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School age population, secondary 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. 1India167.3M
  2. 2China105.61M
  3. 3Pakistan41.32M
  4. 4Nigeria34.05M
  5. 5Indonesia28.65M
  6. 6United States26.41M
  7. 7Bangladesh23.11M
  8. 8Ethiopia17.9M
  9. 9Congo, Dem. Rep.15.41M
  10. 10Egypt, Arab Rep.14.06M
  11. 11Philippines14.03M
  12. 12Russian Federation12.55M
  13. 13Viet Nam11.48M
  14. 14Turkiye10.57M
  15. 15Tanzania9.16M
  16. 16Kenya8.19M
  17. 17Iran, Islamic Rep.8.11M
  18. 18Uganda7.32M
  19. 19Sudan6.94M
  20. 20Japan6.44M
  21. 21Iraq6.38M
  22. 22Algeria6.01M
  23. 23Afghanistan6.01M
  24. 24South Africa5.43M
  25. 25Angola5.43M
  26. 26Yemen, Rep.5.34M
  27. 27Myanmar5.25M
  28. 28Madagascar5.13M
  29. 29Cameroon4.71M
  30. 30Cote d'Ivoire4.63M
  31. 31Thailand4.62M
  32. 32Niger4.54M
  33. 33Ghana4.5M
  34. 34Uzbekistan4.45M
  35. 35Argentina4.39M
  36. 36Mozambique4.17M
  37. 37Burkina Faso4.09M
  38. 38Nepal4.01M
  39. 39Morocco4.01M
  40. 40Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.73M
  41. 41Mali3.59M
  42. 42Syrian Arab Republic3.51M
  43. 43Chad3.36M
  44. 44Malaysia3.32M
  45. 45Malawi3.28M
  46. 46Ukraine3.13M
  47. 47Saudi Arabia3.08M
  48. 48Senegal3.02M
  49. 49Sri Lanka2.86M
  50. 50Peru2.84M
  51. 51Venezuela, RB2.75M
  52. 52Canada2.73M
  53. 53Kazakhstan2.64M
  54. 54Burundi2.55M
  55. 55Zambia2.51M
  56. 56Zimbabwe2.46M
  57. 57Guinea2.33M
  58. 58Benin2.31M
  59. 59Guatemala2.29M
  60. 60Cambodia2M
  61. 61South Sudan1.96M
  62. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.95M
  63. 63Ecuador1.94M
  64. 64Rwanda1.87M
  65. 65Haiti1.67M
  66. 66Chile1.55M
  67. 67Tajikistan1.55M
  68. 68Togo1.53M
  69. 69Bolivia1.44M
  70. 70Sierra Leone1.39M
  71. 71Tunisia1.34M
  72. 72Papua New Guinea1.29M
  73. 73Azerbaijan1.18M
  74. 74Jordan1.14M
  75. 75Dominican Republic1.13M
  76. 76Turkmenistan1.12M
  77. 77Honduras1.07M
  78. 78Congo, Rep.1.06M
  79. 79Lao PDR1.05M
  80. 80West Bank and Gaza1.02M
  81. 81Central African Republic1.02M
  82. 82Kyrgyz Republic991,671
  83. 83Israel978,845
  84. 84United Arab Emirates874,117
  85. 85Mauritania857,400
  86. 86Libya837,751
  87. 87Liberia820,276
  88. 88Belarus786,836
  89. 89Cuba732,068
  90. 90Paraguay730,413
  91. 91El Salvador671,256
  92. 92Nicaragua666,094
  93. 93Lebanon665,254
  94. 94Eritrea612,616
  95. 95Oman606,036
  96. 96Serbia528,389
  97. 97Mongolia487,550
  98. 98Panama451,366
  99. 99Kuwait439,521
  100. 100Gambia, The389,189
  101. 101Costa Rica378,838
  102. 102Gabon374,524
  103. 103Hong Kong SAR, China340,700
  104. 104Armenia319,850
  105. 105Georgia313,158
  106. 106Guinea-Bissau309,995
  107. 107Namibia297,338
  108. 108Uruguay280,752
  109. 109Lesotho254,854
  110. 110Bosnia and Herzegovina247,060
  111. 111Botswana243,297
  112. 112Equatorial Guinea233,275
  113. 113Puerto Rico (US)204,074
  114. 114Jamaica203,079
  115. 115Albania187,327
  116. 116Timor-Leste182,840
  117. 117Singapore180,246
  118. 118North Macedonia170,909
  119. 119Qatar154,265
  120. 120Comoros133,991
  121. 121Eswatini131,992
  122. 122Solomon Islands125,304
  123. 123Fiji116,436
  124. 124Bahrain112,512
  125. 125Mauritius106,564
  126. 126Trinidad and Tobago95,250
  127. 127Bhutan78,024
  128. 128Guyana76,881
  129. 129Suriname76,871
  130. 130Montenegro64,530
  131. 131Cabo Verde59,063
  132. 132Vanuatu49,350
  133. 133Maldives45,432
  134. 134Brunei Darussalam44,248
  135. 135Belize44,119
  136. 136Samoa36,170
  137. 137Iceland35,201
  138. 138Macao SAR, China34,400
  139. 139Sao Tome and Principe33,735
  140. 140Bahamas, The32,965
  141. 141French Polynesia29,953
  142. 142New Caledonia29,524
  143. 143Kiribati19,371
  144. 144Tonga17,434
  145. 145Barbados17,071
  146. 146Micronesia, Fed. Sts.14,331
  147. 147Curacao12,885
  148. 148Seychelles11,621
  149. 149St. Lucia11,462
  150. 150Grenada8,741
  151. 151St. Vincent and the Grenadines7,850
  152. 152Aruba6,900
  153. 153Antigua and Barbuda6,436
  154. 154Virgin Islands (U.S.)5,908
  155. 155Marshall Islands5,705
  156. 156American Samoa5,636
  157. 157Andorra5,126
  158. 158Cayman Islands4,777
  159. 159Bermuda4,614
  160. 160Dominica4,348
  161. 161Gibraltar3,350
  162. 162British Virgin Islands2,946
  163. 163San Marino2,801
  164. 164Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2,795
  165. 165St. Kitts and Nevis2,761
  166. 166Liechtenstein2,732
  167. 167Turks and Caicos Islands2,465
  168. 168Monaco2,208
  169. 169Naoero1,755
  170. 170Palau1,451
  171. 171Tuvalu1,279

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