Education
Population aged 25-64 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- 1China822,110
- 2India738,850.4
- 3United States178,176.6
- 4Indonesia148,596
- 5Brazil116,647.8
- 6Pakistan99,493.4
- 7Nigeria83,240.3
- 8Bangladesh81,335.5
- 9Russian Federation78,997.5
- 10Mexico66,213.8
- 11Japan60,772.2
- 12Philippines55,701.4
- 13Viet Nam54,664.8
- 14Egypt, Arab Rep.53,343.7
- 15Iran, Islamic Rep.51,552.8
- 16Ethiopia49,212.5
- 17Turkiye47,131.4
- 18Germany44,860.3
- 19Thailand41,037.4
- 20United Kingdom35,750.5
- 21Congo, Dem. Rep.35,342.6
- 22South Africa32,889.9
- 23France32,548.8
- 24Italy31,603.3
- 25Korea, Rep.31,028.5
- 26Colombia28,883.1
- 27Myanmar28,520.5
- 28Spain26,458.4
- 29Tanzania23,881.9
- 30Argentina23,249.9
- 31Algeria23,079.6
- 32Kenya22,223.7
- 33Ukraine21,743.1
- 34Canada21,306.2
- 35Poland21,091.4
- 36Saudi Arabia20,002.1
- 37Malaysia19,322
- 38Morocco19,201.1
- 39Iraq18,898.2
- 40Sudan18,322
- 41Uzbekistan17,765.6
- 42Peru17,307
- 43Uganda16,673.6
- 44Yemen, Rep.15,289.4
- 45Korea, Dem. People's Rep.14,774.6
- 46Afghanistan14,596.1
- 47Ghana14,375.9
- 48Australia14,010.2
- 49Nepal13,517.3
- 50Venezuela, RB13,385.6
- 51Angola12,945.6
- 52Madagascar12,078.1
- 53Cote d'Ivoire12,013.8
- 54Sri Lanka11,733.3
- 55Mozambique11,499.4
- 56Chile11,118.7
- 57Syrian Arab Republic10,853.3
- 58Cameroon10,630.2
- 59Romania10,092.5
- 60Kazakhstan9,948.6
- 61Netherlands9,574.4
- 62Ecuador9,130.8
- 63Niger8,349.6
- 64Burkina Faso8,327.3
- 65Cambodia8,314.5
- 66Guatemala8,080
- 67Zambia7,802
- 68United Arab Emirates7,783.6
- 69Malawi7,739.2
- 70Mali7,739
- 71Senegal7,056.3
- 72Chad6,647
- 73Tunisia6,485.3
- 74Cuba6,227.9
- 75Belgium6,087
- 76Somalia, Fed. Rep.6,003.4
- 77Zimbabwe5,817.5
- 78Azerbaijan5,792.5
- 79Bolivia5,777.2
- 80Czechia5,691.6
- 81Dominican Republic5,581.6
- 82Rwanda5,487.8
- 83Portugal5,433.8
- 84Sweden5,397.7
- 85Jordan5,368.6
- 86Haiti5,341.2
- 87Guinea5,305.9
- 88Benin5,240.2
- 89Hungary5,223.5
- 90Greece5,213.6
- 91Belarus5,026
- 92Austria5,017.9
- 93Honduras4,981.6
- 94Switzerland4,907.2
- 95Papua New Guinea4,707.6
- 96Burundi4,671.8
- 97Tajikistan4,589
- 98Hong Kong SAR, China4,366.4
- 99South Sudan4,269.5
- 100Israel4,208.2
- 101Turkmenistan3,762.8
- 102Libya3,732.3
- 103Lao PDR3,652.1
- 104Togo3,639.8
- 105Bulgaria3,612.7
- 106Serbia3,532.5
- 107Singapore3,506.7
- 108Kuwait3,391.2
- 109Paraguay3,359.2
- 110Sierra Leone3,338.4
- 111Kyrgyz Republic3,336.3
- 112Nicaragua3,310
- 113Oman3,199.5
- 114El Salvador3,119.5
- 115Denmark3,075.7
- 116Slovak Republic3,056.8
- 117Norway2,956.2
- 118Finland2,823.6
- 119Costa Rica2,810.8
- 120Ireland2,758.8
- 121New Zealand2,715.1
- 122Lebanon2,712.1
- 123Congo, Rep.2,397.9
- 124Qatar2,276.2
- 125Panama2,263.2
- 126West Bank and Gaza2,167.3
- 127Liberia2,067.1
- 128Croatia2,021.9
- 129Georgia1,970.4
- 130Mauritania1,801.5
- 131Uruguay1,751.6
- 132Bosnia and Herzegovina1,703.8
- 133Mongolia1,695.7
- 134Puerto Rico (US)1,666.4
- 135Jamaica1,624
- 136Armenia1,611.3
- 137Lithuania1,557.5
- 138Albania1,487.3
- 139Central African Republic1,437.5
- 140Namibia1,273.5
- 141Eritrea1,272.2
- 142Slovenia1,135.3
- 143Botswana1,133.9
- 144Gabon1,076.9
- 145Bahrain1,062.1
- 146Gambia, The1,018.2
- 147Lesotho987.3
- 148Latvia976.7
- 149North Macedonia974.6
- 150Trinidad and Tobago863.7
- 151Guinea-Bissau842.8
- 152Cyprus801.7
- 153Equatorial Guinea796.8
- 154Mauritius731.7
- 155Estonia710.4
- 156Timor-Leste559.7
- 157Djibouti547.2
- 158Eswatini531.7
- 159Fiji462.2
- 160Macao SAR, China448
- 161Bhutan437.7
- 162Luxembourg391.4
- 163Guyana391.1
- 164Comoros344.4
- 165Maldives336.9
- 166Solomon Islands332.6
- 167Montenegro328.6
- 168Suriname314.1
- 169Malta312.9
- 170Brunei Darussalam268
- 171Cabo Verde266.2
- 172Bahamas, The225.6
- 173Iceland212.2
- 174Belize209.5
- 175New Caledonia154.7
- 176French Polynesia153.7
- 177Barbados149.8
- 178Vanuatu131.8
- 179St. Lucia105.1
- 180Curacao103.7
- 181Sao Tome and Principe88.6
- 182Samoa82.5
- 183Guam79.5
- 184Seychelles77.4
- 185Grenada63.3
- 186Kiribati59.4
- 187Aruba57.5
- 188Antigua and Barbuda52.9
- 189St. Vincent and the Grenadines52.6
- 190Andorra50.3
- 191Cayman Islands48.2
- 192Micronesia, Fed. Sts.48.1
- 193Isle of Man43.5
- 194Virgin Islands (U.S.)41.5
- 195Tonga39
- 196Dominica37
- 197Bermuda34.8
- 198Greenland31.1
- 199Turks and Caicos Islands28.6
- 200Faroe Islands27
- 201St. Kitts and Nevis26.8
- 202Sint Maarten (Dutch part)25.7
- 203British Virgin Islands24.9
- 204Northern Mariana Islands23.2
- 205Liechtenstein21.7
- 206American Samoa21.6
- 207Gibraltar20.7
- 208San Marino18.4
- 209Monaco16
- 210Marshall Islands14.6
- 211St. Martin (French part)12
- 212Palau10.2
- 213Naoero5
- 214Tuvalu4.2
Population aged 25-64 years (thousands)