School age population, tertiary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
221
Highest
66.57 million
India
Lowest
186
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Median
247,169
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,404
What the numbers show
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 66.57 million in India; the lowest is 186 in St. Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 247,169, and the mean is 1.46 million.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in St. Pierre and Miquelon (up 80.6%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 50.4%).
School age population, tertiary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 66.57 million | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 1 | Anguilla | 570 | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 42.77 million | 2025 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 483 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 12.89 million | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 3 | Montserrat | 125 | 2025 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 12.26 million | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 114 | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 11.80 million | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | St. Helena | 105 | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 11.38 million | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 64 | 2025 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 8.14 million | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 7.79 million | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 6.94 million | 2025 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 5.64 million | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 5.48 million | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 5.18 million | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.13 million | 2025 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 3.95 million | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 3.40 million | 2025 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.24 million | 2025 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 3.16 million | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.07 million | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 3.04 million | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 20 | Kenya | 2.99 million | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 21 | Uganda | 2.61 million | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 2.58 million | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 23 | Sudan | 2.54 million | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 24 | Iraq | 2.29 million | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 25 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 2.26 million | 2025 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 2.26 million | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 27 | Myanmar | 2.24 million | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 2.24 million | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 2.22 million | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 2.08 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 31 | France | 2.07 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 32 | Yemen, Republic of | 2.00 million | 2025 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Angola | 1.80 million | 2025 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 1.78 million | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 35 | Mozambique, Republic of | 1.71 million | 2025 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 1.67 million | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 37 | Algeria | 1.62 million | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 38 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1.61 million | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 1.58 million | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 1.54 million | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 41 | Italy | 1.54 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 42 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1.53 million | 2025 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.47 million | 2025 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 1.46 million | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 1.46 million | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 46 | Cameroon | 1.39 million | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 47 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.36 million | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 48 | Canada | 1.35 million | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 1.34 million | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 1.34 million | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 1.34 million | 2025 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 52 | Niger | 1.29 million | 2025 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Korea | 1.27 million | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 54 | Mali | 1.20 million | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Malawi | 1.16 million | 2025 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Zambia | 1.05 million | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 1.01 million | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 59 | Chad | 981,037 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Somalia | 951,754 | 2025 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 944,989 | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 62 | Guatemala | 944,469 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 895,465 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 882,414 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 65 | Australia | 877,128 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 66 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 865,371 | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 838,732 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 788,485 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 69 | Cambodia | 765,584 | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 745,144 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 743,211 | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 72 | Guinea | 709,376 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 73 | South Sudan, Republic of | 697,260 | 2025 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 74 | Benin | 692,032 | 2025 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Burundi | 650,527 | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 645,200 | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Chile | 627,026 | 2025 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 78 | Bolivia | 580,624 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 79 | Netherlands | 575,102 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 80 | Haiti | 556,387 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 81 | Honduras | 542,260 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 522,442 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 83 | Romania | 516,462 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 464,453 | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 447,959 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | 436,986 | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 425,539 | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Tunisia | 415,012 | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 406,613 | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 90 | Israel | 388,764 | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 380,868 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 363,005 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 93 | Belgium | 350,295 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 94 | Libya | 333,374 | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 324,345 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 96 | Cuba | 310,259 | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 97 | Sweden | 305,447 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 294,792 | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 99 | Liberia | 294,728 | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 100 | Paraguay | 292,494 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 101 | Congo | 289,296 | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 102 | Greece | 282,336 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 281,200 | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 104 | Kyrgyz Republic | 280,349 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 105 | Portugal | 279,695 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 106 | Czechia | 265,510 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 107 | Hungary | 262,598 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 108 | Lebanon | 260,483 | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 109 | Palestine | 257,971 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 110 | Turkmenistan | 255,483 | 2025 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 111 | Austria | 247,169 | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 112 | Mauritania | 240,838 | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 113 | Switzerland | 237,683 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 114 | Belarus, Republic of | 232,084 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 115 | Eritrea, The State of | 201,386 | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 194,024 | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 117 | Singapore | 193,523 | 2025 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 118 | Denmark | 187,481 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 119 | Oman | 184,647 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 120 | Panama | 184,399 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 121 | Serbia | 175,289 | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 122 | Ireland | 169,895 | 2024 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 123 | Norway | 169,575 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 124 | New Zealand | 168,000 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 125 | Finland | 158,454 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 144,912 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 127 | Hong Kong (China) | 139,300 | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 128 | Gambia, The | 135,211 | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Slovak Republic | 132,750 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 130 | Namibia | 131,339 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 131 | Kuwait | 125,809 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 132 | Uruguay | 125,237 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 133 | Botswana | 123,792 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 134 | Mongolia | 118,955 | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 115,709 | 2025 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 136 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 115,493 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 112,192 | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 138 | Gabon | 110,453 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 139 | Georgia | 109,866 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 140 | Croatia | 102,115 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 101,903 | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 142 | Armenia | 90,508 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87,541 | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 144 | Qatar | 86,520 | 2025 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 81,172 | 2025 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 79,055 | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 147 | Moldova | 70,719 | 2020 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 148 | Lithuania | 68,591 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 149 | Albania | 66,761 | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 150 | Eswatini | 61,856 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 151 | Djibouti | 59,041 | 2025 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 56,620 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 153 | Slovenia | 53,471 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 154 | North Macedonia | 51,974 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47,918 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 156 | Mauritius | 47,369 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 157 | Latvia | 45,837 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 158 | Comoros, Union of the | 41,980 | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 40,104 | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 160 | Fiji | 37,709 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 37,283 | 2025 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 162 | Guyana | 35,448 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 163 | Estonia | 34,012 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 164 | Réunion | 31,529 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 165 | Suriname | 27,522 | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 166 | Cyprus | 24,808 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 167 | Cabo Verde | 23,843 | 2025 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 21,293 | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 19,854 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 170 | Belize | 19,785 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 171 | Macau (China) | 19,400 | 2025 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 19,345 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 18,277 | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 16,018 | 2025 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 175 | Bahamas | 14,311 | 2025 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 14,103 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 13,873 | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 178 | French Guiana | 13,608 | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 179 | Iceland | 13,239 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 180 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 12,406 | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 12,011 | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 10,762 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 10,725 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 184 | Samoa | 9,770 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 185 | Martinique | 9,639 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 186 | Barbados | 9,207 | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 6,431 | 2025 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 188 | Curaçao | 5,878 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 189 | Tonga | 5,723 | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 190 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5,555 | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 191 | Kiribati | 5,409 | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 192 | Seychelles | 4,408 | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 193 | Grenada | 4,271 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 3,637 | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,636 | 2025 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,188 | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 2,472 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 198 | Andorra | 2,356 | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 199 | American Samoa | 2,263 | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 200 | Dominica | 2,115 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 201 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 2,101 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 202 | Cayman Islands | 1,927 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 203 | Bermuda | 1,725 | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 204 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,471 | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 205 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 1,395 | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 206 | British Virgin Islands | 1,265 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 1,261 | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 208 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,152 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 1,073 | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 210 | San Marino | 979 | 2025 | up 27.3% | flat |
| 211 | Monaco | 859 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 212 | Palau, Republic of | 571 | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 213 | Naoero, Republic of | 512 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 389 | 2025 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 215 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 186 | 2025 | up 80.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 316.98 million
- UIS: World 316.98 million
- MDG: World 316.98 million
- WB: World 316.98 million
- UNICEF: World 316.72 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 286.00 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 282.07 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 279.99 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 279.64 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 243.41 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 189.49 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 182.39 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release