School age population, primary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
216
Highest
54.55 million
India
Lowest
128
Falkland Islands
Median
272,578
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,724
What the numbers show
School age population, primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 54.55 million in India; the lowest is 128 in Falkland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 272,578, and the mean is 1.71 million.
Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Macao (up 67.5%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 37.5%).
School age population, primary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 54.55 million | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 2 | China (People's Republic of) | 49.00 million | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 18.58 million | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 14.86 million | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 13.92 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 11.92 million | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.61 million | 2025 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 9.45 million | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 7.73 million | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 7.58 million | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 7.06 million | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 12 | Philippines | 6.78 million | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 6.33 million | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 14 | Tanzania | 6.27 million | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 4.84 million | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 16 | Iran | 4.40 million | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 4.05 million | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 3.89 million | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 3.88 million | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 3.66 million | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 3.63 million | 2025 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 22 | Mozambique | 3.43 million | 2025 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 3.42 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 24 | Iraq | 3.30 million | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 3.26 million | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 3.15 million | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 27 | Japan | 2.92 million | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye | 2.57 million | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 29 | Algeria | 2.46 million | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 2.45 million | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 2.35 million | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 32 | Niger | 2.34 million | 2025 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 2.33 million | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.28 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 35 | Myanmar | 2.18 million | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 2.16 million | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 37 | Argentina | 2.13 million | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 38 | Mali | 2.12 million | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 39 | Madagascar | 2.01 million | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 40 | Zambia | 1.97 million | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 1.97 million | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 1.95 million | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 43 | France | 1.95 million | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 1.91 million | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 45 | Chad | 1.75 million | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Malawi | 1.72 million | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 1.60 million | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 50 | Germany | 1.57 million | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 1.56 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela | 1.47 million | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 1.36 million | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 1.34 million | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 1.34 million | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 56 | Senegal | 1.32 million | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 57 | Canada | 1.29 million | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 58 | Syria | 1.25 million | 2025 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 59 | Burundi | 1.24 million | 2025 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 60 | Korea | 1.21 million | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 61 | Italy | 1.20 million | 2024 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 62 | Guatemala | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 64 | Somalia | 1.16 million | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea | 1.14 million | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 66 | Australia | 1.11 million | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 67 | Cambodia | 1.03 million | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 908,634 | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 70 | South Sudan | 880,605 | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 821,018 | 2025 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 72 | North Korea | 815,099 | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 796,302 | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 74 | Poland | 738,764 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 75 | Haiti | 728,571 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 76 | Togo | 728,253 | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 724,988 | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia | 723,240 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 706,382 | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 669,641 | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 81 | Honduras | 639,623 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 639,047 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 619,246 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 559,399 | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 85 | Jordan | 559,182 | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 86 | Netherlands | 532,299 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 528,150 | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 528,059 | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 89 | Romania | 506,617 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 500,242 | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 91 | Central African Republic | 486,514 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 92 | Liberia | 430,996 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritania | 426,048 | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 94 | Libya | 404,761 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 394,013 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 96 | Paraguay | 392,282 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 97 | Laos | 389,238 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 98 | Belgium | 385,928 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 99 | Sweden | 363,245 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 100 | Cuba | 336,673 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 324,751 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 102 | El Salvador | 315,558 | 2025 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 310,130 | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 104 | Lebanon | 305,279 | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 105 | Czechia | 286,591 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 106 | Palestine | 280,841 | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 279,927 | 2025 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 108 | Ireland | 274,561 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 109 | Greece | 270,596 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 110 | Switzerland | 267,517 | 2024 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 111 | Portugal | 262,078 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 112 | Namibia | 252,219 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 245,992 | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Panama | 226,389 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 115 | Gambia | 218,390 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 116 | Eritrea | 216,337 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 117 | Norway | 214,103 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 118 | Denmark | 211,013 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 119 | Belarus | 210,065 | 2025 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 209,079 | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 121 | Mongolia | 195,435 | 2025 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 122 | New Zealand | 192,500 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 123 | Lesotho | 191,982 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 124 | Oman | 189,743 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 125 | Hungary | 182,035 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 126 | Botswana | 179,953 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 127 | Finland | 178,210 | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 128 | Austria | 176,344 | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 167,178 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 130 | Georgia | 166,299 | 2025 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 131 | Kuwait | 154,650 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 132 | Gabon | 154,043 | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 133 | Hong Kong | 150,400 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 135,778 | 2025 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Uruguay | 133,848 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 136 | Singapore | 132,290 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 137 | Serbia | 130,377 | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 119,778 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 139 | Slovak Republic | 116,157 | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 140 | Jamaica | 103,828 | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 141 | East Timor | 97,186 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 142 | Eswatini | 95,932 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 143 | Qatar | 93,149 | 2025 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 76,111 | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 145 | Armenia | 73,807 | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 146 | Croatia | 69,742 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66,415 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 148 | Moldova | 63,657 | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 149 | Slovenia | 63,153 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62,556 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 151 | Bahrain | 61,988 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 152 | Latvia | 61,370 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 59,124 | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 154 | Albania | 58,758 | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 155 | Lithuania | 58,538 | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 156 | Comoros | 52,679 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 52,386 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 158 | Fiji | 50,631 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 47,965 | 2025 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia | 44,461 | 2024 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 161 | Mauritius | 38,136 | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 162 | Suriname | 32,115 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 163 | Bhutan | 32,103 | 2025 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 164 | Reunion | 30,038 | 2025 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 28,629 | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 166 | Cyprus | 27,532 | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 24,584 | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 22,891 | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 169 | Belize | 22,615 | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 21,196 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 19,958 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 172 | Macao | 19,100 | 2025 | up 67.5% | flat |
| 173 | Brunei | 19,024 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 174 | Montenegro | 18,636 | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17,540 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 176 | Samoa | 16,760 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 177 | French Guiana | 15,633 | 2025 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Iceland | 15,510 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 179 | Bahamas | 13,858 | 2025 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 180 | Malta | 13,586 | 2024 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 181 | Guam | 11,357 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 10,186 | 2025 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 9,722 | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 184 | Barbados | 9,501 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 185 | Kiribati | 9,072 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 9,014 | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 187 | Martinique | 8,357 | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 7,250 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 189 | Micronesia (country) | 6,884 | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 190 | Tonga | 6,610 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 191 | Curacao | 5,981 | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 5,134 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,113 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 194 | Seychelles | 5,036 | 2025 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 195 | Aruba | 3,744 | 2025 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,639 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 197 | Dominica | 2,779 | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 198 | American Samoa | 2,645 | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 199 | United States Virgin Islands | 2,536 | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 200 | Marshall Islands | 2,487 | 2025 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 2,292 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 202 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,087 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 203 | Andorra | 1,984 | 2025 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 204 | Bermuda | 1,709 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 205 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,529 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands | 1,334 | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 1,311 | 2025 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 208 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,203 | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 209 | Monaco | 884 | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 210 | Nauru | 867 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 211 | Liechtenstein | 864 | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 212 | San Marino | 700 | 2025 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 630 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 214 | Palau | 616 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 215 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 130 | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 216 | Falkland Islands | 128 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 370.95 million
- UIS: World 370.95 million
- MDG: World 370.95 million
- WB: World 370.95 million
- UNICEF: World 370.67 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 339.54 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 335.09 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 333.88 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 332.46 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 275.49 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 201.49 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 188.44 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release