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Education > Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 UgandaUganda 0.248 per capita 2005
2 LesothoLesotho 0.235 per capita 2005
3 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.234 per capita 2005
4 MalawiMalawi 0.223 per capita 2005
5 ZambiaZambia 0.22 per capita 2005
6 GabonGabon 0.207 per capita 2004
7 MozambiqueMozambique 0.199 per capita 2005
8 NamibiaNamibia 0.198 per capita 2005
9 TanzaniaTanzania 0.196 per capita 2005
=10 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.195 per capita 2005
=10 SwazilandSwaziland 0.195 per capita 2004
12 MadagascarMadagascar 0.193 per capita 2005
13 CambodiaCambodia 0.192 per capita 2005
14 RwandaRwanda 0.191 per capita 2005
=15 VanuatuVanuatu 0.186 per capita 2005
=15 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.186 per capita 2005
=15 BotswanaBotswana 0.186 per capita 2004
=18 East TimorEast Timor 0.184 per capita 2005
=18 CameroonCameroon 0.184 per capita 2005
=18 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.184 per capita 2005
=18 ZimbabweZimbabwe 0.184 per capita 2003
=22 ComorosComoros 0.178 per capita 2005
=22 HondurasHonduras 0.178 per capita 2004
24 KenyaKenya 0.177 per capita 2005
25 MaldivesMaldives 0.176 per capita 2005
=26 SamoaSamoa 0.171 per capita 2005
=26 BoliviaBolivia 0.171 per capita 2004
=28 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 0.17 per capita 2005
=28 IraqIraq 0.17 per capita 2005
=28 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.17 per capita 2000
31 BelizeBelize 0.168 per capita 2005
32 TongaTonga 0.166 per capita 2005
33 ParaguayParaguay 0.165 per capita 2003
34 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.164 per capita 2005
35 KiribatiKiribati 0.163 per capita 2005
=36 TogoTogo 0.162 per capita 2005
=36 LiberiaLiberia 0.162 per capita 2000
38 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.161 per capita 2004
39 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.16 per capita 2004
40 NigeriaNigeria 0.158 per capita 2005
=41 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.157 per capita 2005
=41 LaosLaos 0.157 per capita 2005
=43 BeninBenin 0.156 per capita 2005
=43 BhutanBhutan 0.156 per capita 2005
=43 GuyanaGuyana 0.156 per capita 2004
=46 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.152 per capita 2005
=46 YemenYemen 0.152 per capita 2005
=46 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.152 per capita 2005
=49 EcuadorEcuador 0.151 per capita 2005
=49 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.151 per capita 2005
=49 GrenadaGrenada 0.151 per capita 2005
=49 JordanJordan 0.151 per capita 2004
=53 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.15 per capita 2005
=53 PeruPeru 0.15 per capita 2004
=55 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.149 per capita 2005
=55 NepalNepal 0.149 per capita 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 0.148 per capita 2002
57 SurinameSuriname 0.146 per capita 2005
=58 MauritaniaMauritania 0.145 per capita 2005
=58 MexicoMexico 0.145 per capita 2004
60 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.144 per capita 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 0.143 per capita 2003
61 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.141 per capita 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 0.14 per capita 2004
62 SenegalSenegal 0.138 per capita 2005
63 BurundiBurundi 0.137 per capita 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 0.136 per capita 2004
=64 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.136 per capita 2005
=64 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.136 per capita 1991
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 0.135 per capita 2003
=66 GuineaGuinea 0.134 per capita 2005
=66 FijiFiji 0.134 per capita 2005
=66 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.134 per capita 2004
=66 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 0.134 per capita 2004
=70 PanamaPanama 0.133 per capita 2005
=70 MoroccoMorocco 0.133 per capita 2005
=70 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.133 per capita 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 0.132 per capita 2003
=73 GhanaGhana 0.132 per capita 2005
=73 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.132 per capita 2005
75 DominicaDominica 0.131 per capita 2005
76 VenezuelaVenezuela 0.13 per capita 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 0.129 per capita 2004
=77 ChadChad 0.129 per capita 2005
=77 BangladeshBangladesh 0.129 per capita 2004
79 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.127 per capita 2003
80 IndiaIndia 0.126 per capita 2004
=81 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.125 per capita 2005
=81 JamaicaJamaica 0.125 per capita 2004
=81 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.125 per capita 2003
84 TunisiaTunisia 0.124 per capita 2004
=85 BruneiBrunei 0.123 per capita 2005
=85 ArgentinaArgentina 0.123 per capita 2003
87 LibyaLibya 0.122 per capita 2005
88 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.12 per capita 2003
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.12 per capita 2004
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 0.119 per capita 2004
89 ColombiaColombia 0.119 per capita 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 0.119 per capita 2004
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 0.118 per capita 2005
=90 SyriaSyria 0.118 per capita 2005
=90 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.118 per capita 2004
=92 OmanOman 0.116 per capita 2005
=92 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.116 per capita 2003
=94 BahrainBahrain 0.115 per capita 2005
=94 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.115 per capita 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 0.115 per capita 2003
96 IsraelIsrael 0.114 per capita 2004
=97 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.113 per capita 2005
=97 LebanonLebanon 0.113 per capita 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 0.111 per capita 2003
=99 PakistanPakistan 0.111 per capita 2005
=99 MaliMali 0.111 per capita 2005
=99 TurkeyTurkey 0.111 per capita 2004
=99 IrelandIreland 0.111 per capita 2004
=99 UruguayUruguay 0.111 per capita 2003
=104 SeychellesSeychelles 0.11 per capita 2004
=104 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.11 per capita 2001
=106 ChileChile 0.109 per capita 2004
=106 EgyptEgypt 0.109 per capita 2004
108 IranIran 0.107 per capita 2005
=109 TajikistanTajikistan 0.106 per capita 2005
=109 IcelandIceland 0.106 per capita 2004
111 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.105 per capita 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 0.104 per capita 2004
112 BrazilBrazil 0.104 per capita 2003
113 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.103 per capita 2003
114 ArubaAruba 0.102 per capita 2005
115 MauritiusMauritius 0.099 per capita 2005
=116 MongoliaMongolia 0.098 per capita 2005
=116 BurmaBurma 0.098 per capita 2005
=118 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.096 per capita 2005
=118 AustraliaAustralia 0.096 per capita 2004
120 PalauPalau 0.095 per capita 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 0.0946 per capita 2004
=121 VietnamVietnam 0.094 per capita 2005
=121 NorwayNorway 0.094 per capita 2004
=121 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.094 per capita 2004
=124 ThailandThailand 0.093 per capita 2005
=124 ChinaChina 0.093 per capita 2004
126 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.091 per capita 2005
127 SudanSudan 0.09 per capita 2005
128 New ZealandNew Zealand 0.087 per capita 2004
=129 QatarQatar 0.086 per capita 2005
=129 EritreaEritrea 0.086 per capita 2005
131 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.085 per capita 2005
=132 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.084 per capita 2005
=132 United StatesUnited States 0.084 per capita 2004
=134 BarbadosBarbados 0.083 per capita 2005
=134 CyprusCyprus 0.083 per capita 2004
=134 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.083 per capita 2004
=134 SingaporeSingapore 0.083 per capita 1991
138 MacauMacau 0.081 per capita 2005
=139 KuwaitKuwait 0.08 per capita 2005
=139 AlbaniaAlbania 0.08 per capita 2004
=141 CubaCuba 0.079 per capita 2005
=141 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.079 per capita 2004
=141 HaitiHaiti 0.079 per capita 1991
=144 DenmarkDenmark 0.078 per capita 2004
=144 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.078 per capita 2004
=144 CanadaCanada 0.078 per capita 2002
=144 AngolaAngola 0.078 per capita 1999
=148 SwedenSweden 0.077 per capita 2004
=148 MaltaMalta 0.077 per capita 2004
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.0765 per capita 2004
=150 NigerNiger 0.076 per capita 2005
=150 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.076 per capita 2004
=152 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.075 per capita 2005
=152 BermudaBermuda 0.075 per capita 2005
=152 PolandPoland 0.075 per capita 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 0.0742 per capita 2004
155 FinlandFinland 0.074 per capita 2004
=156 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 0.072 per capita 2005
=156 PortugalPortugal 0.072 per capita 2004
=156 BelgiumBelgium 0.072 per capita 2004
=156 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 0.072 per capita 2004
=160 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.068 per capita 2005
=160 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.068 per capita 2005
=160 EstoniaEstonia 0.068 per capita 2004
163 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 0.066 per capita 2004
164 Hong KongHong Kong 0.065 per capita 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 0.065 per capita 2004
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 0.0645 per capita 2004
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 0.0645 per capita 2004
165 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.064 per capita 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 0.0634 per capita 2004
166 FranceFrance 0.063 per capita 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 0.063 per capita 2004
167 AndorraAndorra 0.062 per capita 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.0617 per capita 2004
=168 GreeceGreece 0.059 per capita 2004
=168 SpainSpain 0.059 per capita 2004
170 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.058 per capita 2005
=171 MonacoMonaco 0.057 per capita 2004
=171 JapanJapan 0.057 per capita 2004
=173 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.052 per capita 2004
=173 San MarinoSan Marino 0.052 per capita 2004
175 LithuaniaLithuania 0.05 per capita 2004
=176 MoldovaMoldova 0.048 per capita 2005
=176 ItalyItaly 0.048 per capita 2004
=178 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.047 per capita 2004
=178 SloveniaSlovenia 0.047 per capita 2004
=178 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 0.047 per capita 2001
=181 RomaniaRomania 0.046 per capita 2004
=181 AustriaAustria 0.046 per capita 2004
183 HungaryHungary 0.044 per capita 2004
184 CroatiaCroatia 0.043 per capita 2003
=185 UkraineUkraine 0.041 per capita 2005
=185 ArmeniaArmenia 0.041 per capita 2005
=187 BulgariaBulgaria 0.04 per capita 2004
=187 LatviaLatvia 0.04 per capita 2004
=187 GermanyGermany 0.04 per capita 2004
190 BelarusBelarus 0.039 per capita 2005
191 RussiaRussia 0.037 per capita 2004

Citation

Education > Primary education > Pupils > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education > Pupils > Per capita

  • Uganda ranked first for primary education > pupils > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Sierra Leone ranked first for primary education > pupils > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Russia has ranked last for primary education > pupils > per capita since 2001.
  • Iraq ranked first for primary education > pupils > per capita amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2005.
  • Guatemala ranked first for primary education > pupils > per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
  • Gabon ranked first for primary education > pupils > per capita amongst Former French colonies in 2004.
  • Cambodia ranked first for primary education > pupils > per capita amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
  • All of the top 2 countries by primary education > pupils > per capita are Christian.
  • Lesotho ranked second for primary education > pupils > per capita amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Zimbabwe ranked first for primary education > pupils > per capita amongst Failed states in 2003.
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