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Population of the official entrance age to 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. 1India21.45M
  2. 2China15.19M
  3. 3Nigeria6.39M
  4. 4Pakistan6.18M
  5. 5Indonesia4.56M
  6. 6United States3.89M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.3.51M
  8. 8Ethiopia3.43M
  9. 9Bangladesh3.16M
  10. 10Egypt, Arab Rep.2.44M
  11. 11Philippines2.25M
  12. 12Tanzania1.99M
  13. 13Russian Federation1.69M
  14. 14Uganda1.49M
  15. 15Viet Nam1.44M
  16. 16Iran, Islamic Rep.1.42M
  17. 17Sudan1.41M
  18. 18Kenya1.37M
  19. 19Turkiye1.26M
  20. 20Afghanistan1.23M
  21. 21Yemen, Rep.1.17M
  22. 22Angola1.16M
  23. 23Iraq1.09M
  24. 24South Africa1.07M
  25. 25Mozambique1.06M
  26. 26Algeria996,788
  27. 27Japan938,663
  28. 28Myanmar890,030
  29. 29Madagascar859,394
  30. 30Niger842,459
  31. 31Cameroon841,834
  32. 32Ghana824,232
  33. 33Cote d'Ivoire778,347
  34. 34Mali761,421
  35. 35Thailand716,003
  36. 36Uzbekistan688,842
  37. 37Argentina676,726
  38. 38Burkina Faso667,283
  39. 39Morocco647,313
  40. 40Chad637,945
  41. 41Somalia, Fed. Rep.621,871
  42. 42Zambia586,710
  43. 43Malawi586,100
  44. 44Saudi Arabia549,760
  45. 45Nepal543,856
  46. 46Peru539,303
  47. 47Malaysia521,047
  48. 48Senegal471,039
  49. 49Venezuela, RB458,949
  50. 50Zimbabwe437,519
  51. 51Canada420,480
  52. 52Burundi414,809
  53. 53Benin414,715
  54. 54Kazakhstan411,017
  55. 55Guinea404,695
  56. 56Guatemala403,035
  57. 57Syrian Arab Republic400,348
  58. 58Cambodia363,811
  59. 59Korea, Dem. People's Rep.340,445
  60. 60Rwanda338,654
  61. 61Sri Lanka329,780
  62. 62Ukraine326,518
  63. 63Ecuador293,469
  64. 64South Sudan273,664
  65. 65Tajikistan258,160
  66. 66Togo256,207
  67. 67Bolivia246,564
  68. 68Haiti245,663
  69. 69Papua New Guinea237,367
  70. 70Chile233,333
  71. 71Honduras223,691
  72. 72Sierra Leone222,258
  73. 73Jordan206,006
  74. 74Tunisia199,979
  75. 75Dominican Republic189,021
  76. 76Israel186,920
  77. 77Congo, Rep.170,789
  78. 78Central African Republic169,610
  79. 79Turkmenistan166,047
  80. 80Kyrgyz Republic160,009
  81. 81Lao PDR159,515
  82. 82Mauritania151,653
  83. 83Liberia148,678
  84. 84West Bank and Gaza143,626
  85. 85Paraguay136,292
  86. 86Libya133,823
  87. 87Nicaragua132,300
  88. 88Azerbaijan127,066
  89. 89United Arab Emirates123,033
  90. 90Cuba111,752
  91. 91El Salvador101,552
  92. 92Oman96,159
  93. 93Belarus93,026
  94. 94Lebanon90,505
  95. 95Eritrea87,716
  96. 96Namibia77,565
  97. 97Panama76,500
  98. 98Mongolia75,183
  99. 99Gambia, The73,433
  100. 100Serbia65,242
  101. 101Gabon64,671
  102. 102Costa Rica62,145
  103. 103Kuwait60,089
  104. 104Guinea-Bissau56,878
  105. 105Lesotho54,595
  106. 106Botswana54,197
  107. 107Georgia53,895
  108. 108Hong Kong SAR, China48,600
  109. 109Equatorial Guinea47,706
  110. 110Uruguay45,211
  111. 111Singapore45,145
  112. 112Armenia37,070
  113. 113Timor-Leste33,824
  114. 114Qatar33,664
  115. 115Jamaica33,357
  116. 116Bosnia and Herzegovina28,146
  117. 117Eswatini27,888
  118. 118Albania23,130
  119. 119Puerto Rico (US)22,182
  120. 120Comoros22,008
  121. 121Bahrain20,681
  122. 122Solomon Islands20,644
  123. 123North Macedonia20,220
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago17,535
  125. 125Fiji16,812
  126. 126Guyana16,250
  127. 127Mauritius12,943
  128. 128Suriname10,599
  129. 129Cabo Verde9,664
  130. 130Bhutan9,580
  131. 131Vanuatu8,702
  132. 132Montenegro7,473
  133. 133Belize7,409
  134. 134Maldives6,605
  135. 135Brunei Darussalam6,370
  136. 136Macao SAR, China6,000
  137. 137Sao Tome and Principe5,793
  138. 138Samoa5,765
  139. 139Iceland4,514
  140. 140Bahamas, The4,411
  141. 141New Caledonia4,110
  142. 142French Polynesia3,577
  143. 143Barbados3,178
  144. 144Kiribati3,159
  145. 145Guam2,995
  146. 146Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2,373
  147. 147Tonga2,274
  148. 148St. Lucia2,068
  149. 149Curacao1,819
  150. 150Seychelles1,756
  151. 151Grenada1,413
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines1,312
  153. 153Aruba1,136
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda1,040
  155. 155Virgin Islands (U.S.)889
  156. 156American Samoa850
  157. 157Marshall Islands831
  158. 158Cayman Islands788
  159. 159Dominica736
  160. 160St. Kitts and Nevis581
  161. 161Andorra579
  162. 162Bermuda552
  163. 163Turks and Caicos Islands535
  164. 164Gibraltar445
  165. 165Monaco383
  166. 166Sint Maarten (Dutch part)382
  167. 167Liechtenstein369
  168. 168British Virgin Islands342
  169. 169Naoero279
  170. 170San Marino260
  171. 171Tuvalu223
  172. 172Palau201

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)