India - Number of Pupils in Primary Education

Since 2014, India Number of Pupils in Primary Education decreased by 2.7% year on year. With 120,064,160 Pupils in 2019, the country was number 1 comparing other countries in Number of Pupils in Primary Education. China, Indonesia and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Gambia witnessed the best average annual growth at +6.4% per year, while Puerto Rico recorded the worst performance at -4.6% per year.

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Date Units (Pupils)
2019 120,064,160.00
2018
2017 143,227,424.00
2016 145,802,544.00
2015 138,518,032.00
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How does India rank 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
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