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School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
UNESCO UIS
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209 countries · 1970–2025
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2025
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1
India
113.59M
2
China
105.16M
3
Nigeria
37.73M
4
Pakistan
30.36M
5
Indonesia
28.58M
6
United States
24.47M
7
Congo, Dem. Rep.
19.24M
8
Ethiopia
19.24M
9
Egypt, Arab Rep.
15.83M
10
Bangladesh
15.64M
11
Philippines
13.76M
12
Tanzania
12.66M
13
Uganda
9.75M
14
Iran, Islamic Rep.
9.05M
15
Kenya
8.16M
16
Viet Nam
8M
17
Sudan
7.86M
18
Russian Federation
7.48M
19
South Africa
7.34M
20
Afghanistan
6.99M
21
Mozambique
6.88M
22
Iraq
6.78M
23
Angola
6.54M
24
Yemen, Rep.
6.46M
25
Japan
5.98M
26
Turkiye
5.23M
27
Algeria
5.02M
28
Ghana
4.95M
29
Niger
4.76M
30
Cameroon
4.74M
31
Cote d'Ivoire
4.62M
32
Myanmar
4.47M
33
Thailand
4.41M
34
Argentina
4.38M
35
Mali
4.29M
36
Madagascar
4.07M
37
Burkina Faso
4M
38
Zambia
3.94M
39
Morocco
3.92M
40
Chad
3.55M
41
Malawi
3.44M
42
Malaysia
3.35M
43
Saudi Arabia
3.32M
44
Peru
3.27M
45
Zimbabwe
3.13M
46
Venezuela, RB
3.02M
47
Uzbekistan
2.82M
48
Nepal
2.77M
49
Senegal
2.77M
50
Canada
2.64M
51
Syrian Arab Republic
2.55M
52
Burundi
2.5M
53
Guatemala
2.4M
54
Benin
2.38M
55
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2.36M
56
Guinea
2.31M
57
Cambodia
2.11M
58
Rwanda
2.04M
59
Ecuador
1.86M
60
South Sudan
1.78M
61
Sri Lanka
1.68M
62
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
1.67M
63
Kazakhstan
1.62M
64
Chile
1.48M
65
Bolivia
1.47M
66
Togo
1.47M
67
Haiti
1.47M
68
Ukraine
1.45M
69
Papua New Guinea
1.39M
70
Honduras
1.31M
71
Sierra Leone
1.29M
72
Tunisia
1.27M
73
Jordan
1.15M
74
Dominican Republic
1.14M
75
Israel
1.09M
76
Tajikistan
1.06M
77
Congo, Rep.
1.01M
78
Central African Republic
982,925
79
Liberia
872,670
80
Mauritania
861,862
81
Libya
831,504
82
Paraguay
802,696
83
Nicaragua
799,966
84
Lao PDR
793,994
85
Cuba
698,441
86
Turkmenistan
664,216
87
El Salvador
649,494
88
Kyrgyz Republic
637,102
89
Lebanon
626,804
90
Azerbaijan
587,924
91
West Bank and Gaza
574,936
92
Namibia
500,912
93
United Arab Emirates
496,340
94
Panama
465,224
95
Gambia, The
441,009
96
Eritrea
436,786
97
Belarus
432,642
98
Costa Rica
425,994
99
Mongolia
403,423
100
Oman
386,950
101
Lesotho
385,939
102
Botswana
362,100
103
Georgia
344,511
104
Guinea-Bissau
338,523
105
Kuwait
316,769
106
Gabon
309,891
107
Hong Kong SAR, China
309,000
108
Equatorial Guinea
273,790
109
Uruguay
273,638
110
Singapore
270,394
111
Serbia
262,006
112
Jamaica
211,441
113
Timor-Leste
197,131
114
Qatar
192,318
115
Eswatini
192,215
116
Puerto Rico (US)
156,458
117
Armenia
153,161
118
Bosnia and Herzegovina
137,610
119
Trinidad and Tobago
127,385
120
Bahrain
126,537
121
Solomon Islands
122,057
122
Albania
122,038
123
North Macedonia
106,898
124
Comoros
106,713
125
Fiji
102,959
126
Guyana
97,346
127
Mauritius
77,881
128
Bhutan
66,873
129
Suriname
65,367
130
Cabo Verde
58,681
131
Vanuatu
50,665
132
Belize
46,333
133
Maldives
42,759
134
Macao SAR, China
40,300
135
Brunei Darussalam
39,564
136
Montenegro
38,850
137
Sao Tome and Principe
35,220
138
Samoa
34,574
139
Iceland
31,815
140
Bahamas, The
28,065
141
Guam
23,483
142
New Caledonia
20,623
143
Barbados
19,319
144
French Polynesia
18,566
145
Kiribati
18,409
146
St. Lucia
14,694
147
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
14,212
148
Tonga
14,096
149
Curacao
12,203
150
Grenada
10,476
151
Seychelles
10,376
152
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
10,374
153
Aruba
7,632
154
Antigua and Barbuda
7,388
155
Dominica
5,557
156
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
5,392
157
American Samoa
5,273
158
Marshall Islands
5,080
159
Cayman Islands
4,583
160
St. Kitts and Nevis
4,163
161
Andorra
4,083
162
Bermuda
3,497
163
Turks and Caicos Islands
3,009
164
British Virgin Islands
2,710
165
Gibraltar
2,709
166
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2,645
167
Liechtenstein
1,884
168
Naoero
1,804
169
Monaco
1,784
170
San Marino
1,414
171
Tuvalu
1,319
172
Palau
1,315
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