Education
School age population, pre-primary education, male (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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League table
172 shown- 1India34.16M
- 2China19.32M
- 3Pakistan6.43M
- 4United States5.74M
- 5Congo, Dem. Rep.5.64M
- 6Ethiopia5.62M
- 7Bangladesh5.01M
- 8Indonesia4.62M
- 9Nigeria3.25M
- 10Russian Federation3.05M
- 11Egypt, Arab Rep.2.42M
- 12Uganda2.37M
- 13South Africa2.36M
- 14Viet Nam2.3M
- 15Kenya2.1M
- 16Yemen, Rep.1.9M
- 17Angola1.84M
- 18Turkiye1.78M
- 19Uzbekistan1.69M
- 20Mozambique1.67M
- 21Sudan1.49M
- 22Madagascar1.37M
- 23Japan1.34M
- 24Niger1.33M
- 25Cote d'Ivoire1.24M
- 26Zambia1.23M
- 27Mali1.19M
- 28Iraq1.13M
- 29Philippines1.1M
- 30Thailand1.07M
- 31Chad1.05M
- 32Tanzania1.03M
- 33Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.01M
- 34Burkina Faso995,523
- 35Malawi914,058
- 36Myanmar906,973
- 37Cameroon865,240
- 38Argentina855,395
- 39Ghana845,082
- 40Peru824,154
- 41Saudi Arabia809,212
- 42Senegal748,053
- 43Syrian Arab Republic698,879
- 44Kazakhstan666,107
- 45Iran, Islamic Rep.662,641
- 46Morocco655,131
- 47Burundi647,154
- 48Venezuela, RB646,438
- 49Afghanistan641,310
- 50Guinea639,721
- 51Canada607,040
- 52Guatemala585,405
- 53Nepal560,528
- 54Cambodia559,956
- 55Tajikistan544,196
- 56Rwanda510,131
- 57Algeria503,831
- 58Papua New Guinea503,334
- 59Malaysia483,757
- 60Ukraine465,658
- 61Zimbabwe451,999
- 62South Sudan448,469
- 63Benin427,229
- 64Ecuador426,566
- 65Togo399,383
- 66Haiti370,711
- 67Chile362,613
- 68Korea, Dem. People's Rep.351,159
- 69Honduras347,787
- 70Sierra Leone344,803
- 71Kyrgyz Republic332,914
- 72Sri Lanka332,619
- 73Dominican Republic286,993
- 74Israel283,812
- 75Tunisia280,997
- 76Central African Republic270,707
- 77Congo, Rep.264,751
- 78Bolivia252,322
- 79Turkmenistan248,720
- 80Lao PDR243,137
- 81Mauritania239,696
- 82Liberia230,590
- 83Azerbaijan222,934
- 84Jordan221,927
- 85Paraguay208,070
- 86Nicaragua200,056
- 87Cuba157,288
- 88El Salvador152,200
- 89Gambia, The151,444
- 90West Bank and Gaza146,333
- 91Mongolia144,540
- 92Lebanon137,582
- 93Libya134,403
- 94Serbia129,091
- 95Belarus126,678
- 96United Arab Emirates123,848
- 97Georgia99,844
- 98Gabon99,563
- 99Oman94,475
- 100Eritrea90,872
- 101Guinea-Bissau88,845
- 102Botswana88,450
- 103Lesotho79,833
- 104Namibia78,626
- 105Equatorial Guinea74,521
- 106Panama74,459
- 107Singapore69,993
- 108Uruguay68,759
- 109Hong Kong SAR, China65,700
- 110Kuwait57,684
- 111Costa Rica56,195
- 112Armenia54,063
- 113Jamaica50,273
- 114Qatar49,420
- 115Timor-Leste48,415
- 116Eswatini42,586
- 117Bosnia and Herzegovina40,905
- 118Albania34,250
- 119Comoros34,237
- 120Solomon Islands31,843
- 121Puerto Rico (US)30,796
- 122North Macedonia29,984
- 123Bahrain29,473
- 124Fiji25,454
- 125Trinidad and Tobago17,187
- 126Guyana16,851
- 127Bhutan14,701
- 128Mauritius13,189
- 129Cabo Verde12,670
- 130Montenegro11,550
- 131Suriname10,795
- 132Brunei Darussalam9,801
- 133Sao Tome and Principe9,188
- 134Vanuatu9,044
- 135Macao SAR, China8,300
- 136Iceland7,550
- 137Belize7,004
- 138Maldives6,604
- 139New Caledonia6,431
- 140Samoa5,767
- 141Kiribati4,979
- 142French Polynesia4,468
- 143Bahamas, The4,441
- 144Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3,697
- 145Barbados3,201
- 146Tonga2,399
- 147Curacao2,203
- 148St. Lucia2,070
- 149Seychelles1,806
- 150Guam1,535
- 151Grenada1,421
- 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines1,261
- 153American Samoa1,134
- 154Antigua and Barbuda1,125
- 155Aruba1,101
- 156Cayman Islands876
- 157Dominica735
- 158Andorra704
- 159St. Kitts and Nevis578
- 160Sint Maarten (Dutch part)562
- 161Monaco556
- 162Turks and Caicos Islands539
- 163Gibraltar474
- 164Virgin Islands (U.S.)463
- 165Marshall Islands440
- 166Liechtenstein402
- 167San Marino363
- 168Tuvalu337
- 169British Virgin Islands335
- 170Palau303
- 171Bermuda290
- 172Naoero280
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)