Total sample population, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
837.10 million
China
Lowest
0.5339
Austria
Median
4.03 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,506
What the numbers show
Total sample population, primary education and below is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 837.10 million in China; the lowest is 0.5339 in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.03 million, and the mean is 28.30 million.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 62,703.2%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Total sample population, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 837.10 million | 2013 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 795.31 million | 2019 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 161.15 million | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 122.06 million | 2019 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 121.95 million | 2016 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 116.49 million | 2018 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 106.41 million | 2021 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 81.64 million | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 44.02 million | 2019 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Kenya | 43.92 million | 2019 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 42.88 million | 2020 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 41.58 million | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 41.09 million | 2021 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 35.78 million | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 27.35 million | 2021 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Turkey | 27.01 million | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 17 | Philippines | 26.00 million | 2019 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 18 | Morocco | 19.81 million | 2013 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 19 | Nepal | 15.72 million | 2014 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 15.62 million | 2014 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 21 | Uganda | 14.78 million | 2016 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | 14.33 million | 2012 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 23 | Niger | 14.26 million | 2018 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 14.17 million | 2021 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 25 | Ghana | 14.04 million | 2016 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 13.97 million | 2018 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 10.76 million | 2019 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 10.72 million | 2018 | up 507.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Venezuela | 10.60 million | 2006 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 10.13 million | 2015 | up 190.6% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 9.98 million | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 9.90 million | 2021 | up 122.8% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 9.64 million | 2016 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 9.57 million | 2019 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 9.45 million | 2016 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Senegal | 9.02 million | 2018 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Russia | 8.49 million | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 38 | Chile | 7.78 million | 2017 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 39 | Guinea | 7.03 million | 2018 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | Ecuador | 6.68 million | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 41 | Rwanda | 6.66 million | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 42 | France | 6.65 million | 2016 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 43 | Cambodia | 6.48 million | 2012 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 44 | United States | 5.78 million | 2018 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 5.76 million | 2019 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 5.48 million | 2013 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Honduras | 5.18 million | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 4.98 million | 2015 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Bolivia | 4.94 million | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 50 | South Korea | 4.84 million | 2017 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 51 | Togo | 4.73 million | 2018 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Poland | 4.68 million | 2019 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Jordan | 4.10 million | 2016 | up 380.3% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 4.10 million | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 55 | Laos | 3.97 million | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 56 | Portugal | 3.77 million | 2016 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 3.40 million | 2021 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 3.03 million | 2014 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 2.60 million | 2013 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 2.38 million | 2016 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 2.32 million | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 62 | Djibouti | 2.04 million | 2017 | up 924.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 1.72 million | 2018 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 1.66 million | 2020 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Panama | 1.54 million | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 66 | Gambia | 1.39 million | 2020 | up 6,298.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Uruguay | 1.25 million | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 68 | Germany | 1.19 million | 2011 | up 18,982.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 1.17 million | 2005 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.07 million | 2019 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 71 | Netherlands | 1.02 million | 2016 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 849,189 | 2015 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 701,311 | 2020 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 74 | Sweden | 690,552 | 2016 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 553,014 | 2020 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 76 | Moldova | 532,707 | 2021 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 521,687 | 2011 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 78 | Ireland | 489,320 | 2016 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritius | 478,255 | 2017 | up 3,198.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Denmark | 399,070 | 2016 | up 3,905.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 365,703 | 2016 | up 62,703.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 320,054 | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 83 | Hungary | 194,570 | 2016 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 188,973 | 2019 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Croatia | 184,809 | 2016 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 86 | Lithuania | 155,842 | 2016 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Belize | 152,801 | 1999 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 88 | Mongolia | 151,894 | 2021 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Montenegro | 130,230 | 2013 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 90 | Cyprus | 124,639 | 2016 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 91 | Belarus | 109,419 | 2019 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Norway | 106,518 | 2016 | up 1,211.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Kosovo | 95,254 | 2017 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 95,254 | 2017 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 92,166 | 2016 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 70,101 | 2020 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Malta | 68,814 | 2016 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 98 | Slovenia | 39,722 | 2013 | up 32,349.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Latvia | 36,505 | 2016 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 100 | United Kingdom | 26,250 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Estonia | 23,534 | 2016 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Czechia | 20,642 | 2016 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 13,163 | 2016 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Jamaica | 8,372 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Palestine | 5,723 | 2017 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Iceland | 4,131 | 2015 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 107 | Belgium | 2,200 | 2003 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 108 | Austria | 0.5339 | 2003 | down 100.0% | volatile |