Education
Total population (thousands)
thousands · higher is better · 215 countries
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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League table
214 shown- 1India1.46M
- 2China1.42M
- 3United States346,373.6
- 4Indonesia284,622.2
- 5Pakistan253,202.7
- 6Nigeria235,087.8
- 7Brazil212,422.7
- 8Bangladesh174,617.3
- 9Russian Federation144,435.3
- 10Ethiopia133,764.5
- 11Mexico131,413.6
- 12Japan123,434.9
- 13Egypt, Arab Rep.117,498.1
- 14Philippines116,316.3
- 15Congo, Dem. Rep.111,036.4
- 16Viet Nam101,300.1
- 17Iran, Islamic Rep.92,020.7
- 18Turkiye87,575.9
- 19Germany84,408.9
- 20Thailand71,646.8
- 21Tanzania69,542.1
- 22United Kingdom69,353.3
- 23France66,600.9
- 24South Africa64,386.5
- 25Italy59,250.6
- 26Kenya56,981.4
- 27Myanmar54,679.7
- 28Colombia53,163
- 29Korea, Rep.51,697.1
- 30Sudan50,849.4
- 31Uganda50,698.1
- 32Spain47,905.2
- 33Algeria47,131.5
- 34Iraq46,526.1
- 35Argentina45,774.5
- 36Afghanistan43,250.3
- 37Yemen, Rep.41,179.1
- 38Canada39,946.4
- 39Angola38,458.8
- 40Poland38,366.7
- 41Ukraine38,279.2
- 42Morocco38,261.1
- 43Uzbekistan36,713.3
- 44Malaysia35,771.1
- 45Mozambique35,133.8
- 46Ghana34,746.4
- 47Peru34,400.8
- 48Saudi Arabia34,264.3
- 49Madagascar32,351.5
- 50Cote d'Ivoire32,320.7
- 51Nepal29,628.2
- 52Cameroon29,499.9
- 53Venezuela, RB28,460.2
- 54Niger27,472.4
- 55Australia26,845
- 56Korea, Dem. People's Rep.26,537.3
- 57Syrian Arab Republic25,170.9
- 58Mali24,834.8
- 59Burkina Faso23,811.6
- 60Sri Lanka23,168.7
- 61Malawi21,934.4
- 62Zambia21,612.4
- 63Chad20,727.8
- 64Kazakhstan20,720.9
- 65Chile19,815.1
- 66Somalia, Fed. Rep.19,332.5
- 67Romania18,962.3
- 68Senegal18,715.9
- 69Guatemala18,547.5
- 70Netherlands18,291.9
- 71Ecuador18,212.8
- 72Cambodia17,744.5
- 73Zimbabwe16,790.4
- 74Guinea14,928
- 75Benin14,637.5
- 76Rwanda14,406.8
- 77Burundi14,220.7
- 78Bolivia12,497.8
- 79Tunisia12,314
- 80South Sudan12,067
- 81Haiti11,839.9
- 82Belgium11,749.8
- 83Jordan11,574.8
- 84Dominican Republic11,475.1
- 85United Arab Emirates11,215.1
- 86Cuba10,959
- 87Honduras10,916
- 88Tajikistan10,690.1
- 89Czechia10,680.2
- 90Papua New Guinea10,669.9
- 91Sweden10,632.9
- 92Portugal10,419.9
- 93Azerbaijan10,368.4
- 94Greece9,959.1
- 95Hungary9,662.5
- 96Togo9,618.1
- 97Israel9,452.2
- 98Austria9,116.9
- 99Belarus9,027.5
- 100Switzerland8,945.9
- 101Sierra Leone8,731.1
- 102Lao PDR7,822
- 103Turkmenistan7,558.3
- 104Libya7,419.5
- 105Hong Kong SAR, China7,396.7
- 106Kyrgyz Republic7,241.4
- 107Paraguay6,971.5
- 108Nicaragua6,962.2
- 109Bulgaria6,737.2
- 110Serbia6,714.1
- 111Congo, Rep.6,408.3
- 112El Salvador6,352.4
- 113Denmark5,990.9
- 114Singapore5,852.3
- 115Lebanon5,826.1
- 116Liberia5,672.2
- 117Finland5,622.6
- 118Norway5,603.5
- 119West Bank and Gaza5,540.5
- 120Slovak Republic5,493.9
- 121Central African Republic5,421.1
- 122Oman5,397.9
- 123Ireland5,282.6
- 124Mauritania5,242.3
- 125New Zealand5,233.6
- 126Costa Rica5,141.7
- 127Kuwait4,984.9
- 128Panama4,543.7
- 129Croatia3,861.3
- 130Georgia3,807.5
- 131Eritrea3,569.4
- 132Mongolia3,496.8
- 133Uruguay3,385.7
- 134Puerto Rico (US)3,240.4
- 135Bosnia and Herzegovina3,152.8
- 136Qatar3,084.4
- 137Namibia3,062.1
- 138Armenia2,963.2
- 139Lithuania2,851.4
- 140Jamaica2,838.5
- 141Gambia, The2,791.1
- 142Albania2,781.9
- 143Gabon2,566
- 144Botswana2,541.7
- 145Lesotho2,350.4
- 146Guinea-Bissau2,225.3
- 147Slovenia2,118.2
- 148Equatorial Guinea1,915.4
- 149Latvia1,864.1
- 150North Macedonia1,818.5
- 151Bahrain1,626.3
- 152Trinidad and Tobago1,509.8
- 153Timor-Leste1,409.6
- 154Cyprus1,364.7
- 155Estonia1,353.9
- 156Mauritius1,269.8
- 157Eswatini1,249.3
- 158Djibouti1,176.6
- 159Fiji931
- 160Comoros874.7
- 161Guyana833.5
- 162Solomon Islands828.9
- 163Bhutan793.9
- 164Macao SAR, China721.7
- 165Luxembourg676.9
- 166Montenegro637.5
- 167Suriname637.1
- 168Malta542.8
- 169Maldives528.8
- 170Cabo Verde526.1
- 171Brunei Darussalam464.6
- 172Belize420
- 173Bahamas, The402.2
- 174Iceland396.1
- 175Vanuatu331.5
- 176New Caledonia294
- 177Barbados282.6
- 178French Polynesia282.1
- 179Sao Tome and Principe237.9
- 180Samoa218.7
- 181Curacao185.5
- 182St. Lucia180
- 183Guam168.4
- 184Kiribati135.5
- 185Seychelles131.6
- 186Grenada117.3
- 187Micronesia, Fed. Sts.113.4
- 188Aruba108.1
- 189Tonga104
- 190St. Vincent and the Grenadines100.3
- 191Antigua and Barbuda94
- 192Virgin Islands (U.S.)84.5
- 193Isle of Man84.1
- 194Andorra82.5
- 195Cayman Islands75.2
- 196Dominica66.1
- 197Bermuda64.6
- 198Greenland55.8
- 199Faroe Islands55.7
- 200St. Kitts and Nevis46.9
- 201Turks and Caicos Islands46.7
- 202American Samoa46.4
- 203Northern Mariana Islands43.9
- 204Sint Maarten (Dutch part)43.6
- 205Liechtenstein40
- 206Gibraltar39.7
- 207British Virgin Islands39.6
- 208Monaco38.5
- 209Marshall Islands36.9
- 210San Marino33.6
- 211St. Martin (French part)25.5
- 212Palau17.7
- 213Naoero12
- 214Tuvalu9.6
Total population (thousands)