AllPrimary education, pupils
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
- #4 🇩🇿 Algeria 5,296,157
- #5 🇹🇭 Thailand 4,445,677
- #6 🇳🇵 Nepal 3,565,348
- #7 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 3,411,511
- #8 🇧🇮 Burundi 2,516,040
- #9 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 1,576,627
- #10 🇱🇦 Laos 739,554
- #11 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 630,435
- #12 🇬🇲 Gambia 442,901
- #13 🇩🇲 Dominica 5,427
- #14 🇳🇷 Nauru 1,703
1
🇮🇳India
126,117,112
2
🇮🇩Indonesia
28,684,389
3
🇲🇽Mexico
13,194,636
4
🇩🇿Algeria
5,296,157
5
🇹🇭Thailand
4,445,677
6
🇳🇵Nepal
3,565,348
7
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
3,411,511
8
🇧🇮Burundi
2,516,040
9
🇰🇿Kazakhstan
1,576,627
10
🇱🇦Laos
739,554
11
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan
630,435
12
🇬🇲Gambia
442,901
13
🇩🇲Dominica
5,427
14
🇳🇷Nauru
1,703
Highlights
As of 2025, India ranks first with 126,117,112, followed by Indonesia (28,684,389) and Mexico (13,194,636).
India is 4.4 times higher than Indonesia, the runner-up.
Across 14 countries and territories, values run from 126,117,112 (India) to 1,703 (Nauru), with a median of 2,963,776.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 7 from Asia, 2 from Africa and 1 from the Americas.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Primary education, pupils, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Primary education, pupils · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026