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 Pakistan jumped by 2.7% compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 China Number of Pupils in Primary Education rose 1.9% year on year attaining 104,325,248 Pupils.
- In 2019 Nigeria was ranked number 4 in Number of Pupils in Primary Education.
- In 2019 India was ranked number 1 in Number of Pupils in Primary Education to 120,064,160 Pupils, from 163 in 2018.
Top Countries in Number of Pupils in Primary Education
| # | 184 Countries | Units (Pupils) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
India
|
120,064,160 | 2019 | NA | -2.7 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
China
|
104,325,248 | 2019 | +2.4 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Indonesia
|
29,377,793 | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Nigeria
|
26,754,633 | 2019 | +1.2 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
United States
|
25,044,257 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Pakistan
|
23,557,724 | 2019 | +2.7 % | +3.9 % | 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
16,807,014 | 2018 | NA | +5.9 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Brazil
|
15,801,143 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Mexico
|
14,040,665 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.8 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Philippines
|
13,540,083 | 2019 | +0.9 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Egypt
|
13,265,036 | 2019 | +4.9 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Tanzania
|
10,605,430 | 2019 | +4.9 % | +5.2 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Uganda
|
9,036,883 | 2019 | +1.3 % | NA | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Vietnam
|
8,506,562 | 2019 | +5.8 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Iran
|
8,367,845 | 2019 | +1.4 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Kenya
|
8,308,392 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
South Africa
|
7,600,560 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Mozambique
|
6,940,864 | 2019 | +5.8 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Russia
|
6,911,543 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Afghanistan
|
6,700,320 | 2019 | +2.4 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Japan
|
6,430,553 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -0.9 % | 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
Turkey
|
4,955,389 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Thailand
|
4,899,076 | 2019 | -0.0 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
United Kingdom
|
4,896,527 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Argentina
|
4,728,601 | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Madagascar
|
4,648,600 | 2019 | -4.4 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Malawi
|
4,593,328 | 2019 | +3.4 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Ghana
|
4,549,875 | 2019 | +3.4 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Algeria
|
4,516,571 | 2019 | +1.9 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Morocco
|
4,432,229 | 2019 | +2.5 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Cameroon
|
4,399,897 | 2019 | +4.7 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
France
|
4,324,151 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Colombia
|
4,257,605 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Ivory Coast
|
4,003,884 | 2019 | +2.7 % | +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
|
3,715,130 | 2019 | +3.4 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Zambia
|
3,390,801 | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Saudi Arabia
|
3,390,589 | 2019 | +2.8 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Venezuela
|
3,299,789 | 2019 | -0.4 % | -1.1 % | View data |
| 45 |
#45
Burkina Faso
|
3,233,784 | 2019 | +0.9 % | +4.5 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Malaysia
|
3,085,909 | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Spain
|
3,075,529 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Germany
|
2,948,902 | 2019 | -1.3 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Italy
|
2,875,893 | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 50 |
#50
Niger
|
2,666,748 | 2019 | NA | +3.2 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
South Korea
|
2,618,551 | 2019 | -3.7 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Mali
|
2,564,874 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +3.3 % | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Rwanda
|
2,512,465 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Uzbekistan
|
2,505,930 | 2019 | +0.8 % | +4.3 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Chad
|
2,468,784 | 2019 | +2.0 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Canada
|
2,404,012 | 2019 | -0.1 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Guatemala
|
2,365,800 | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Poland
|
2,277,483 | 2018 | -0.8 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 59 |
#59
Australia
|
2,261,875 | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 60 |
#60
Burundi
|
2,212,532 | 2019 | +1.9 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Benin
|
2,180,896 | 2019 | -1.9 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Senegal
|
2,171,967 | 2019 | NA | +2.4 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Cambodia
|
2,163,143 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.3 % | 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
Sierra Leone
|
1,770,368 | 2019 | +29.3 % | NA | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Sri Lanka
|
1,736,626 | 2019 | +0.7 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Ukraine
|
1,724,664 | 2019 | +2.9 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Togo
|
1,584,376 | 2019 | +2.3 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Chile
|
1,521,769 | 2019 | -1.2 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 71 |
#71
North Korea
|
1,507,780 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Kazakhstan
|
1,461,448 | 2019 | +3.9 % | +5.4 % | View data |
| 73 |
#73
Bolivia
|
1,371,029 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Dominican Republic
|
1,300,211 | 2019 | +6.0 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 75 |
#75
Papua New Guinea
|
1,275,085 | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 76 |
#76
South Sudan
|
1,273,852 | 2015 | NA | -3.2 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Tunisia
|
1,194,705 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Jordan
|
1,147,202 | 2019 | +1.2 % | +3.2 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Honduras
|
1,103,956 | 2019 | NA | -0.8 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Romania
|
947,931 | 2018 | +2.1 % | NA | View data |
| 81 |
#81
Israel
|
945,296 | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Sweden
|
904,661 | 2019 | +1.3 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 83 |
#83
Belgium
|
825,068 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Central African Republic
|
813,767 | 2016 | NA | +4.7 % | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Laos
|
770,659 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -2.4 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Tajikistan
|
769,601 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 87 |
#87
Cuba
|
750,567 | 2019 | +1.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 88 |
#88
Paraguay
|
727,363 | 2016 | NA | -2.4 % | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Mauritania
|
677,458 | 2019 | +3.4 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Azerbaijan
|
645,392 | 2019 | +1.6 % | +4.5 % | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Greece
|
645,266 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
El Salvador
|
643,479 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.7 % | View data |
| 93 |
#93
Liberia
|
635,478 | 2017 | -3.0 % | NA | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Portugal
|
610,348 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 95 |
#95
Czech Republic
|
586,662 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Ireland
|
570,517 | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Kyrgyzstan
|
551,210 | 2019 | +4.3 % | +4.9 % | View data |
| 98 |
#98
Lebanon
|
516,514 | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
Switzerland
|
513,277 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
United Arab Emirates
|
512,846 | 2019 | +2.8 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Costa Rica
|
497,065 | 2019 | +2.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 102 |
#102
Palestine
|
497,002 | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 103 |
#103
Denmark
|
474,231 | 2019 | +1.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Norway
|
449,124 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +1.1 % | 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
|
390,171 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Gambia
|
374,678 | 2019 | +7.0 % | +6.4 % | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Hungary
|
374,596 | 2019 | +0.2 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Finland
|
367,349 | 2019 | -0.4 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 111 |
#111
Lesotho
|
361,730 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.2 % | 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
|
336,188 | 2019 | -0.8 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 115 |
#115
Georgia
|
316,542 | 2019 | +3.7 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 116 |
#116
Mongolia
|
309,747 | 2019 | -0.4 % | +5.3 % | View data |
| 117 |
#117
Uruguay
|
294,624 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Oman
|
290,045 | 2019 | +4.0 % | -3.0 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Kuwait
|
276,318 | 2019 | -1.3 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 120 |
#120
Serbia
|
264,194 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 121 |
#121
Bulgaria
|
259,131 | 2019 | -1.4 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Swaziland
|
238,624 | 2019 | +0.7 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 123 |
#123
Singapore
|
233,553 | 2018 | -0.5 % | NA | View data |
| 124 |
#124
Jamaica
|
232,694 | 2019 | -6.5 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Slovakia
|
226,084 | 2019 | -1.5 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 126 |
#126
East Timor
|
206,512 | 2019 | -3.0 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 127 |
#127
Puerto Rico
|
204,319 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -4.6 % | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Albania
|
167,104 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Croatia
|
160,226 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -0.1 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Qatar
|
159,109 | 2019 | +3.4 % | +6.3 % | View data |
| 131 |
#131
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
157,304 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 132 |
#132
Armenia
|
154,409 | 2019 | +0.7 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 133 |
#133
Moldova
|
139,612 | 2019 | -0.4 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Slovenia
|
129,675 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +3.0 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
Comoros
|
124,240 | 2018 | +2.2 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Latvia
|
122,144 | 2019 | +0.4 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 137 |
#137
Fiji
|
121,666 | 2019 | NA | NA | View data |
| 138 |
#138
Bahrain
|
115,819 | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Lithuania
|
112,279 | 2019 | -3.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 140 |
#140
Macedonia
|
109,145 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 141 |
#141
Solomon Islands
|
107,174 | 2019 | +1.7 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
Bhutan
|
94,165 | 2020 | NA | -1.1 % | View data |
| 143 |
#143
Equatorial Guinea
|
93,396 | 2015 | NA | +1.9 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Estonia
|
87,079 | 2019 | -1.2 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 145 |
#145
Mauritius
|
85,730 | 2019 | -4.4 % | -4.1 % | View data |
| 146 |
#146
Djibouti
|
69,134 | 2020 | +0.6 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 147 |
#147
Suriname
|
68,147 | 2019 | +0.7 % | -0.7 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
Cape Verde
|
62,649 | 2019 | -2.3 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Cyprus
|
56,501 | 2019 | -1.0 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 150 |
#150
Belize
|
50,388 | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
Maldives
|
49,373 | 2019 | +4.5 % | +4.5 % | View data |
| 152 |
#152
Brunei
|
39,236 | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.9 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Montenegro
|
39,085 | 2019 | -0.5 % | NA | View data |
| 154 |
#154
Luxembourg
|
38,269 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 155 |
#155
Sao Tome and Principe
|
37,764 | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 156 |
#156
Samoa
|
33,841 | 2019 | +2.2 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Iceland
|
32,469 | 2019 | +0.1 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 158 |
#158
Bahamas
|
29,234 | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Malta
|
26,104 | 2019 | -1.6 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 160 |
#160
Barbados
|
19,895 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -1.2 % | 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
|
15,693 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 164 |
#164
Federated States of Micronesia
|
13,819 | 2019 | NA | -0.7 % | 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
|
9,383 | 2019 | +1.4 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 170 |
#170
Marshall Islands
|
7,234 | 2019 | NA | NA | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Dominica
|
6,144 | 2019 | NA | -4.4 % | View data |
| 172 |
#172
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
5,250 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.0 % | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Andorra
|
4,322 | 2019 | -0.1 % | +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
Gibraltar
|
2,889 | 2019 | NA | NA | View data |
| 178 |
#178
British Virgin Islands
|
2,742 | 2019 | +8.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 179 |
#179
Liechtenstein
|
1,988 | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Monaco
|
1,971 | 2020 | -0.9 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Nauru
|
1,856 | 2019 | NA | +3.3 % | View data |
| 182 |
#182
Tuvalu
|
1,688 | 2019 | +27.5 % | +3.5 % | View data |
| 183 |
#183
San Marino
|
1,653 | 2019 | -2.6 % | NA | View data |
| 184 |
#184
Palau
|
1,639 | 2014 | -0.9 % | NA | View data |
Source: World Bank