Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Togo
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
0.5%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,475
What the numbers show
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Togo; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.5%.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 90.2%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 100.0%).
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, primary education and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Togo | 1.0% | 2018 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 2 | Niger | 0.9% | 2018 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 3 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 4 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2012 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 5 | Senegal | 0.9% | 2018 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2014 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 8 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 0.8% | 2014 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 10 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2019 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0.8% | 2021 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 13 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2018 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 0.7% | 2003 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 18 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 19 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 20 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 0.7% | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 26 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2006 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 28 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 30 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 0.6% | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 34 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 35 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 37 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 38 | Norway | 0.6% | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 41 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 42 | Iceland | 0.6% | 2015 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 43 | United States of America | 0.6% | 2018 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0.6% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Romania | 0.6% | 2018 | up 47.6% | falling |
| 46 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2021 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2016 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6% | 2011 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 50 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2013 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 54 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 56 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 0.5% | 2017 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 58 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 59 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 60 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2016 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 61 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2016 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 62 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2019 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 63 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 64 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2016 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 65 | Greece | 0.4% | 2016 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 66 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2013 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 67 | France | 0.4% | 2016 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 68 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 0.4% | 2017 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2018 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 0.4% | 2016 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 72 | Hungary | 0.4% | 2016 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 73 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 74 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 75 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 76 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 77 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2010 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 79 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 80 | Poland | 0.3% | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 81 | Italy | 0.3% | 2016 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 82 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 83 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2016 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2005 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 88 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 89 | Germany | 0.2% | 2011 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 91 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 92 | Malta | 0.2% | 2016 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 93 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 94 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2010 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 96 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 97 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 97 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 99 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 101 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2016 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |