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Education > Primary education > Pupils: 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 136.19 million 2004
2 ChinaChina 121 million 2004
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 43.69 million 2004
3 IndonesiaIndonesia 29.14 million 2004
4 United StatesUnited States 24.56 million 2004
5 NigeriaNigeria 22.27 million 2005
6 BrazilBrazil 18.92 million 2003
7 BangladeshBangladesh 17.94 million 2004
8 PakistanPakistan 17.26 million 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 17.21 million 2004
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 16.83 million 2004
9 MexicoMexico 14.78 million 2004
10 PhilippinesPhilippines 13.02 million 2004
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 12.85 million 2004
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 11.03 million 2003
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 8.22 million 2003
11 EthiopiaEthiopia 8.02 million 2005
12 EgyptEgypt 7.93 million 2004
13 TurkeyTurkey 7.87 million 2004
14 VietnamVietnam 7.77 million 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 7.73 million 2004
15 TanzaniaTanzania 7.54 million 2005
16 South AfricaSouth Africa 7.44 million 2004
17 IranIran 7.31 million 2005
18 JapanJapan 7.26 million 2004
19 UgandaUganda 7.15 million 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.35 million 2004
20 KenyaKenya 6.08 million 2005
21 ThailandThailand 5.97 million 2005
22 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 5.59 million 2003
23 ColombiaColombia 5.33 million 2005
24 RussiaRussia 5.33 million 2004
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 5.08 million 2002
25 BurmaBurma 4.95 million 2005
26 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.69 million 2004
27 ArgentinaArgentina 4.67 million 2003
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 4.63 million 2005
28 IraqIraq 4.43 million 2005
29 AlgeriaAlgeria 4.36 million 2005
30 AfghanistanAfghanistan 4.32 million 2005
31 PeruPeru 4.13 million 2004
32 South KoreaSouth Korea 4.13 million 2005
33 NepalNepal 4.03 million 2005
34 MoroccoMorocco 4.02 million 2005
35 MozambiqueMozambique 3.94 million 2005
36 FranceFrance 3.78 million 2004
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 3.62 million 2004
37 MadagascarMadagascar 3.6 million 2005
38 VenezuelaVenezuela 3.45 million 2005
39 GermanyGermany 3.31 million 2004
40 SudanSudan 3.28 million 2005
41 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 3.26 million 2005
42 YemenYemen 3.18 million 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 3.12 million 2003
43 MalaysiaMalaysia 3.06 million 2003
44 CameroonCameroon 3 million 2005
45 GhanaGhana 2.93 million 2005
46 MalawiMalawi 2.87 million 2005
47 PolandPoland 2.86 million 2004
48 ItalyItaly 2.77 million 2004
49 CambodiaCambodia 2.7 million 2005
50 ZambiaZambia 2.57 million 2005
51 SpainSpain 2.5 million 2004
52 CanadaCanada 2.46 million 2002
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 2.46 million 1991
53 UzbekistanUzbekistan 2.44 million 2004
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 2.43 million 2003
54 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.36 million 2003
55 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.35 million 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 2.31 million 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.28 million 2004
56 SyriaSyria 2.25 million 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 2.25 million 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 2.06 million 2004
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 2.06 million 2003
57 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.05 million 2003
58 EcuadorEcuador 2 million 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1.96 million 2004
59 UkraineUkraine 1.95 million 2005
60 AustraliaAustralia 1.93 million 2004
61 ChileChile 1.76 million 2004
62 RwandaRwanda 1.72 million 2005
63 SenegalSenegal 1.61 million 2005
64 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1.61 million 2004
65 BoliviaBolivia 1.54 million 2004
66 MaliMali 1.51 million 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.42 million 2004
67 BeninBenin 1.32 million 2005
68 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.29 million 2005
69 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.29 million 2005
70 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.28 million 2004
71 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.27 million 2005
72 ChadChad 1.26 million 2005
73 HondurasHonduras 1.26 million 2004
74 TunisiaTunisia 1.23 million 2004
75 GuineaGuinea 1.21 million 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.09 million 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.07 million 2004
76 NigerNiger 1.06 million 2005
77 AngolaAngola 1.06 million 1999
78 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1.05 million 2005
79 BurundiBurundi 1.04 million 2005
80 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1.02 million 2005
81 RomaniaRomania 1.01 million 2004
82 TogoTogo 996,707 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 993,559.14 2004
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 981,783.94 2004
83 NicaraguaNicaragua 945,089 2005
84 ParaguayParaguay 935,722 2003
85 CubaCuba 895,045 2005
86 LaosLaos 890,821 2005
87 JordanJordan 799,888 2004
88 IsraelIsrael 775,021 2004
89 PortugalPortugal 758,476 2004
90 BelgiumBelgium 747,111 2004
91 LibyaLibya 713,902 2005
92 TajikistanTajikistan 693,078 2005
93 SwedenSweden 690,758 2004
94 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 680,786 2003
95 GreeceGreece 657,492 2004
96 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 597,304 2005
97 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 568,097 2005
98 HaitiHaiti 555,433 1991
99 Costa RicaCosta Rica 542,087 2005
100 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 534,366 2004
101 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 532,092 2004
102 LiberiaLiberia 496,253 2000
103 LebanonLebanon 452,607 2005
104 Hong KongHong Kong 451,171 2005
105 IrelandIreland 450,413 2004
106 HungaryHungary 446,610 2004
107 MauritaniaMauritania 443,615 2005
108 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 434,155 2005
109 NorwayNorway 432,345 2004
110 PanamaPanama 430,152 2005
111 LesothoLesotho 422,278 2005
112 DenmarkDenmark 419,806 2004
113 NamibiaNamibia 402,812 2005
114 FinlandFinland 387,934 2004
115 BelarusBelarus 379,577 2005
116 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 379,575 2001
117 EritreaEritrea 377,512 2005
118 AustriaAustria 372,963 2004
119 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 367,983 2005
120 UruguayUruguay 365,423 2003
121 New ZealandNew Zealand 353,062 2004
122 GeorgiaGeorgia 337,071 2005
123 JamaicaJamaica 331,286 2004
124 BotswanaBotswana 328,692 2004
125 BulgariaBulgaria 314,221 2004
126 OmanOman 297,120 2005
127 GabonGabon 281,371 2004
128 United Arab EmiratesUAE 262,807 2005
129 SingaporeSingapore 260,286 1991
130 SlovakiaSlovakia 254,906 2004
131 MongoliaMongolia 251,205 2005
132 AlbaniaAlbania 250,487 2004
133 SwazilandSwaziland 218,352 2004
134 KuwaitKuwait 202,826 2005
135 CroatiaCroatia 192,004 2003
136 MoldovaMoldova 184,159 2005
137 East TimorEast Timor 179,559 2005
138 The GambiaThe Gambia 174,836 2004
139 LithuaniaLithuania 170,216 2004
140 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 155,033 2001
141 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 137,313 2005
142 ArmeniaArmenia 125,149 2005
143 MauritiusMauritius 123,562 2005
144 GuyanaGuyana 116,756 2004
145 FijiFiji 113,643 2005
146 ComorosComoros 106,700 2005
147 BhutanBhutan 99,458 2005
148 SloveniaSlovenia 93,371 2004
149 LatviaLatvia 92,453 2004
150 EstoniaEstonia 92,098 2004
151 BahrainBahrain 83,299 2005
152 Cape VerdeCape Verde 82,952 2005
153 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 75,809 2005
154 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 72,670 2005
155 QatarQatar 69,991 2005
156 SurinameSuriname 65,527 2005
157 CyprusCyprus 61,731 2004
158 MaldivesMaldives 57,873 2005
159 DjiboutiDjibouti 50,651 2005
160 BelizeBelize 49,124 2005
161 BruneiBrunei 46,012 2005
162 VanuatuVanuatu 39,341 2005
163 MacauMacau 37,401 2005
164 The BahamasThe Bahamas 37,050 2005
165 LuxembourgLuxembourg 34,603 2004
166 SamoaSamoa 31,596 2005
167 MaltaMalta 31,064 2004
168 IcelandIceland 30,984 2004
169 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 30,468 2005
170 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 25,817 2005
171 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 22,667 2003
172 BarbadosBarbados 22,249 2005
173 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 18,793 2005
174 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 17,858 2005
175 TongaTonga 16,940 2005
176 KiribatiKiribati 16,132 2005
177 GrenadaGrenada 16,072 2005
178 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 14,319 1991
179 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 13,025 2000
180 ArubaAruba 10,250 2005
181 DominicaDominica 9,441 2005
182 SeychellesSeychelles 9,194 2004
183 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 8,209 2004
184 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 8,200 1991
185 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 6,350 2005
186 BermudaBermuda 4,760 2005
187 AndorraAndorra 4,085 2005
188 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 3,240 2005
189 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2,266 2004
190 PalauPalau 1,918 2005
191 MonacoMonaco 1,831 2004
192 San MarinoSan Marino 1,445 2004

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