Number of Pupils in Primary Education
This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Number of Pupils in Primary Education in Nigeria rose 1.2% compared to the previous year.
- Since 2014 China Number of Pupils in Primary Education rose 1.2% year on year reaching 100,922,941.26 Pupils.
- In 2019 India was ranked number 1 in Number of Pupils in Primary Education.
- In 2019 Nepal was ranked number 39 in Number of Pupils in Primary Education attaining 3,970,016 Pupils, compared to 173 in 2018.
Top Countries in Number of Pupils in Primary Education
# | 184 Countries | Units (Pupils) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
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1 |
#1
India
|
144,403,982 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.9 % | View data |
2 |
#2
China
|
100,922,941 | 2019 | -0.9 % | +1.2 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Indonesia
|
29,377,793 | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Nigeria
|
26,754,634 | 2019 | +1.2 % | +0.7 % | View data |
5 |
#5
United States
|
25,123,677 | 2017 | +0.4 % | +0.8 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Pakistan
|
23,086,663 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +3.5 % | View data |
7 |
#7
Ethiopia
|
18,075,515 | 2019 | +2.6 % | +2.8 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Bangladesh
|
17,338,100 | 2018 | +0.5 % | NA | View data |
9 |
#9
Brazil
|
15,776,740 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.1 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
15,025,284 | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.1 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Mexico
|
14,126,828 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.7 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Philippines
|
14,039,867 | 2017 | -1.8 % | NA | View data |
13 |
#13
Egypt
|
12,755,920 | 2019 | +0.9 % | +2.8 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Tanzania
|
10,078,353 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +4.2 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Uganda
|
9,036,883 | 2019 | +1.3 % | NA | View data |
16 |
#16
Iran
|
8,367,845 | 2019 | +1.4 % | +2.4 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Kenya
|
8,308,392 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Vietnam
|
7,990,279 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +1.4 % | View data |
19 |
#19
South Africa
|
7,624,631 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +1.2 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Afghanistan
|
6,700,320 | 2019 | +2.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Mozambique
|
6,637,853 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +3.1 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Russia
|
6,601,629 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +2.9 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Japan
|
6,504,964 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.6 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Myanmar
|
5,335,158 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.6 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Sudan
|
5,075,554 | 2019 | +2.0 % | +3.0 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Madagascar
|
4,961,335 | 2019 | +2.1 % | +1.5 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Thailand
|
4,858,825 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.3 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Turkey
|
4,832,599 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -2.8 % | View data |
29 |
#29
United Kingdom
|
4,831,375 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +1.4 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Argentina
|
4,728,601 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.2 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Malawi
|
4,560,105 | 2019 | +2.7 % | +2.2 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Ghana
|
4,549,875 | 2019 | +3.4 % | +2.0 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Algeria
|
4,422,465 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +3.3 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Cameroon
|
4,370,969 | 2019 | +4.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
35 |
#35
France
|
4,339,306 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.7 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Morocco
|
4,329,519 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +1.4 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Colombia
|
4,257,605 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.3 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Ivory Coast
|
3,988,732 | 2019 | +2.3 % | +4.7 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Nepal
|
3,970,016 | 2019 | NA | -2.0 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Yemen
|
3,900,134 | 2016 | NA | +1.4 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Peru
|
3,554,052 | 2019 | -1.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Zambia
|
3,390,801 | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.1 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Venezuela
|
3,299,789 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -1.1 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Burkina Faso
|
3,292,793 | 2019 | +2.7 % | +4.9 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Saudi Arabia
|
3,290,052 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -2.5 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Spain
|
3,097,909 | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Malaysia
|
3,085,909 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.6 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Niger
|
2,958,930 | 2019 | +3.7 % | +5.4 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Italy
|
2,886,495 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Germany
|
2,884,014 | 2019 | -0.7 % | +0.1 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Rwanda
|
2,565,164 | 2019 | +2.5 % | +1.3 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Mali
|
2,564,874 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +3.3 % | View data |
53 |
#53
South Korea
|
2,511,324 | 2019 | -2.7 % | -1.7 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Uzbekistan
|
2,479,424 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +4.0 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Chad
|
2,454,793 | 2019 | +2.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
56 |
#56
Canada
|
2,365,780 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +1.0 % | View data |
57 |
#57
Guatemala
|
2,363,387 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.5 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Benin
|
2,305,510 | 2019 | +3.7 % | +1.6 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Poland
|
2,296,529 | 2017 | NA | +1.0 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Australia
|
2,247,029 | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.7 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Burundi
|
2,227,680 | 2019 | +2.6 % | +1.7 % | View data |
62 |
#62
Senegal
|
2,193,653 | 2019 | +2.4 % | +2.6 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Cambodia
|
2,122,231 | 2019 | -1.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Ecuador
|
1,924,692 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -1.7 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Guinea
|
1,917,233 | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.1 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Sri Lanka
|
1,736,626 | 2019 | +0.7 % | -0.5 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Ukraine
|
1,651,435 | 2019 | -1.5 % | -0.4 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Togo
|
1,581,869 | 2019 | +2.1 % | +2.3 % | View data |
69 |
#69
North Korea
|
1,507,780 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
70 |
#70
Chile
|
1,485,884 | 2019 | -0.5 % | +0.2 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Kazakhstan
|
1,461,448 | 2019 | +3.9 % | +5.4 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Sierra Leone
|
1,417,309 | 2019 | +3.5 % | NA | View data |
73 |
#73
Bolivia
|
1,371,029 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.4 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Papua New Guinea
|
1,275,085 | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
75 |
#75
South Sudan
|
1,273,852 | 2015 | NA | -3.2 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Dominican Republic
|
1,232,043 | 2019 | +0.5 % | -0.6 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Tunisia
|
1,194,705 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Jordan
|
1,153,987 | 2019 | +1.8 % | +3.3 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Honduras
|
1,109,069 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.7 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Israel
|
937,043 | 2019 | +1.2 % | +1.7 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Romania
|
928,245 | 2017 | -1.2 % | +2.8 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Sweden
|
885,900 | 2019 | +1.9 % | +3.2 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Belgium
|
820,218 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +1.2 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Central African Republic
|
813,767 | 2016 | NA | +4.7 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Laos
|
788,251 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -2.0 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Tajikistan
|
769,601 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +3.0 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Paraguay
|
727,363 | 2016 | NA | -2.4 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Cuba
|
723,839 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.1 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Mauritania
|
661,343 | 2019 | +0.9 % | +2.2 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Greece
|
649,586 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.7 % | View data |
91 |
#91
El Salvador
|
643,479 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.7 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Liberia
|
635,478 | 2017 | -3.0 % | NA | View data |
93 |
#93
Azerbaijan
|
633,479 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +4.1 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Portugal
|
608,425 | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.0 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Czech Republic
|
579,386 | 2019 | +0.9 % | +2.6 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Ireland
|
571,173 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Kyrgyzstan
|
528,551 | 2019 | -0.0 % | +4.0 % | View data |
98 |
#98
United Arab Emirates
|
512,846 | 2019 | +2.8 % | +4.6 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Lebanon
|
511,671 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +1.3 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Switzerland
|
505,606 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.9 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Palestine
|
492,883 | 2019 | +1.0 % | +2.2 % | View data |
102 |
#102
Denmark
|
481,442 | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.6 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Costa Rica
|
477,137 | 2019 | -1.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Norway
|
447,331 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +1.0 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Belarus
|
425,235 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +2.9 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Panama
|
414,455 | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.6 % | View data |
107 |
#107
New Zealand
|
387,353 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +1.5 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Hungary
|
385,673 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.4 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Finland
|
362,008 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.6 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Lesotho
|
361,730 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.2 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Gambia
|
356,147 | 2019 | +1.7 % | +5.3 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Eritrea
|
353,068 | 2019 | +0.9 % | -0.5 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Botswana
|
344,618 | 2015 | +1.1 % | NA | View data |
114 |
#114
Austria
|
330,107 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Oman
|
309,837 | 2019 | +11.2 % | -1.7 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Mongolia
|
309,747 | 2019 | -0.4 % | +5.3 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Georgia
|
303,620 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +1.3 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Uruguay
|
298,676 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.5 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Kuwait
|
286,265 | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.5 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Serbia
|
263,329 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.6 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Bulgaria
|
256,334 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Jamaica
|
243,085 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.8 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Swaziland
|
240,645 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.0 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Singapore
|
234,653 | 2017 | -1.0 % | NA | View data |
125 |
#125
Slovakia
|
219,405 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Puerto Rico
|
218,480 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -3.3 % | View data |
127 |
#127
East Timor
|
216,368 | 2019 | +1.6 % | -2.5 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Albania
|
166,478 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -3.2 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Croatia
|
159,445 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.2 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Qatar
|
158,196 | 2019 | +2.8 % | +6.1 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
157,708 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.4 % | View data |
132 |
#132
Armenia
|
153,243 | 2019 | -0.1 % | +1.5 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Moldova
|
135,794 | 2019 | -3.1 % | -0.4 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Slovenia
|
126,017 | 2019 | +1.3 % | +2.5 % | View data |
135 |
#135
Comoros
|
124,240 | 2018 | +2.2 % | +0.7 % | View data |
136 |
#136
Latvia
|
121,974 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +1.3 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Bahrain
|
115,586 | 2019 | +1.5 % | +2.2 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Fiji
|
110,060 | 2019 | +0.2 % | NA | View data |
139 |
#139
Macedonia
|
108,106 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.0 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Solomon Islands
|
107,174 | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.0 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Lithuania
|
106,020 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
142 |
#142
Equatorial Guinea
|
93,396 | 2015 | NA | +1.9 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Bhutan
|
92,090 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -2.0 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Mauritius
|
88,017 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -3.5 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Estonia
|
83,926 | 2019 | -0.1 % | +1.7 % | View data |
146 |
#146
Djibouti
|
68,701 | 2019 | +9.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
147 |
#147
Suriname
|
68,195 | 2019 | +0.8 % | -0.7 % | View data |
148 |
#148
Cape Verde
|
62,649 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.3 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Cyprus
|
54,982 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.7 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Belize
|
51,198 | 2019 | +0.8 % | -0.3 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Maldives
|
43,907 | 2019 | -0.5 % | +2.1 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Montenegro
|
39,288 | 2018 | +1.4 % | NA | View data |
153 |
#153
Brunei
|
39,146 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.0 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Sao Tome and Principe
|
37,764 | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.8 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Luxembourg
|
37,725 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +1.3 % | View data |
156 |
#156
Samoa
|
33,371 | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.3 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Iceland
|
32,044 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +1.4 % | View data |
158 |
#158
Bahamas
|
29,234 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.6 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Malta
|
25,133 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.9 % | View data |
160 |
#160
Barbados
|
20,206 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.9 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Tonga
|
17,059 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Kiribati
|
16,695 | 2017 | -1.1 % | NA | View data |
163 |
#163
Saint Lucia
|
15,333 | 2019 | -3.4 % | -2.4 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Federated States of Micronesia
|
13,758 | 2015 | -3.8 % | NA | View data |
165 |
#165
Grenada
|
13,290 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.3 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
12,871 | 2019 | -2.5 % | -0.8 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Antigua and Barbuda
|
9,965 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -0.4 % | View data |
168 |
#168
Aruba
|
9,816 | 2014 | +0.1 % | -0.3 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Seychelles
|
9,207 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.9 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Marshall Islands
|
7,941 | 2016 | -3.6 % | -1.5 % | View data |
171 |
#171
Dominica
|
6,867 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.3 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
5,250 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.0 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Andorra
|
4,312 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +1.2 % | View data |
174 |
#174
Cayman Islands
|
4,299 | 2018 | NA | +1.7 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Bermuda
|
4,030 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.3 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
3,680 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
177 |
#177
British Virgin Islands
|
3,387 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.7 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Gibraltar
|
2,834 | 2017 | +1.4 % | NA | View data |
179 |
#179
Monaco
|
1,989 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +2.6 % | View data |
180 |
#180
Liechtenstein
|
1,978 | 2019 | -0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Nauru
|
1,889 | 2019 | +2.1 % | +3.7 % | View data |
182 |
#182
San Marino
|
1,698 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
183 |
#183
Palau
|
1,639 | 2014 | -0.9 % | NA | View data |
184 |
#184
Tuvalu
|
1,316 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -1.5 % | View data |
Source: World Bank