School age population, primary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
216
Highest
59.04 million
India
Lowest
2,628
American Samoa
Median
287,410
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,724
What the numbers show
School age population, primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 59.04 million in India; the lowest is 2,628 in American Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 287,410, and the mean is 1.81 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22,468.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Macao (up 64.3%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 37.3%).
School age population, primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 59.04 million | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 2 | China (People's Republic of) | 56.16 million | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 19.15 million | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 15.50 million | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 14.66 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 12.55 million | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 9.78 million | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.63 million | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Egypt | 8.10 million | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 8.06 million | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 7.42 million | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 12 | Philippines | 6.98 million | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 6.57 million | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 14 | Tanzania | 6.39 million | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 4.91 million | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 16 | Iran | 4.66 million | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kenya | 4.11 million | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 4.11 million | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 19 | Sudan | 3.98 million | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 3.85 million | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 3.57 million | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 3.47 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 23 | Mozambique | 3.45 million | 2025 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Yemen | 3.31 million | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 3.29 million | 2025 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 3.06 million | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Türkiye | 2.66 million | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 28 | Algeria | 2.56 million | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 2.50 million | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 2.45 million | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 31 | Niger | 2.42 million | 2025 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Cameroon | 2.39 million | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.34 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 2.30 million | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 2.26 million | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 2.25 million | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Mali | 2.17 million | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 38 | Madagascar | 2.06 million | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 2.05 million | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 40 | France | 2.04 million | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 2.03 million | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 42 | Morocco | 2.01 million | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 43 | Zambia | 1.97 million | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 44 | Chad | 1.80 million | 2025 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 1.72 million | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 46 | Malawi | 1.72 million | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 1.69 million | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 1.66 million | 2025 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 1.65 million | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 1.58 million | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela | 1.55 million | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 1.47 million | 2025 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 53 | Senegal | 1.45 million | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 1.43 million | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 1.42 million | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 56 | Canada | 1.35 million | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 57 | Syria | 1.31 million | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 58 | Italy | 1.27 million | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 59 | Korea | 1.27 million | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 60 | Burundi | 1.26 million | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 1.22 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 62 | Benin | 1.21 million | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 63 | Somalia | 1.20 million | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 64 | Australia | 1.17 million | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 1.08 million | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 67 | Rwanda | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 948,907 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 69 | South Sudan | 898,155 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 70 | North Korea | 858,809 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 855,347 | 2025 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 823,526 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 73 | Poland | 779,457 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 74 | Chile | 752,683 | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia | 748,483 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 76 | Ukraine | 747,834 | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 77 | Togo | 743,419 | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 739,060 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 723,378 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 670,431 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 654,943 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 647,168 | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 588,171 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 580,911 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 85 | Netherlands | 560,145 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 86 | Israel | 556,958 | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 87 | Romania | 535,252 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 533,612 | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 89 | Congo | 509,423 | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 90 | Liberia | 441,674 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritania | 435,814 | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 92 | Libya | 426,743 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 93 | Paraguay | 410,414 | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 405,953 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 95 | Laos | 404,756 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 96 | Belgium | 404,350 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 97 | Sweden | 385,297 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 98 | Cuba | 361,768 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 339,465 | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 333,936 | 2025 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 326,972 | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 102 | Lebanon | 321,525 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 307,997 | 2025 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 104 | Czechia | 301,312 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 105 | Palestine | 294,095 | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 106 | Ireland | 288,275 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 107 | Greece | 286,544 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 108 | Switzerland | 282,760 | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 109 | Portugal | 275,957 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates | 250,348 | 2025 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | 248,693 | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 112 | Panama | 238,835 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 113 | Norway | 226,738 | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 114 | Gambia | 222,619 | 2025 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Belarus | 222,577 | 2025 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 116 | Denmark | 222,195 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 117 | Eritrea | 220,449 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 216,915 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 119 | Mongolia | 207,988 | 2025 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 120 | New Zealand | 203,610 | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 121 | Oman | 197,207 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 122 | Lesotho | 193,957 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 123 | Hungary | 191,859 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 124 | Austria | 187,397 | 2024 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 125 | Finland | 186,039 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 126 | Botswana | 182,147 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 178,212 | 2025 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 171,345 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 129 | Kuwait | 162,119 | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 130 | Hong Kong | 158,600 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 131 | Gabon | 155,848 | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 132 | Uruguay | 139,790 | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 133 | Singapore | 138,104 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 138,012 | 2025 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Serbia | 131,629 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 126,370 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 137 | Slovak Republic | 122,091 | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 138 | Jamaica | 107,613 | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 139 | East Timor | 99,945 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 140 | Qatar | 99,169 | 2025 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Eswatini | 96,283 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 80,347 | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 143 | Armenia | 79,354 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 144 | Croatia | 73,603 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71,195 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 146 | Slovenia | 67,134 | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 147 | Moldova | 67,003 | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 148 | Latvia | 65,674 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64,829 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 150 | Bahrain | 64,549 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 151 | Albania | 63,280 | 2025 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 62,933 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 153 | Lithuania | 61,717 | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 154 | North Macedonia | 54,512 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 155 | Comoros | 54,034 | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 52,328 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 157 | Guyana | 49,381 | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 158 | Estonia | 46,772 | 2024 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 159 | Mauritius | 39,745 | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 160 | Bhutan | 34,770 | 2025 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 161 | Suriname | 33,252 | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 162 | Reunion | 30,828 | 2025 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 30,052 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 164 | Cyprus | 30,036 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 26,081 | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 166 | Western Sahara | 23,830 | 2025 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 167 | Belize | 23,718 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 168 | Maldives | 22,801 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 22,162 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 170 | Macao | 21,200 | 2025 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei | 20,540 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 172 | Montenegro | 20,214 | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 173 | Samoa | 17,814 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17,680 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 175 | Iceland | 16,305 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 176 | French Guiana | 15,249 | 2025 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Malta | 14,776 | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 178 | Bahamas | 14,207 | 2025 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 179 | Guam | 12,126 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 10,437 | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 181 | Barbados | 9,818 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 9,701 | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 9,552 | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 184 | Kiribati | 9,337 | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 185 | Martinique | 8,293 | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 186 | Tonga | 7,486 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 7,444 | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 188 | Micronesia (country) | 7,328 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 189 | Curacao | 6,222 | 2025 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 190 | South Africa | 3.68 million | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 190 | Grenada | 5,342 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 191 | Seychelles | 5,340 | 2025 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,261 | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 193 | Aruba | 3,888 | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,749 | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 195 | United States Virgin Islands | 2,856 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 196 | Dominica | 2,778 | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 2,593 | 2025 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 198 | Cayman Islands | 2,291 | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 199 | Andorra | 2,099 | 2025 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 200 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,076 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 201 | Bermuda | 1,788 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 202 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,480 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 203 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,442 | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 204 | Gibraltar | 1,398 | 2025 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 1,376 | 2025 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 206 | Liechtenstein | 1,020 | 2025 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 207 | Nauru | 937 | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 208 | Monaco | 900 | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 209 | San Marino | 714 | 2025 | down 23.2% | flat |
| 211 | Palau | 699 | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 212 | Tuvalu | 689 | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 216 | Central African Republic | 496,411 | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 126 | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 217 | Falkland Islands | 122 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 224 | American Samoa | 2,628 | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 393.40 million
- UIS: World 393.40 million
- MDG: World 393.40 million
- WB: World 393.40 million
- UNICEF: World 393.11 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 360.39 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 355.75 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 354.39 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 352.99 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 294.72 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 218.06 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 204.98 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release