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School age population, 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. 1India113.59M
  2. 2China105.16M
  3. 3Nigeria37.73M
  4. 4Pakistan30.36M
  5. 5Indonesia28.58M
  6. 6United States24.47M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.19.24M
  8. 8Ethiopia19.24M
  9. 9Egypt, Arab Rep.15.83M
  10. 10Bangladesh15.64M
  11. 11Philippines13.76M
  12. 12Tanzania12.66M
  13. 13Uganda9.75M
  14. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.9.05M
  15. 15Kenya8.16M
  16. 16Viet Nam8M
  17. 17Sudan7.86M
  18. 18Russian Federation7.48M
  19. 19South Africa7.34M
  20. 20Afghanistan6.99M
  21. 21Mozambique6.88M
  22. 22Iraq6.78M
  23. 23Angola6.54M
  24. 24Yemen, Rep.6.46M
  25. 25Japan5.98M
  26. 26Turkiye5.23M
  27. 27Algeria5.02M
  28. 28Ghana4.95M
  29. 29Niger4.76M
  30. 30Cameroon4.74M
  31. 31Cote d'Ivoire4.62M
  32. 32Myanmar4.47M
  33. 33Thailand4.41M
  34. 34Argentina4.38M
  35. 35Mali4.29M
  36. 36Madagascar4.07M
  37. 37Burkina Faso4M
  38. 38Zambia3.94M
  39. 39Morocco3.92M
  40. 40Chad3.55M
  41. 41Malawi3.44M
  42. 42Malaysia3.35M
  43. 43Saudi Arabia3.32M
  44. 44Peru3.27M
  45. 45Zimbabwe3.13M
  46. 46Venezuela, RB3.02M
  47. 47Uzbekistan2.82M
  48. 48Nepal2.77M
  49. 49Senegal2.77M
  50. 50Canada2.64M
  51. 51Syrian Arab Republic2.55M
  52. 52Burundi2.5M
  53. 53Guatemala2.4M
  54. 54Benin2.38M
  55. 55Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.36M
  56. 56Guinea2.31M
  57. 57Cambodia2.11M
  58. 58Rwanda2.04M
  59. 59Ecuador1.86M
  60. 60South Sudan1.78M
  61. 61Sri Lanka1.68M
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.67M
  63. 63Kazakhstan1.62M
  64. 64Chile1.48M
  65. 65Bolivia1.47M
  66. 66Togo1.47M
  67. 67Haiti1.47M
  68. 68Ukraine1.45M
  69. 69Papua New Guinea1.39M
  70. 70Honduras1.31M
  71. 71Sierra Leone1.29M
  72. 72Tunisia1.27M
  73. 73Jordan1.15M
  74. 74Dominican Republic1.14M
  75. 75Israel1.09M
  76. 76Tajikistan1.06M
  77. 77Congo, Rep.1.01M
  78. 78Central African Republic982,925
  79. 79Liberia872,670
  80. 80Mauritania861,862
  81. 81Libya831,504
  82. 82Paraguay802,696
  83. 83Nicaragua799,966
  84. 84Lao PDR793,994
  85. 85Cuba698,441
  86. 86Turkmenistan664,216
  87. 87El Salvador649,494
  88. 88Kyrgyz Republic637,102
  89. 89Lebanon626,804
  90. 90Azerbaijan587,924
  91. 91West Bank and Gaza574,936
  92. 92Namibia500,912
  93. 93United Arab Emirates496,340
  94. 94Panama465,224
  95. 95Gambia, The441,009
  96. 96Eritrea436,786
  97. 97Belarus432,642
  98. 98Costa Rica425,994
  99. 99Mongolia403,423
  100. 100Oman386,950
  101. 101Lesotho385,939
  102. 102Botswana362,100
  103. 103Georgia344,511
  104. 104Guinea-Bissau338,523
  105. 105Kuwait316,769
  106. 106Gabon309,891
  107. 107Hong Kong SAR, China309,000
  108. 108Equatorial Guinea273,790
  109. 109Uruguay273,638
  110. 110Singapore270,394
  111. 111Serbia262,006
  112. 112Jamaica211,441
  113. 113Timor-Leste197,131
  114. 114Qatar192,318
  115. 115Eswatini192,215
  116. 116Puerto Rico (US)156,458
  117. 117Armenia153,161
  118. 118Bosnia and Herzegovina137,610
  119. 119Trinidad and Tobago127,385
  120. 120Bahrain126,537
  121. 121Solomon Islands122,057
  122. 122Albania122,038
  123. 123North Macedonia106,898
  124. 124Comoros106,713
  125. 125Fiji102,959
  126. 126Guyana97,346
  127. 127Mauritius77,881
  128. 128Bhutan66,873
  129. 129Suriname65,367
  130. 130Cabo Verde58,681
  131. 131Vanuatu50,665
  132. 132Belize46,333
  133. 133Maldives42,759
  134. 134Macao SAR, China40,300
  135. 135Brunei Darussalam39,564
  136. 136Montenegro38,850
  137. 137Sao Tome and Principe35,220
  138. 138Samoa34,574
  139. 139Iceland31,815
  140. 140Bahamas, The28,065
  141. 141Guam23,483
  142. 142New Caledonia20,623
  143. 143Barbados19,319
  144. 144French Polynesia18,566
  145. 145Kiribati18,409
  146. 146St. Lucia14,694
  147. 147Micronesia, Fed. Sts.14,212
  148. 148Tonga14,096
  149. 149Curacao12,203
  150. 150Grenada10,476
  151. 151Seychelles10,376
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines10,374
  153. 153Aruba7,632
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda7,388
  155. 155Dominica5,557
  156. 156Virgin Islands (U.S.)5,392
  157. 157American Samoa5,273
  158. 158Marshall Islands5,080
  159. 159Cayman Islands4,583
  160. 160St. Kitts and Nevis4,163
  161. 161Andorra4,083
  162. 162Bermuda3,497
  163. 163Turks and Caicos Islands3,009
  164. 164British Virgin Islands2,710
  165. 165Gibraltar2,709
  166. 166Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2,645
  167. 167Liechtenstein1,884
  168. 168Naoero1,804
  169. 169Monaco1,784
  170. 170San Marino1,414
  171. 171Tuvalu1,319
  172. 172Palau1,315

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