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School age population, last grade of 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. 1India12.43M
  2. 2China9.67M
  3. 3Nigeria3.11M
  4. 4Pakistan3.07M
  5. 5Indonesia2.56M
  6. 6United States2.14M
  7. 7Bangladesh1.62M
  8. 8Ethiopia1.55M
  9. 9Congo, Dem. Rep.1.46M
  10. 10Egypt, Arab Rep.1.36M
  11. 11Philippines1.19M
  12. 12Russian Federation998,918
  13. 13Viet Nam872,587
  14. 14Tanzania822,196
  15. 15Iran, Islamic Rep.759,939
  16. 16Turkiye683,918
  17. 17Kenya680,927
  18. 18Uganda662,538
  19. 19Sudan616,799
  20. 20Iraq602,982
  21. 21Afghanistan561,969
  22. 22South Africa536,578
  23. 23Japan527,241
  24. 24Angola511,784
  25. 25Algeria506,503
  26. 26Yemen, Rep.502,323
  27. 27Mozambique460,323
  28. 28Myanmar457,437
  29. 29Ghana412,499
  30. 30Madagascar393,934
  31. 31Cote d'Ivoire387,769
  32. 32Thailand382,946
  33. 33Argentina381,674
  34. 34Niger376,372
  35. 35Cameroon368,885
  36. 36Uzbekistan364,732
  37. 37Morocco340,544
  38. 38Mali339,888
  39. 39Burkina Faso329,842
  40. 40Malaysia295,517
  41. 41Nepal293,812
  42. 42Somalia, Fed. Rep.285,650
  43. 43Malawi283,782
  44. 44Peru282,046
  45. 45Saudi Arabia279,672
  46. 46Chad276,848
  47. 47Venezuela, RB275,678
  48. 48Zambia269,270
  49. 49Syrian Arab Republic263,135
  50. 50Senegal237,435
  51. 51Zimbabwe232,202
  52. 52Canada230,161
  53. 53Burundi207,017
  54. 54Kazakhstan202,952
  55. 55Ukraine200,988
  56. 56Guatemala199,376
  57. 57Benin189,119
  58. 58Guinea184,515
  59. 59Sri Lanka174,684
  60. 60Cambodia171,705
  61. 61Korea, Dem. People's Rep.168,517
  62. 62Rwanda167,949
  63. 63South Sudan166,801
  64. 64Ecuador165,250
  65. 65Tajikistan132,382
  66. 66Chile130,136
  67. 67Bolivia124,119
  68. 68Haiti121,799
  69. 69Togo118,108
  70. 70Papua New Guinea117,847
  71. 71Tunisia114,411
  72. 72Honduras109,863
  73. 73Sierra Leone105,255
  74. 74Dominican Republic97,188
  75. 75Jordan95,893
  76. 76Israel89,436
  77. 77Azerbaijan86,396
  78. 78Congo, Rep.84,174
  79. 79Turkmenistan84,076
  80. 80Central African Republic81,758
  81. 81Kyrgyz Republic80,584
  82. 82Lao PDR78,942
  83. 83Liberia72,891
  84. 84West Bank and Gaza72,752
  85. 85Libya71,726
  86. 86Mauritania68,585
  87. 87Nicaragua67,885
  88. 88Paraguay65,696
  89. 89United Arab Emirates63,873
  90. 90Cuba63,348
  91. 91Belarus61,467
  92. 92Lebanon58,298
  93. 93El Salvador57,712
  94. 94Oman48,943
  95. 95Eritrea44,526
  96. 96Mongolia43,669
  97. 97Panama39,662
  98. 98Costa Rica38,831
  99. 99Gambia, The36,623
  100. 100Kuwait33,819
  101. 101Serbia32,926
  102. 102Namibia32,324
  103. 103Gabon29,748
  104. 104Georgia29,194
  105. 105Guinea-Bissau28,258
  106. 106Lesotho27,267
  107. 107Botswana24,909
  108. 108Hong Kong SAR, China24,000
  109. 109Uruguay23,493
  110. 110Singapore22,689
  111. 111Equatorial Guinea21,829
  112. 112Armenia20,519
  113. 113Jamaica18,914
  114. 114Timor-Leste15,806
  115. 115Puerto Rico (US)15,150
  116. 116Qatar15,129
  117. 117Bosnia and Herzegovina14,104
  118. 118Eswatini13,588
  119. 119Albania13,175
  120. 120North Macedonia11,411
  121. 121Bahrain10,702
  122. 122Comoros10,479
  123. 123Solomon Islands10,248
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago9,564
  125. 125Fiji8,642
  126. 126Guyana8,118
  127. 127Mauritius6,823
  128. 128Bhutan6,589
  129. 129Suriname5,643
  130. 130Cabo Verde5,042
  131. 131Montenegro4,163
  132. 132Vanuatu4,155
  133. 133Maldives4,142
  134. 134Belize3,902
  135. 135Macao SAR, China3,700
  136. 136Brunei Darussalam3,468
  137. 137Sao Tome and Principe3,008
  138. 138Samoa2,913
  139. 139Bahamas, The2,626
  140. 140Iceland2,453
  141. 141New Caledonia2,113
  142. 142French Polynesia1,987
  143. 143Barbados1,658
  144. 144Kiribati1,521
  145. 145Guam1,427
  146. 146Tonga1,302
  147. 147Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1,226
  148. 148Curacao1,173
  149. 149St. Lucia1,074
  150. 150Seychelles875
  151. 151Grenada871
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines799
  153. 153Aruba701
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda551
  155. 155Virgin Islands (U.S.)485
  156. 156American Samoa458
  157. 157Marshall Islands444
  158. 158Dominica415
  159. 159Cayman Islands377
  160. 160Andorra362
  161. 161Bermuda308
  162. 162St. Kitts and Nevis298
  163. 163Sint Maarten (Dutch part)274
  164. 164Gibraltar247
  165. 165Turks and Caicos Islands226
  166. 166Liechtenstein204
  167. 167British Virgin Islands199
  168. 168Monaco162
  169. 169Naoero159
  170. 170San Marino151
  171. 171Palau128
  172. 172Tuvalu109

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