School-age population (primary level) by country

Countries reporting
72
Highest
15.83 million
Egypt
Lowest
1,414
San Marino
Median
553,708
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,931

What the numbers show

School-age population (primary level) is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 15.83 million in Egypt; the lowest is 1,414 in San Marino.

The median across all reporting countries is 553,708, and the mean is 1.65 million.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,194.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 50.3%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 31.5%).

School-age population: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Egypt 15.83 million 2025 up 25.3% rising
2 Iran 9.05 million 2025 up 22.9% rising
3 Sudan 7.86 million 2025 up 17.7% rising
4 Russian Federation 7.48 million 2025 up 23.1% flat
5 Iraq 6.78 million 2025 up 20.4% rising
6 Yemen 6.46 million 2025 up 30.5% rising
7 Türkiye 5.23 million 2025 up 3.2% falling
8 Algeria 5.02 million 2025 up 40.2% rising
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.78 million 2024 up 6.1% rising
10 France 3.99 million 2024 down 3.5% rising
11 Morocco 3.92 million 2025 up 2.9% rising
12 Saudi Arabia 3.32 million 2025 up 17.4% rising
13 Germany 3.22 million 2024 up 15.4% falling
14 Uzbekistan 2.82 million 2025 up 28.1% rising
15 Spain 2.75 million 2024 down 4.5% rising
16 Syrian Arab Republic 2.55 million 2025 down 21.4% rising
17 Italy 2.48 million 2024 down 12.8% flat
18 Kazakhstan 1.62 million 2025 up 28.8% rising
19 Poland 1.52 million 2024 down 29.8% falling
20 Ukraine 1.45 million 2025 down 16.9% falling
21 Tunisia 1.27 million 2025 up 22.1% rising
22 Jordan 1.15 million 2025 up 11.5% rising
23 Netherlands 1.09 million 2024 down 5.2% falling
24 Tajikistan 1.06 million 2025 up 41.8% rising
25 Romania 1.04 million 2024 down 1.6% rising
26 Libya 831,504 2025 up 3.4% rising
27 Belgium 790,278 2024 up 5.3% rising
28 Sweden 748,542 2024 up 16.7% rising
29 Turkmenistan 664,216 2025 up 50.0% rising
30 Kyrgyzstan 637,102 2025 up 38.5% rising
31 Lebanon 626,804 2025 down 1.6% rising
32 Azerbaijan 587,924 2025 up 13.7% falling
33 Czechia 587,903 2024 up 12.5% rising
34 Palestine, State of 574,936 2025 up 23.1% rising
35 Ireland 562,836 2024 up 6.5% rising
36 Greece 557,140 2024 down 13.2% falling
37 Switzerland 550,277 2024 up 16.5% flat
38 Portugal 538,035 2024 down 13.9% falling
39 United Arab Emirates 496,340 2025 down 1.2% volatile
40 Norway 440,841 2024 up 3.0% flat
41 Denmark 433,208 2024 down 6.2% rising
42 Belarus 432,642 2025 up 10.1% falling
43 Oman 386,950 2025 up 14.8% rising
44 Hungary 373,894 2024 down 3.3% falling
45 Finland 364,249 2024 up 3.2% falling
46 Austria 363,741 2024 up 12.2% falling
47 Georgia 344,511 2025 up 28.7% falling
48 Kuwait 316,769 2025 up 22.8% rising
49 Serbia 262,006 2025 down 4.9% falling
50 Bulgaria 246,148 2024 down 5.6% falling
51 Slovakia 238,248 2024 up 9.8% falling
52 Qatar 192,318 2025 up 50.3% volatile
53 Armenia 153,161 2025 down 1.4% falling
54 Croatia 143,345 2024 down 11.8% falling
55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 137,610 2025 down 19.9% falling
56 Republic of Moldova 130,660 2020 up 1.4% flat
57 Slovenia 130,287 2024 up 15.0% rising
58 Latvia 127,044 2024 up 10.6% rising
59 Bahrain 126,537 2025 up 18.1% rising
60 Albania 122,038 2025 down 31.5% falling
61 Lithuania 120,255 2024 up 12.9% falling
62 North Macedonia 106,898 2025 down 4.8% falling
63 Estonia 91,233 2024 up 15.3% falling
64 Cyprus 57,568 2024 up 7.1% falling
65 Luxembourg 43,358 2024 up 19.1% rising
66 Montenegro 38,850 2025 up 4.6% falling
67 Iceland 31,815 2025 up 3.2% rising
68 Malta 28,362 2024 up 17.8% falling
69 Andorra 4,083 2025 down 13.1% rising
70 Liechtenstein 1,884 2025 up 0.7% flat
71 Monaco 1,784 2025 up 27.0% rising
72 San Marino 1,414 2025 down 18.2% flat

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Indicator
School-age population (primary level)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,931 data points, 1970–2025
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