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School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)

number · higher is better · 208 countries

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1India71.89M
  2. 2China53.98M
  3. 3Pakistan18.04M
  4. 4Nigeria17.7M
  5. 5Indonesia14.54M
  6. 6United States12.76M
  7. 7Ethiopia12.01M
  8. 8Bangladesh9.63M
  9. 9Philippines9.43M
  10. 10Russian Federation9.2M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.7.35M
  12. 12Viet Nam6.86M
  13. 13Tanzania6.22M
  14. 14Congo, Dem. Rep.5.55M
  15. 15Turkiye5.41M
  16. 16Uganda5.01M
  17. 17Iran, Islamic Rep.4.17M
  18. 18Algeria3.63M
  19. 19Sudan3.58M
  20. 20Myanmar3.5M
  21. 21Iraq3.39M
  22. 22Uzbekistan3.2M
  23. 23Japan3.19M
  24. 24Afghanistan3.12M
  25. 25Madagascar3M
  26. 26Angola2.86M
  27. 27Cameroon2.79M
  28. 28Kenya2.75M
  29. 29Yemen, Rep.2.74M
  30. 30Niger2.74M
  31. 31Cote d'Ivoire2.7M
  32. 32Mozambique2.61M
  33. 33Burkina Faso2.44M
  34. 34Ghana2.34M
  35. 35Thailand2.27M
  36. 36Malawi2.22M
  37. 37Ukraine2.22M
  38. 38Argentina2.22M
  39. 39South Africa2.17M
  40. 40Morocco2.03M
  41. 41Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.03M
  42. 42Chad2.02M
  43. 43Kazakhstan1.92M
  44. 44Mali1.89M
  45. 45Senegal1.78M
  46. 46Nepal1.71M
  47. 47Syrian Arab Republic1.7M
  48. 48Peru1.69M
  49. 49Malaysia1.67M
  50. 50Venezuela, RB1.65M
  51. 51Saudi Arabia1.58M
  52. 52Sri Lanka1.42M
  53. 53Guinea1.38M
  54. 54Benin1.38M
  55. 55Canada1.35M
  56. 56Burundi1.19M
  57. 57Tajikistan1.16M
  58. 58Guatemala1.15M
  59. 59Zambia1.05M
  60. 60Cambodia994,787
  61. 61Ecuador977,619
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.968,332
  63. 63Rwanda957,013
  64. 64Togo909,897
  65. 65Zimbabwe894,265
  66. 66Turkmenistan887,500
  67. 67Papua New Guinea874,158
  68. 68Azerbaijan854,187
  69. 69Jordan765,246
  70. 70Kyrgyz Republic736,746
  71. 71Haiti728,858
  72. 72South Sudan683,297
  73. 73West Bank and Gaza665,620
  74. 74Congo, Rep.643,210
  75. 75Honduras641,507
  76. 76Central African Republic621,024
  77. 77Sierra Leone618,066
  78. 78Tunisia613,700
  79. 79Lao PDR605,074
  80. 80Belarus571,955
  81. 81Dominican Republic570,182
  82. 82Mauritania514,847
  83. 83Chile511,857
  84. 84Israel505,902
  85. 85Bolivia485,930
  86. 86United Arab Emirates485,039
  87. 87Oman481,471
  88. 88Libya425,398
  89. 89Liberia420,725
  90. 90Nicaragua401,375
  91. 91Cuba377,261
  92. 92Paraguay372,494
  93. 93Lebanon341,948
  94. 94El Salvador335,881
  95. 95Mongolia303,009
  96. 96Eritrea265,392
  97. 97Serbia261,984
  98. 98Kuwait259,773
  99. 99Panama229,170
  100. 100Costa Rica229,075
  101. 101Gabon225,212
  102. 102Gambia, The203,489
  103. 103Armenia202,984
  104. 104Namibia184,861
  105. 105Hong Kong SAR, China184,800
  106. 106Georgia161,959
  107. 107Equatorial Guinea160,939
  108. 108Guinea-Bissau160,452
  109. 109Lesotho155,482
  110. 110Botswana146,674
  111. 111Uruguay139,275
  112. 112Jamaica118,064
  113. 113Bosnia and Herzegovina117,957
  114. 114Albania106,980
  115. 115Puerto Rico (US)96,467
  116. 116Timor-Leste90,189
  117. 117Singapore87,711
  118. 118North Macedonia87,335
  119. 119Qatar80,688
  120. 120Eswatini79,417
  121. 121Comoros79,371
  122. 122Fiji66,782
  123. 123Bahrain58,956
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago57,091
  125. 125Solomon Islands57,073
  126. 126Bhutan51,811
  127. 127Guyana46,597
  128. 128Suriname44,075
  129. 129Mauritius42,626
  130. 130Montenegro32,217
  131. 131Maldives31,549
  132. 132Vanuatu29,952
  133. 133Cabo Verde29,893
  134. 134Belize28,981
  135. 135Macao SAR, China18,300
  136. 136Sao Tome and Principe16,876
  137. 137New Caledonia16,822
  138. 138French Polynesia16,773
  139. 139Bahamas, The15,949
  140. 140Iceland15,135
  141. 141Brunei Darussalam13,090
  142. 142Samoa11,272
  143. 143Tonga10,143
  144. 144Barbados9,981
  145. 145Kiribati8,955
  146. 146Curacao8,759
  147. 147St. Lucia6,481
  148. 148Grenada5,242
  149. 149Seychelles5,080
  150. 150Micronesia, Fed. Sts.4,810
  151. 151St. Vincent and the Grenadines4,713
  152. 152American Samoa3,749
  153. 153Antigua and Barbuda3,638
  154. 154Andorra3,358
  155. 155Virgin Islands (U.S.)2,866
  156. 156Aruba2,777
  157. 157Dominica2,584
  158. 158Cayman Islands2,337
  159. 159Bermuda1,874
  160. 160Marshall Islands1,850
  161. 161St. Kitts and Nevis1,579
  162. 162Liechtenstein1,565
  163. 163Gibraltar1,416
  164. 164Turks and Caicos Islands1,390
  165. 165British Virgin Islands1,283
  166. 166Monaco1,271
  167. 167Naoero1,223
  168. 168Sint Maarten (Dutch part)1,086
  169. 169San Marino1,003
  170. 170Tuvalu765
  171. 171Palau482

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)