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School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)

number · higher is better · 201 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1India66.02M
  2. 2China36.57M
  3. 3Nigeria33.25M
  4. 4Indonesia31.17M
  5. 5Pakistan12.58M
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.11.24M
  7. 7Ethiopia11.02M
  8. 8Bangladesh9.79M
  9. 9Russian Federation8.49M
  10. 10Viet Nam8.45M
  11. 11South Africa8.19M
  12. 12Yemen, Rep.7.71M
  13. 13Turkiye6.65M
  14. 14Egypt, Arab Rep.4.72M
  15. 15Uganda4.69M
  16. 16Myanmar4.38M
  17. 17Ghana4.22M
  18. 18Kenya4.16M
  19. 19Angola3.66M
  20. 20Thailand3.46M
  21. 21Mozambique3.33M
  22. 22Uzbekistan3.25M
  23. 23Peru3.22M
  24. 24Argentina3.16M
  25. 25Morocco3.16M
  26. 26Sudan2.93M
  27. 27Madagascar2.71M
  28. 28Guatemala2.63M
  29. 29Niger2.63M
  30. 30Japan2.62M
  31. 31Zambia2.46M
  32. 32Cote d'Ivoire2.46M
  33. 33Mali2.35M
  34. 34Canada2.28M
  35. 35Iraq2.2M
  36. 36Cambodia2.16M
  37. 37Philippines2.15M
  38. 38Kazakhstan2.12M
  39. 39Saudi Arabia2.1M
  40. 40Venezuela, RB2.09M
  41. 41Chad2.07M
  42. 42Tanzania2.04M
  43. 43Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.98M
  44. 44Burkina Faso1.96M
  45. 45Malawi1.82M
  46. 46Cameroon1.72M
  47. 47Haiti1.47M
  48. 48Senegal1.44M
  49. 49Chile1.42M
  50. 50Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.37M
  51. 51Syrian Arab Republic1.37M
  52. 52Ukraine1.36M
  53. 53Iran, Islamic Rep.1.29M
  54. 54Burundi1.28M
  55. 55Guinea1.26M
  56. 56Afghanistan1.26M
  57. 57Sierra Leone1.16M
  58. 58Israel1.1M
  59. 59Nepal1.1M
  60. 60Tajikistan1.06M
  61. 61Rwanda1.02M
  62. 62Algeria987,399
  63. 63Mauritania976,468
  64. 64Papua New Guinea973,751
  65. 65Lao PDR949,031
  66. 66Kyrgyz Republic945,524
  67. 67Malaysia941,282
  68. 68Zimbabwe896,720
  69. 69South Sudan886,447
  70. 70Benin843,419
  71. 71Ecuador834,917
  72. 72Turkmenistan798,314
  73. 73Togo792,466
  74. 74Nicaragua785,478
  75. 75El Salvador688,820
  76. 76Honduras679,772
  77. 77Paraguay675,899
  78. 78Azerbaijan669,831
  79. 79Sri Lanka651,683
  80. 80Cuba586,369
  81. 81Namibia562,057
  82. 82Dominican Republic561,813
  83. 83Tunisia547,998
  84. 84Central African Republic537,786
  85. 85Oman524,669
  86. 86Congo, Rep.524,621
  87. 87Bolivia495,865
  88. 88United Arab Emirates487,006
  89. 89Liberia455,441
  90. 90Panama428,460
  91. 91Jordan417,816
  92. 92Gambia, The377,811
  93. 93Serbia376,627
  94. 94Belarus320,034
  95. 95Costa Rica319,356
  96. 96Equatorial Guinea300,875
  97. 97West Bank and Gaza285,913
  98. 98Mongolia282,921
  99. 99Singapore280,360
  100. 100Georgia279,767
  101. 101Uruguay267,570
  102. 102Lebanon267,068
  103. 103Libya261,773
  104. 104Gabon197,877
  105. 105Jamaica195,216
  106. 106Qatar190,219
  107. 107Eritrea179,776
  108. 108Botswana175,957
  109. 109Guinea-Bissau175,336
  110. 110Lesotho158,445
  111. 111Bosnia and Herzegovina152,280
  112. 112Hong Kong SAR, China127,500
  113. 113Puerto Rico (US)117,286
  114. 114Bahrain116,346
  115. 115Kuwait114,549
  116. 116Albania106,461
  117. 117Armenia105,191
  118. 118Timor-Leste95,237
  119. 119North Macedonia92,634
  120. 120Eswatini84,319
  121. 121Comoros67,597
  122. 122Solomon Islands61,711
  123. 123Fiji49,421
  124. 124Mauritius38,119
  125. 125Montenegro36,768
  126. 126Trinidad and Tobago33,761
  127. 127Guyana33,201
  128. 128Bhutan28,781
  129. 129Iceland28,117
  130. 130Cabo Verde24,636
  131. 131Maldives24,336
  132. 132Suriname21,201
  133. 133Brunei Darussalam18,881
  134. 134Sao Tome and Principe18,162
  135. 135Vanuatu17,521
  136. 136Macao SAR, China15,900
  137. 137Barbados15,668
  138. 138Belize13,678
  139. 139Samoa11,150
  140. 140Kiribati9,686
  141. 141Bahamas, The8,774
  142. 142Curacao8,492
  143. 143St. Lucia8,082
  144. 144Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7,168
  145. 145Grenada6,830
  146. 146Antigua and Barbuda5,514
  147. 147Aruba5,239
  148. 148Tonga4,523
  149. 149Dominica3,575
  150. 150Seychelles3,533
  151. 151Cayman Islands3,519
  152. 152Marshall Islands3,291
  153. 153Liechtenstein2,658
  154. 154St. Vincent and the Grenadines2,486
  155. 155Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2,242
  156. 156St. Kitts and Nevis2,231
  157. 157Gibraltar1,889
  158. 158British Virgin Islands1,650
  159. 159Andorra1,348
  160. 160San Marino1,318
  161. 161Monaco1,089
  162. 162Turks and Caicos Islands1,059
  163. 163Naoero883
  164. 164Tuvalu623
  165. 165Palau591
  166. 166Bermuda569

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)