School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
167.30 million
India
Lowest
233
Niue
Median
665,674
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,379
What the numbers show
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 167.30 million in India; the lowest is 233 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 665,674, and the mean is 3.90 million.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 115.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 39.1%).
School age population, secondary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 167.30 million | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 2 | China | 105.61 million | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 41.32 million | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 34.05 million | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 28.65 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 26.41 million | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 23.11 million | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 20.64 million | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 17.90 million | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15.41 million | 2025 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 14.06 million | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 14.03 million | 2025 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 13.57 million | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 12.55 million | 2025 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 11.48 million | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 10.57 million | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 9.16 million | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 8.19 million | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 19 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.11 million | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 7.32 million | 2025 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 6.95 million | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan | 6.94 million | 2025 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 6.44 million | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 24 | Iraq | 6.38 million | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 25 | France | 6.04 million | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 26 | Algeria | 6.01 million | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 6.01 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.83 million | 2024 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 29 | South Africa | 5.43 million | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 30 | Angola | 5.43 million | 2025 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 31 | Yemen | 5.34 million | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 5.25 million | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 5.13 million | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 5.08 million | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 35 | Cameroon | 4.71 million | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.63 million | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 4.62 million | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 38 | Italy | 4.55 million | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Niger | 4.54 million | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | 4.50 million | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 4.45 million | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 4.39 million | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 43 | Mozambique | 4.17 million | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 4.09 million | 2025 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 4.01 million | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 4.01 million | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 47 | Somalia | 3.73 million | 2025 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 3.59 million | 2025 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 49 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.51 million | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 50 | Chad | 3.36 million | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Malaysia | 3.32 million | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 3.28 million | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 3.13 million | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 54 | Ukraine | 3.13 million | 2025 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 55 | Poland | 3.08 million | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 3.08 million | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Senegal | 3.02 million | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 2.86 million | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 2.84 million | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 2.76 million | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 61 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.75 million | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 62 | Canada | 2.73 million | 2025 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 2.64 million | 2025 | up 54.2% | flat |
| 64 | Burundi | 2.55 million | 2025 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 2.51 million | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 2.46 million | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea | 2.33 million | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 2.31 million | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 2.29 million | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 70 | Australia | 2.00 million | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 2.00 million | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 72 | South Sudan | 1.96 million | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 73 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.95 million | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 1.94 million | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 1.87 million | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 1.75 million | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 77 | Haiti | 1.67 million | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 78 | Chile | 1.55 million | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 1.55 million | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 1.53 million | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 81 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.44 million | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 1.39 million | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 1.34 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 1.29 million | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 86 | Netherlands | 1.17 million | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 1.14 million | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 1.13 million | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 1.12 million | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 1.07 million | 2025 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 91 | Congo | 1.06 million | 2025 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.05 million | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine, State of | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 991,671 | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 96 | Israel | 978,845 | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 97 | Czechia | 964,088 | 2024 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 874,117 | 2025 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | 857,400 | 2025 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Belgium | 837,847 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 101 | Libya | 837,751 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 102 | Liberia | 820,276 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 103 | Belarus | 786,836 | 2025 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 104 | Hungary | 759,441 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 105 | Sweden | 748,612 | 2024 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 106 | Cuba | 732,068 | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 107 | Paraguay | 730,413 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 108 | Austria | 702,428 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 109 | El Salvador | 671,256 | 2025 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 666,094 | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 111 | Lebanon | 665,254 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 112 | Greece | 653,999 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 113 | Switzerland | 627,417 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 114 | Portugal | 617,238 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 115 | Eritrea | 612,616 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 116 | Oman | 606,036 | 2025 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 117 | Serbia | 528,389 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 511,941 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 119 | Slovakia | 507,888 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 492,350 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 121 | Mongolia | 487,550 | 2025 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 451,366 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 123 | Kuwait | 439,521 | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 124 | Denmark | 415,626 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 125 | Norway | 403,863 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 126 | Gambia | 389,189 | 2025 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Finland | 381,579 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 378,838 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 129 | Ireland | 376,408 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 130 | Gabon | 374,524 | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 131 | Hong Kong, China | 340,700 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 132 | Armenia | 319,850 | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 133 | Georgia | 313,158 | 2025 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 134 | Croatia | 311,629 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 309,995 | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 136 | Namibia | 297,338 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 137 | Uruguay | 280,752 | 2025 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 138 | Lesotho | 254,854 | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 247,060 | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 140 | Botswana | 243,297 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 141 | Lithuania | 233,315 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 233,275 | 2025 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Republic of Moldova | 232,056 | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 204,074 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 145 | Jamaica | 203,079 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 146 | Albania | 187,327 | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 182,840 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 148 | Singapore | 180,246 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 170,909 | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 150 | Qatar | 154,265 | 2025 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Slovenia | 153,844 | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 152 | Comoros | 133,991 | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 153 | Eswatini | 131,992 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 125,304 | 2025 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Latvia | 122,460 | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 156 | Fiji | 116,436 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 157 | Bahrain | 112,512 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 158 | Mauritius | 106,564 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95,250 | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia | 95,123 | 2024 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 161 | Réunion | 92,425 | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 162 | Bhutan | 78,024 | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 163 | Guyana | 76,881 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 164 | Suriname | 76,871 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 165 | Montenegro | 64,530 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 59,063 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 167 | Cyprus | 57,363 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 53,016 | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 49,432 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 49,350 | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 45,432 | 2025 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 44,248 | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 173 | Belize | 44,119 | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 174 | French Guiana | 43,215 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 175 | Samoa | 36,170 | 2025 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 176 | Iceland | 35,201 | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 177 | Macau, China | 34,400 | 2025 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33,735 | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 179 | Bahamas | 32,965 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 32,287 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 181 | Malta | 32,112 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 29,953 | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 29,524 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 184 | Martinique | 26,885 | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 185 | Kiribati | 19,371 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 186 | Tonga | 17,434 | 2025 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 187 | Barbados | 17,071 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 188 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 14,331 | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 189 | Curaçao | 12,885 | 2025 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 190 | Seychelles | 11,621 | 2025 | up 44.7% | falling |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 11,462 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 8,741 | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7,850 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 6,900 | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6,436 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 196 | United States Virgin Islands | 5,908 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 5,705 | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 198 | American Samoa | 5,636 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 199 | Andorra | 5,126 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 4,777 | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 201 | Bermuda | 4,614 | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 202 | Dominica | 4,348 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 203 | Gibraltar | 3,350 | 2025 | up 112.3% | falling |
| 204 | British Virgin Islands | 2,946 | 2025 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 205 | San Marino | 2,801 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 206 | Sint Maarten | 2,795 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 207 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,761 | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 2,732 | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 209 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,465 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 210 | Monaco | 2,208 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 211 | Cook Islands | 1,825 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 212 | Naoero | 1,755 | 2025 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 213 | Palau | 1,451 | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 1,279 | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 215 | Anguilla | 1,097 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 519 | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 217 | Tokelau | 330 | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 218 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 318 | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 219 | Montserrat | 281 | 2025 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 220 | Niue | 233 | 2025 | up 17.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 843.29 million
- UIS: World 843.29 million
- MDG: World 843.29 million
- WB: World 843.28 million
- UNICEF: World 842.68 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 765.02 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 756.49 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 749.85 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 746.02 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 645.63 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 484.46 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 476.71 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release