School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
34.16 million
India
Lowest
16
Falkland Islands
Median
136,858
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,793
What the numbers show
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 34.16 million in India; the lowest is 16 in Falkland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 136,858, and the mean is 793,688.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 125 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 308.6%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 68.9%).
School age population, pre-primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 34.16 million | 2025 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 191 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 19.32 million | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 6.43 million | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 3 | Montserrat | 50 | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 5.74 million | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 45 | 2025 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.64 million | 2025 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 5.62 million | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 5.01 million | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 4.62 million | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 3.25 million | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 3.18 million | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 3.05 million | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 12 | Brazil | 2.98 million | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 13 | Egypt | 2.42 million | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 2.37 million | 2025 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 2.36 million | 2025 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 2.30 million | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 2.10 million | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Yemen | 1.90 million | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 1.84 million | 2025 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Türkiye | 1.78 million | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 1.69 million | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 22 | Mozambique | 1.67 million | 2025 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Sudan | 1.49 million | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 24 | Madagascar | 1.37 million | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 1.34 million | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 26 | Niger | 1.33 million | 2025 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1.24 million | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 1.23 million | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 1.22 million | 2024 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 30 | Mali | 1.19 million | 2025 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 1.18 million | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 32 | Iraq | 1.13 million | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | France | 1.11 million | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 34 | Philippines | 1.10 million | 2025 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 1.07 million | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 36 | Chad | 1.05 million | 2025 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Tanzania | 1.03 million | 2025 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 38 | Somalia | 1.01 million | 2025 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 995,523 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 40 | Malawi | 914,058 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 41 | Myanmar | 906,973 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Cameroon | 865,240 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 855,395 | 2025 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 44 | Ghana | 845,082 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 824,154 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 809,212 | 2025 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 781,186 | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 761,175 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 748,053 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 50 | Syria | 698,879 | 2025 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 51 | Italy | 666,499 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 666,107 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 53 | Iran | 662,641 | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 655,131 | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 55 | Burundi | 647,154 | 2025 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 56 | Venezuela | 646,438 | 2025 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 641,310 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 58 | Guinea | 639,721 | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 59 | Canada | 607,040 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 60 | Guatemala | 585,405 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 580,761 | 2024 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 62 | Nepal | 560,528 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 63 | Cambodia | 559,956 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 544,196 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 65 | Rwanda | 510,131 | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 66 | Algeria | 503,831 | 2025 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 503,334 | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Malaysia | 483,757 | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 69 | Ukraine | 465,658 | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 70 | Korea | 454,111 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 451,999 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 72 | South Sudan | 448,469 | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 73 | Benin | 427,229 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 426,566 | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 75 | Togo | 399,383 | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 76 | Haiti | 370,711 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 362,613 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 78 | North Korea | 351,159 | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 347,787 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 344,803 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 332,914 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 332,619 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 83 | Australia | 313,743 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 309,294 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 286,993 | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 86 | Israel | 283,812 | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 87 | Tunisia | 280,997 | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 270,707 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 89 | Netherlands | 267,487 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 264,751 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia | 252,322 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 248,720 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 93 | Sweden | 244,594 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 243,137 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritania | 239,696 | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 230,590 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 222,934 | 2025 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 98 | Jordan | 221,927 | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 208,070 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 200,056 | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 101 | Hungary | 192,305 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 102 | Belgium | 186,267 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 103 | Czechia | 177,405 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 157,288 | 2025 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 105 | El Salvador | 152,200 | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 106 | Gambia | 151,444 | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Palestine | 146,333 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 108 | Mongolia | 144,540 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 109 | Portugal | 137,613 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 110 | Lebanon | 137,582 | 2025 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 111 | Austria | 136,133 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 112 | Libya | 134,403 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 113 | Serbia | 129,091 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 114 | Belarus | 126,678 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 123,848 | 2025 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 120,932 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 117 | Finland | 101,686 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 118 | Georgia | 99,844 | 2025 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 119 | Gabon | 99,563 | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 120 | Denmark | 96,611 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 121 | Oman | 94,475 | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 122 | Switzerland | 92,441 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 123 | Eritrea | 90,872 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 124 | Slovak Republic | 90,867 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 88,845 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 88,450 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 127 | Norway | 87,485 | 2024 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 128 | Greece | 86,123 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 129 | Lesotho | 79,833 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 130 | Namibia | 78,626 | 2025 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Equatorial Guinea | 74,521 | 2025 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Panama | 74,459 | 2025 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 133 | Moldova | 72,720 | 2020 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 134 | Croatia | 72,009 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 135 | Singapore | 69,993 | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 136 | Uruguay | 68,759 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 137 | Hong Kong (China) | 65,700 | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 138 | New Zealand | 64,080 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 139 | Ireland | 61,223 | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 140 | Kuwait | 57,684 | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 141 | Lithuania | 56,248 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 56,195 | 2025 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 143 | Armenia | 54,063 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 50,273 | 2025 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 145 | Qatar | 49,420 | 2025 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 48,415 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 42,586 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40,905 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 149 | Latvia | 40,490 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 150 | Albania | 34,250 | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 151 | Comoros | 34,237 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 31,843 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 153 | Puerto Rico | 30,796 | 2025 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 154 | Slovenia | 30,622 | 2024 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 155 | Estonia | 30,329 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 29,984 | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 157 | Bahrain | 29,473 | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 158 | Fiji | 25,454 | 2025 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 159 | Reunion | 23,469 | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17,187 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 161 | Guyana | 16,851 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 162 | Cyprus | 14,880 | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 163 | Bhutan | 14,701 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritius | 13,189 | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 165 | French Guiana | 13,087 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 166 | Cabo Verde | 12,670 | 2025 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 167 | Montenegro | 11,550 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 168 | Suriname | 10,795 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 10,652 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 170 | Brunei | 9,801 | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 171 | Western Sahara | 9,469 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9,188 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 9,044 | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 174 | Macau (China) | 8,300 | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 175 | Guadeloupe | 7,691 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 176 | Iceland | 7,550 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 177 | Belize | 7,004 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 178 | Maldives | 6,604 | 2025 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 6,431 | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 180 | Martinique | 6,141 | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 181 | Samoa | 5,767 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 182 | Kiribati | 4,979 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 183 | Malta | 4,667 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 184 | French Polynesia | 4,468 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 185 | Bahamas | 4,441 | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 186 | Micronesia (country) | 3,697 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 187 | Barbados | 3,201 | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 188 | Tonga | 2,399 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 189 | Curaçao | 2,203 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 2,070 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 191 | Seychelles | 1,806 | 2025 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 192 | Guam | 1,535 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 193 | Grenada | 1,421 | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,261 | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 195 | American Samoa | 1,134 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,125 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 197 | Aruba | 1,101 | 2025 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 198 | Cayman Islands | 876 | 2025 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Dominica | 735 | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 200 | Andorra | 704 | 2025 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 201 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 578 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 202 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 562 | 2025 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 203 | Monaco | 556 | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 539 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 205 | Gibraltar | 474 | 2025 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 206 | United States Virgin Islands | 463 | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 207 | Marshall Islands | 440 | 2025 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 402 | 2025 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 209 | San Marino | 363 | 2025 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 210 | Tuvalu | 337 | 2025 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 335 | 2025 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 212 | Palau | 303 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 213 | Bermuda | 290 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 214 | Nauru | 280 | 2025 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 215 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 76 | 2025 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 216 | Falkland Islands | 16 | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 177.74 million
- UIS: World 177.74 million
- MDG: World 177.74 million
- WB: World 177.74 million
- UNICEF: World 177.62 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 161.72 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 160.08 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 158.33 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 156.90 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 128.21 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 98.74 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 94.15 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release