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School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)

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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. 3Pakistan12.58M
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.11.24M
  5. 5United States11.22M
  6. 6Ethiopia11.02M
  7. 7Bangladesh9.79M
  8. 8Indonesia9.01M
  9. 9Nigeria6.42M
  10. 10Russian Federation5.92M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.4.72M
  12. 12South Africa4.71M
  13. 13Uganda4.69M
  14. 14Viet Nam4.36M
  15. 15Kenya4.16M
  16. 16Yemen, Rep.3.71M
  17. 17Angola3.66M
  18. 18Turkiye3.5M
  19. 19Mozambique3.33M
  20. 20Uzbekistan3.25M
  21. 21Sudan2.93M
  22. 22Madagascar2.71M
  23. 23Niger2.63M
  24. 24Japan2.62M
  25. 25Zambia2.46M
  26. 26Cote d'Ivoire2.46M
  27. 27Mali2.35M
  28. 28Iraq2.2M
  29. 29Philippines2.15M
  30. 30Thailand2.1M
  31. 31Chad2.07M
  32. 32Tanzania2.04M
  33. 33Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.98M
  34. 34Burkina Faso1.96M
  35. 35Malawi1.82M
  36. 36Myanmar1.76M
  37. 37Cameroon1.72M
  38. 38Argentina1.67M
  39. 39Ghana1.67M
  40. 40Peru1.62M
  41. 41Saudi Arabia1.59M
  42. 42Senegal1.44M
  43. 43Syrian Arab Republic1.37M
  44. 44Kazakhstan1.3M
  45. 45Iran, Islamic Rep.1.29M
  46. 46Burundi1.28M
  47. 47Morocco1.28M
  48. 48Guinea1.26M
  49. 49Venezuela, RB1.26M
  50. 50Afghanistan1.26M
  51. 51Canada1.19M
  52. 52Guatemala1.15M
  53. 53Nepal1.1M
  54. 54Cambodia1.09M
  55. 55Tajikistan1.06M
  56. 56Rwanda1.02M
  57. 57Algeria987,399
  58. 58Papua New Guinea973,751
  59. 59Malaysia941,282
  60. 60Ukraine907,637
  61. 61Zimbabwe896,720
  62. 62South Sudan886,447
  63. 63Benin843,419
  64. 64Ecuador834,917
  65. 65Togo792,466
  66. 66Haiti734,607
  67. 67Chile711,707
  68. 68Korea, Dem. People's Rep.683,807
  69. 69Sierra Leone683,783
  70. 70Honduras679,772
  71. 71Sri Lanka651,683
  72. 72Kyrgyz Republic648,565
  73. 73Dominican Republic561,813
  74. 74Israel552,835
  75. 75Tunisia547,998
  76. 76Central African Republic537,786
  77. 77Congo, Rep.524,621
  78. 78Bolivia495,865
  79. 79Turkmenistan484,425
  80. 80Lao PDR475,994
  81. 81Mauritania473,666
  82. 82Liberia455,441
  83. 83Azerbaijan420,947
  84. 84Jordan417,816
  85. 85Paraguay406,860
  86. 86Nicaragua393,996
  87. 87Cuba303,833
  88. 88Gambia, The299,764
  89. 89El Salvador297,612
  90. 90West Bank and Gaza285,913
  91. 91Mongolia282,921
  92. 92Lebanon267,068
  93. 93Libya261,773
  94. 94Serbia255,971
  95. 95United Arab Emirates247,261
  96. 96Belarus246,408
  97. 97Gabon197,877
  98. 98Georgia193,510
  99. 99Oman185,341
  100. 100Eritrea179,776
  101. 101Botswana175,957
  102. 102Guinea-Bissau175,336
  103. 103Lesotho158,445
  104. 104Namibia157,843
  105. 105Equatorial Guinea147,649
  106. 106Panama144,981
  107. 107Singapore137,784
  108. 108Uruguay134,610
  109. 109Hong Kong SAR, China127,500
  110. 110Kuwait114,549
  111. 111Costa Rica110,949
  112. 112Armenia105,191
  113. 113Jamaica98,796
  114. 114Qatar96,820
  115. 115Timor-Leste95,237
  116. 116Eswatini84,319
  117. 117Bosnia and Herzegovina79,159
  118. 118Comoros67,597
  119. 119Albania66,085
  120. 120Solomon Islands61,711
  121. 121Puerto Rico (US)59,855
  122. 122Bahrain58,067
  123. 123North Macedonia57,771
  124. 124Fiji49,421
  125. 125Trinidad and Tobago33,761
  126. 126Guyana33,201
  127. 127Bhutan28,781
  128. 128Mauritius25,922
  129. 129Cabo Verde24,636
  130. 130Montenegro22,284
  131. 131Suriname21,201
  132. 132Brunei Darussalam18,881
  133. 133Sao Tome and Principe18,162
  134. 134Vanuatu17,521
  135. 135Macao SAR, China15,900
  136. 136Iceland14,594
  137. 137Belize13,678
  138. 138New Caledonia12,545
  139. 139Maldives12,538
  140. 140Samoa11,150
  141. 141Kiribati9,686
  142. 142Bahamas, The8,774
  143. 143French Polynesia8,606
  144. 144Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7,168
  145. 145Barbados6,300
  146. 146Tonga4,523
  147. 147Curacao4,299
  148. 148St. Lucia4,084
  149. 149Seychelles3,533
  150. 150Guam2,976
  151. 151Grenada2,791
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines2,486
  153. 153American Samoa2,259
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda2,218
  155. 155Aruba2,159
  156. 156Cayman Islands1,728
  157. 157Dominica1,450
  158. 158Andorra1,348
  159. 159St. Kitts and Nevis1,139
  160. 160Monaco1,089
  161. 161Turks and Caicos Islands1,059
  162. 162Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,019
  163. 163Gibraltar923
  164. 164Virgin Islands (U.S.)892
  165. 165Marshall Islands851
  166. 166Liechtenstein791
  167. 167San Marino726
  168. 168British Virgin Islands656
  169. 169Tuvalu623
  170. 170Palau591
  171. 171Naoero575
  172. 172Bermuda569

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)