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School age population, primary education, 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. 1India54.55M
  2. 2China49M
  3. 3Nigeria18.58M
  4. 4Pakistan14.86M
  5. 5Indonesia13.92M
  6. 6United States11.92M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.9.61M
  8. 8Ethiopia9.45M
  9. 9Egypt, Arab Rep.7.73M
  10. 10Bangladesh7.58M
  11. 11Philippines6.78M
  12. 12Tanzania6.27M
  13. 13Uganda4.84M
  14. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.4.4M
  15. 15Kenya4.05M
  16. 16Viet Nam3.89M
  17. 17Sudan3.88M
  18. 18South Africa3.66M
  19. 19Russian Federation3.63M
  20. 20Mozambique3.43M
  21. 21Afghanistan3.42M
  22. 22Iraq3.3M
  23. 23Angola3.26M
  24. 24Yemen, Rep.3.15M
  25. 25Japan2.92M
  26. 26Turkiye2.57M
  27. 27Algeria2.46M
  28. 28Ghana2.45M
  29. 29Cameroon2.35M
  30. 30Niger2.34M
  31. 31Cote d'Ivoire2.28M
  32. 32Myanmar2.18M
  33. 33Thailand2.16M
  34. 34Argentina2.13M
  35. 35Mali2.12M
  36. 36Madagascar2.01M
  37. 37Zambia1.97M
  38. 38Burkina Faso1.97M
  39. 39Morocco1.91M
  40. 40Chad1.75M
  41. 41Malawi1.72M
  42. 42Saudi Arabia1.63M
  43. 43Malaysia1.63M
  44. 44Peru1.6M
  45. 45Zimbabwe1.56M
  46. 46Venezuela, RB1.47M
  47. 47Uzbekistan1.36M
  48. 48Nepal1.34M
  49. 49Senegal1.32M
  50. 50Canada1.29M
  51. 51Syrian Arab Republic1.25M
  52. 52Burundi1.24M
  53. 53Guatemala1.18M
  54. 54Benin1.17M
  55. 55Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.16M
  56. 56Guinea1.14M
  57. 57Cambodia1.03M
  58. 58Rwanda1.02M
  59. 59Ecuador908,634
  60. 60South Sudan880,605
  61. 61Sri Lanka821,018
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.815,099
  63. 63Kazakhstan796,302
  64. 64Haiti728,571
  65. 65Togo728,253
  66. 66Chile724,988
  67. 67Bolivia723,240
  68. 68Ukraine706,382
  69. 69Papua New Guinea669,641
  70. 70Honduras639,623
  71. 71Sierra Leone639,047
  72. 72Tunisia619,246
  73. 73Dominican Republic559,399
  74. 74Jordan559,182
  75. 75Israel528,150
  76. 76Tajikistan528,059
  77. 77Congo, Rep.500,242
  78. 78Central African Republic486,514
  79. 79Liberia430,996
  80. 80Mauritania426,048
  81. 81Libya404,761
  82. 82Nicaragua394,013
  83. 83Paraguay392,282
  84. 84Lao PDR389,238
  85. 85Cuba336,673
  86. 86Turkmenistan324,751
  87. 87El Salvador315,558
  88. 88Kyrgyz Republic310,130
  89. 89Lebanon305,279
  90. 90West Bank and Gaza280,841
  91. 91Azerbaijan279,927
  92. 92Namibia252,219
  93. 93United Arab Emirates245,992
  94. 94Panama226,389
  95. 95Gambia, The218,390
  96. 96Eritrea216,337
  97. 97Belarus210,065
  98. 98Costa Rica209,079
  99. 99Mongolia195,435
  100. 100Lesotho191,982
  101. 101Oman189,743
  102. 102Botswana179,953
  103. 103Guinea-Bissau167,178
  104. 104Georgia166,299
  105. 105Kuwait154,650
  106. 106Gabon154,043
  107. 107Hong Kong SAR, China150,400
  108. 108Equatorial Guinea135,778
  109. 109Uruguay133,848
  110. 110Singapore132,290
  111. 111Serbia130,377
  112. 112Jamaica103,828
  113. 113Timor-Leste97,186
  114. 114Eswatini95,932
  115. 115Qatar93,149
  116. 116Puerto Rico (US)76,111
  117. 117Armenia73,807
  118. 118Bosnia and Herzegovina66,415
  119. 119Trinidad and Tobago62,556
  120. 120Bahrain61,988
  121. 121Solomon Islands59,124
  122. 122Albania58,758
  123. 123Comoros52,679
  124. 124North Macedonia52,386
  125. 125Fiji50,631
  126. 126Guyana47,965
  127. 127Mauritius38,136
  128. 128Suriname32,115
  129. 129Bhutan32,103
  130. 130Cabo Verde28,629
  131. 131Vanuatu24,584
  132. 132Belize22,615
  133. 133Maldives19,958
  134. 134Macao SAR, China19,100
  135. 135Brunei Darussalam19,024
  136. 136Montenegro18,636
  137. 137Sao Tome and Principe17,540
  138. 138Samoa16,760
  139. 139Iceland15,510
  140. 140Bahamas, The13,858
  141. 141Guam11,357
  142. 142New Caledonia10,186
  143. 143Barbados9,501
  144. 144Kiribati9,072
  145. 145French Polynesia9,014
  146. 146St. Lucia7,250
  147. 147Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6,884
  148. 148Tonga6,610
  149. 149Curacao5,981
  150. 150Grenada5,134
  151. 151St. Vincent and the Grenadines5,113
  152. 152Seychelles5,036
  153. 153Aruba3,744
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda3,639
  155. 155Dominica2,779
  156. 156American Samoa2,645
  157. 157Virgin Islands (U.S.)2,536
  158. 158Marshall Islands2,487
  159. 159Cayman Islands2,292
  160. 160St. Kitts and Nevis2,087
  161. 161Andorra1,984
  162. 162Bermuda1,709
  163. 163Turks and Caicos Islands1,529
  164. 164British Virgin Islands1,334
  165. 165Gibraltar1,311
  166. 166Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,203
  167. 167Monaco884
  168. 168Naoero867
  169. 169Liechtenstein864
  170. 170San Marino700
  171. 171Tuvalu630
  172. 172Palau616

School age population, primary education, female (number)