Individuals with primary education as a share of private paid employees by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
0.6544
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0003
Ukraine
Median
0.1595
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
797
What the numbers show
Individuals with primary education as a share of private paid employees is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 0.6544 in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0003 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1595, and the mean is 0.1975.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,946.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (up 37.6%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 98.6%).
Individuals with primary education as a share of private paid: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6544 | 2020 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 2 | Tunisia | 0.5226 | 2015 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 3 | Portugal | 0.5072 | 2018 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 4 | Morocco | 0.489 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 5 | Cambodia | 0.4617 | 2012 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Malta | 0.4406 | 2018 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 7 | Honduras | 0.4373 | 2019 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 8 | El Salvador | 0.4302 | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 0.396 | 2016 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Guatemala | 0.3655 | 2019 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 0.3562 | 2018 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 0.3502 | 2018 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 0.3114 | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 14 | Iceland | 0.3098 | 2013 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0.3057 | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 0.2722 | 2018 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 0.2686 | 2019 | up 27.8% | flat |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2559 | 2016 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 0.249 | 2021 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 0.2349 | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 21 | Philippines | 0.2288 | 2018 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.2258 | 2014 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 0.1826 | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 24 | Namibia | 0.1788 | 2015 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 0.1772 | 2015 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 26 | Jordan | 0.1762 | 2016 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 0.1728 | 2015 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 28 | Uruguay | 0.1721 | 2020 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 0.1666 | 2019 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1647 | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 0.1616 | 2018 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium | 0.1595 | 2018 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 33 | Cyprus | 0.1577 | 2018 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 34 | Colombia | 0.1557 | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 35 | Mexico | 0.1527 | 2019 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 0.149 | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 0.1439 | 2018 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 38 | Panama | 0.1414 | 2021 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 0.1375 | 2018 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 40 | Austria | 0.1369 | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 41 | Peru | 0.1342 | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 42 | France | 0.1331 | 2018 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 43 | Hungary | 0.13 | 2018 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 44 | Ireland | 0.1249 | 2017 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 45 | Estonia | 0.1147 | 2018 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 46 | Palestine, State of | 0.1127 | 2017 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 47 | Latvia | 0.0893 | 2018 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 48 | Croatia | 0.087 | 2018 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 49 | South Africa | 0.0869 | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 50 | Finland | 0.0865 | 2018 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 51 | Romania | 0.0862 | 2018 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 52 | Serbia | 0.0849 | 2018 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 0.0579 | 2017 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 54 | Czechia | 0.0472 | 2018 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 55 | Lithuania | 0.044 | 2018 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 56 | Slovakia | 0.0387 | 2017 | up 25.6% | flat |
| 57 | United States of America | 0.0149 | 2018 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 58 | Mongolia | 0.0045 | 2021 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 59 | Republic of Moldova | 0.002 | 2015 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 60 | Australia | 0.0015 | 2015 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Armenia | 0.0011 | 2020 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 0.0005 | 2015 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Ukraine | 0.0003 | 2013 | down 96.9% | volatile |