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Education > Elementary school > Enrolled students: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndiaIndia 140.36 million 2007
2 ChinaChina 105.95 million 2008
3 IndonesiaIndonesia 29.5 million 2008
4 United StatesUnited States 24.68 million 2008
5 NigeriaNigeria 21.63 million 2007
6 PakistanPakistan 18.18 million 2008
7 BrazilBrazil 17.81 million 2008
8 BangladeshBangladesh 16 million 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 15.78 million 2007
9 MexicoMexico 14.7 million 2008
10 PhilippinesPhilippines 13.41 million 2008
11 EthiopiaEthiopia 12.74 million 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 12.37 million 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 11.94 million 2007
12 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 9.97 million 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 9.79 million 2008
13 TanzaniaTanzania 8.6 million 2008
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 8.04 million 2003
14 UgandaUganda 7.96 million 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 7.73 million 2007
15 South AfricaSouth Africa 7.31 million 2007
16 JapanJapan 7.17 million 2008
17 VietnamVietnam 6.87 million 2008
18 KenyaKenya 6.87 million 2008
19 TurkeyTurkey 6.76 million 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.39 million 2007
20 ThailandThailand 5.56 million 2008
21 ColombiaColombia 5.29 million 2008
22 BurmaBurma 5.11 million 2008
23 RussiaRussia 4.97 million 2008
24 MozambiqueMozambique 4.9 million 2008
25 AfghanistanAfghanistan 4.89 million 2008
26 SudanSudan 4.74 million 2009
27 ArgentinaArgentina 4.7 million 2007
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 4.56 million 2006
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.49 million 2008
28 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.47 million 2008
29 IraqIraq 4.43 million 2005
30 NepalNepal 4.42 million 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 4.3 million 2005
31 FranceFrance 4.14 million 2008
32 MadagascarMadagascar 4.02 million 2008
33 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.94 million 2008
34 AngolaAngola 3.93 million 2008
35 MoroccoMorocco 3.88 million 2008
36 PeruPeru 3.85 million 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 3.63 million 2005
37 GhanaGhana 3.63 million 2008
38 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.44 million 2008
39 GermanyGermany 3.24 million 2008
40 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3.21 million 2008
41 CameroonCameroon 3.2 million 2008
42 MalawiMalawi 3.2 million 2008
43 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.1 million 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 3.04 million 2007
44 ZambiaZambia 2.91 million 2008
45 ItalyItaly 2.82 million 2007
46 SpainSpain 2.63 million 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 2.51 million 1985
47 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.5 million 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 2.49 million 2007
48 PolandPoland 2.48 million 2007
49 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.45 million 2006
50 SyriaSyria 2.36 million 2008
51 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.36 million 2008
52 CambodiaCambodia 2.34 million 2008
53 CanadaCanada 2.31 million 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 2.26 million 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 2.2 million 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.2 million 2007
54 RwandaRwanda 2.19 million 2008
55 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2.07 million 2008
56 EcuadorEcuador 2.04 million 2008
57 AustraliaAustralia 1.98 million 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1.95 million 2007
58 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.91 million 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 1.83 million 2007
59 MaliMali 1.82 million 2008
60 ChileChile 1.68 million 2007
61 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.63 million 2008
62 SenegalSenegal 1.62 million 2008
63 BurundiBurundi 1.6 million 2008
64 BeninBenin 1.6 million 2008
65 UkraineUkraine 1.57 million 2008
66 NigerNiger 1.55 million 2009
67 BoliviaBolivia 1.51 million 2007
68 ChadChad 1.5 million 2008
69 HaitiHaiti 1.43 million 1997
70 GuineaGuinea 1.36 million 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.35 million 2007
71 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.32 million 2007
72 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.31 million 2008
73 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.29 million 2008
74 HondurasHonduras 1.28 million 2008
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.08 million 2007
75 TunisiaTunisia 1.04 million 2008
76 TogoTogo 1.02 million 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.01 million 2007
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1 million 2007
77 El SalvadorEl Salvador 993,795 2008
78 KazakhstanKazakhstan 950,976 2009
79 NicaraguaNicaragua 944,341 2008
80 LaosLaos 900,817 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 895,933.93 1980
81 ParaguayParaguay 894,422 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 888,069.79 2008
82 CubaCuba 871,444 2008
83 RomaniaRomania 865,175 2008
84 IsraelIsrael 841,394 2008
85 JordanJordan 817,160 2008
86 LibyaLibya 755,338 2006
87 PortugalPortugal 753,646 2007
88 BelgiumBelgium 733,052 2008
89 TajikistanTajikistan 692,247 2008
90 GreeceGreece 639,083 2007
91 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 628,081 2008
92 SwedenSweden 584,726 2008
93 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 584,078 2008
94 LiberiaLiberia 539,887 2008
95 Costa RicaCosta Rica 534,816 2008
96 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 532,250 2006
97 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 505,382 2008
98 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 496,697 2008
99 IrelandIreland 486,921 2008
100 MauritaniaMauritania 473,688 2008
101 LebanonLebanon 467,311 2008
102 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 459,899 2008
103 SomaliaSomalia 457,132 2007
104 PanamaPanama 445,107 2008
105 NorwayNorway 429,585 2008
106 DenmarkDenmark 415,793 2007
107 NamibiaNamibia 407,402 2008
108 LesothoLesotho 400,943 2007
109 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 399,833 2008
110 HungaryHungary 394,246 2008
111 BelarusBelarus 362,377 2008
112 UruguayUruguay 359,439 2007
113 FinlandFinland 357,403 2008
114 New ZealandNew Zealand 348,160 2008
115 AustriaAustria 337,448 2008
116 BotswanaBotswana 330,417 2006
117 JamaicaJamaica 315,129 2008
118 EritreaEritrea 314,034 2008
119 GeorgiaGeorgia 311,265 2008
120 SingaporeSingapore 299,704 2008
121 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 289,785 2008
122 United Arab EmiratesUAE 284,034 2007
123 GabonGabon 281,371 2004
124 OmanOman 271,407 2008
125 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 269,287 2006
126 BulgariaBulgaria 262,701 2008
127 AlbaniaAlbania 250,487 2004
128 MongoliaMongolia 239,663 2008
129 SwazilandSwaziland 232,572 2007
130 SlovakiaSlovakia 224,769 2008
131 The GambiaThe Gambia 220,931 2008
132 KuwaitKuwait 208,608 2008
133 East TimorEast Timor 201,264 2008
134 CroatiaCroatia 190,693 2007
135 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 181,917 2008
136 MoldovaMoldova 151,736 2008
137 LithuaniaLithuania 135,719 2008
138 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 130,880 2008
139 ArmeniaArmenia 121,841 2008
140 MauritiusMauritius 119,022 2008
141 LatviaLatvia 117,129 2008
142 ComorosComoros 111,115 2008
143 BhutanBhutan 108,842 2009
144 GuyanaGuyana 107,456 2008
145 SloveniaSlovenia 107,295 2008
146 FijiFiji 102,543 2008
147 BahrainBahrain 86,084 2008
148 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 83,232 2007
149 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 81,099 2007
150 QatarQatar 78,123 2008
151 Cape VerdeCape Verde 76,299 2008
152 EstoniaEstonia 74,629 2008
153 SurinameSuriname 69,604 2008
154 CyprusCyprus 56,799 2008
155 DjiboutiDjibouti 56,395 2008
156 BelizeBelize 51,994 2008
157 MaldivesMaldives 47,082 2008
158 BruneiBrunei 45,125 2008
159 VanuatuVanuatu 37,817 2007
160 The BahamasThe Bahamas 36,833 2008
161 LuxembourgLuxembourg 35,630 2008
162 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 33,789 2009
163 SamoaSamoa 30,199 2007
164 IcelandIceland 29,945 2008
165 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 29,415 1996
166 MaltaMalta 27,782 2007
167 BarbadosBarbados 22,849 2008
168 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 22,667 2003
169 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 22,308 1994
170 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 20,938 2008
171 TongaTonga 16,941 2006
172 KiribatiKiribati 16,123 2008
173 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 15,532 2008
174 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 14,544 1993
175 GrenadaGrenada 13,873 2008
176 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 11,562 2008
177 ArubaAruba 10,012 2008
178 SeychellesSeychelles 8,744 2008
179 DominicaDominica 8,369 2008
180 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 8,215 2007
181 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 6,728 2006
182 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 6,474 2008
183 BermudaBermuda 4,678 2006
184 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 3,736 2008
185 GibraltarGibraltar 3,211 2008
186 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 2,220 2005
187 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2,158 2008
188 MonacoMonaco 1,837 2009
189 San MarinoSan Marino 1,573 2008
190 PalauPalau 1,544 2007
191 TuvaluTuvalu 1,460 2006

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