Education
Population aged 14 years or younger (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- 1India355,692
- 2China222,692
- 3Nigeria95,849.3
- 4Pakistan92,355.4
- 5Indonesia69,528.1
- 6United States59,583.9
- 7Ethiopia52,059.3
- 8Congo, Dem. Rep.51,075.4
- 9Bangladesh48,565.4
- 10Brazil41,479.6
- 11Egypt, Arab Rep.37,343.6
- 12Philippines31,988.3
- 13Mexico31,937
- 14Tanzania29,515.2
- 15Russian Federation24,776.7
- 16Viet Nam23,314
- 17Uganda21,969.6
- 18Kenya20,821.6
- 19Sudan20,558.7
- 20Iran, Islamic Rep.20,466.3
- 21Turkiye18,602.6
- 22Afghanistan18,479.6
- 23Angola17,011.9
- 24Yemen, Rep.16,913.4
- 25Iraq16,900.8
- 26South Africa16,612
- 27Mozambique15,573.4
- 28Algeria14,210.3
- 29Japan13,993.3
- 30Myanmar13,226.5
- 31Cote d'Ivoire13,144.3
- 32Niger12,752.7
- 33Madagascar12,648.4
- 34Ghana12,381.5
- 35Cameroon12,178.6
- 36United Kingdom11,846.3
- 37Germany11,743.1
- 38Uzbekistan11,454.5
- 39Mali11,417.9
- 40France10,901.4
- 41Colombia10,698.6
- 42Thailand10,446.5
- 43Burkina Faso9,880.8
- 44Argentina9,756.6
- 45Morocco9,727
- 46Chad9,517.5
- 47Somalia, Fed. Rep.9,000.3
- 48Zambia8,907.6
- 49Malawi8,863.5
- 50Nepal8,368.2
- 51Peru8,182.7
- 52Saudi Arabia8,126.7
- 53Malaysia7,708.7
- 54Syrian Arab Republic7,238.7
- 55Venezuela, RB7,176.4
- 56Senegal7,104.8
- 57Italy6,975.5
- 58Zimbabwe6,816.2
- 59Burundi6,309.1
- 60Spain6,116.7
- 61Guinea6,080.1
- 62Kazakhstan6,065.4
- 63Benin6,061.7
- 64Canada6,009.7
- 65Guatemala5,805.8
- 66Poland5,617
- 67Korea, Rep.5,372.2
- 68Rwanda5,358
- 69Ukraine5,263.4
- 70Cambodia5,260.3
- 71Sri Lanka5,065.3
- 72Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5,026.3
- 73Australia4,767.8
- 74South Sudan4,638.6
- 75Ecuador4,402.7
- 76Tajikistan3,859.7
- 77Togo3,784.3
- 78Bolivia3,700.9
- 79Haiti3,669.3
- 80Papua New Guinea3,555.1
- 81Jordan3,521.5
- 82Honduras3,322.6
- 83Chile3,320.8
- 84Sierra Leone3,306.8
- 85Dominican Republic3,028.6
- 86Romania2,963.5
- 87Tunisia2,932.7
- 88Netherlands2,739.6
- 89Central African Republic2,652
- 90Israel2,580.1
- 91Congo, Rep.2,577.3
- 92Turkmenistan2,373
- 93Lao PDR2,348.1
- 94Kyrgyz Republic2,328.4
- 95Azerbaijan2,232
- 96Mauritania2,230.7
- 97Liberia2,229.3
- 98West Bank and Gaza2,097.4
- 99Libya2,014.4
- 100Nicaragua1,986.8
- 101Paraguay1,985.6
- 102Belgium1,862.7
- 103United Arab Emirates1,796.7
- 104Sweden1,792.2
- 105Cuba1,662.1
- 106Czechia1,628.4
- 107El Salvador1,562.5
- 108Lebanon1,508.8
- 109Belarus1,452.9
- 110Hungary1,388.3
- 111Eritrea1,351.3
- 112Switzerland1,335.1
- 113Portugal1,330.4
- 114Oman1,321.6
- 115Greece1,294.7
- 116Austria1,294.1
- 117Namibia1,128.4
- 118Panama1,122.9
- 119Gambia, The1,116.4
- 120Mongolia1,116.3
- 121Bulgaria972.1
- 122Ireland968.1
- 123Serbia959.2
- 124Costa Rica953
- 125New Zealand942.1
- 126Denmark936.3
- 127Gabon933.5
- 128Kuwait901.7
- 129Norway899.5
- 130Slovak Republic860.7
- 131Guinea-Bissau858.1
- 132Botswana814.5
- 133Finland814.5
- 134Lesotho806.5
- 135Georgia786.2
- 136Hong Kong SAR, China770.6
- 137Equatorial Guinea712.5
- 138Singapore682.8
- 139Uruguay612.7
- 140Armenia566.7
- 141Croatia533.1
- 142Jamaica524.7
- 143Timor-Leste470.4
- 144Albania465.4
- 145Qatar463.2
- 146Lithuania416.9
- 147Eswatini414.5
- 148Bosnia and Herzegovina407.8
- 149Puerto Rico (US)370.2
- 150Djibouti341
- 151Comoros323.7
- 152Slovenia309.5
- 153Solomon Islands304.8
- 154North Macedonia303.2
- 155Bahrain301.8
- 156Latvia285
- 157Trinidad and Tobago266.2
- 158Fiji251
- 159Guyana242.2
- 160Cyprus219.6
- 161Estonia209.3
- 162Mauritius186.2
- 163Bhutan163.8
- 164Suriname162.4
- 165Cabo Verde132.2
- 166Vanuatu126.5
- 167Montenegro114.8
- 168Belize110.9
- 169Luxembourg106.7
- 170Maldives102.2
- 171Macao SAR, China99.8
- 172Brunei Darussalam96.3
- 173Sao Tome and Principe89.5
- 174Samoa83.8
- 175Bahamas, The71.2
- 176Malta70.3
- 177Iceland69.9
- 178New Caledonia62.3
- 179French Polynesia53
- 180Barbados48.4
- 181Kiribati46.8
- 182Guam43.7
- 183Tonga36.6
- 184Micronesia, Fed. Sts.35.9
- 185St. Lucia31.2
- 186Curacao27.4
- 187Seychelles26.1
- 188Grenada22.5
- 189St. Vincent and the Grenadines21.1
- 190Aruba18
- 191Antigua and Barbuda16.5
- 192Virgin Islands (U.S.)13.9
- 193Marshall Islands12.6
- 194American Samoa12.4
- 195Cayman Islands12.1
- 196Isle of Man11.8
- 197Dominica11.7
- 198Greenland11.6
- 199Faroe Islands11.1
- 200Andorra9.7
- 201Northern Mariana Islands9.5
- 202Bermuda8.7
- 203St. Kitts and Nevis8.5
- 204Turks and Caicos Islands7.5
- 205Gibraltar7
- 206Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6.5
- 207Liechtenstein5.7
- 208British Virgin Islands5.6
- 209St. Martin (French part)5.4
- 210Monaco5.2
- 211Naoero4.5
- 212San Marino4
- 213Palau3.2
- 214Tuvalu3.2
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands)