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DEFINITION: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 252.22 2005
2 UgandaUganda 248.99 2005
3 ZambiaZambia 223.66 2005
4 MalawiMalawi 221.9 2005
5 LesothoLesotho 219.27 2005
6 GabonGabon 208.87 2004
7 CambodiaCambodia 201.8 2005
8 SwazilandSwaziland 199.45 2004
9 NamibiaNamibia 198.72 2005
10 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 197.06 2005
11 MadagascarMadagascar 196.7 2005
12 MaldivesMaldives 194.48 2005
13 TanzaniaTanzania 194.24 2005
14 VanuatuVanuatu 187.9 2005
15 MozambiqueMozambique 187.66 2005
16 ZimbabweZimbabwe 186.35 2003
17 HondurasHonduras 185.93 2004
18 GuatemalaGuatemala 184.98 2005
19 RwandaRwanda 182.83 2005
20 East TimorEast Timor 182.64 2005
21 BelizeBelize 180.66 2005
22 TogoTogo 179.9 2005
23 KiribatiKiribati 178.32 2005
24 ComorosComoros 177.62 2005
25 BotswanaBotswana 177.22 2004
26 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 176.96 2005
27 SamoaSamoa 175.6 2005
28 AfghanistanAfghanistan 173.72 2005
29 Cape VerdeCape Verde 173.3 2005
30 NicaraguaNicaragua 173.24 2005
31 El SalvadorEl Salvador 172.16 2005
32 LiberiaLiberia 171.6 2000
33 KenyaKenya 169.78 2005
34 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 169.5 1991
35 TongaTonga 167.79 2005
36 BoliviaBolivia 167.79 2004
37 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 167.74 2000
38 CameroonCameroon 165.44 2005
39 ParaguayParaguay 164.67 2003
40 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 164.21 2005
41 IraqIraq 161.82 2005
42 BeninBenin 161.1 2005
43 NigeriaNigeria 159.52 2005
44 South AfricaSouth Africa 159.52 2004
45 NepalNepal 159.34 2005
46 YemenYemen 157.85 2005
47 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 157.64 2004
48 GrenadaGrenada 156.11 2005
49 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 156.08 2005
50 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 154.85 2005
51 PhilippinesPhilippines 154.55 2004
52 GuyanaGuyana 154.25 2004
53 LaosLaos 153.84 2005
54 BhutanBhutan 152.91 2005
55 JordanJordan 151.21 2004
56 PeruPeru 150.83 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 148.65 2002
57 EcuadorEcuador 145.19 2005
58 SenegalSenegal 143.06 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 141.7 2004
59 MauritaniaMauritania 141 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 140.82 2003
60 FijiFiji 138.17 2005
61 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 138.04 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 137.35 2004
62 GhanaGhana 137 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 135.39 2003
63 MexicoMexico 135.14 2004
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 134.64 2004
64 DominicaDominica 133.84 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 133.59 2003
65 MoroccoMorocco 133.53 2005
66 BurundiBurundi 133.44 2005
67 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 132.18 2005
68 IndonesiaIndonesia 131.69 2004
69 SurinameSuriname 131.18 2005
70 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 129.23 2005
71 VenezuelaVenezuela 129.06 2005
72 AlgeriaAlgeria 128.43 2005
73 PanamaPanama 127.8 2005
74 LibyaLibya 127.61 2005
75 BangladeshBangladesh 127.03 2004
76 MaliMali 126.11 2005
77 ChadChad 126.06 2005
78 GuineaGuinea 126.01 2005
79 The GambiaThe Gambia 125.61 2004
80 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 125.58 2005
81 JamaicaJamaica 125.58 2004
82 Costa RicaCosta Rica 125.48 2005
83 BruneiBrunei 125.1 2005
84 SyriaSyria 123.97 2005
85 TunisiaTunisia 123.67 2004
86 ColombiaColombia 123.5 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 123.31 2004
87 ArgentinaArgentina 123.12 2003
88 MalaysiaMalaysia 122.79 2003
89 IndiaIndia 122.63 2004
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 121.88 2004
90 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 121 2003
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 120.44 2004
91 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 119.1 2001
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 117.97 2005
92 OmanOman 117.8 2005
93 TurkeyTurkey 117.77 2004
94 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 117.31 2003
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 115.71 2003
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 114.53 1991
95 IsraelIsrael 113.82 2004
96 LebanonLebanon 113.52 2005
97 The BahamasThe Bahamas 112.58 2005
98 EgyptEgypt 112.31 2004
99 SeychellesSeychelles 111.44 2004
100 IrelandIreland 110.66 2004
101 UruguayUruguay 109.89 2003
102 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 109.66 2003
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 109.55 2003
103 PakistanPakistan 109.25 2005
104 ChileChile 108.61 2004
105 IcelandIceland 106.08 2004
106 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 105.88 2005
107 EthiopiaEthiopia 105.29 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 105.2 2004
108 IranIran 104.16 2005
109 BrazilBrazil 104.09 2003
110 SudanSudan 103.78 2005
111 ArubaAruba 102.47 2005
112 TajikistanTajikistan 101.84 2005
113 MongoliaMongolia 99.43 2005
114 MauritiusMauritius 99.39 2005
115 BurmaBurma 98.61 2005
116 PalauPalau 96.35 2005
117 AustraliaAustralia 96.12 2004
118 BahrainBahrain 94.71 2005
119 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 94.68 2005
120 UzbekistanUzbekistan 94.36 2004
121 VietnamVietnam 94.35 2005
122 NorwayNorway 94.15 2004
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 93.96 2004
123 ChinaChina 93.36 2004
124 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 92.9 2005
125 ThailandThailand 91.13 2005
126 KuwaitKuwait 88.33 2005
127 New ZealandNew Zealand 86.38 2004
128 South KoreaSouth Korea 85.7 2005
129 QatarQatar 85.23 2005
130 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 84.1 2005
131 United StatesUnited States 83.88 2004
132 SingaporeSingapore 83.02 1991
133 Sri LankaSri Lanka 82.96 2004
134 BarbadosBarbados 81.33 2005
135 NigerNiger 80.71 2005
136 MacauMacau 79.89 2005
137 CubaCuba 79.26 2005
138 NetherlandsNetherlands 78.8 2004
139 CanadaCanada 78.47 2002
140 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 78.27 2004
141 AngolaAngola 78.25 1999
142 AlbaniaAlbania 77.88 2004
143 EritreaEritrea 77.77 2005
144 DenmarkDenmark 77.68 2004
145 MaltaMalta 77.41 2004
146 GeorgiaGeorgia 77.29 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 76.94 2004
147 SwedenSweden 76.81 2004
148 HaitiHaiti 76.56 1991
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 76.22 2002
149 LuxembourgLuxembourg 75.54 2004
150 PolandPoland 74.79 2004
151 FinlandFinland 74.2 2004
152 BermudaBermuda 74.2 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 74.06 2004
153 PortugalPortugal 72.22 2004
154 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 72.01 2004
155 BelgiumBelgium 71.69 2004
156 EstoniaEstonia 68.26 2004
157 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 67.7 2005
158 KazakhstanKazakhstan 67.6 2005
159 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 66.64 2005
160 Hong KongHong Kong 66.22 2005
161 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 65.79 2004
162 DjiboutiDjibouti 65.22 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 65.04 2004
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 63.86 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 63.79 2004
163 United Arab EmiratesUAE 63.34 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 63.07 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 62.06 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 61.15 2004
164 CyprusCyprus 60.77 2004
165 FranceFrance 60.34 2004
166 GreeceGreece 59.44 2004
167 SpainSpain 58.5 2004
168 JapanJapan 56.8 2004
169 MonacoMonaco 54.91 2004
170 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 52.31 2004
171 MoldovaMoldova 51.22 2005
172 AndorraAndorra 50.29 2005
173 LithuaniaLithuania 49.54 2004
174 San MarinoSan Marino 49.33 2004
175 ItalyItaly 47.59 2004
176 SlovakiaSlovakia 47.36 2004
177 SloveniaSlovenia 46.76 2004
178 RomaniaRomania 46.37 2004
179 AustriaAustria 45.64 2004
180 HungaryHungary 44.19 2004
181 CroatiaCroatia 43.24 2003
182 ArmeniaArmenia 41.51 2005
183 UkraineUkraine 41.31 2005
184 BulgariaBulgaria 40.38 2004
185 GermanyGermany 40.06 2004
186 LatviaLatvia 39.97 2004
187 BelarusBelarus 39.28 2005
188 RussiaRussia 37.05 2004

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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education > Pupils per 1000

  • Sierra Leone ranked first for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Iraq ranked first for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2005.
  • Uganda ranked first for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Russia has ranked last for primary education > pupils per 1000 since 2002.
  • Maldives ranked second for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Honduras ranked first for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2004.
  • Gabon ranked first for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst Former French colonies in 2004.
  • Cambodia ranked first for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
  • Guatemala ranked first for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Afghanistan ranked first for primary education > pupils per 1000 amongst Religious countries in 2005.
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