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Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 137.75 million | 2011 | ||
| 2 | China | 99.71 million | 2011 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 35.93 million | 2011 | |||
| 3 | Brazil | 35.84 million | 1998 | ||
| 4 | Indonesia | 30.66 million | 2011 | ||
| 5 | European Union | 27.79 million | 2011 | ||
| 6 | United States | 24.43 million | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Nigeria | 20.68 million | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Bangladesh | 18.43 million | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Pakistan | 18.12 million | 2012 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 16.86 million | 2010 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 15.86 million | 2011 | |||
| 10 | Mexico | 14.93 million | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Ethiopia | 14.53 million | 2012 | ||
| 12 | Philippines | 13.69 million | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12 million | 2012 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 10.84 million | 2011 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 10.41 million | 2009 | |||
| 14 | Egypt | 10.27 million | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Tanzania | 8.25 million | 2012 | ||
| 16 | Uganda | 8.1 million | 2011 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 7.64 million | 2011 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 7.55 million | 2007 | |||
| 17 | Kenya | 7.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Vietnam | 7.1 million | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Japan | 7.03 million | 2011 | ||
| 20 | South Africa | 7 million | 2012 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 6.71 million | 2010 | |||
| 21 | Turkey | 6.58 million | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Iran | 5.75 million | 2012 | ||
| 23 | Thailand | 5.37 million | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Mozambique | 5.36 million | 2012 | ||
| 25 | Afghanistan | 5.29 million | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Burma | 5.13 million | 2010 | ||
| 27 | Angola | 5.03 million | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Russia | 5.02 million | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Iraq | 4.86 million | 2007 | ||
| 30 | Nepal | 4.78 million | 2012 | ||
| 31 | Sudan | 4.74 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Colombia | 4.74 million | 2012 | ||
| 33 | Argentina | 4.7 million | 2010 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 4.59 million | 2010 | |||
| 34 | United Kingdom | 4.42 million | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Madagascar | 4.4 million | 2012 | ||
| 36 | France | 4.17 million | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Ghana | 4.06 million | 2012 | ||
| 38 | Morocco | 4.02 million | 2012 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 3.97 million | 2010 | |||
| 39 | Cameroon | 3.85 million | 2012 | ||
| 40 | Malawi | 3.69 million | 2012 | ||
| 41 | Yemen | 3.68 million | 2012 | ||
| 42 | Peru | 3.67 million | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Venezuela | 3.49 million | 2012 | ||
| 44 | Algeria | 3.45 million | 2012 | ||
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 3.44 million | 2012 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 3.42 million | 2011 | |||
| 46 | South Korea | 3.14 million | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Zambia | 3.14 million | 2012 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.1 million | 2009 | |||
| 48 | Germany | 2.99 million | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Malaysia | 2.95 million | 2010 | ||
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.92 million | 2012 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 2.88 million | 1984 | |||
| 51 | Italy | 2.83 million | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Spain | 2.77 million | 2011 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 2.71 million | 1986 | |||
| 53 | Guatemala | 2.64 million | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Syria | 2.55 million | 2012 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 2.54 million | 2011 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 2.48 million | 2010 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2.41 million | 2011 | |||
| 55 | Rwanda | 2.39 million | 2012 | ||
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 2.36 million | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 2.34 million | 2012 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 2.32 million | 2012 | |||
| 58 | Cambodia | 2.19 million | 2012 | ||
| 59 | Poland | 2.19 million | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Canada | 2.17 million | 2010 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 2.13 million | 2009 | |||
| 61 | Ecuador | 2.12 million | 2012 | ||
| 62 | Mali | 2.11 million | 2012 | ||
| 63 | Chad | 2.09 million | 2012 | ||
| 64 | Niger | 2.05 million | 2012 | ||
| 65 | Australia | 2.04 million | 2011 | ||
| 66 | Benin | 1.99 million | 2012 | ||
| 67 | Burundi | 1.98 million | 2012 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 1.97 million | 2010 | |||
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 1.95 million | 2011 | ||
| 69 | Senegal | 1.78 million | 2012 | ||
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 1.74 million | 2011 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 1.68 million | 2010 | |||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 1.64 million | 2010 | |||
| 71 | Guinea | 1.6 million | 2012 | ||
| 72 | Ukraine | 1.58 million | 2012 | ||
| 73 | Chile | 1.52 million | 2011 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1.49 million | 2010 | |||
| 74 | Haiti | 1.49 million | 1998 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1.42 million | 2011 | |||
| 75 | Bolivia | 1.39 million | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Togo | 1.37 million | 2012 | ||
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 1.31 million | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Netherlands | 1.29 million | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 1.25 million | 2012 | ||
| 80 | Honduras | 1.22 million | 2012 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1.1 million | 2011 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 1.08 million | 2011 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 1.07 million | 2010 | |||
| 81 | Tunisia | 1.05 million | 2012 | ||
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 million | 2012 | ||
| 83 | Nicaragua | 923,745 | 2010 | ||
| 84 | El Salvador | 900,681 | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Laos | 883,938 | 2012 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 883,192.05 | 2011 | |||
| 86 | Paraguay | 839,291 | 2010 | ||
| 87 | Jordan | 834,958 | 2011 | ||
| 88 | Romania | 825,962 | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Israel | 807,424 | 2010 | ||
| 90 | Cuba | 803,194 | 2012 | ||
| 91 | Libya | 755,338 | 2006 | ||
| 92 | Belgium | 736,062 | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Republic of the Congo | 734,493 | 2012 | ||
| 94 | Portugal | 733,515 | 2010 | ||
| 95 | Liberia | 674,534 | 2011 | ||
| 96 | Tajikistan | 662,513 | 2012 | ||
| 97 | Central African Republic | 662,317 | 2012 | ||
| 98 | Greece | 642,639 | 2010 | ||
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 600,557 | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 595,917.08 | 2011 | |||
| 100 | Sweden | 578,486 | 2011 | ||
| 101 | Mauritania | 553,584 | 2012 | ||
| 102 | Ireland | 511,466 | 2011 | ||
| 103 | Costa Rica | 506,961 | 2011 | ||
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 491,479 | 2012 | ||
| 105 | Switzerland | 487,436 | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Czech Republic | 468,273 | 2011 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 458,264.5 | 2011 | |||
| 107 | Somalia | 457,132 | 2007 | ||
| 108 | Lebanon | 456,206 | 2012 | ||
| 109 | Panama | 437,277 | 2012 | ||
| 110 | Norway | 423,333 | 2011 | ||
| 111 | Namibia | 415,454 | 2012 | ||
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 405,318 | 2012 | ||
| 113 | Denmark | 403,344 | 2010 | ||
| 114 | Hungary | 386,958 | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Lesotho | 381,690 | 2012 | ||
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 364,017 | 2012 | ||
| 117 | Belarus | 351,780 | 2012 | ||
| 118 | New Zealand | 347,349 | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Finland | 345,615 | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Uruguay | 341,885 | 2010 | ||
| 121 | Eritrea | 334,245 | 2012 | ||
| 122 | Botswana | 330,775 | 2009 | ||
| 123 | Austria | 326,351 | 2011 | ||
| 124 | Hong Kong | 326,208 | 2012 | ||
| 125 | Gabon | 317,946 | 2011 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 312,646.67 | 2005 | |||
| 126 | Oman | 299,471 | 2012 | ||
| 127 | Jamaica | 299,344 | 2010 | ||
| 128 | Singapore | 294,602 | 2009 | ||
| 129 | Serbia | 289,403 | 2012 | ||
| 130 | Georgia | 287,245 | 2012 | ||
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 278,890 | 2010 | ||
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 269,885 | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Mongolia | 256,584 | 2012 | ||
| 134 | Bulgaria | 255,086 | 2011 | ||
| 135 | The Gambia | 244,033 | 2012 | ||
| 136 | East Timor | 241,871 | 2011 | ||
| 137 | Swaziland | 239,721 | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Kuwait | 230,280 | 2012 | ||
| 139 | Slovakia | 209,213 | 2011 | ||
| 140 | Albania | 206,617 | 2012 | ||
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 166,620 | 2012 | ||
| 142 | Croatia | 162,186 | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Armenia | 138,470 | 2012 | ||
| 144 | Moldova | 138,095 | 2012 | ||
| 145 | Comoros | 133,023 | 2012 | ||
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 131,350 | 2010 | ||
| 147 | Solomon Islands | 121,437 | 2012 | ||
| 148 | Lithuania | 115,581 | 2011 | ||
| 149 | Latvia | 113,668 | 2011 | ||
| 150 | Mauritius | 113,634 | 2012 | ||
| 151 | Republic of Macedonia | 110,759 | 2010 | ||
| 152 | Bhutan | 110,575 | 2012 | ||
| 153 | Slovenia | 106,946 | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Qatar | 101,424 | 2012 | ||
| 155 | Fiji | 101,384 | 2011 | ||
| 156 | Guyana | 98,662 | 2011 | ||
| 157 | Bahrain | 95,524 | 2012 | ||
| 158 | Equatorial Guinea | 92,029 | 2012 | ||
| 159 | Estonia | 72,955 | 2010 | ||
| 160 | Suriname | 71,606 | 2011 | ||
| 161 | Cape Verde | 67,903 | 2012 | ||
| 162 | Djibouti | 63,612 | 2012 | ||
| 163 | Cyprus | 54,371 | 2011 | ||
| 164 | Belize | 53,605 | 2012 | ||
| 165 | Brunei | 42,753 | 2012 | ||
| 166 | Vanuatu | 41,834 | 2010 | ||
| 167 | Maldives | 40,201 | 2011 | ||
| 168 | Montenegro | 38,362 | 2012 | ||
| 169 | Luxembourg | 35,099 | 2011 | ||
| 170 | The Bahamas | 33,977 | 2010 | ||
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33,893 | 2012 | ||
| 172 | Samoa | 29,869 | 2012 | ||
| 173 | Iceland | 29,432 | 2011 | ||
| 174 | French Polynesia | 29,415 | 1996 | ||
| 175 | Malta | 24,324 | 2011 | ||
| 176 | Macau | 22,646 | 2012 | ||
| 177 | Barbados | 22,509 | 2011 | ||
| 178 | New Caledonia | 22,308 | 1994 | ||
| 179 | Federated States of Micronesia | 18,512 | 2007 | ||
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 18,172 | 2012 | ||
| 181 | Tonga | 17,222 | 2012 | ||
| 182 | Kiribati | 15,566 | 2009 | ||
| 183 | Guam | 15,516 | 1989 | ||
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13,811 | 2012 | ||
| 185 | Grenada | 13,663 | 2010 | ||
| 186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10,855 | 2011 | ||
| 187 | Aruba | 9,112 | 2011 | ||
| 188 | Seychelles | 8,695 | 2011 | ||
| 189 | Marshall Islands | 8,546 | 2011 | ||
| 190 | Dominica | 8,144 | 2012 | ||
| 191 | American Samoa | 7,884 | 1992 | ||
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,812 | 2012 | ||
| 193 | Faeroe Islands | 5,539 | 1971 | ||
| 194 | Bermuda | 4,347 | 2011 | ||
| 195 | Andorra | 4,130 | 2012 | ||
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 3,985 | 2011 | ||
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,891 | 2009 | ||
| 198 | Liechtenstein | 2,014 | 2011 | ||
| 199 | Monaco | 1,766 | 2012 | ||
| 200 | San Marino | 1,574 | 2012 | ||
| 201 | Palau | 1,544 | 2007 | ||
| 202 | Tuvalu | 1,460 | 2006 |
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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education, pupils
- India ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Indonesia ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- China has ranked in the top 2 for primary education, pupils since 1970.
- Nigeria ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2010.
- Vietnam ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Former French colonies in 2012.
- Brazil ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Christian countries in 1998.
- Ethiopia ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
- All of the top 4 countries by primary education, pupils are Emerging markets'.
- Tuvalu has ranked last for primary education, pupils since 2001.
- Egypt ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2011.