Individuals with primary education as a share of public paid employees by country
Countries reporting
62
Highest
0.2664
Portugal
Lowest
0.0009
Russia
Median
0.0645
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
784
What the numbers show
Individuals with primary education as a share of public paid employees is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 0.2664 in Portugal; the lowest is 0.0009 in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0645, and the mean is 0.0802.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 286.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 417.2%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 91.5%).
Individuals with primary education as a share of public paid employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 0.2664 | 2018 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 2 | Malta | 0.2489 | 2018 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 0.2025 | 2018 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 4 | Morocco | 0.1958 | 2009 | — | falling |
| 5 | Tunisia | 0.1899 | 2015 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania | 0.189 | 2020 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 7 | Cambodia | 0.174 | 2012 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 0.1577 | 2019 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 0.1555 | 2013 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 10 | Hungary | 0.149 | 2018 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0.1462 | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 0.1389 | 2018 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 0.1184 | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 0.1165 | 2019 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 0.1119 | 2018 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 16 | France | 0.1115 | 2018 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 17 | Zambia | 0.1091 | 2015 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 0.1074 | 2010 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 19 | Vietnam | 0.1026 | 2019 | up 417.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 0.0924 | 2018 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 0.0923 | 2016 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 22 | Namibia | 0.0856 | 2015 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 23 | Guatemala | 0.0829 | 2019 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 0.0773 | 2021 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 0.0738 | 2017 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 0.0736 | 2018 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 0.0725 | 2018 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 28 | Cyprus | 0.0691 | 2018 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 0.0683 | 2021 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 30 | Uruguay | 0.0669 | 2020 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 31 | Pakistan | 0.0651 | 2014 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 0.0638 | 2018 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 0.0594 | 2018 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 0.0591 | 2018 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 35 | Ecuador | 0.0588 | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 0.056 | 2021 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 0.0556 | 2015 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 0.0508 | 2020 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 39 | Romania | 0.0492 | 2018 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.0478 | 2018 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 0.0451 | 2019 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 42 | Palestine | 0.045 | 2017 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 43 | Bolivia | 0.0441 | 2021 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 44 | Panama | 0.0436 | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 0.0431 | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 46 | Jordan | 0.0401 | 2016 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 0.0384 | 2018 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Paraguay | 0.0382 | 2021 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Latvia | 0.0378 | 2018 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 50 | Estonia | 0.0304 | 2018 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 0.0267 | 2016 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 52 | Poland | 0.0249 | 2017 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 53 | Lithuania | 0.0227 | 2018 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 54 | Slovakia | 0.02 | 2017 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 55 | Czechia | 0.019 | 2018 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 56 | Finland | 0.0178 | 2018 | down 74.0% | falling |
| 57 | Colombia | 0.0115 | 2020 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 58 | Mongolia | 0.0075 | 2021 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 59 | United States | 0.0027 | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 60 | Armenia | 0.0026 | 2014 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Australia | 0.0015 | 2015 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 62 | Russia | 0.0009 | 2009 | down 71.8% | volatile |