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Biggest Schools in the World by Country

India has the highest Biggest Schools Enrollment in 2023 (7.1M), followed by Bangladesh (2.1M) and Turkey (2M). Macau has the lowest (10.4K).

Education67 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jul 28, 2024Original page
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Biggest Schools EnrollmentBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
Year 202367 of 235 countries
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Biggest Schools Enrollment, 2023

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 67 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
73.3K
Middle half 36.8K – 175.5K
Average
304.4K
67 countries
Highest
7.1M
India
Lowest
10.4K
Macau

Data

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67 countries · # = rank by Biggest Schools Enrollment
#
1India7.1MIndira Gandhi National Open University
2Bangladesh2.1MNational University, Bangladesh
3Turkey2MAnadolu University
4Indonesia1MUniversitas Terbuka
5Iran1MIslamic Azad University
6Nepal604.4KTribhuvan University
7Thailand525KRamkhamhaeng University
8France350KCentre national d'enseignement à distance
9Mexico349.5KNational Autonomous University of Mexico
10South Africa328.2KUniversity of South Africa
11Romania311.9KSpiru Haret University
12Argentina311.2KUniversity of Buenos Aires
13Spain260.1KNational University of Distance Education
14United Kingdom253.1KOpen University
15Brazil215KEstácio S.A.
16Russia200KModern University for the Humanities
17Saudi Arabia177.2KKing Abdulaziz University
18South Korea173.8KKorea National Open University
19Dominican Republic170.5KUniversidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
20Egypt170KAin Shams University
21Pakistan165KVirtual University of Pakistan
22Uruguay144.1KUniversity of the Republic
23Germany130KIU International University of Applied Sciences
24Guatemala124KUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
25Italy112.6KSapienza University of Rome
26Greece104KNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
27Malaysia100KUniversiti Teknologi MARA
28Austria91KUniversity of Vienna
29Algeria85KConstantine University
30Kenya84KUniversity of Nairobi
30Canada84KUniversity of Toronto
32China80KShanghai Open University
33Australia73.8KMonash University
34United States73.3KTexas A&M University
35Croatia72.5KUniversity of Zagreb
36Japan70.7KNihon University
37Philippines68.2KPolytechnic University of the Philippines
38Trinidad and Tobago60KUniversity of the West Indies
39Belgium55.5KKU Leuven
40Colombia53.6KNational University of Colombia
41North Macedonia50KUniversity of Skopje
42Slovenia48.8KUniversity of Ljubljana
43Portugal48.1KUniversity of Lisbon
44Poland44.4KUniversity of Warsaw
45Denmark43.6KAarhus University
46Costa Rica42.8KUniversidad de Costa Rica
47Venezuela41.1KUniversidad Central de Venezuela
48Norway39KNorwegian University of Science and Technology
49Singapore38.3KNational University of Singapore
50Peru37KNational University of San Marcos
51Finland36.5KUniversity of Helsinki
52Albania35KUniversity of Tirana
53New Zealand33.1KUniversity of Auckland
54Ireland32.9KUniversity College Dublin
55Hong Kong32KHong Kong Polytechnic University
55Botswana32KUniversity of Botswana
57Taiwan31.8KNational Taiwan University
58Netherlands31.2KUniversity of Amsterdam
59Bosnia and Herzegovina30.9KUniversity of Sarajevo
60Sweden30.6KLund University
61Angola29.8KAgostinho Neto University
62Switzerland26.4KUniversity of Zurich
63Israel26KTel Aviv University
64Belarus25.5KBelarusian State University
65Bulgaria18.9KSofia University
66Iceland13.8KUniversity of Iceland
67Macau10.4KMacau University of Science and Technology

What correlates with Biggest Schools Enrollment (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,806 other country metrics sharing at least 41 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Biggest Schools Enrollment tend to score higher on these

  1. Orphan PopulationCountries with the Most Orphans
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 44
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  2. Organic ProducersOrganic Farming by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 60
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  3. Raw Goat Milk ProductionMilk Production by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 41
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  4. Individuals at Risk and Poor ($3.2/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 52
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  5. Individuals at Risk and Poor ($5.5/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 55
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  6. Individuals at Risk and Poor ($1.9/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 49
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Biggest Schools Enrollment tend to score lower on these

  1. Female UsersInstagram Users by Country
    r = −0.55 · strong · n = 65
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  2. Prostate Cancer Survival Rate ASR 5-YrCancer Survival Rates by Country
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 43
    Plot
  3. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 61
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  4. % Female UsersFacebook Users by Country
    r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 66
    Plot
  5. Change in DI RankDemocracy Index by Country
    r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 55
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  6. Ladder of Life Score (self-reported well-being)Happy Planet Index by Country
    r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 65
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Biggest Schools Enrollment?
India has the highest Biggest Schools Enrollment in 2023, at 7.1M, followed by Bangladesh (2.1M) and Turkey (2M).
Which country has the lowest Biggest Schools Enrollment?
Macau has the lowest Biggest Schools Enrollment in 2023, at 10.4K.
What is the median Biggest Schools Enrollment across countries?
The median is 73.3K across the 67 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this biggest schools in the world by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of largest universities - Wiki.

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