 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 58.63 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 38.84 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 34.01 million
- WB: Ida Total 29.06 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 28.80 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 28.75 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 28.70 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 28.70 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 28.67 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 28.19 million
- AIMS: East Asia 28.10 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 27.26 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 27.26 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 26.60 million
- GPE: Region 3 25.61 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release