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School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, 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. 1India22.11M
  2. 2China14.47M
  3. 3Nigeria6.42M
  4. 4Pakistan6.24M
  5. 5Indonesia4.51M
  6. 6United States3.82M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.3.63M
  8. 8Ethiopia3.56M
  9. 9Bangladesh3.2M
  10. 10Egypt, Arab Rep.2.35M
  11. 11Philippines2.15M
  12. 12Tanzania2.04M
  13. 13Russian Federation1.61M
  14. 14Uganda1.53M
  15. 15Viet Nam1.47M
  16. 16Sudan1.45M
  17. 17Kenya1.37M
  18. 18Iran, Islamic Rep.1.29M
  19. 19Afghanistan1.26M
  20. 20Turkiye1.22M
  21. 21Yemen, Rep.1.2M
  22. 22Angola1.19M
  23. 23South Africa1.12M
  24. 24Iraq1.09M
  25. 25Mozambique1.08M
  26. 26Algeria987,399
  27. 27Japan914,706
  28. 28Myanmar883,892
  29. 29Madagascar883,779
  30. 30Niger858,016
  31. 31Cameroon852,752
  32. 32Ghana830,356
  33. 33Cote d'Ivoire787,449
  34. 34Mali774,873
  35. 35Uzbekistan739,006
  36. 36Thailand707,895
  37. 37Chad665,243
  38. 38Burkina Faso656,517
  39. 39Morocco644,349
  40. 40Somalia, Fed. Rep.643,184
  41. 41Argentina618,242
  42. 42Zambia598,370
  43. 43Malawi597,838
  44. 44Nepal548,268
  45. 45Saudi Arabia541,884
  46. 46Peru541,346
  47. 47Malaysia479,706
  48. 48Senegal476,098
  49. 49Zimbabwe444,274
  50. 50Venezuela, RB432,258
  51. 51Syrian Arab Republic428,266
  52. 52Burundi422,802
  53. 53Kazakhstan418,814
  54. 54Benin418,636
  55. 55Guinea411,467
  56. 56Canada407,858
  57. 57Guatemala396,564
  58. 58Cambodia367,599
  59. 59Korea, Dem. People's Rep.341,255
  60. 60Rwanda338,961
  61. 61Sri Lanka326,954
  62. 62Ukraine317,317
  63. 63South Sudan286,762
  64. 64Ecuador285,966
  65. 65Tajikistan261,050
  66. 66Togo260,101
  67. 67Bolivia247,402
  68. 68Haiti245,271
  69. 69Papua New Guinea240,144
  70. 70Chile235,962
  71. 71Sierra Leone225,437
  72. 72Honduras225,319
  73. 73Jordan200,986
  74. 74Tunisia196,063
  75. 75Dominican Republic187,994
  76. 76Israel187,477
  77. 77Congo, Rep.172,255
  78. 78Central African Republic171,918
  79. 79Kyrgyz Republic167,879
  80. 80Turkmenistan164,010
  81. 81Lao PDR159,389
  82. 82Mauritania154,845
  83. 83Liberia150,062
  84. 84Azerbaijan149,389
  85. 85West Bank and Gaza143,200
  86. 86Paraguay135,944
  87. 87Nicaragua131,803
  88. 88Libya131,694
  89. 89United Arab Emirates123,414
  90. 90Cuba106,179
  91. 91El Salvador99,456
  92. 92Oman94,584
  93. 93Eritrea89,250
  94. 94Belarus85,828
  95. 95Lebanon82,780
  96. 96Namibia78,624
  97. 97Mongolia74,760
  98. 98Panama73,726
  99. 99Gambia, The73,073
  100. 100Gabon65,576
  101. 101Serbia65,321
  102. 102Kuwait58,121
  103. 103Guinea-Bissau57,592
  104. 104Costa Rica56,894
  105. 105Botswana55,372
  106. 106Lesotho53,577
  107. 107Georgia51,239
  108. 108Equatorial Guinea48,454
  109. 109Hong Kong SAR, China48,400
  110. 110Singapore46,224
  111. 111Uruguay45,044
  112. 112Armenia36,133
  113. 113Timor-Leste33,160
  114. 114Qatar33,135
  115. 115Jamaica33,120
  116. 116Eswatini28,020
  117. 117Bosnia and Herzegovina27,278
  118. 118Comoros22,276
  119. 119Albania22,210
  120. 120Puerto Rico (US)21,238
  121. 121Solomon Islands20,331
  122. 122Bahrain20,122
  123. 123North Macedonia19,666
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago17,088
  125. 125Guyana16,766
  126. 126Fiji16,658
  127. 127Mauritius12,833
  128. 128Suriname10,595
  129. 129Cabo Verde9,391
  130. 130Bhutan9,267
  131. 131Vanuatu8,761
  132. 132Montenegro7,473
  133. 133Belize7,146
  134. 134Maldives6,390
  135. 135Brunei Darussalam6,303
  136. 136Sao Tome and Principe5,983
  137. 137Macao SAR, China5,800
  138. 138Samoa5,658
  139. 139Iceland4,731
  140. 140Bahamas, The4,396
  141. 141New Caledonia4,204
  142. 142Kiribati3,219
  143. 143Barbados3,153
  144. 144French Polynesia3,019
  145. 145Guam2,976
  146. 146Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2,377
  147. 147Tonga2,262
  148. 148St. Lucia2,052
  149. 149Seychelles1,762
  150. 150Curacao1,506
  151. 151Grenada1,404
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines1,259
  153. 153Antigua and Barbuda1,108
  154. 154Aruba1,092
  155. 155Virgin Islands (U.S.)892
  156. 156Marshall Islands851
  157. 157American Samoa834
  158. 158Cayman Islands803
  159. 159Dominica729
  160. 160St. Kitts and Nevis574
  161. 161Bermuda569
  162. 162Turks and Caicos Islands533
  163. 163Andorra527
  164. 164Gibraltar454
  165. 165Liechtenstein411
  166. 166Monaco367
  167. 167Sint Maarten (Dutch part)361
  168. 168British Virgin Islands327
  169. 169Naoero289
  170. 170San Marino251
  171. 171Tuvalu216
  172. 172Palau193

School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)