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DEFINITION:
Primary education, pupils. Enrolment in primary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | India | 137.75 million | 2011 | ||
2 | China | 99.71 million | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 35.93 million | 2011 | |||
3 | Brazil | 35.84 million | 1998 | ||
4 | Indonesia | 30.66 million | 2011 | ||
5 | European Union | 27.79 million | 2011 | ||
6 | United States | 24.43 million | 2011 | ||
7 | Nigeria | 20.68 million | 2010 | ||
8 | Bangladesh | 18.43 million | 2011 | ||
9 | Pakistan | 18.12 million | 2012 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 16.86 million | 2010 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 15.86 million | 2011 | |||
10 | Mexico | 14.93 million | 2011 | ||
11 | Ethiopia | 14.53 million | 2012 | ||
12 | Philippines | 13.69 million | 2009 | ||
13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12 million | 2012 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 10.84 million | 2011 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 10.41 million | 2009 | |||
14 | Egypt | 10.27 million | 2011 | ||
15 | Tanzania | 8.25 million | 2012 | ||
16 | Uganda | 8.1 million | 2011 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 7.64 million | 2011 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 7.55 million | 2007 | |||
17 | Kenya | 7.15 million | 2009 | ||
18 | Vietnam | 7.1 million | 2012 | ||
19 | Japan | 7.03 million | 2011 | ||
20 | South Africa | 7 million | 2012 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 6.71 million | 2010 | |||
21 | Turkey | 6.58 million | 2011 | ||
22 | Iran | 5.75 million | 2012 | ||
23 | Thailand | 5.37 million | 2009 | ||
24 | Mozambique | 5.36 million | 2012 | ||
25 | Afghanistan | 5.29 million | 2011 | ||
26 | Burma | 5.13 million | 2010 | ||
27 | Angola | 5.03 million | 2011 | ||
28 | Russia | 5.02 million | 2009 | ||
29 | Iraq | 4.86 million | 2007 | ||
30 | Nepal | 4.78 million | 2012 | ||
31 | Sudan | 4.74 million | 2009 | ||
32 | Colombia | 4.74 million | 2012 | ||
33 | Argentina | 4.7 million | 2010 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 4.59 million | 2010 | |||
34 | United Kingdom | 4.42 million | 2011 | ||
35 | Madagascar | 4.4 million | 2012 | ||
36 | France | 4.17 million | 2011 | ||
37 | Ghana | 4.06 million | 2012 | ||
38 | Morocco | 4.02 million | 2012 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 3.97 million | 2010 | |||
39 | Cameroon | 3.85 million | 2012 | ||
40 | Malawi | 3.69 million | 2012 | ||
41 | Yemen | 3.68 million | 2012 | ||
42 | Peru | 3.67 million | 2011 | ||
43 | Venezuela | 3.49 million | 2012 | ||
44 | Algeria | 3.45 million | 2012 | ||
45 | Saudi Arabia | 3.44 million | 2012 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 3.42 million | 2011 | |||
46 | South Korea | 3.14 million | 2011 | ||
47 | Zambia | 3.14 million | 2012 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.1 million | 2009 | |||
48 | Germany | 2.99 million | 2011 | ||
49 | Malaysia | 2.95 million | 2010 | ||
50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.92 million | 2012 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 2.88 million | 1984 | |||
51 | Italy | 2.83 million | 2011 | ||
52 | Spain | 2.77 million | 2011 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 2.71 million | 1986 | |||
53 | Guatemala | 2.64 million | 2011 | ||
54 | Syria | 2.55 million | 2012 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 2.54 million | 2011 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 2.48 million | 2010 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2.41 million | 2011 | |||
55 | Rwanda | 2.39 million | 2012 | ||
56 | Zimbabwe | 2.36 million | 2003 | ||
57 | Burkina Faso | 2.34 million | 2012 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 2.32 million | 2012 | |||
58 | Cambodia | 2.19 million | 2012 | ||
59 | Poland | 2.19 million | 2011 | ||
60 | Canada | 2.17 million | 2010 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 2.13 million | 2009 | |||
61 | Ecuador | 2.12 million | 2012 | ||
62 | Mali | 2.11 million | 2012 | ||
63 | Chad | 2.09 million | 2012 | ||
64 | Niger | 2.05 million | 2012 | ||
65 | Australia | 2.04 million | 2011 | ||
66 | Benin | 1.99 million | 2012 | ||
67 | Burundi | 1.98 million | 2012 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 1.97 million | 2010 | |||
68 | Uzbekistan | 1.95 million | 2011 | ||
69 | Senegal | 1.78 million | 2012 | ||
70 | Sri Lanka | 1.74 million | 2011 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 1.68 million | 2010 | |||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 1.64 million | 2010 | |||
71 | Guinea | 1.6 million | 2012 | ||
72 | Ukraine | 1.58 million | 2012 | ||
73 | Chile | 1.52 million | 2011 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1.49 million | 2010 | |||
74 | Haiti | 1.49 million | 1998 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 1.42 million | 2011 | |||
75 | Bolivia | 1.39 million | 2011 | ||
76 | Togo | 1.37 million | 2012 | ||
77 | Dominican Republic | 1.31 million | 2011 | ||
78 | Netherlands | 1.29 million | 2011 | ||
79 | Sierra Leone | 1.25 million | 2012 | ||
80 | Honduras | 1.22 million | 2012 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 1.1 million | 2011 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 1.08 million | 2011 | |||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 1.07 million | 2010 | |||
81 | Tunisia | 1.05 million | 2012 | ||
82 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 million | 2012 | ||
83 | Nicaragua | 923,745 | 2010 | ||
84 | El Salvador | 900,681 | 2011 | ||
85 | Laos | 883,938 | 2012 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 883,192.05 | 2011 | |||
86 | Paraguay | 839,291 | 2010 | ||
87 | Jordan | 834,958 | 2011 | ||
88 | Romania | 825,962 | 2011 | ||
89 | Israel | 807,424 | 2010 | ||
90 | Cuba | 803,194 | 2012 | ||
91 | Libya | 755,338 | 2006 | ||
92 | Belgium | 736,062 | 2011 | ||
93 | Republic of the Congo | 734,493 | 2012 | ||
94 | Portugal | 733,515 | 2010 | ||
95 | Liberia | 674,534 | 2011 | ||
96 | Tajikistan | 662,513 | 2012 | ||
97 | Central African Republic | 662,317 | 2012 | ||
98 | Greece | 642,639 | 2010 | ||
99 | Papua New Guinea | 600,557 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 595,917.08 | 2011 | |||
100 | Sweden | 578,486 | 2011 | ||
101 | Mauritania | 553,584 | 2012 | ||
102 | Ireland | 511,466 | 2011 | ||
103 | Costa Rica | 506,961 | 2011 | ||
104 | Azerbaijan | 491,479 | 2012 | ||
105 | Switzerland | 487,436 | 2011 | ||
106 | Czech Republic | 468,273 | 2011 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 458,264.5 | 2011 | |||
107 | Somalia | 457,132 | 2007 | ||
108 | Lebanon | 456,206 | 2012 | ||
109 | Panama | 437,277 | 2012 | ||
110 | Norway | 423,333 | 2011 | ||
111 | Namibia | 415,454 | 2012 | ||
112 | Kyrgyzstan | 405,318 | 2012 | ||
113 | Denmark | 403,344 | 2010 | ||
114 | Hungary | 386,958 | 2011 | ||
115 | Lesotho | 381,690 | 2012 | ||
116 | United Arab Emirates | 364,017 | 2012 | ||
117 | Belarus | 351,780 | 2012 | ||
118 | New Zealand | 347,349 | 2011 | ||
119 | Finland | 345,615 | 2011 | ||
120 | Uruguay | 341,885 | 2010 | ||
121 | Eritrea | 334,245 | 2012 | ||
122 | Botswana | 330,775 | 2009 | ||
123 | Austria | 326,351 | 2011 | ||
124 | Hong Kong | 326,208 | 2012 | ||
125 | Gabon | 317,946 | 2011 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 312,646.67 | 2005 | |||
126 | Oman | 299,471 | 2012 | ||
127 | Jamaica | 299,344 | 2010 | ||
128 | Singapore | 294,602 | 2009 | ||
129 | Serbia | 289,403 | 2012 | ||
130 | Georgia | 287,245 | 2012 | ||
131 | Guinea-Bissau | 278,890 | 2010 | ||
132 | Puerto Rico | 269,885 | 2011 | ||
133 | Mongolia | 256,584 | 2012 | ||
134 | Bulgaria | 255,086 | 2011 | ||
135 | The Gambia | 244,033 | 2012 | ||
136 | East Timor | 241,871 | 2011 | ||
137 | Swaziland | 239,721 | 2011 | ||
138 | Kuwait | 230,280 | 2012 | ||
139 | Slovakia | 209,213 | 2011 | ||
140 | Albania | 206,617 | 2012 | ||
141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 166,620 | 2012 | ||
142 | Croatia | 162,186 | 2011 | ||
143 | Armenia | 138,470 | 2012 | ||
144 | Moldova | 138,095 | 2012 | ||
145 | Comoros | 133,023 | 2012 | ||
146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 131,350 | 2010 | ||
147 | Solomon Islands | 121,437 | 2012 | ||
148 | Lithuania | 115,581 | 2011 | ||
149 | Latvia | 113,668 | 2011 | ||
150 | Mauritius | 113,634 | 2012 | ||
151 | Republic of Macedonia | 110,759 | 2010 | ||
152 | Bhutan | 110,575 | 2012 | ||
153 | Slovenia | 106,946 | 2011 | ||
154 | Qatar | 101,424 | 2012 | ||
155 | Fiji | 101,384 | 2011 | ||
156 | Guyana | 98,662 | 2011 | ||
157 | Bahrain | 95,524 | 2012 | ||
158 | Equatorial Guinea | 92,029 | 2012 | ||
159 | Estonia | 72,955 | 2010 | ||
160 | Suriname | 71,606 | 2011 | ||
161 | Cape Verde | 67,903 | 2012 | ||
162 | Djibouti | 63,612 | 2012 | ||
163 | Cyprus | 54,371 | 2011 | ||
164 | Belize | 53,605 | 2012 | ||
165 | Brunei | 42,753 | 2012 | ||
166 | Vanuatu | 41,834 | 2010 | ||
167 | Maldives | 40,201 | 2011 | ||
168 | Montenegro | 38,362 | 2012 | ||
169 | Luxembourg | 35,099 | 2011 | ||
170 | The Bahamas | 33,977 | 2010 | ||
171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33,893 | 2012 | ||
172 | Samoa | 29,869 | 2012 | ||
173 | Iceland | 29,432 | 2011 | ||
174 | French Polynesia | 29,415 | 1996 | ||
175 | Malta | 24,324 | 2011 | ||
176 | Macau | 22,646 | 2012 | ||
177 | Barbados | 22,509 | 2011 | ||
178 | New Caledonia | 22,308 | 1994 | ||
179 | Federated States of Micronesia | 18,512 | 2007 | ||
180 | Saint Lucia | 18,172 | 2012 | ||
181 | Tonga | 17,222 | 2012 | ||
182 | Kiribati | 15,566 | 2009 | ||
183 | Guam | 15,516 | 1989 | ||
184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13,811 | 2012 | ||
185 | Grenada | 13,663 | 2010 | ||
186 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10,855 | 2011 | ||
187 | Aruba | 9,112 | 2011 | ||
188 | Seychelles | 8,695 | 2011 | ||
189 | Marshall Islands | 8,546 | 2011 | ||
190 | Dominica | 8,144 | 2012 | ||
191 | American Samoa | 7,884 | 1992 | ||
192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,812 | 2012 | ||
193 | Faeroe Islands | 5,539 | 1971 | ||
194 | Bermuda | 4,347 | 2011 | ||
195 | Andorra | 4,130 | 2012 | ||
196 | Cayman Islands | 3,985 | 2011 | ||
197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,891 | 2009 | ||
198 | Liechtenstein | 2,014 | 2011 | ||
199 | Monaco | 1,766 | 2012 | ||
200 | San Marino | 1,574 | 2012 | ||
201 | Palau | 1,544 | 2007 | ||
202 | Tuvalu | 1,460 | 2006 |
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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education, pupils
- India ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Hot countries in 2011.
- Indonesia ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
- China has ranked in the top 2 for primary education, pupils since 1970.
- Nigeria ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2010.
- Vietnam ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Former French colonies in 2012.
- Brazil ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Christian countries in 1998.
- Ethiopia ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
- All of the top 4 countries by primary education, pupils are Emerging markets'.
- Tuvalu has ranked last for primary education, pupils since 2001.
- Egypt ranked first for primary education, pupils amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2011.