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Population of compulsory school age, 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. 1India185.48M
  2. 2China159.15M
  3. 3Pakistan71.68M
  4. 4Nigeria55.43M
  5. 5United States50.88M
  6. 6Indonesia43.11M
  7. 7Philippines29.94M
  8. 8Egypt, Arab Rep.29.89M
  9. 9Ethiopia25.28M
  10. 10Russian Federation20.04M
  11. 11Congo, Dem. Rep.19.24M
  12. 12Kenya16.35M
  13. 13Viet Nam16.33M
  14. 14Turkiye15.8M
  15. 15Bangladesh15.64M
  16. 16Iran, Islamic Rep.13.23M
  17. 17Tanzania12.66M
  18. 18Angola10.6M
  19. 19Sudan10.26M
  20. 20Afghanistan10.11M
  21. 21Argentina9.91M
  22. 22Uganda9.75M
  23. 23South Africa9.51M
  24. 24Algeria9.48M
  25. 25Yemen, Rep.9.2M
  26. 26Japan9.17M
  27. 27Ghana8.96M
  28. 28Peru7.73M
  29. 29Cote d'Ivoire7.31M
  30. 30Uzbekistan7.27M
  31. 31Iraq6.78M
  32. 32Thailand6.68M
  33. 33Burkina Faso6.44M
  34. 34Mali6.18M
  35. 35Morocco5.95M
  36. 36Chad5.57M
  37. 37Nepal5.03M
  38. 38Senegal4.97M
  39. 39Saudi Arabia4.91M
  40. 40Cameroon4.74M
  41. 41Ecuador4.63M
  42. 42Ukraine4.58M
  43. 43Malawi4.56M
  44. 44Myanmar4.47M
  45. 45Canada4.45M
  46. 46Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.39M
  47. 47Syrian Arab Republic4.26M
  48. 48Madagascar4.07M
  49. 49Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.96M
  50. 50Zambia3.94M
  51. 51Sri Lanka3.81M
  52. 52Kazakhstan3.54M
  53. 53Bolivia3.41M
  54. 54Malaysia3.35M
  55. 55Zimbabwe3.13M
  56. 56Chile3.03M
  57. 57Dominican Republic2.83M
  58. 58Israel2.62M
  59. 59Honduras2.6M
  60. 60South Sudan2.46M
  61. 61Togo2.38M
  62. 62Benin2.38M
  63. 63Guinea2.31M
  64. 64Tajikistan2.22M
  65. 65Rwanda2.04M
  66. 66Jordan1.91M
  67. 67Sierra Leone1.9M
  68. 68Tunisia1.89M
  69. 69Turkmenistan1.78M
  70. 70Paraguay1.67M
  71. 71Congo, Rep.1.65M
  72. 72Central African Republic1.6M
  73. 73El Salvador1.58M
  74. 74Kyrgyz Republic1.54M
  75. 75Haiti1.47M
  76. 76Azerbaijan1.44M
  77. 77Lao PDR1.4M
  78. 78United Arab Emirates1.37M
  79. 79West Bank and Gaza1.36M
  80. 80Libya1.26M
  81. 81Mauritania1.25M
  82. 82Belarus1.22M
  83. 83Lebanon1.08M
  84. 84Cuba1.08M
  85. 85Nicaragua931,769
  86. 86Costa Rica915,781
  87. 87Mongolia890,973
  88. 88Liberia872,670
  89. 89Oman868,421
  90. 90Panama839,375
  91. 91Eritrea702,178
  92. 92Gambia, The644,498
  93. 93Uruguay644,306
  94. 94Gabon586,856
  95. 95Kuwait576,542
  96. 96Serbia523,990
  97. 97Georgia506,470
  98. 98Namibia500,912
  99. 99Guinea-Bissau498,975
  100. 100Hong Kong SAR, China493,800
  101. 101Armenia473,011
  102. 102Lesotho385,939
  103. 103Puerto Rico (US)381,770
  104. 104Qatar346,583
  105. 105Timor-Leste287,320
  106. 106North Macedonia277,807
  107. 107Equatorial Guinea273,790
  108. 108Singapore270,394
  109. 109Bosnia and Herzegovina255,567
  110. 110Albania229,018
  111. 111Jamaica211,441
  112. 112Eswatini192,215
  113. 113Bahrain185,493
  114. 114Mauritius167,599
  115. 115Trinidad and Tobago127,385
  116. 116Comoros127,119
  117. 117Cabo Verde98,408
  118. 118Guyana97,346
  119. 119Maldives86,846
  120. 120Montenegro71,067
  121. 121Suriname65,845
  122. 122Macao SAR, China64,400
  123. 123Belize61,140
  124. 124Bahamas, The61,030
  125. 125Brunei Darussalam58,842
  126. 126Iceland46,950
  127. 127Samoa45,846
  128. 128Barbados36,390
  129. 129Tonga36,053
  130. 130Sao Tome and Principe35,220
  131. 131Curacao28,000
  132. 132Kiribati27,364
  133. 133St. Lucia21,175
  134. 134Grenada19,217
  135. 135Micronesia, Fed. Sts.19,022
  136. 136Seychelles18,739
  137. 137St. Vincent and the Grenadines18,224
  138. 138Aruba16,691
  139. 139Antigua and Barbuda12,417
  140. 140Marshall Islands11,636
  141. 141Dominica9,905
  142. 142Cayman Islands9,350
  143. 143Bermuda8,111
  144. 144Andorra7,441
  145. 145St. Kitts and Nevis6,924
  146. 146Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6,702
  147. 147Turks and Caicos Islands6,533
  148. 148Gibraltar6,040
  149. 149British Virgin Islands5,105
  150. 150Naoero4,134
  151. 151Monaco3,683
  152. 152Liechtenstein3,449
  153. 153San Marino3,137
  154. 154Palau2,766
  155. 155Tuvalu1,901

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)