Population aged 15-24, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) by country

Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.5%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Greece
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,455

What the numbers show

Population aged 15-24, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.5% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 1,414.1%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 72.8%).

Population aged 15-24, above primary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 0.5% 2014 up 105.1% rising
2 Senegal 0.5% 2018 up 6.2% falling
3 Djibouti 0.5% 2017 down 12.6% rising
4 Belize 0.5% 1999 down 3.8% flat
5 Nepal 0.5% 2014 down 6.1% falling
6 Gambia 0.4% 2020 down 8.4% falling
7 Zambia 0.4% 2015 up 59.8% rising
8 Malawi 0.4% 2019 up 11.2% flat
9 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2020 down 27.7% rising
10 Niger 0.4% 2018 up 172.7% falling
11 Guinea 0.4% 2018 down 24.4% flat
12 Guatemala 0.4% 2019 down 11.2% falling
13 Mali 0.4% 2018 down 23.8% falling
14 Rwanda 0.4% 2021 up 1,414.1% rising
15 Togo 0.4% 2018 down 0.3% rising
16 Honduras 0.4% 2019 down 13.3% flat
17 Bangladesh 0.4% 2016 up 4.1% falling
18 Ethiopia 0.4% 2021 down 21.0% rising
19 Morocco 0.4% 2013 down 4.4% falling
20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% 2018 down 10.1% falling
21 India 0.4% 2019 down 2.1% falling
22 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 down 8.8% falling
23 Dominican Republic 0.4% 2013 down 1.6% falling
24 Namibia 0.4% 2015 down 5.5% falling
25 Nigeria 0.4% 2018 up 0.6% rising
26 Madagascar 0.4% 2012 up 60.0% rising
27 Ghana 0.4% 2016 up 10.6% flat
28 Palestine, State of 0.3% 2017 down 16.3% falling
29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2006 down 11.4% falling
30 Jordan 0.3% 2016 down 25.2% falling
31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2021 down 8.9% falling
32 Paraguay 0.3% 2021 down 15.5% flat
33 El Salvador 0.3% 2019 down 20.5% falling
34 Türkiye 0.3% 2019 down 19.5% falling
35 Pakistan 0.3% 2020 down 16.4% falling
36 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 down 3.5% falling
37 Cambodia 0.3% 2012 down 33.5% flat
38 Egypt 0.3% 2019 down 15.0% falling
39 Jamaica 0.3% 2002 down 28.6% falling
40 Tajikistan 0.3% 2013 up 1.4% flat
41 Tunisia 0.3% 2015 up 39.6% falling
42 China 0.3% 2013 down 0.1% rising
43 Philippines 0.3% 2019 down 5.1% falling
44 Costa Rica 0.3% 2021 down 14.4% falling
45 Uganda 0.3% 2016 down 43.1% falling
46 Peru 0.3% 2021 down 14.4% falling
47 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 down 6.3% falling
48 Panama 0.3% 2021 down 0.5% falling
49 Mauritius 0.3% 2017 up 15.1% falling
50 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% 2011 down 25.3% falling
51 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 15.1% falling
52 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 333.7% rising
52 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 333.7% rising
54 Colombia 0.2% 2021 down 19.0% falling
55 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 down 3.8% falling
56 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 1.7% flat
57 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 11.7% falling
58 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 down 11.7% falling
59 Puerto Rico 0.2% 2005 down 28.4% falling
60 Chile 0.2% 2017 down 24.1% falling
61 Albania 0.2% 2019 down 25.8% volatile
62 Mongolia 0.2% 2021 down 29.3% falling
63 Thailand 0.2% 2021 down 18.2% falling
64 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 down 29.3% falling
65 Belgium 0.2% 2003 down 7.3% falling
66 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 25.8% falling
67 Iceland 0.2% 2015 up 0.1% flat
68 Czechia 0.2% 2016 up 23.1% falling
69 United States of America 0.2% 2018 down 7.7% falling
70 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2017 down 15.1% falling
71 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 29.8% rising
72 Ukraine 0.1% 2014 down 31.8% falling
73 Austria 0.1% 2003 up 1.0% flat
74 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2018 down 30.2% falling
75 Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 47.4% falling
76 Romania 0.1% 2018 down 15.9% falling
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2019 down 20.7% falling
78 Montenegro 0.1% 2013 down 54.5% falling
79 North Macedonia 0.1% 2020 down 28.7% falling
80 France 0.1% 2016 down 19.9% falling
81 Armenia 0.1% 2020 down 45.4% falling
82 Poland 0.1% 2019 down 21.0% falling
83 Georgia 0.1% 2020 down 35.3% falling
84 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 34.0% falling
85 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 14.7% falling
86 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 55.5% falling
87 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 11.0% falling
88 Belarus 0.1% 2019 down 2.6% falling
89 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 15.8% flat
90 Serbia 0.1% 2018 down 21.6% falling
91 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 10.0% falling
92 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 58.2% falling
93 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 down 36.6% falling
94 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 54.1% falling
95 Russian Federation 0.1% 2019 down 62.2% falling
96 Sweden 0.1% 2016 down 59.0% falling
97 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 down 61.1% falling
98 Malta 0.1% 2016 down 64.9% falling
99 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 down 48.3% falling
100 Finland 0.1% 2016 down 48.0% falling
101 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 57.7% falling
102 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 down 65.5% falling
103 Latvia 0.1% 2016 down 62.3% falling
104 Croatia 0.1% 2016 down 60.7% falling
105 Slovenia 0.1% 2016 down 53.8% falling
106 Estonia 0.1% 2016 down 64.1% falling
107 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 down 69.2% falling
108 Greece 0.0% 2016 down 72.8% falling

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Indicator
Population aged 15-24, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation)
Unit
% of population with high edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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