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Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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. 1India11.13M
  2. 2China8.09M
  3. 3Nigeria3.24M
  4. 4Pakistan3.16M
  5. 5Indonesia2.34M
  6. 6United States1.99M
  7. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.1.76M
  8. 8Ethiopia1.75M
  9. 9Bangladesh1.62M
  10. 10Egypt, Arab Rep.1.25M
  11. 11Philippines1.14M
  12. 12Tanzania1M
  13. 13Russian Federation871,938
  14. 14Uganda753,127
  15. 15Viet Nam742,753
  16. 16Iran, Islamic Rep.730,370
  17. 17Sudan715,955
  18. 18Kenya691,481
  19. 19Turkiye642,349
  20. 20Afghanistan628,928
  21. 21Yemen, Rep.598,800
  22. 22Angola583,495
  23. 23Iraq556,309
  24. 24South Africa536,911
  25. 25Mozambique530,923
  26. 26Algeria508,458
  27. 27Japan480,053
  28. 28Myanmar457,414
  29. 29Madagascar435,415
  30. 30Niger428,243
  31. 31Cameroon424,535
  32. 32Ghana417,463
  33. 33Cote d'Ivoire394,489
  34. 34Mali384,776
  35. 35Thailand366,089
  36. 36Uzbekistan358,030
  37. 37Argentina346,756
  38. 38Burkina Faso338,776
  39. 39Morocco331,032
  40. 40Chad323,032
  41. 41Somalia, Fed. Rep.315,446
  42. 42Malawi293,479
  43. 43Zambia293,259
  44. 44Saudi Arabia279,730
  45. 45Nepal279,289
  46. 46Peru274,492
  47. 47Malaysia265,038
  48. 48Senegal245,794
  49. 49Venezuela, RB235,902
  50. 50Zimbabwe220,431
  51. 51Canada215,315
  52. 52Benin209,975
  53. 53Kazakhstan209,026
  54. 54Burundi208,747
  55. 55Guinea205,165
  56. 56Guatemala204,607
  57. 57Syrian Arab Republic204,531
  58. 58Cambodia186,033
  59. 59Korea, Dem. People's Rep.174,782
  60. 60Rwanda169,598
  61. 61Sri Lanka168,306
  62. 62Ukraine167,839
  63. 63Ecuador149,850
  64. 64South Sudan138,224
  65. 65Tajikistan132,352
  66. 66Togo129,271
  67. 67Bolivia125,435
  68. 68Haiti123,847
  69. 69Papua New Guinea122,879
  70. 70Chile118,856
  71. 71Honduras114,453
  72. 72Sierra Leone111,985
  73. 73Jordan105,099
  74. 74Tunisia102,649
  75. 75Dominican Republic96,340
  76. 76Israel95,955
  77. 77Congo, Rep.86,190
  78. 78Central African Republic85,605
  79. 79Turkmenistan85,009
  80. 80Kyrgyz Republic82,090
  81. 81Lao PDR81,407
  82. 82Mauritania76,711
  83. 83Liberia75,261
  84. 84West Bank and Gaza73,516
  85. 85Paraguay69,684
  86. 86Libya68,699
  87. 87Nicaragua67,161
  88. 88Azerbaijan66,745
  89. 89United Arab Emirates61,822
  90. 90Cuba57,900
  91. 91El Salvador51,981
  92. 92Oman48,757
  93. 93Belarus47,715
  94. 94Lebanon46,844
  95. 95Eritrea44,303
  96. 96Panama39,325
  97. 97Namibia38,663
  98. 98Mongolia38,526
  99. 99Gambia, The37,076
  100. 100Serbia32,902
  101. 101Gabon32,537
  102. 102Costa Rica31,596
  103. 103Kuwait30,398
  104. 104Guinea-Bissau28,808
  105. 105Georgia27,845
  106. 106Lesotho27,488
  107. 107Botswana27,228
  108. 108Hong Kong SAR, China24,900
  109. 109Equatorial Guinea24,065
  110. 110Uruguay23,095
  111. 111Singapore22,942
  112. 112Armenia19,147
  113. 113Qatar17,277
  114. 114Timor-Leste17,111
  115. 115Jamaica16,975
  116. 116Bosnia and Herzegovina14,556
  117. 117Eswatini14,043
  118. 118Albania12,042
  119. 119Puerto Rico (US)11,362
  120. 120Comoros11,145
  121. 121Solomon Islands10,667
  122. 122Bahrain10,497
  123. 123North Macedonia10,454
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago8,930
  125. 125Fiji8,611
  126. 126Guyana8,243
  127. 127Mauritius6,592
  128. 128Suriname5,398
  129. 129Cabo Verde4,964
  130. 130Bhutan4,892
  131. 131Vanuatu4,487
  132. 132Montenegro3,881
  133. 133Belize3,794
  134. 134Maldives3,492
  135. 135Brunei Darussalam3,310
  136. 136Macao SAR, China3,100
  137. 137Samoa3,005
  138. 138Sao Tome and Principe2,920
  139. 139Iceland2,387
  140. 140Bahamas, The2,233
  141. 141New Caledonia2,097
  142. 142French Polynesia1,848
  143. 143Kiribati1,617
  144. 144Barbados1,615
  145. 145Guam1,546
  146. 146Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1,224
  147. 147Tonga1,207
  148. 148St. Lucia1,048
  149. 149Curacao927
  150. 150Seychelles901
  151. 151Grenada720
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines667
  153. 153Aruba579
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda528
  155. 155Virgin Islands (U.S.)466
  156. 156Marshall Islands426
  157. 157American Samoa416
  158. 158Cayman Islands396
  159. 159Dominica372
  160. 160Andorra313
  161. 161St. Kitts and Nevis293
  162. 162Bermuda281
  163. 163Turks and Caicos Islands270
  164. 164Gibraltar229
  165. 165Sint Maarten (Dutch part)211
  166. 166Monaco195
  167. 167Liechtenstein192
  168. 168British Virgin Islands175
  169. 169Naoero143
  170. 170San Marino130
  171. 171Tuvalu117
  172. 172Palau103

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