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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndiaIndia 125.57 million 2002
2 ChinaChina 121.66 million 2002
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 32.11 million 2002
3 IndonesiaIndonesia 29.05 million 2002
4 United StatesUnited States 24.85 million 2002
5 NigeriaNigeria 24.56 million 2002
6 BrazilBrazil 19.38 million 2002
7 BangladeshBangladesh 17.56 million 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 15.77 million 2002
8 MexicoMexico 14.86 million 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 14.26 million 2002
9 PakistanPakistan 14.04 million 2002
10 PhilippinesPhilippines 12.97 million 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 12.96 million 2002
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 11.26 million 2002
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 8.95 million 1980
11 VietnamVietnam 8.84 million 2002
12 EthiopiaEthiopia 8.27 million 2003
13 TurkeyTurkey 7.9 million 2002
14 EgyptEgypt 7.87 million 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 7.75 million 2002
15 South AfricaSouth Africa 7.47 million 2002
16 UgandaUganda 7.35 million 2002
17 JapanJapan 7.27 million 2002
18 IranIran 7.03 million 2002
19 TanzaniaTanzania 6.56 million 2003
20 ThailandThailand 6.11 million 2003
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.03 million 2002
21 KenyaKenya 5.59 million 2002
22 RussiaRussia 5.42 million 2002
23 ColombiaColombia 5.19 million 2002
24 ArgentinaArgentina 4.91 million 2002
25 BurmaBurma 4.89 million 2002
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 4.88 million 2002
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 4.75 million 2002
26 AlgeriaAlgeria 4.61 million 2002
27 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.49 million 2002
28 PeruPeru 4.28 million 2002
29 IraqIraq 4.28 million 2002
30 South KoreaSouth Korea 4.19 million 2003
31 MoroccoMorocco 4.1 million 2002
32 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 4.02 million 1998
33 NepalNepal 3.93 million 2002
34 FranceFrance 3.79 million 2002
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 3.62 million 2002
35 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.45 million 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 3.31 million 2002
36 GermanyGermany 3.3 million 2002
37 AfghanistanAfghanistan 3.27 million 2002
38 SudanSudan 3.03 million 2002
39 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.01 million 2002
40 SyriaSyria 2.98 million 2002
41 PolandPoland 2.98 million 2002
42 YemenYemen 2.95 million 2002
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 2.87 million 1982
43 MadagascarMadagascar 2.86 million 2002
44 MalawiMalawi 2.85 million 2002
45 CameroonCameroon 2.8 million 2002
46 ItalyItaly 2.78 million 2002
47 CambodiaCambodia 2.77 million 2002
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 2.71 million 1986
48 MozambiqueMozambique 2.71 million 2002
49 GhanaGhana 2.68 million 2003
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 2.66 million 2002
50 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2.51 million 2002
51 SpainSpain 2.49 million 2002
52 CanadaCanada 2.48 million 2001
53 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.36 million 2003
54 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.34 million 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.3 million 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 2.28 million 2002
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 2.18 million 2001
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 2.15 million 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 2.13 million 2002
55 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.08 million 2002
56 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.05 million 2002
57 EcuadorEcuador 1.99 million 2002
58 UkraineUkraine 1.96 million 2002
59 AustraliaAustralia 1.93 million 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.93 million 2002
60 ZambiaZambia 1.73 million 2002
61 ChileChile 1.71 million 2003
62 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.7 million 2003
63 RwandaRwanda 1.64 million 2002
64 BoliviaBolivia 1.54 million 2002
65 HaitiHaiti 1.49 million 1997
66 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.37 million 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.37 million 2002
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 1.3 million 2002
67 MaliMali 1.29 million 2002
68 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.29 million 2002
69 SenegalSenegal 1.29 million 2002
70 TunisiaTunisia 1.28 million 2002
71 BeninBenin 1.23 million 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.13 million 2002
72 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1.12 million 2002
73 ChadChad 1.12 million 2002
74 HondurasHonduras 1.12 million 2001
75 GuineaGuinea 1.07 million 2002
76 AngolaAngola 1.06 million 1999
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.04 million 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.01 million 2002
77 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.01 million 2002
78 RomaniaRomania 990,807 2002
79 El SalvadorEl Salvador 987,676 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 985,795.78 2002
80 TogoTogo 975,063 2002
81 ParaguayParaguay 962,661 2002
82 CubaCuba 925,335 2002
83 NicaraguaNicaragua 923,391 2002
84 BurundiBurundi 894,859 2002
85 LaosLaos 875,300 2002
86 NigerNiger 857,592 2002
87 JordanJordan 786,154 2002
88 SwedenSweden 774,888 2002
89 IsraelIsrael 769,856 2002
90 PortugalPortugal 767,872 2002
91 BelgiumBelgium 761,730 2002
92 LibyaLibya 743,997 2002
93 TajikistanTajikistan 694,930 2002
94 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 660,425 2002
95 GreeceGreece 652,052 2002
96 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 635,652 2002
97 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 566,581 2002
98 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 554,308 2000
99 Costa RicaCosta Rica 545,509 2002
100 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 535,577 2002
101 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 509,507 2002
102 LiberiaLiberia 496,253 1999
103 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 492,908 1981
104 Hong KongHong Kong 487,465 2002
105 HungaryHungary 464,013 2002
106 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 449,399 2002
107 LebanonLebanon 449,311 2002
108 IrelandIreland 447,618 2002
109 BelarusBelarus 437,005 2002
110 NorwayNorway 432,618 2002
111 PanamaPanama 419,904 2002
112 DenmarkDenmark 419,806 2002
113 LesothoLesotho 418,668 2002
114 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 414,537 2002
115 NamibiaNamibia 404,783 2002
116 MauritaniaMauritania 394,401 2002
117 FinlandFinland 392,741 2002
118 AustriaAustria 379,920 2002
119 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 379,575 2000
120 UruguayUruguay 364,858 2002
121 New ZealandNew Zealand 361,866 2002
122 EritreaEritrea 359,299 2002
123 BulgariaBulgaria 333,016 2002
124 BotswanaBotswana 331,393 2002
125 JamaicaJamaica 325,302 2002
126 OmanOman 314,064 2002
127 GabonGabon 279,816 2002
128 SlovakiaSlovakia 270,004 2002
129 SingaporeSingapore 269,668 1996
130 AlbaniaAlbania 252,829 2002
131 United Arab EmiratesUAE 248,370 2002
132 MongoliaMongolia 238,676 2002
133 GeorgiaGeorgia 238,371 2002
134 MoldovaMoldova 215,442 2002
135 SwazilandSwaziland 209,037 2002
136 SomaliaSomalia 196,496 1985
137 CroatiaCroatia 192,004 2002
138 East TimorEast Timor 183,626 2001
139 LithuaniaLithuania 183,542 2002
140 The GambiaThe Gambia 178,288 2002
141 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 155,033 2000
142 KuwaitKuwait 154,056 2002
143 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 141,036 2002
144 ArmeniaArmenia 134,664 2002
145 MauritiusMauritius 132,432 2002
146 FijiFiji 115,014 2001
147 GuyanaGuyana 111,854 2002
148 ComorosComoros 106,972 2002
149 LatviaLatvia 103,359 2002
150 EstoniaEstonia 100,171 2002
151 BhutanBhutan 91,390 2002
152 Cape VerdeCape Verde 87,841 2002
153 SloveniaSlovenia 87,085 2002
154 BahrainBahrain 81,887 2002
155 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 78,390 2001
156 ReunionReunion 73,702 1995
157 MaldivesMaldives 68,242 2002
158 QatarQatar 66,473 2002
159 SurinameSuriname 64,659 2002
160 CyprusCyprus 62,868 2002
161 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 55,093 2002
162 DjiboutiDjibouti 48,713 2003
163 BelizeBelize 47,187 2002
164 BruneiBrunei 44,882 2002
165 MacauMacau 41,917 2002
166 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 38,332 1994
167 VanuatuVanuatu 37,470 2002
168 MartiniqueMartinique 34,559 1995
169 LuxembourgLuxembourg 34,081 2002
170 The BahamasThe Bahamas 34,079 2002
171 MaltaMalta 31,710 2002
172 IcelandIceland 31,470 2002
173 SamoaSamoa 30,164 2002
174 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 29,415 1995
175 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 28,780 2001
176 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 24,573 2002
177 BarbadosBarbados 23,074 2002
178 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 22,667 2002
179 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 22,308 1994
180 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 18,629 2002
181 TongaTonga 17,105 2002
182 French GuianaFrench Guiana 17,006 1995
183 GrenadaGrenada 16,598 2002
184 GuamGuam 15,516 1988
185 KiribatiKiribati 14,823 2002
186 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 14,544 1992
187 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 13,025 1999
188 DominicaDominica 10,460 2002
189 ArubaAruba 9,897 2002
190 SeychellesSeychelles 9,623 2002
191 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 8,777 2001
192 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 7,884 1991
193 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 6,401 2002
194 BermudaBermuda 4,910 2001
195 AndorraAndorra 4,142 2002
196 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 3,579 2001
197 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 2,780 2002
198 Cook IslandsCook Islands 2,596 2000
199 GibraltarGibraltar 2,377 2000
200 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2,218 2002
201 MonacoMonaco 1,985 2000
202 PalauPalau 1,939 2000
203 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 1,810 2002
204 NauruNauru 1,598 1998
205 AnguillaAnguilla 1,447 2002
206 TuvaluTuvalu 1,427 2001
207 San MarinoSan Marino 1,249 1999
208 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 582 1985
209 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 492 1994
210 MontserratMontserrat 465 2002
211 TokelauTokelau 361 1991
212 NiueNiue 251 2002
213 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 199 1995

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Interesting observations about Education > Education enrolment by level > Primary level

  • All of the top 2 countries by education enrolment by level > primary level are Emerging markets'.
  • 10 of the top 12 countries by education enrolment by level > primary level are Hot countries.
  • China has ranked in the top 2 for education enrolment by level > primary level since 1980.
  • India has ranked in the top 2 for education enrolment by level > primary level since 1980.
  • Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has ranked last for education enrolment by level > primary level since 1980.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by education enrolment by level > primary level are East Asian and Pacific.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by education enrolment by level > primary level are Cold countries'.
  • 3 of the top 5 countries by education enrolment by level > primary level are Former British Colonies'.
  • Indonesia has ranked in the top 4 for education enrolment by level > primary level since 1980.
  • 73 of the top 139 countries by education enrolment by level > primary level are Christian.
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