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DEFINITION
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Education Statistics > Primary education, pupils (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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India: |
136,193,800
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2004  |
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# 2
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China: |
120,998,600
|
2004  |
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# 3
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Indonesia: |
29,142,090
|
2004  |
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# 4
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United States: |
24,559,490
|
2004  |
|
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# 5
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Nigeria: |
22,267,410
|
2005  |
|
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# 6
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Brazil: |
18,919,120
|
2003  |
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# 7
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Bangladesh: |
17,940,690
|
2004  |
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# 8
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Pakistan: |
17,257,950
|
2005  |
|
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# 9
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Mexico: |
14,781,330
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2004  |
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# 10
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Philippines: |
13,017,970
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2004  |
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# 11
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Ethiopia: |
8,019,287
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2005  |
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# 12
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Egypt: |
7,928,380
|
2004  |
|
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# 13
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Turkey: |
7,872,546
|
2004  |
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# 14
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Vietnam: |
7,773,484
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2005  |
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# 15
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Tanzania: |
7,541,208
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2005  |
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# 16
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South Africa: |
7,444,142
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2004  |
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# 17
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Iran: |
7,307,056
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2005  |
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# 18
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Japan: |
7,257,223
|
2004  |
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# 19
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Uganda: |
7,152,099
|
2005  |
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# 20
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Kenya: |
6,075,706
|
2005  |
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# 21
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Thailand: |
5,974,615
|
2005  |
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# 22
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
5,589,634
|
2003  |
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# 23
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Colombia: |
5,333,191
|
2005  |
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# 24
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Russia: |
5,329,613
|
2004  |
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# 25
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Burma: |
4,948,198
|
2005  |
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# 26
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United Kingdom: |
4,685,733
|
2004  |
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# 27
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Argentina: |
4,674,869
|
2003  |
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# 28
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Iraq: |
4,430,267
|
2005  |
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# 29
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Algeria: |
4,361,744
|
2005  |
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# 30
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Afghanistan: |
4,318,819
|
2005  |
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# 31
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Peru: |
4,133,386
|
2004  |
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# 32
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Korea, South: |
4,125,423
|
2005  |
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# 33
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Nepal: |
4,030,045
|
2005  |
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# 34
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Morocco: |
4,022,600
|
2005  |
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# 35
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Mozambique: |
3,942,829
|
2005  |
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# 36
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France: |
3,783,197
|
2004  |
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# 37
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Madagascar: |
3,597,731
|
2005  |
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# 38
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Venezuela: |
3,449,290
|
2005  |
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# 39
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Germany: |
3,305,386
|
2004  |
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# 40
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Sudan: |
3,278,090
|
2005  |
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# 41
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Saudi Arabia: |
3,263,648
|
2005  |
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# 42
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Yemen: |
3,179,010
|
2005  |
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# 43
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Malaysia: |
3,056,266
|
2003  |
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# 44
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Cameroon: |
3,000,781
|
2005  |
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# 45
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Ghana: |
2,929,536
|
2005  |
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# 46
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Malawi: |
2,867,993
|
2005  |
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# 47
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Poland: |
2,855,692
|
2004  |
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# 48
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Italy: |
2,768,386
|
2004  |
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# 49
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Cambodia: |
2,695,372
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2005  |
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# 50
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Zambia: |
2,565,419
|
2005  |
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# 51
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Spain: |
2,497,513
|
2004  |
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# 52
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Canada: |
2,460,943
|
2002  |
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# 53
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Uzbekistan: |
2,440,603
|
2004  |
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# 54
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Zimbabwe: |
2,361,588
|
2003  |
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# 55
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Guatemala: |
2,345,301
|
2005  |
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# 56
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Syria: |
2,252,145
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2005  |
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# 57
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
2,046,165
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2003  |
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# 58
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Ecuador: |
2,000,297
|
2005  |
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# 59
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Ukraine: |
1,945,715
|
2005  |
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# 60
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Australia: |
1,934,549
|
2004  |
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# 61
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Chile: |
1,755,997
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2004  |
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# 62
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Rwanda: |
1,723,997
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2005  |
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# 63
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Senegal: |
1,612,381
|
2005  |
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# 64
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Sri Lanka: |
1,612,318
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2004  |
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# 65
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Bolivia: |
1,541,559
|
2004  |
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# 66
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Mali: |
1,505,903
|
2005  |
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# 67
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Benin: |
1,318,140
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2005  |
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# 68
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Sierra Leone: |
1,291,355
|
2005  |
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# 69
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Dominican Republic: |
1,289,745
|
2005  |
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# 70
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Netherlands: |
1,283,014
|
2004  |
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# 71
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Burkina Faso: |
1,270,837
|
2005  |
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# 72
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Chad: |
1,262,393
|
2005  |
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# 73
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Honduras: |
1,257,358
|
2004  |
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# 74
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Tunisia: |
1,228,347
|
2004  |
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# 75
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Guinea: |
1,206,743
|
2005  |
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# 76
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Niger: |
1,064,056
|
2005  |
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# 77
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Angola: |
1,057,188
|
1999  |
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# 78
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El Salvador: |
1,045,446
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2005  |
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# 79
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Burundi: |
1,036,859
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2005  |
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# 80
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Kazakhstan: |
1,023,974
|
2005  |
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# 81
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Romania: |
1,005,533
|
2004  |
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# 82
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Togo: |
996,707
|
2005  |
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# 83
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Nicaragua: |
945,089
|
2005  |
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# 84
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Paraguay: |
935,722
|
2003  |
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# 85
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Cuba: |
895,045
|
2005  |
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# 86
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Laos: |
890,821
|
2005  |
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# 87
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Jordan: |
799,888
|
2004  |
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# 88
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Israel: |
775,021
|
2004  |
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# 89
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Portugal: |
758,476
|
2004  |
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# 90
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Belgium: |
747,111
|
2004  |
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# 91
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Libya: |
713,902
|
2005  |
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# 92
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Tajikistan: |
693,078
|
2005  |
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# 93
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Sweden: |
690,758
|
2004  |
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# 94
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Papua New Guinea: |
680,786
|
2003  |
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# 95
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Greece: |
657,492
|
2004  |
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# 96
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Congo, Republic of the: |
597,304
|
2005  |
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# 97
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Azerbaijan: |
568,097
|
2005  |
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# 98
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Haiti: |
555,433
|
1991  |
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# 99
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Costa Rica: |
542,087
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2005  |
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# 100
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Czech Republic: |
534,366
|
2004  |
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# 101
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Switzerland: |
532,092
|
2004  |
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# 102
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Liberia: |
496,253
|
2000  |
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# 103
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Lebanon: |
452,607
|
2005  |
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# 104
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Hong Kong: |
451,171
|
2005  |
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# 105
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Ireland: |
450,413
|
2004  |
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# 106
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Hungary: |
446,610
|
2004  |
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# 107
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Mauritania: |
443,615
|
2005  |
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# 108
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Kyrgyzstan: |
434,155
|
2005  |
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# 109
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Norway: |
432,345
|
2004  |
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# 110
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Panama: |
430,152
|
2005  |
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# 111
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Lesotho: |
422,278
|
2005  |
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# 112
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Denmark: |
419,806
|
2004  |
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# 113
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Namibia: |
402,812
|
2005  |
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# 114
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Finland: |
387,934
|
2004  |
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# 115
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Belarus: |
379,577
|
2005  |
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# 116
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Serbia and Montenegro: |
379,575
|
2001  |
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# 117
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Eritrea: |
377,512
|
2005  |
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# 118
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Austria: |
372,963
|
2004  |
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# 119
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Central African Republic: |
367,983
|
2005  |
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# 120
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Uruguay: |
365,423
|
2003  |
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# 121
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New Zealand: |
353,062
|
2004  |
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# 122
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Georgia: |
337,071
|
2005  |
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# 123
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Jamaica: |
331,286
|
2004  |
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# 124
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Botswana: |
328,692
|
2004  |
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# 125
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Bulgaria: |
314,221
|
2004  |
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# 126
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Oman: |
297,120
|
2005  |
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# 127
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Gabon: |
281,371
|
2004  |
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# 128
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United Arab Emirates: |
262,807
|
2005  |
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# 129
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Singapore: |
260,286
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1991  |
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# 130
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Slovakia: |
254,906
|
2004  |
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# 131
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Mongolia: |
251,205
|
2005  |
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# 132
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Albania: |
250,487
|
2004  |
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# 133
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Swaziland: |
218,352
|
2004  |
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# 134
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Kuwait: |
202,826
|
2005  |
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# 135
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Croatia: |
192,004
|
2003  |
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# 136
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Moldova: |
184,159
|
2005  |
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# 137
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East Timor: |
179,559
|
2005  |
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# 138
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Gambia, The: |
174,836
|
2004  |
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# 139
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Lithuania: |
170,216
|
2004  |
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# 140
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Guinea-Bissau: |
155,033
|
2001  |
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# 141
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
137,313
|
2005  |
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# 142
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Armenia: |
125,149
|
2005  |
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# 143
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Mauritius: |
123,562
|
2005  |
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# 144
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Guyana: |
116,756
|
2004  |
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# 145
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Fiji: |
113,643
|
2005  |
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# 146
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Macedonia, Republic of: |
113,362
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2004  |
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# 147
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Comoros: |
106,700
|
2005  |
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# 148
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Bhutan: |
99,458
|
2005  |
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# 149
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Slovenia: |
93,371
|
2004  |
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# 150
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Latvia: |
92,453
|
2004  |
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# 151
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Estonia: |
92,098
|
2004  |
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# 152
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Bahrain: |
83,299
|
2005  |
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# 153
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Cape Verde: |
82,952
|
2005  |
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# 154
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Equatorial Guinea: |
75,809
|
2005  |
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# 155
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Solomon Islands: |
72,670
|
2005  |
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# 156
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Qatar: |
69,991
|
2005  |
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# 157
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Suriname: |
65,527
|
2005  |
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# 158
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Cyprus: |
61,731
|
2004  |
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# 159
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Maldives: |
57,873
|
2005  |
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# 160
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Djibouti: |
50,651
|
2005  |
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# 161
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Belize: |
49,124
|
2005  |
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# 162
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Brunei: |
46,012
|
2005  |
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# 163
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Vanuatu: |
39,341
|
2005  |
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# 164
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Macau: |
37,401
|
2005  |
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# 165
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Bahamas, The: |
37,050
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2005  |
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# 166
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Luxembourg: |
34,603
|
2004  |
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# 167
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Samoa: |
31,596
|
2005  |
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# 168
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Malta: |
31,064
|
2004  |
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# 169
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Iceland: |
30,984
|
2004  |
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# 170
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São Tomé and Príncipe: |
30,468
|
2005  |
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# 171
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Saint Lucia: |
25,817
|
2005  |
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# 172
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Netherlands Antilles: |
22,667
|
2003  |
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# 173
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Barbados: |
22,249
|
2005  |
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# 174
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Micronesia, Federated States of: |
18,793
|
2005  |
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# 175
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
17,858
|
2005  |
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# 176
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Tonga: |
16,940
|
2005  |
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# 177
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Kiribati: |
16,132
|
2005  |
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# 178
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Grenada: |
16,072
|
2005  |
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# 179
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Virgin Islands: |
14,319
|
1991  |
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# 180
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Antigua and Barbuda: |
13,025
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2000  |
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# 181
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Aruba: |
10,250
|
2005  |
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# 182
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Dominica: |
9,441
|
2005  |
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# 183
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Seychelles: |
9,194
|
2004  |
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# 184
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Marshall Islands: |
8,209
|
2004  |
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# 185
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American Samoa: |
8,200
|
1991  |
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# 186
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
6,350
|
2005  |
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# 187
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Bermuda: |
4,760
|
2005  |
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# 188
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Andorra: |
4,085
|
2005  |
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# 189
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Cayman Islands: |
3,240
|
2005  |
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# 190
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Liechtenstein: |
2,266
|
2004  |
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# 191
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Palau: |
1,918
|
2005  |
|
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# 192
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Monaco: |
1,831
|
2004  |
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# 193
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San Marino: |
1,445
|
2004  |
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Total: |
685,503,336
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Weighted average: |
3,551,830.8
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DEFINITION: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
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