Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
0.9%
Togo
Lowest
0.2%
Djibouti
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,429
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Togo; the lowest is 0.2% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 111.2%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 56.0%).
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Togo | 0.9% | 2018 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 2 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 3 | Niger | 0.9% | 2018 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 5 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2012 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 0.8% | 2010 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 8 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2018 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 10 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2016 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 12 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 13 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2018 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 0.7% | 2018 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2012 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 22 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 23 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2019 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2015 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 26 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 27 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 29 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 30 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 33 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 34 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 0.7% | 2003 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 0.7% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 40 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 41 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2011 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 47 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 48 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | up 34.6% | flat |
| 49 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 53 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2003 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 56 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 57 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 58 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 64 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 0.6% | 2016 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 66 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 67 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2006 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 68 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 69 | Mauritius | 0.6% | 2017 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 73 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 75 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 76 | Greece | 0.6% | 2016 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 77 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 78 | Ukraine | 0.6% | 2014 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 79 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2021 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 81 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 83 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 85 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 86 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2010 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 87 | Albania | 0.5% | 2019 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 89 | Guinea | 0.5% | 2018 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 90 | South Africa | 0.5% | 2020 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2013 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 93 | Puerto Rico | 0.5% | 2005 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 94 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 95 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 96 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 97 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 98 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 27.5% | flat |
| 99 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 100 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 101 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2013 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 102 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 103 | Palestine, State of | 0.4% | 2017 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 104 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 104 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 106 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 107 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 33.5% | falling |