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School age population, last grade of 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. 1India23.81M
  2. 2China18.01M
  3. 3Nigeria6.12M
  4. 4Pakistan6.02M
  5. 5Indonesia4.98M
  6. 6United States4.17M
  7. 7Bangladesh3.13M
  8. 8Ethiopia3.04M
  9. 9Congo, Dem. Rep.2.93M
  10. 10Egypt, Arab Rep.2.65M
  11. 11Philippines2.35M
  12. 12Russian Federation1.94M
  13. 13Viet Nam1.71M
  14. 14Tanzania1.63M
  15. 15Iran, Islamic Rep.1.48M
  16. 16Kenya1.35M
  17. 17Turkiye1.34M
  18. 18Uganda1.32M
  19. 19Sudan1.22M
  20. 20Iraq1.18M
  21. 21Afghanistan1.1M
  22. 22South Africa1.07M
  23. 23Japan1.03M
  24. 24Angola1.02M
  25. 25Algeria992,744
  26. 26Yemen, Rep.981,838
  27. 27Mozambique917,926
  28. 28Myanmar891,349
  29. 29Ghana816,709
  30. 30Madagascar777,997
  31. 31Cote d'Ivoire755,057
  32. 32Thailand749,189
  33. 33Argentina742,424
  34. 34Niger739,808
  35. 35Cameroon733,232
  36. 36Uzbekistan702,506
  37. 37Mali671,892
  38. 38Morocco662,614
  39. 39Burkina Faso649,756
  40. 40Malawi568,934
  41. 41Nepal566,790
  42. 42Malaysia566,782
  43. 43Somalia, Fed. Rep.563,666
  44. 44Peru554,340
  45. 45Saudi Arabia548,525
  46. 46Chad546,625
  47. 47Zambia539,283
  48. 48Venezuela, RB536,888
  49. 49Syrian Arab Republic513,208
  50. 50Zimbabwe462,361
  51. 51Senegal454,673
  52. 52Canada448,767
  53. 53Burundi412,533
  54. 54Kazakhstan399,230
  55. 55Guatemala393,504
  56. 56Ukraine390,382
  57. 57Benin373,282
  58. 58Guinea363,930
  59. 59Sri Lanka342,438
  60. 60Cambodia337,380
  61. 61Rwanda335,664
  62. 62South Sudan329,594
  63. 63Korea, Dem. People's Rep.328,641
  64. 64Ecuador323,292
  65. 65Tajikistan266,240
  66. 66Chile255,602
  67. 67Bolivia244,137
  68. 68Haiti242,041
  69. 69Togo233,640
  70. 70Papua New Guinea226,155
  71. 71Tunisia221,540
  72. 72Honduras214,609
  73. 73Sierra Leone209,385
  74. 74Dominican Republic190,906
  75. 75Jordan186,743
  76. 76Israel174,898
  77. 77Congo, Rep.166,927
  78. 78Azerbaijan164,960
  79. 79Turkmenistan164,828
  80. 80Central African Republic161,968
  81. 81Kyrgyz Republic156,914
  82. 82Lao PDR154,984
  83. 83Liberia144,025
  84. 84West Bank and Gaza142,489
  85. 85Libya139,791
  86. 86Mauritania135,668
  87. 87Nicaragua133,814
  88. 88Paraguay128,510
  89. 89United Arab Emirates126,142
  90. 90Cuba122,462
  91. 91Belarus119,192
  92. 92Lebanon114,170
  93. 93El Salvador111,765
  94. 94Oman95,531
  95. 95Eritrea88,268
  96. 96Mongolia84,398
  97. 97Panama77,425
  98. 98Costa Rica76,073
  99. 99Gambia, The72,572
  100. 100Serbia65,722
  101. 101Kuwait65,650
  102. 102Namibia65,377
  103. 103Gabon59,191
  104. 104Georgia56,289
  105. 105Guinea-Bissau55,878
  106. 106Lesotho54,343
  107. 107Botswana49,463
  108. 108Hong Kong SAR, China47,200
  109. 109Uruguay45,985
  110. 110Singapore44,199
  111. 111Equatorial Guinea43,335
  112. 112Armenia39,481
  113. 113Jamaica37,161
  114. 114Timor-Leste31,063
  115. 115Puerto Rico (US)29,572
  116. 116Qatar29,557
  117. 117Eswatini27,264
  118. 118Bosnia and Herzegovina27,251
  119. 119Albania25,456
  120. 120North Macedonia22,435
  121. 121Bahrain20,879
  122. 122Comoros20,687
  123. 123Solomon Islands19,895
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago18,797
  125. 125Fiji17,140
  126. 126Guyana16,002
  127. 127Mauritius13,468
  128. 128Bhutan12,630
  129. 129Suriname11,104
  130. 130Cabo Verde9,805
  131. 131Vanuatu8,078
  132. 132Montenegro7,988
  133. 133Maldives7,677
  134. 134Belize7,626
  135. 135Macao SAR, China6,700
  136. 136Brunei Darussalam6,685
  137. 137Sao Tome and Principe6,013
  138. 138Samoa5,671
  139. 139Bahamas, The5,188
  140. 140Iceland4,803
  141. 141New Caledonia4,220
  142. 142French Polynesia3,890
  143. 143Barbados3,262
  144. 144Kiribati3,027
  145. 145Guam2,772
  146. 146Tonga2,450
  147. 147Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2,378
  148. 148Curacao2,300
  149. 149St. Lucia2,121
  150. 150Grenada1,708
  151. 151Seychelles1,704
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines1,583
  153. 153Aruba1,376
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda1,086
  155. 155Virgin Islands (U.S.)916
  156. 156American Samoa908
  157. 157Marshall Islands874
  158. 158Dominica838
  159. 159Cayman Islands756
  160. 160Andorra721
  161. 161Bermuda608
  162. 162St. Kitts and Nevis603
  163. 163Sint Maarten (Dutch part)508
  164. 164Gibraltar479
  165. 165Turks and Caicos Islands472
  166. 166British Virgin Islands396
  167. 167Liechtenstein376
  168. 168Monaco325
  169. 169San Marino317
  170. 170Naoero309
  171. 171Palau235
  172. 172Tuvalu210

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)