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Table 601.20. | Selected population and enrollment statistics for countries with populations of at least 10 million in 2014, by continent and country: Selected years, 1990 through 2014 |
Continent and country1 | Midyear population (in millions) | Persons per square kilo-meter, 2014 | Elementary2 | Secondary3 | Postsecondary4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Enrollment (in thousands) | Gross enrollment ratio5 | Enrollment (in thousands) | Gross enrollment ratio5 | Enrollment (in thousands) | Gross enrollment ratio5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | 2000 | 2014 | 1999-2000 | 2013-14 | 1990-91 | 1999-2000 | 2013-14 | 1999-2000 | 2013-14 | 1990-91 | 1999-2000 | 2013-14 | 1999-2000 | 2013-14 | 1990-91 | 1999-2000 | 2013-14 | |||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||||||
World total6 | 5,366 | 6,084 | 7,168 | 54 | 656,038 | 715,619 | 99 | 98 | 104 | 451,855 | 578,081 | 52 | 60 | 76 | 99,371 | 210,183 | 14 | 19 | 35 | |||||||||||||
Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algeria7 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 4,843 | 3,765 | 94 | 105 | 119 | 2,994 | — | 58 | 65 | — | — | 1,245 | 11 | — | 35 | |||||||||||||
Angola | 10 | 13 | 19 | 15 | — | — | 72 | — | — | 355 | — | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Benin | 5 | 7 | 10 | 92 | 932 | 2,133 | 58 | 81 | 126 | 229 | 897 | — | 22 | 54 | 22 | — | 2 | 4 | — | |||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | 9 | 12 | 18 | 67 | 852 | 2,594 | 34 | 45 | 87 | 190 | 842 | 7 | 10 | 30 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Burundi | 6 | 7 | 10 | 405 | 705 | 2,047 | 69 | 57 | 128 | — | 583 | 6 | — | 38 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Cameroon | 12 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 2,237 | 4,143 | 95 | 83 | 114 | 700 | 2,000 | 27 | 27 | 56 | 66 | 350 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Chad | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 914 | — | 51 | 64 | — | 137 | — | — | 11 | — | 6 | 42 | 8 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
41 | 52 | 77 | 34 | — | 13,535 | 79 | — | 107 | — | 4,388 | — | — | 44 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Cote d'Ivoire | 13 | 17 | 23 | 72 | 1,943 | 3,177 | 69 | 74 | 90 | — | 1,418 | — | — | 40 | — | 177 | — | — | 9 | |||||||||||||
Egypt7 | 56 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 7,947 | 8 | 11,128 | 93 | 93 | 8 | 104 | 8,028 | 8 | 8,208 | 75 | 81 | 8 | 86 | — | 2,544 | 13 | — | 32 | |||||||||
Ethiopia | 49 | 64 | 97 | 97 | 5,847 | 15,733 | 32 | 55 | 100 | 1,195 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 68 | 757 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Ghana7 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 113 | 2,561 | 4,117 | 80 | 86 | 106 | 1,057 | 2,266 | — | 36 | 58 | — | 402 | 1 | — | 16 | |||||||||||||
Guinea | 7 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 790 | 1,730 | 37 | 57 | 91 | — | 716 | 12 | — | 39 | — | 118 | 1 | — | 11 | |||||||||||||
Kenya7 | 24 | 31 | 45 | 79 | 5,035 | 8,158 | 8 | 98 | 96 | 111 | 8 | 1,909 | — | — | 39 | — | 89 | — | — | 3 | — | |||||||||||
Madagascar | 12 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 2,208 | 4,611 | 100 | 100 | 147 | — | 1,494 | — | — | 38 | 32 | 113 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Malawi | 10 | 11 | 17 | 185 | 2,695 | 4,097 | 76 | 136 | 147 | 487 | 920 | 17 | 30 | 39 | 4 | — | 1 | # | — | |||||||||||||
Mali | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 1,017 | 2,182 | 28 | 57 | 77 | 258 | 8 | 961 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 44 | 20 | — | 1 | 2 | — | |||||||||||
Morocco7 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 74 | 3,670 | 4,030 | 64 | 92 | 116 | 1,541 | — | 36 | 38 | — | 296 | 789 | 10 | 10 | 25 | |||||||||||||
Mozambique7 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 2,544 | 5,705 | 8 | 61 | 74 | 105 | 8 | 124 | 1,026 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 8 | — | 157 | — | — | 6 | |||||||||
Niger | 8 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 579 | 2,277 | 28 | 33 | 71 | 106 | 8 | 515 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Nigeria7 | 99 | 124 | 177 | 195 | 19,151 | — | 85 | 98 | — | 4,104 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Rwanda | 7 | 8 | 12 | 500 | 1,432 | 2,399 | 75 | 106 | 134 | 130 | 587 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 78 | — | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Senegal | 8 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 1,108 | 1,888 | 55 | 68 | 81 | 250 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 141 | — | — | 10 | |||||||||||||
Somalia | 6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
South Africa | 39 | 45 | 53 | 44 | 7,445 | 7,195 | 109 | 104 | 100 | 4,142 | 5,221 | 70 | 87 | 99 | — | 1,019 | 12 | — | 19 | |||||||||||||
South Sudan | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Sudan7 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 182 | 632 | — | 6 | 16 | |||||||||||||
Tanzania | 26 | 33 | 50 | 56 | 4,382 | 8,223 | 70 | 68 | 84 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 21 | — | # | 1 | — | |||||||||||||
Tunisia | 8 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 1,414 | 1,089 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 1,104 | 8 | 1,020 | 45 | 75 | 8 | 88 | 180 | 332 | 9 | 19 | 35 | |||||||||||
Uganda | 17 | 23 | 36 | 182 | 6,559 | — | 71 | 132 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 56 | 165 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Zambia | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 1,590 | — | 92 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 2,461 | — | 102 | 100 | — | 844 | — | 47 | 43 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afghanistan7 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 49 | 749 | 6,218 | 29 | 22 | 112 | — | 2,603 | 16 | — | 56 | — | 263 | — | — | 9 | |||||||||||||
Bangladesh | 108 | 129 | 153 | 1,176 | — | — | — | — | — | 10,329 | — | — | 48 | — | 727 | 2,068 | — | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||
Cambodia | 10 | 12 | 15 | 88 | 2,248 | 2,129 | 101 | 106 | 116 | 351 | — | 28 | 17 | — | 22 | — | 1 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||
China9 | 1,168 | 1,268 | 1,361 | 146 | — | 95,107 | 126 | — | 104 | 81,488 | 88,692 | 40 | 61 | 94 | 7,364 | 41,924 | 3 | 8 | 39 | |||||||||||||
India | 854 | 1,006 | 1,236 | 416 | 113,613 | 137,809 | 92 | 95 | 108 | 71,031 | 129,439 | — | 45 | 74 | 9,404 | 30,306 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |||||||||||||
Indonesia | 185 | 214 | 254 | 140 | 28,509 | 29,838 | 113 | 109 | 106 | 14,720 | 22,587 | 45 | 55 | 82 | 3,126 | 6,463 | 9 | 15 | 31 | |||||||||||||
Iran | 60 | 69 | 81 | 53 | 8,288 | 7,441 | 109 | 100 | 109 | 9,955 | 5,795 | 55 | 79 | 88 | 1,405 | 4,685 | — | 19 | 66 | |||||||||||||
Iraq | 17 | 23 | 36 | 82 | 3,639 | — | 108 | 97 | — | 1,224 | — | — | 37 | — | 289 | — | — | 12 | — | |||||||||||||
Japan | 124 | 127 | 127 | 349 | 7,529 | 6,715 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 8,782 | 7,227 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 3,982 | 3,862 | 30 | 10 | 49 | 63 | ||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 17 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1,208 | 1,122 | 118 | 96 | 111 | 1,994 | 1,662 | 98 | 93 | 105 | 418 | 727 | 39 | 32 | 48 | |||||||||||||
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
21 | 23 | 25 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Korea, Republic of | 43 | 47 | 50 | 520 | 4,030 | 2,736 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 3,959 | 3,579 | 92 | 98 | 98 | 3,003 | 3,318 | 38 | 78 | 94 | |||||||||||||
Malaysia | 18 | 23 | 30 | 92 | 3,026 | 3,178 | 94 | 98 | 103 | 2,205 | 3,038 | 55 | 66 | 78 | 549 | 860 | 8 | 26 | 28 | |||||||||||||
Myanmar | 41 | 47 | 56 | 85 | 4,858 | 5,177 | 99 | 98 | 100 | 2,268 | 3,191 | 21 | 36 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Nepal7 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 198 | 3,780 | 4,402 | 113 | 120 | 135 | 1,348 | 3,164 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 67 | 8 | 94 | 459 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |||||||||||
Pakistan | 122 | 152 | 196 | 255 | 13,987 | 10 | 19,432 | — | 74 | 10 | 94 | — | 11,287 | 25 | — | 42 | — | 1,932 | — | — | 10 | |||||||||||
Philippines | 63 | 76 | 99 | 333 | 12,708 | — | 109 | 109 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | 3,563 | 27 | — | 36 | |||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 16 | 21 | 27 | 13 | — | 3,737 | — | — | 109 | — | 3,419 | 8 | — | — | 108 | 8 | 404 | 1,497 | 10 | 22 | 61 | |||||||||||
Sri Lanka7 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 338 | — | 1,778 | 110 | — | 101 | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | 302 | — | — | 19 | |||||||||||||
Syria | 13 | 17 | 18 | 98 | 2,775 | — | 107 | 108 | — | 1,069 | — | 48 | 44 | — | — | 792 | 18 | — | 44 | |||||||||||||
Taiwan | 20 | 22 | 23 | 724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Thailand | 57 | 63 | 68 | 133 | 6,101 | 5,182 | 100 | 98 | 104 | — | 6,792 | 30 | — | 128 | 1,900 | 2,433 | — | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||
Turkey | 58 | 66 | 78 | 102 | 6,562 | 5,575 | 104 | 103 | 106 | 5,658 | 10,899 | 52 | 73 | 103 | — | 5,473 | 14 | — | 86 | |||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | 21 | 25 | 29 | 68 | 2,602 | 2,034 | 111 | 101 | 100 | 3,566 | 4,083 | 99 | 86 | 96 | 305 | 260 | 17 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||||
Vietnam | 69 | 79 | 93 | 301 | 10,063 | 7,435 | 106 | 109 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 732 | 2,692 | 2 | 9 | 30 | |||||||||||||
Yemen | 13 | 17 | 26 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Europe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 10 | 10 | 11 | 371 | 774 | 774 | 100 | 105 | 105 | 1,058 | 1,210 | 103 | 145 | 165 | 356 | 496 | 40 | 58 | 73 | |||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 10 | 10 | 11 | 138 | 645 | 511 | 97 | 103 | 99 | 958 | 781 | 90 | 88 | 105 | 254 | 419 | 16 | 28 | 66 | |||||||||||||
France | 59 | 61 | 66 | 104 | 3,885 | 4,189 | 109 | 105 | 105 | 5,929 | 5,947 | 101 | 109 | 111 | 2,015 | 2,389 | 39 | 54 | 64 | |||||||||||||
Germany11 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 232 | 3,656 | 2,863 | 102 | 107 | 103 | 8,307 | 7,201 | 99 | 100 | 102 | — | 2,912 | 34 | — | 65 | |||||||||||||
Greece | 10 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 645 | 629 | 99 | 97 | 98 | 739 | 668 | 95 | 90 | 106 | 422 | 677 | 36 | 52 | 114 | |||||||||||||
Italy7 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 210 | 2,836 | 2,863 | 99 | 103 | 102 | 4,404 | 4,597 | 81 | 92 | 103 | 1,770 | 1,854 | 32 | 49 | 63 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 498 | 1,279 | 1,223 | 103 | 109 | 104 | 1,379 | 1,574 | 8 | 120 | 124 | 132 | 8 | 488 | — | 40 | 53 | — | |||||||||||
Poland7 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 127 | 3,319 | 2,153 | 98 | 98 | 101 | 3,988 | 2,641 | 88 | 99 | 108 | 1,580 | 1,763 | 22 | 50 | 68 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 10 | 10 | 11 | 118 | 811 | 674 | 120 | 123 | 109 | 831 | 769 | 68 | 105 | 116 | 374 | 362 | 23 | 48 | 66 | |||||||||||||
Romania7 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 95 | 1,189 | — | 85 | 97 | — | 2,226 | 1,609 | 89 | 79 | 95 | 453 | 579 | 10 | 24 | 53 | |||||||||||||
Russian Federation | 148 | 147 | 142 | 9 | 6,138 | 5,726 | 110 | 103 | 99 | — | 9,061 | 96 | — | 101 | 6,331 | 6,996 | 52 | 56 | 79 | |||||||||||||
Spain7 | 39 | 41 | 48 | 96 | 2,540 | 2,961 | 105 | 104 | 105 | 3,246 | 3,288 | 103 | 110 | 130 | 1,829 | 1,982 | 37 | 58 | 89 | |||||||||||||
Ukraine7 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 78 | 2,079 | 1,685 | 119 | 115 | 104 | 5,204 | 2,714 | 92 | 104 | 99 | 1,812 | 2,146 | 47 | 49 | 82 | |||||||||||||
United Kingdom7 | 58 | 59 | 64 | 264 | 4,632 | 4,737 | 105 | 100 | 108 | 5,315 | 6,557 | 88 | 102 | 128 | 2,024 | 2,353 | 29 | 59 | 56 | |||||||||||||
Northern America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 28 | 31 | 35 | 4 | 2,456 | — | 104 | 100 | — | 2,519 | — | 101 | 102 | — | 1,212 | — | 95 | 59 | — | |||||||||||||
United States | 253 | 282 | 319 | 35 | 24,973 | 24,538 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 22,594 | 24,230 | 91 | 93 | 98 | 13,203 | 19,700 | 73 | 68 | 87 | |||||||||||||
Central and South America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 34 | 37 | 43 | 16 | 4,901 | 4,780 | 109 | 117 | 110 | 3,829 | 4,451 | 72 | 97 | 107 | 1,767 | 8 | 2,869 | 38 | 53 | 8 | 83 | |||||||||||
Bolivia | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1,462 | 1,346 | 102 | 118 | 97 | 800 | 1,132 | — | 71 | 85 | 279 | — | — | 34 | — | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 152 | 174 | 203 | 24 | 20,212 | 16,630 | — | — | 111 | 10 | — | 24,225 | — | — | 102 | 10 | 2,781 | 8,072 | — | — | 49 | 10 | ||||||||||
Chile | 13 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 1,799 | 1,469 | 107 | 109 | 101 | 1,391 | 1,556 | 96 | 87 | 100 | 452 | 1,205 | 21 | 37 | 87 | |||||||||||||
Colombia | 34 | 39 | 46 | 45 | 5,221 | 4,543 | 102 | 121 | 114 | 3,569 | 4,828 | 52 | 70 | 99 | 934 | 2,221 | 15 | 23 | 53 | |||||||||||||
Cuba | 11 | 11 | 11 | 102 | 1,046 | 763 | 98 | 101 | 98 | 790 | 830 | 90 | 83 | 100 | 159 | 302 | 21 | 22 | 41 | |||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | 7 | 8 | 10 | 214 | 1,364 | 1,268 | 100 | 114 | 101 | 654 | 931 | — | 59 | 78 | — | 456 | — | — | 48 | |||||||||||||
Ecuador | 10 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 1,925 | 2,068 | 122 | 111 | 113 | 917 | 1,883 | 57 | 58 | 104 | — | — | 20 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Guatemala | 9 | 11 | 15 | 137 | 1,909 | 2,417 | 77 | 102 | 104 | 504 | 1,166 | 23 | 36 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Haiti | 7 | 8 | 10 | 365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 86 | 100 | 120 | 62 | 14,766 | 14,627 | 110 | 106 | 103 | 9,094 | 12,993 | 52 | 70 | 91 | 1,963 | 3,419 | 14 | 19 | 30 | |||||||||||||
Peru | 22 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 4,338 | 3,496 | 117 | 121 | 101 | 2,374 | 2,671 | 66 | 85 | 96 | 900 | — | 32 | 35 | — | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | 20 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 3,328 | 3,493 | 109 | 99 | 101 | 1,543 | 2,567 | 56 | 59 | 92 | 668 | — | 28 | 29 | — | |||||||||||||
Oceania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia7 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 1,906 | 2,169 | 106 | 100 | 106 | 2,589 | 2,371 | — | 163 | 138 | 845 | 1,454 | 38 | 67 | 90 |
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#Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Selection based on total population for midyear 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 This level generally corresponds to grades 1-6 in the United States. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Includes general education, teacher training (at the secondary level), and technical and vocational education. This level generally corresponds to grades 7-12 in the United States. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 Includes college and university enrollment, and technical and vocational education beyond the secondary level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 Data represent the total enrollment of all ages in the school level divided by the population of the specific age groups that correspond to the school level. Adjustments have been made for the varying lengths of elementary and secondary programs. Ratios may exceed 100 because some countries have many students from outside the normal age range. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 World total includes countries with populations below 10 million, which are not separately shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 Classification or data coverage of levels has been revised. Data by level may not be comparable over time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 Estimated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 Excludes data for Hong Kong and Macao. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 National estimation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 Data include both former East and West Germany. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Data for all years are based on 2014 political boundaries. Data do not include adult education or special education provided outside regular schools. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Statistical Yearbook, 1999; unpublished tabulations; and tabulations from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Online Data Center, retrieved May 18, 2017, from http://data.uis.unesco.org/. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, International Data Base, retrieved June 7, 2017, from http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php. (This table was prepared June 2017.) |