Bank or similar financial institution account, primary education or less (% age 15+) by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
100.0%
Austria
Lowest
9.0%
Sierra Leone
Median
59.8%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
585
What the numbers show
Bank or similar financial institution account, primary education or less (% age 15+) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Austria; the lowest is 9.0% in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 59.8%, and the mean is 58.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 1,662.0%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 54.3%).
Bank or similar financial institution account, primary education or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 149.6% | rising |
| 8 | Cyprus | 99.3% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 10 | France | 98.1% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 97.6% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 97.6% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 96.7% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | New Zealand | 96.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 15 | Netherlands | 95.9% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 16 | Mongolia | 95.0% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 93.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 92.9% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 19 | United States of America | 92.7% | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 90.0% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 89.9% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 22 | Malta | 88.2% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 87.8% | 2024 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 24 | Singapore | 87.6% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 87.4% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | India | 86.7% | 2024 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 85.7% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 28 | China | 84.4% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritius | 84.1% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 84.0% | 2024 | up 300.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 83.8% | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 32 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 83.6% | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 80.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 80.7% | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 35 | Taiwan | 80.3% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 77.0% | 2024 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 75.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 74.8% | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 39 | Italy | 74.6% | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 40 | Malaysia | 74.0% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 72.4% | 2024 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 42 | Croatia | 71.5% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 70.8% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 44 | Israel | 70.6% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 45 | Türkiye | 70.3% | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 66.6% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 66.3% | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 65.6% | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 62.8% | 2024 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 61.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 51 | Uruguay | 60.5% | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 52 | Serbia | 60.3% | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 53 | Kosovo | 59.8% | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 53 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 59.8% | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 58.1% | 2024 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 57.5% | 2024 | up 837.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Nepal | 56.3% | 2024 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.8% | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 53.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 53.5% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 61 | Georgia | 52.0% | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 62 | Poland | 51.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 63 | Slovakia | 50.4% | 2024 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 49.6% | 2024 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 46.8% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 46.1% | 2024 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 41.0% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 40.5% | 2024 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 40.0% | 2024 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 39.3% | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 71 | Republic of Moldova | 38.4% | 2024 | up 1,662.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Indonesia | 36.4% | 2024 | up 130.5% | rising |
| 73 | Nigeria | 36.4% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 36.0% | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 75 | Mexico | 34.2% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 76 | Palestine, State of | 34.1% | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 77 | Kenya | 33.9% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 33.8% | 2024 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 33.6% | 2024 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 80 | Viet Nam | 33.1% | 2024 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 32.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 30.8% | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 83 | Philippines | 28.4% | 2024 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 28.3% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 85 | Albania | 26.2% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 86 | Algeria | 25.0% | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 87 | Colombia | 25.0% | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 88 | Togo | 24.3% | 2024 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 22.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 90 | Peru | 22.7% | 2024 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Uganda | 22.6% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 92 | Ghana | 22.5% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritania | 21.3% | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 94 | Gabon | 19.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 95 | Iraq | 19.4% | 2024 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 96 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.2% | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 97 | Zambia | 17.8% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 98 | Benin | 17.3% | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 16.0% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 100 | Cameroon | 15.4% | 2024 | up 182.9% | rising |
| 101 | Lebanon | 14.9% | 2024 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 12.3% | 2024 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 103 | Congo | 11.9% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 104 | Malawi | 9.3% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 9.0% | 2024 | down 39.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- High income 82.8%
- World 66.2%
- Upper middle income 78.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 77.8%
- South Asia 73.9%
- Low & middle income 65.5%
- Lower middle income 61.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 59.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 50.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 40.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 25.9%
- Low income 22.7%