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School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (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. 1India10.65M
  2. 2China6.77M
  3. 3Nigeria3.17M
  4. 4Pakistan3.05M
  5. 5Indonesia2.2M
  6. 6United States1.87M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.1.81M
  8. 8Ethiopia1.74M
  9. 9Bangladesh1.56M
  10. 10Egypt, Arab Rep.1.15M
  11. 11Philippines1.06M
  12. 12Tanzania1.01M
  13. 13Russian Federation778,641
  14. 14Uganda756,392
  15. 15Sudan715,244
  16. 16Viet Nam698,903
  17. 17Kenya680,816
  18. 18Iran, Islamic Rep.628,473
  19. 19Afghanistan613,850
  20. 20Turkiye597,806
  21. 21Angola590,663
  22. 22Yemen, Rep.586,836
  23. 23South Africa558,494
  24. 24Mozambique539,325
  25. 25Iraq533,712
  26. 26Algeria483,568
  27. 27Japan446,566
  28. 28Madagascar435,982
  29. 29Myanmar429,519
  30. 30Cameroon422,641
  31. 31Niger421,994
  32. 32Ghana409,613
  33. 33Cote d'Ivoire386,556
  34. 34Mali383,256
  35. 35Uzbekistan351,119
  36. 36Thailand346,083
  37. 37Chad328,373
  38. 38Burkina Faso323,272
  39. 39Somalia, Fed. Rep.316,831
  40. 40Morocco315,079
  41. 41Argentina301,511
  42. 42Zambia299,265
  43. 43Malawi298,390
  44. 44Nepal268,523
  45. 45Saudi Arabia266,252
  46. 46Peru265,737
  47. 47Malaysia233,877
  48. 48Senegal228,466
  49. 49Zimbabwe220,356
  50. 50Venezuela, RB210,336
  51. 51Burundi209,953
  52. 52Syrian Arab Republic209,347
  53. 53Benin206,621
  54. 54Kazakhstan205,820
  55. 55Guinea202,877
  56. 56Canada199,464
  57. 57Guatemala195,214
  58. 58Cambodia179,627
  59. 59Rwanda169,190
  60. 60Korea, Dem. People's Rep.166,022
  61. 61Sri Lanka160,086
  62. 62Ukraine154,369
  63. 63South Sudan141,779
  64. 64Ecuador139,863
  65. 65Togo128,949
  66. 66Tajikistan127,163
  67. 67Haiti121,538
  68. 68Bolivia121,520
  69. 69Papua New Guinea115,943
  70. 70Chile115,750
  71. 71Sierra Leone111,791
  72. 72Honduras110,048
  73. 73Jordan95,904
  74. 74Tunisia95,476
  75. 75Dominican Republic91,848
  76. 76Israel91,483
  77. 77Congo, Rep.85,330
  78. 78Central African Republic85,291
  79. 79Kyrgyz Republic82,077
  80. 80Turkmenistan79,948
  81. 81Lao PDR78,001
  82. 82Mauritania76,497
  83. 83Liberia74,097
  84. 84Azerbaijan70,145
  85. 85West Bank and Gaza69,906
  86. 86Paraguay66,432
  87. 87Nicaragua64,883
  88. 88Libya64,082
  89. 89United Arab Emirates61,570
  90. 90Cuba51,202
  91. 91El Salvador48,589
  92. 92Oman46,363
  93. 93Eritrea44,146
  94. 94Belarus41,708
  95. 95Lebanon39,612
  96. 96Namibia39,328
  97. 97Mongolia36,535
  98. 98Gambia, The36,168
  99. 99Panama35,860
  100. 100Gabon32,582
  101. 101Serbia32,312
  102. 102Kuwait28,844
  103. 103Guinea-Bissau28,417
  104. 104Costa Rica27,988
  105. 105Botswana27,565
  106. 106Lesotho26,589
  107. 107Georgia24,785
  108. 108Equatorial Guinea24,007
  109. 109Hong Kong SAR, China23,300
  110. 110Singapore22,788
  111. 111Uruguay22,034
  112. 112Armenia17,512
  113. 113Timor-Leste16,361
  114. 114Jamaica16,266
  115. 115Qatar16,252
  116. 116Eswatini13,884
  117. 117Bosnia and Herzegovina13,177
  118. 118Comoros10,995
  119. 119Albania10,593
  120. 120Puerto Rico (US)10,228
  121. 121Bahrain9,913
  122. 122Solomon Islands9,840
  123. 123North Macedonia9,455
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago8,389
  125. 125Guyana8,255
  126. 126Fiji8,094
  127. 127Mauritius6,390
  128. 128Suriname5,200
  129. 129Cabo Verde4,548
  130. 130Bhutan4,534
  131. 131Vanuatu4,239
  132. 132Montenegro3,597
  133. 133Belize3,487
  134. 134Brunei Darussalam3,028
  135. 135Maldives3,020
  136. 136Sao Tome and Principe2,956
  137. 137Macao SAR, China2,800
  138. 138Samoa2,736
  139. 139Iceland2,318
  140. 140Bahamas, The2,171
  141. 141New Caledonia2,052
  142. 142Kiribati1,565
  143. 143Barbados1,551
  144. 144French Polynesia1,443
  145. 145Guam1,441
  146. 146Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1,151
  147. 147Tonga1,062
  148. 148St. Lucia1,012
  149. 149Seychelles860
  150. 150Curacao734
  151. 151Grenada689
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines621
  153. 153Antigua and Barbuda546
  154. 154Aruba535
  155. 155American Samoa431
  156. 156Virgin Islands (U.S.)429
  157. 157Marshall Islands411
  158. 158Cayman Islands397
  159. 159Dominica360
  160. 160St. Kitts and Nevis283
  161. 161Bermuda279
  162. 162Turks and Caicos Islands262
  163. 163Andorra260
  164. 164Gibraltar221
  165. 165Liechtenstein202
  166. 166Monaco180
  167. 167Sint Maarten (Dutch part)162
  168. 168British Virgin Islands160
  169. 169Naoero146
  170. 170San Marino123
  171. 171Tuvalu101
  172. 172Palau96

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