Education
Population aged 15-24 years (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- 1India257,079.8
- 2China163,205.7
- 3Pakistan50,414.2
- 4Nigeria48,807.8
- 5United States45,715.3
- 6Indonesia45,402.9
- 7Bangladesh33,221.9
- 8Brazil30,371.4
- 9Ethiopia28,130.1
- 10Mexico22,248.1
- 11Philippines22,103.8
- 12Congo, Dem. Rep.21,199.2
- 13Egypt, Arab Rep.20,710.2
- 14Russian Federation15,439.2
- 15Tanzania14,028.1
- 16Viet Nam13,928.5
- 17Turkiye12,718
- 18Iran, Islamic Rep.12,267.5
- 19Kenya12,231.5
- 20Japan11,775.5
- 21Uganda10,935.6
- 22South Africa10,513.2
- 23Sudan10,268.3
- 24Afghanistan9,131.1
- 25Iraq9,130.8
- 26Thailand8,923.8
- 27Myanmar8,879.6
- 28Colombia8,273.4
- 29France8,269.7
- 30United Kingdom8,165.8
- 31Germany8,039.4
- 32Yemen, Rep.7,933.4
- 33Angola7,396.5
- 34Mozambique7,096.5
- 35Argentina7,034.6
- 36Algeria6,688.5
- 37Ghana6,687.1
- 38Madagascar6,512.4
- 39Cote d'Ivoire6,312.5
- 40Morocco6,160
- 41Italy5,950.5
- 42Malaysia5,920.6
- 43Syrian Arab Republic5,874.3
- 44Cameroon5,863.6
- 45Nepal5,798.1
- 46Peru5,696.3
- 47Niger5,654.3
- 48Uzbekistan5,305
- 49Saudi Arabia5,107.1
- 50Venezuela, RB5,095.1
- 51Mali5,088.6
- 52Spain5,085.6
- 53Korea, Rep.5,075.8
- 54Burkina Faso4,968.4
- 55Malawi4,764.7
- 56Canada4,631.8
- 57Zambia4,476.6
- 58Chad4,125.1
- 59Ukraine3,975.8
- 60Senegal3,875.2
- 61Somalia, Fed. Rep.3,825.1
- 62Poland3,811.9
- 63Guatemala3,751.8
- 64Zimbabwe3,554.7
- 65Sri Lanka3,522.7
- 66Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3,407
- 67Australia3,259.5
- 68Ecuador3,137
- 69Cambodia3,057.9
- 70Guinea3,025.1
- 71Rwanda2,988.1
- 72Burundi2,878.5
- 73Kazakhstan2,877.6
- 74Benin2,876.8
- 75South Sudan2,792.9
- 76Chile2,530.3
- 77Bolivia2,308.7
- 78Haiti2,267.3
- 79Netherlands2,195.6
- 80Jordan2,148.9
- 81Honduras2,122.8
- 82Romania2,100
- 83Papua New Guinea2,031.3
- 84Dominican Republic1,943.2
- 85Togo1,882.5
- 86Tajikistan1,818.6
- 87Sierra Leone1,801.2
- 88Tunisia1,697.9
- 89Israel1,471.1
- 90Lao PDR1,451.5
- 91United Arab Emirates1,435.8
- 92Azerbaijan1,426.7
- 93Belgium1,361
- 94Libya1,295.3
- 95Nicaragua1,274.6
- 96Congo, Rep.1,239.4
- 97Cuba1,230.9
- 98Sweden1,228.1
- 99Central African Republic1,213.7
- 100Liberia1,187.6
- 101Paraguay1,164.9
- 102Kyrgyz Republic1,155.7
- 103El Salvador1,147.9
- 104Czechia1,117.3
- 105Portugal1,079.6
- 106Turkmenistan1,069.9
- 107West Bank and Gaza1,064
- 108Mauritania1,040.4
- 109Greece1,037
- 110Hungary1,015.6
- 111Lebanon1,005.7
- 112Belarus926
- 113Austria904.8
- 114Switzerland895.2
- 115Singapore847.4
- 116Eritrea794.9
- 117Costa Rica736.1
- 118Oman734.1
- 119Panama726
- 120Denmark721.9
- 121Ireland708.2
- 122Norway687.3
- 123Serbia686.8
- 124New Zealand665.9
- 125Bulgaria661.8
- 126Finland632.7
- 127Gambia, The569.1
- 128Namibia546
- 129Slovak Republic544.9
- 130Hong Kong SAR, China544.4
- 131Kuwait535.7
- 132Mongolia500.2
- 133Botswana490.1
- 134Uruguay474.3
- 135Lesotho465.6
- 136Guinea-Bissau452.9
- 137Jamaica451.8
- 138Gabon450.3
- 139Georgia449
- 140Croatia402.6
- 141Puerto Rico (US)394.1
- 142Armenia368.4
- 143Albania348.8
- 144Equatorial Guinea334.8
- 145Bosnia and Herzegovina330.5
- 146Timor-Leste305.4
- 147Lithuania295.4
- 148Qatar293
- 149Eswatini249.2
- 150Djibouti230.6
- 151North Macedonia208.1
- 152Slovenia207.7
- 153Bahrain198.4
- 154Latvia193.3
- 155Trinidad and Tobago189
- 156Mauritius176.5
- 157Comoros167.6
- 158Solomon Islands161.2
- 159Fiji156.8
- 160Guyana143.1
- 161Estonia142.7
- 162Cyprus141.9
- 163Bhutan140.3
- 164Suriname109.4
- 165Cabo Verde90.9
- 166Montenegro79.2
- 167Belize78.2
- 168Luxembourg72.9
- 169Macao SAR, China68.1
- 170Brunei Darussalam67.5
- 171Maldives64.3
- 172Vanuatu58.9
- 173Bahamas, The57.4
- 174Iceland51.4
- 175Sao Tome and Principe50.5
- 176Malta49
- 177New Caledonia42.9
- 178French Polynesia42.6
- 179Samoa39.3
- 180Barbados36.8
- 181St. Lucia26
- 182Guam23.6
- 183Kiribati23.4
- 184Curacao22.8
- 185Micronesia, Fed. Sts.22.5
- 186Tonga21.3
- 187Grenada16.9
- 188Seychelles16.7
- 189St. Vincent and the Grenadines14.5
- 190Aruba13.8
- 191Antigua and Barbuda13.2
- 192Virgin Islands (U.S.)9.7
- 193Isle of Man9.1
- 194Andorra9.1
- 195Dominica8.8
- 196American Samoa8.5
- 197Marshall Islands7.9
- 198Cayman Islands7.9
- 199Faroe Islands7.8
- 200Greenland6.8
- 201Northern Mariana Islands6.7
- 202Bermuda6.7
- 203St. Kitts and Nevis6.2
- 204Turks and Caicos Islands5.3
- 205Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.2
- 206British Virgin Islands5.2
- 207Gibraltar5
- 208Liechtenstein4.2
- 209San Marino3.5
- 210Monaco3.4
- 211St. Martin (French part)3.2
- 212Palau2.2
- 213Naoero2.2
- 214Tuvalu1.6
Population aged 15-24 years (thousands)