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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
1 IndiaIndia 137.75 million 2011
2 ChinaChina 99.71 million 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 35.93 million 2011
3 BrazilBrazil 35.84 million 1998
4 IndonesiaIndonesia 30.66 million 2011
5 European UnionEuropean Union 27.79 million 2011
6 United StatesUnited States 24.43 million 2011
7 NigeriaNigeria 20.68 million 2010
8 BangladeshBangladesh 18.43 million 2011
9 PakistanPakistan 18.12 million 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 16.86 million 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 15.86 million 2011
10 MexicoMexico 14.93 million 2011
11 EthiopiaEthiopia 14.53 million 2012
12 PhilippinesPhilippines 13.69 million 2009
13 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 12 million 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 10.84 million 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 10.41 million 2009
14 EgyptEgypt 10.27 million 2011
15 TanzaniaTanzania 8.25 million 2012
16 UgandaUganda 8.1 million 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 7.64 million 2011
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 7.55 million 2007
17 KenyaKenya 7.15 million 2009
18 VietnamVietnam 7.1 million 2012
19 JapanJapan 7.03 million 2011
20 South AfricaSouth Africa 7 million 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.71 million 2010
21 TurkeyTurkey 6.58 million 2011
22 IranIran 5.75 million 2012
23 ThailandThailand 5.37 million 2009
24 MozambiqueMozambique 5.36 million 2012
25 AfghanistanAfghanistan 5.29 million 2011
26 BurmaBurma 5.13 million 2010
27 AngolaAngola 5.03 million 2011
28 RussiaRussia 5.02 million 2009
29 IraqIraq 4.86 million 2007
30 NepalNepal 4.78 million 2012
31 SudanSudan 4.74 million 2009
32 ColombiaColombia 4.74 million 2012
33 ArgentinaArgentina 4.7 million 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 4.59 million 2010
34 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.42 million 2011
35 MadagascarMadagascar 4.4 million 2012
36 FranceFrance 4.17 million 2011
37 GhanaGhana 4.06 million 2012
38 MoroccoMorocco 4.02 million 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 3.97 million 2010
39 CameroonCameroon 3.85 million 2012
40 MalawiMalawi 3.69 million 2012
41 YemenYemen 3.68 million 2012
42 PeruPeru 3.67 million 2011
43 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.49 million 2012
44 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.45 million 2012
45 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3.44 million 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 3.42 million 2011
46 South KoreaSouth Korea 3.14 million 2011
47 ZambiaZambia 3.14 million 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.1 million 2009
48 GermanyGermany 2.99 million 2011
49 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.95 million 2010
50 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.92 million 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 2.88 million 1984
51 ItalyItaly 2.83 million 2011
52 SpainSpain 2.77 million 2011
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 2.71 million 1986
53 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.64 million 2011
54 SyriaSyria 2.55 million 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.54 million 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 2.48 million 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 2.41 million 2011
55 RwandaRwanda 2.39 million 2012
56 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.36 million 2003
57 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2.34 million 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 2.32 million 2012
58 CambodiaCambodia 2.19 million 2012
59 PolandPoland 2.19 million 2011
60 CanadaCanada 2.17 million 2010
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 2.13 million 2009
61 EcuadorEcuador 2.12 million 2012
62 MaliMali 2.11 million 2012
63 ChadChad 2.09 million 2012
64 NigerNiger 2.05 million 2012
65 AustraliaAustralia 2.04 million 2011
66 BeninBenin 1.99 million 2012
67 BurundiBurundi 1.98 million 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 1.97 million 2010
68 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.95 million 2011
69 SenegalSenegal 1.78 million 2012
70 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.74 million 2011
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 1.68 million 2010
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 1.64 million 2010
71 GuineaGuinea 1.6 million 2012
72 UkraineUkraine 1.58 million 2012
73 ChileChile 1.52 million 2011
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1.49 million 2010
74 HaitiHaiti 1.49 million 1998
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.42 million 2011
75 BoliviaBolivia 1.39 million 2011
76 TogoTogo 1.37 million 2012
77 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.31 million 2011
78 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.29 million 2011
79 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.25 million 2012
80 HondurasHonduras 1.22 million 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.1 million 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.08 million 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 1.07 million 2010
81 TunisiaTunisia 1.05 million 2012
82 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1.01 million 2012
83 NicaraguaNicaragua 923,745 2010
84 El SalvadorEl Salvador 900,681 2011
85 LaosLaos 883,938 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 883,192.05 2011
86 ParaguayParaguay 839,291 2010
87 JordanJordan 834,958 2011
88 RomaniaRomania 825,962 2011
89 IsraelIsrael 807,424 2010
90 CubaCuba 803,194 2012
91 LibyaLibya 755,338 2006
92 BelgiumBelgium 736,062 2011
93 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 734,493 2012
94 PortugalPortugal 733,515 2010
95 LiberiaLiberia 674,534 2011
96 TajikistanTajikistan 662,513 2012
97 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 662,317 2012
98 GreeceGreece 642,639 2010
99 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 600,557 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 595,917.08 2011
100 SwedenSweden 578,486 2011
101 MauritaniaMauritania 553,584 2012
102 IrelandIreland 511,466 2011
103 Costa RicaCosta Rica 506,961 2011
104 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 491,479 2012
105 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 487,436 2011
106 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 468,273 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 458,264.5 2011
107 SomaliaSomalia 457,132 2007
108 LebanonLebanon 456,206 2012
109 PanamaPanama 437,277 2012
110 NorwayNorway 423,333 2011
111 NamibiaNamibia 415,454 2012
112 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 405,318 2012
113 DenmarkDenmark 403,344 2010
114 HungaryHungary 386,958 2011
115 LesothoLesotho 381,690 2012
116 United Arab EmiratesUAE 364,017 2012
117 BelarusBelarus 351,780 2012
118 New ZealandNew Zealand 347,349 2011
119 FinlandFinland 345,615 2011
120 UruguayUruguay 341,885 2010
121 EritreaEritrea 334,245 2012
122 BotswanaBotswana 330,775 2009
123 AustriaAustria 326,351 2011
124 Hong KongHong Kong 326,208 2012
125 GabonGabon 317,946 2011
Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile) 312,646.67 2005
126 OmanOman 299,471 2012
127 JamaicaJamaica 299,344 2010
128 SingaporeSingapore 294,602 2009
129 SerbiaSerbia 289,403 2012
130 GeorgiaGeorgia 287,245 2012
131 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 278,890 2010
132 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 269,885 2011
133 MongoliaMongolia 256,584 2012
134 BulgariaBulgaria 255,086 2011
135 The GambiaThe Gambia 244,033 2012
136 East TimorEast Timor 241,871 2011
137 SwazilandSwaziland 239,721 2011
138 KuwaitKuwait 230,280 2012
139 SlovakiaSlovakia 209,213 2011
140 AlbaniaAlbania 206,617 2012
141 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 166,620 2012
142 CroatiaCroatia 162,186 2011
143 ArmeniaArmenia 138,470 2012
144 MoldovaMoldova 138,095 2012
145 ComorosComoros 133,023 2012
146 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 131,350 2010
147 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 121,437 2012
148 LithuaniaLithuania 115,581 2011
149 LatviaLatvia 113,668 2011
150 MauritiusMauritius 113,634 2012
151 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 110,759 2010
152 BhutanBhutan 110,575 2012
153 SloveniaSlovenia 106,946 2011
154 QatarQatar 101,424 2012
155 FijiFiji 101,384 2011
156 GuyanaGuyana 98,662 2011
157 BahrainBahrain 95,524 2012
158 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 92,029 2012
159 EstoniaEstonia 72,955 2010
160 SurinameSuriname 71,606 2011
161 Cape VerdeCape Verde 67,903 2012
162 DjiboutiDjibouti 63,612 2012
163 CyprusCyprus 54,371 2011
164 BelizeBelize 53,605 2012
165 BruneiBrunei 42,753 2012
166 VanuatuVanuatu 41,834 2010
167 MaldivesMaldives 40,201 2011
168 MontenegroMontenegro 38,362 2012
169 LuxembourgLuxembourg 35,099 2011
170 The BahamasThe Bahamas 33,977 2010
171 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 33,893 2012
172 SamoaSamoa 29,869 2012
173 IcelandIceland 29,432 2011
174 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 29,415 1996
175 MaltaMalta 24,324 2011
176 MacauMacau 22,646 2012
177 BarbadosBarbados 22,509 2011
178 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 22,308 1994
179 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 18,512 2007
180 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 18,172 2012
181 TongaTonga 17,222 2012
182 KiribatiKiribati 15,566 2009
183 GuamGuam 15,516 1989
184 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 13,811 2012
185 GrenadaGrenada 13,663 2010
186 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 10,855 2011
187 ArubaAruba 9,112 2011
188 SeychellesSeychelles 8,695 2011
189 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 8,546 2011
190 DominicaDominica 8,144 2012
191 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 7,884 1992
192 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 5,812 2012
193 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 5,539 1971
194 BermudaBermuda 4,347 2011
195 AndorraAndorra 4,130 2012
196 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 3,985 2011
197 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 2,891 2009
198 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2,014 2011
199 MonacoMonaco 1,766 2012
200 San MarinoSan Marino 1,574 2012
201 PalauPalau 1,544 2007
202 TuvaluTuvalu 1,460 2006

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Education > Primary education, pupils, 2012IndiaChinaBrazilIndonesiaEuropean UnionUnited StatesNigeriaBangladeshPakistanMexicoEthiopiaPhilippinesDemocratic Republic of the CongoEgyptTanzaniaOther

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.
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