School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
222
Highest
113.59 million
India
Lowest
250
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
519,474
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,724
What the numbers show
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 113.59 million in India; the lowest is 250 in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 519,474, and the mean is 3.43 million.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China (up 65.8%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 37.4%).
School age population, primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 113.59 million | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 1,339 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 105.16 million | 2025 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 2 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 1,037 | 2025 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 37.73 million | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 3 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 320 | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 30.36 million | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 4 | St. Helena | 297 | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 5 | Indonesia | 28.58 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 5 | Tokelau | 248 | 2025 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 6 | United States | 24.47 million | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 155 | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.24 million | 2025 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 19.24 million | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 15.83 million | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 15.64 million | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 14.49 million | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 12 | Philippines | 13.76 million | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 12.90 million | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 12.66 million | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 9.75 million | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 16 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 9.05 million | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 8.16 million | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 8.00 million | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 7.86 million | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 7.48 million | 2025 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 7.34 million | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 6.99 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 23 | Mozambique, Republic of | 6.88 million | 2025 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Iraq | 6.78 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 6.54 million | 2025 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen, Republic of | 6.46 million | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 5.98 million | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye, Republic of | 5.23 million | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 29 | Algeria | 5.02 million | 2025 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 4.95 million | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 4.78 million | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 32 | Niger | 4.76 million | 2025 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 4.74 million | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.62 million | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 35 | Myanmar | 4.47 million | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 4.41 million | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 37 | Argentina | 4.38 million | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 38 | Mali | 4.29 million | 2025 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 39 | Madagascar, Republic of | 4.07 million | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 4.01 million | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 4.00 million | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 42 | France | 3.99 million | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 43 | Zambia | 3.94 million | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 3.92 million | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 45 | Chad | 3.55 million | 2025 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Malawi | 3.44 million | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 3.35 million | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 3.32 million | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 3.27 million | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 50 | Germany | 3.22 million | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 3.13 million | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 3.02 million | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 53 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 2.82 million | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 2.77 million | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 55 | Senegal | 2.77 million | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 56 | Spain | 2.75 million | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 57 | Canada | 2.64 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.55 million | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 59 | Burundi | 2.50 million | 2025 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 60 | Korea, Republic of | 2.48 million | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 61 | Italy | 2.48 million | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 62 | Guatemala | 2.40 million | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 2.38 million | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 64 | Somalia | 2.36 million | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea | 2.31 million | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 66 | Australia | 2.28 million | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 67 | Cambodia | 2.11 million | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 2.04 million | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 1.86 million | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 70 | South Sudan, Republic of | 1.78 million | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 1.68 million | 2025 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 72 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.67 million | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 73 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.62 million | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 74 | Poland, Republic of | 1.52 million | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 75 | Chile | 1.48 million | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 76 | Bolivia | 1.47 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 77 | Togo | 1.47 million | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 1.47 million | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 1.45 million | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 1.39 million | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 81 | Honduras | 1.31 million | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 1.29 million | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 1.27 million | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 1.14 million | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 86 | Netherlands, The | 1.09 million | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 1.09 million | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1.06 million | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 89 | Romania | 1.04 million | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 90 | Congo, Republic of | 1.01 million | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 982,925 | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 92 | Liberia | 872,670 | 2025 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 861,862 | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 94 | Libya | 831,504 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 802,696 | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 799,966 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 793,994 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 98 | Belgium | 790,278 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 99 | Sweden | 748,542 | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 100 | Cuba | 698,441 | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 664,216 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 649,494 | 2025 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 103 | Kyrgyz Republic | 637,102 | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 626,804 | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 105 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 587,924 | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 106 | Czech Republic | 587,903 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 107 | Palestine | 574,936 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 108 | Ireland | 562,836 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 109 | Greece | 557,140 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 110 | Switzerland | 550,277 | 2024 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 111 | Portugal | 538,035 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 112 | Namibia | 500,912 | 2025 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 496,340 | 2025 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Panama | 465,224 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 115 | Gambia, The | 441,009 | 2025 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Norway | 440,841 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 117 | Eritrea, The State of | 436,786 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 118 | Denmark | 433,208 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 119 | Belarus, Republic of | 432,642 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 425,994 | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 121 | Mongolia | 403,423 | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 122 | New Zealand | 396,110 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 123 | Oman | 386,950 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 124 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 385,939 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 125 | Hungary | 373,894 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 126 | Finland | 364,249 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 127 | Austria | 363,741 | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 128 | Botswana | 362,100 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 344,511 | 2025 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 338,523 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 131 | Kuwait | 316,769 | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 132 | Gabon | 309,891 | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 133 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 309,000 | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 273,790 | 2025 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Uruguay | 273,638 | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 136 | Singapore | 270,394 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 137 | Serbia, Republic of | 262,006 | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 246,148 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 139 | Slovak Republic | 238,248 | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 140 | Jamaica | 211,441 | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 141 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 197,131 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 142 | Qatar | 192,318 | 2025 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 192,215 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 156,458 | 2025 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 145 | Armenia, Republic of | 153,161 | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 146 | Croatia, Republic of | 143,345 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 137,610 | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 148 | Moldova, Republic of | 130,660 | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 149 | Slovenia, Republic of | 130,287 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 127,385 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 151 | Latvia, Republic of | 127,044 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 152 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 126,537 | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 122,057 | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 154 | Albania | 122,038 | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 155 | Lithuania, Republic of | 120,255 | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 156 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 106,898 | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 157 | Comoros, Union of the | 106,713 | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 158 | Fiji, Republic of | 102,959 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 97,346 | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia, Republic of | 91,233 | 2024 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 161 | Mauritius | 77,881 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 162 | Bhutan | 66,873 | 2025 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 163 | Suriname | 65,367 | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 164 | Réunion | 60,866 | 2025 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 165 | Cabo Verde | 58,681 | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 166 | Cyprus | 57,568 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 50,665 | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 46,721 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 169 | Belize | 46,333 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 43,358 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 42,759 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 172 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 40,300 | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 39,564 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 174 | Montenegro | 38,850 | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 175 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 35,220 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 176 | Samoa | 34,574 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 177 | Iceland | 31,815 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 178 | French Guiana | 30,882 | 2025 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 28,362 | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 180 | Bahamas, The | 28,065 | 2025 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 181 | Guam | 23,483 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 20,623 | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 19,423 | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 184 | Barbados | 19,319 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 185 | French Polynesia | 18,566 | 2025 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 18,409 | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 187 | Martinique | 16,650 | 2025 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 188 | St. Lucia | 14,694 | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 189 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 14,212 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 190 | Tonga | 14,096 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 191 | Curaçao | 12,203 | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 10,476 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 193 | Seychelles | 10,376 | 2025 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 194 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 10,374 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 195 | Aruba | 7,632 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7,388 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 197 | Dominica | 5,557 | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 5,392 | 2025 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 199 | American Samoa | 5,273 | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 200 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 5,080 | 2025 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 4,583 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 202 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 4,163 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 203 | Andorra, Principality of | 4,083 | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 204 | Bermuda | 3,497 | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,009 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands | 2,710 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 2,709 | 2025 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 208 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 2,645 | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 1,884 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 210 | Naoero, Republic of | 1,804 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 211 | Monaco | 1,784 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 212 | San Marino, Republic of | 1,414 | 2025 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 1,319 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 214 | Palau, Republic of | 1,315 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 215 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 256 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 216 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 250 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 764.35 million
- UIS: World 764.35 million
- MDG: World 764.35 million
- WB: World 764.35 million
- UNICEF: World 763.78 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 699.94 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 690.84 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 688.27 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 685.45 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 570.21 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 419.55 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 393.41 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release