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Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Education Statistics > Primary education, pupils (per capita) (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Uganda :
0.248
per capita
2005
Education in Uganda
# 2
Lesotho :
0.235
per capita
2005
Education in Lesotho
# 3
Sierra Leone :
0.234
per capita
2005
Education in Sierra Leone
# 4
Malawi :
0.223
per capita
2005
Education in Malawi
# 5
Zambia :
0.22
per capita
2005
Education in Zambia
# 6
Gabon :
0.207
per capita
2004
Education in Gabon
# 7
Mozambique :
0.199
per capita
2005
Education in Mozambique
# 8
Namibia :
0.198
per capita
2005
Education in Namibia
# 9
Tanzania :
0.196
per capita
2005
Education in Tanzania
= 10
São Tomé and Príncipe :
0.195
per capita
2005
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
= 10
Swaziland :
0.195
per capita
2004
Education in Swaziland
# 12
Madagascar :
0.193
per capita
2005
Education in Madagascar
# 13
Cambodia :
0.192
per capita
2005
Education in Cambodia
# 14
Rwanda :
0.191
per capita
2005
Education in Rwanda
= 15
Vanuatu :
0.186
per capita
2005
Education in Vanuatu
= 15
Guatemala :
0.186
per capita
2005
Education in Guatemala
= 15
Botswana :
0.186
per capita
2004
Education in Botswana
= 18
Cameroon :
0.184
per capita
2005
Education in Cameroon
= 18
Zimbabwe :
0.184
per capita
2003
Education in Zimbabwe
= 18
East Timor :
0.184
per capita
2005
Education in East Timor
= 18
Nicaragua :
0.184
per capita
2005
Education in Nicaragua
= 22
Honduras :
0.178
per capita
2004
Education in Honduras
= 22
Comoros :
0.178
per capita
2005
Education in Comoros
# 24
Kenya :
0.177
per capita
2005
Education in Kenya
# 25
Maldives :
0.176
per capita
2005
Education in Maldives
= 26
Bolivia :
0.171
per capita
2004
Education in Bolivia
= 26
Samoa :
0.171
per capita
2005
Education in Samoa
= 28
Iraq :
0.17
per capita
2005
Education in Iraq
= 28
Micronesia, Federated States of :
0.17
per capita
2005
Education in Micronesia, Federated States of
= 28
Antigua and Barbuda :
0.17
per capita
2000
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 31
Belize :
0.168
per capita
2005
Education in Belize
# 32
Tonga :
0.166
per capita
2005
Education in Tonga
# 33
Paraguay :
0.165
per capita
2003
Education in Paraguay
# 34
Cape Verde :
0.164
per capita
2005
Education in Cape Verde
# 35
Kiribati :
0.163
per capita
2005
Education in Kiribati
= 36
Togo :
0.162
per capita
2005
Education in Togo
= 36
Liberia :
0.162
per capita
2000
Education in Liberia
# 38
South Africa :
0.161
per capita
2004
Education in South Africa
# 39
Philippines :
0.16
per capita
2004
Education in Philippines
# 40
Nigeria :
0.158
per capita
2005
Education in Nigeria
= 41
Laos :
0.157
per capita
2005
Education in Laos
= 41
Saint Lucia :
0.157
per capita
2005
Education in Saint Lucia
= 43
Guyana :
0.156
per capita
2004
Education in Guyana
= 43
Bhutan :
0.156
per capita
2005
Education in Bhutan
= 43
Benin :
0.156
per capita
2005
Education in Benin
= 46
El Salvador :
0.152
per capita
2005
Education in El Salvador
= 46
Solomon Islands :
0.152
per capita
2005
Education in Solomon Islands
= 46
Yemen :
0.152
per capita
2005
Education in Yemen
= 49
Grenada :
0.151
per capita
2005
Education in Grenada
= 49
Equatorial Guinea :
0.151
per capita
2005
Education in Equatorial Guinea
= 49
Jordan :
0.151
per capita
2004
Education in Jordan
= 49
Ecuador :
0.151
per capita
2005
Education in Ecuador
= 53
Peru :
0.15
per capita
2004
Education in Peru
= 53
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
0.15
per capita
2005
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 55
Congo, Republic of the :
0.149
per capita
2005
Education in Congo, Republic of the
= 55
Nepal :
0.149
per capita
2005
Education in Nepal
# 57
Suriname :
0.146
per capita
2005
Education in Suriname
= 58
Mexico :
0.145
per capita
2004
Education in Mexico
= 58
Mauritania :
0.145
per capita
2005
Education in Mauritania
# 60
Afghanistan :
0.144
per capita
2005
Education in Afghanistan
# 61
Saudi Arabia :
0.141
per capita
2005
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 62
Senegal :
0.138
per capita
2005
Education in Senegal
# 63
Burundi :
0.137
per capita
2005
Education in Burundi
= 64
Dominican Republic :
0.136
per capita
2005
Education in Dominican Republic
= 64
Virgin Islands :
0.136
per capita
1991
Education in Virgin Islands
= 66
Indonesia :
0.134
per capita
2004
Education in Indonesia
= 66
Fiji :
0.134
per capita
2005
Education in Fiji
= 66
Guinea :
0.134
per capita
2005
Education in Guinea
= 66
Marshall Islands :
0.134
per capita
2004
Education in Marshall Islands
= 70
Morocco :
0.133
per capita
2005
Education in Morocco
= 70
Algeria :
0.133
per capita
2005
Education in Algeria
= 70
Panama :
0.133
per capita
2005
Education in Panama
= 73
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
0.132
per capita
2005
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 73
Ghana :
0.132
per capita
2005
Education in Ghana
# 75
Dominica :
0.131
per capita
2005
Education in Dominica
# 76
Venezuela :
0.13
per capita
2005
Education in Venezuela
= 77
Chad :
0.129
per capita
2005
Education in Chad
= 77
Bangladesh :
0.129
per capita
2004
Education in Bangladesh
# 79
Netherlands Antilles :
0.127
per capita
2003
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 80
India :
0.126
per capita
2004
Education in India
= 81
Jamaica :
0.125
per capita
2004
Education in Jamaica
= 81
Malaysia :
0.125
per capita
2003
Education in Malaysia
= 81
Costa Rica :
0.125
per capita
2005
Education in Costa Rica
# 84
Tunisia :
0.124
per capita
2004
Education in Tunisia
= 85
Brunei :
0.123
per capita
2005
Education in Brunei
= 85
Argentina :
0.123
per capita
2003
Education in Argentina
# 87
Libya :
0.122
per capita
2005
Education in Libya
# 88
Papua New Guinea :
0.12
per capita
2003
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 89
Colombia :
0.119
per capita
2005
Education in Colombia
= 90
Gambia, The :
0.118
per capita
2004
Education in Gambia, The
= 90
Syria :
0.118
per capita
2005
Education in Syria
= 92
Oman :
0.116
per capita
2005
Education in Oman
= 92
Côte d'Ivoire :
0.116
per capita
2003
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
= 94
Bahamas, The :
0.115
per capita
2005
Education in Bahamas, The
= 94
Bahrain :
0.115
per capita
2005
Education in Bahrain
# 96
Israel :
0.114
per capita
2004
Education in Israel
= 97
Ethiopia :
0.113
per capita
2005
Education in Ethiopia
= 97
Lebanon :
0.113
per capita
2005
Education in Lebanon
= 99
Ireland :
0.111
per capita
2004
Education in Ireland
= 99
Mali :
0.111
per capita
2005
Education in Mali
= 99
Pakistan :
0.111
per capita
2005
Education in Pakistan
= 99
Turkey :
0.111
per capita
2004
Education in Turkey
= 99
Uruguay :
0.111
per capita
2003
Education in Uruguay
= 104
Guinea-Bissau :
0.11
per capita
2001
Education in Guinea-Bissau
= 104
Seychelles :
0.11
per capita
2004
Education in Seychelles
= 106
Chile :
0.109
per capita
2004
Education in Chile
= 106
Egypt :
0.109
per capita
2004
Education in Egypt
# 108
Iran :
0.107
per capita
2005
Education in Iran
= 109
Tajikistan :
0.106
per capita
2005
Education in Tajikistan
= 109
Iceland :
0.106
per capita
2004
Education in Iceland
# 111
Trinidad and Tobago :
0.105
per capita
2005
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 112
Brazil :
0.104
per capita
2003
Education in Brazil
# 113
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.103
per capita
2003
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 114
Aruba :
0.102
per capita
2005
Education in Aruba
# 115
Mauritius :
0.099
per capita
2005
Education in Mauritius
= 116
Burma :
0.098
per capita
2005
Education in Burma
= 116
Mongolia :
0.098
per capita
2005
Education in Mongolia
= 118
Australia :
0.096
per capita
2004
Education in Australia
= 118
Burkina Faso :
0.096
per capita
2005
Education in Burkina Faso
# 120
Palau :
0.095
per capita
2005
Education in Palau
= 121
Vietnam :
0.094
per capita
2005
Education in Vietnam
= 121
Uzbekistan :
0.094
per capita
2004
Education in Uzbekistan
= 121
Norway :
0.094
per capita
2004
Education in Norway
= 124
China :
0.093
per capita
2004
Education in China
= 124
Thailand :
0.093
per capita
2005
Education in Thailand
# 126
Central African Republic :
0.091
per capita
2005
Education in Central African Republic
# 127
Sudan :
0.09
per capita
2005
Education in Sudan
# 128
New Zealand :
0.087
per capita
2004
Education in New Zealand
= 129
Eritrea :
0.086
per capita
2005
Education in Eritrea
= 129
Qatar :
0.086
per capita
2005
Education in Qatar
# 131
Korea, South :
0.085
per capita
2005
Education in Korea, South
= 132
Kyrgyzstan :
0.084
per capita
2005
Education in Kyrgyzstan
= 132
United States :
0.084
per capita
2004
Education in United States
= 134
Singapore :
0.083
per capita
1991
Education in Singapore
= 134
Barbados :
0.083
per capita
2005
Education in Barbados
= 134
Sri Lanka :
0.083
per capita
2004
Education in Sri Lanka
= 134
Cyprus :
0.083
per capita
2004
Education in Cyprus
# 138
Macau :
0.081
per capita
2005
Education in Macau
= 139
Kuwait :
0.08
per capita
2005
Education in Kuwait
= 139
Albania :
0.08
per capita
2004
Education in Albania
= 141
Netherlands :
0.079
per capita
2004
Education in Netherlands
= 141
Cuba :
0.079
per capita
2005
Education in Cuba
= 141
Haiti :
0.079
per capita
1991
Education in Haiti
= 144
United Kingdom :
0.078
per capita
2004
Education in United Kingdom
= 144
Canada :
0.078
per capita
2002
Education in Canada
= 144
Angola :
0.078
per capita
1999
Education in Angola
= 144
Denmark :
0.078
per capita
2004
Education in Denmark
= 148
Malta :
0.077
per capita
2004
Education in Malta
= 148
Sweden :
0.077
per capita
2004
Education in Sweden
= 150
Niger :
0.076
per capita
2005
Education in Niger
= 150
Luxembourg :
0.076
per capita
2004
Education in Luxembourg
= 152
Poland :
0.075
per capita
2004
Education in Poland
= 152
Bermuda :
0.075
per capita
2005
Education in Bermuda
= 152
Georgia :
0.075
per capita
2005
Education in Georgia
# 155
Finland :
0.074
per capita
2004
Education in Finland
= 156
Portugal :
0.072
per capita
2004
Education in Portugal
= 156
Switzerland :
0.072
per capita
2004
Education in Switzerland
= 156
Belgium :
0.072
per capita
2004
Education in Belgium
= 156
Cayman Islands :
0.072
per capita
2005
Education in Cayman Islands
= 160
Azerbaijan :
0.068
per capita
2005
Education in Azerbaijan
= 160
Kazakhstan :
0.068
per capita
2005
Education in Kazakhstan
= 160
Estonia :
0.068
per capita
2004
Education in Estonia
# 163
Liechtenstein :
0.066
per capita
2004
Education in Liechtenstein
# 164
Hong Kong :
0.065
per capita
2005
Education in Hong Kong
# 165
Djibouti :
0.064
per capita
2005
Education in Djibouti
# 166
France :
0.063
per capita
2004
Education in France
# 167
Andorra :
0.062
per capita
2005
Education in Andorra
= 168
Spain :
0.059
per capita
2004
Education in Spain
= 168
Greece :
0.059
per capita
2004
Education in Greece
# 170
United Arab Emirates :
0.058
per capita
2005
Education in United Arab Emirates
= 171
Monaco :
0.057
per capita
2004
Education in Monaco
= 171
Japan :
0.057
per capita
2004
Education in Japan
# 173
Macedonia, Republic of :
0.056
per capita
2004
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
= 174
San Marino :
0.052
per capita
2004
Education in San Marino
= 174
Czech Republic :
0.052
per capita
2004
Education in Czech Republic
# 176
Lithuania :
0.05
per capita
2004
Education in Lithuania
= 177
Italy :
0.048
per capita
2004
Education in Italy
= 177
Moldova :
0.048
per capita
2005
Education in Moldova
= 179
Slovenia :
0.047
per capita
2004
Education in Slovenia
= 179
Slovakia :
0.047
per capita
2004
Education in Slovakia
= 179
Serbia and Montenegro :
0.047
per capita
2001
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
= 182
Romania :
0.046
per capita
2004
Education in Romania
= 182
Austria :
0.046
per capita
2004
Education in Austria
# 184
Hungary :
0.044
per capita
2004
Education in Hungary
# 185
Croatia :
0.043
per capita
2003
Education in Croatia
= 186
Armenia :
0.041
per capita
2005
Education in Armenia
= 186
Ukraine :
0.041
per capita
2005
Education in Ukraine
= 188
Latvia :
0.04
per capita
2004
Education in Latvia
= 188
Germany :
0.04
per capita
2004
Education in Germany
= 188
Bulgaria :
0.04
per capita
2004
Education in Bulgaria
# 191
Belarus :
0.039
per capita
2005
Education in Belarus
# 192
Russia :
0.037
per capita
2004
Education in Russia
Weighted average:
0.1
per capita
DEFINITION: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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"Primary education, pupils (per capita) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_pri_edu_pup_percap-education-primary-pupils-per-capita
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