Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) by country

Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Austria
Lowest
0.0%
Kazakhstan
Median
0.4%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,487

What the numbers show

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Austria; the lowest is 0.0% in Kazakhstan.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 0.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 271.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 1,271.7%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 98.4%).

Population aged 25-64, primary education and below: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Austria 1.0% 2003 up 40.5% rising
2 Norway 0.8% 2016 up 11.2% rising
3 Türkiye 0.7% 2019 up 6.0% rising
4 Mongolia 0.7% 2021 up 494.9% volatile
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% 2016 falling
6 Indonesia 0.7% 2019 up 20.5% rising
7 Cambodia 0.7% 2012 up 44.4% rising
8 China 0.6% 2013 up 16.8% rising
9 Thailand 0.6% 2021 down 7.4% rising
10 United States of America 0.6% 2018 up 439.1% rising
11 Luxembourg 0.6% 2016 up 0.2% falling
12 North Macedonia 0.6% 2020 down 1.6% rising
13 Rwanda 0.6% 2021 up 45.4% rising
14 Morocco 0.5% 2013 up 24.9% rising
15 Bulgaria 0.5% 2016 up 70.0% rising
16 Mauritius 0.5% 2017 down 28.9% flat
17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% 2018 up 23.1% rising
18 Uganda 0.5% 2016 up 69.7% rising
19 Czechia 0.5% 2016 down 17.6% volatile
20 Portugal 0.5% 2016 down 33.2% falling
21 Germany 0.5% 2011 up 19.3% rising
22 Bangladesh 0.5% 2016 up 10.0% rising
23 Djibouti 0.5% 2017 up 6.1% rising
24 Guatemala 0.5% 2019 up 12.3% rising
25 India 0.5% 2019 up 9.1% rising
26 El Salvador 0.5% 2019 up 11.3% rising
27 Tunisia 0.5% 2015 down 28.4% rising
28 Belgium 0.5% 2003 down 36.5% falling
29 Nicaragua 0.5% 2014 up 20.2% rising
30 Montenegro 0.5% 2013 up 81.0% rising
31 Mexico 0.4% 2020 up 2.6% rising
32 Netherlands 0.4% 2016 up 8.8% falling
33 Honduras 0.4% 2019 up 11.8% rising
34 Costa Rica 0.4% 2021 up 4.4% rising
35 Nepal 0.4% 2014 up 4.6% flat
36 Ireland 0.4% 2016 down 22.6% falling
37 Egypt 0.4% 2019 down 10.9% falling
38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% 2006 up 1.6% flat
39 Ecuador 0.4% 2021 down 6.4% rising
40 Cyprus 0.4% 2016 down 22.6% falling
41 Slovenia 0.4% 2013 down 17.9% falling
42 Serbia 0.4% 2018 down 2.1% falling
43 Pakistan 0.4% 2020 up 7.9% rising
44 Dominican Republic 0.4% 2013 up 4.7% rising
45 Mozambique 0.4% 2014 up 17.2% rising
46 Kenya 0.4% 2019 up 22.6% rising
47 Belize 0.4% 1999 down 33.7% falling
48 Brazil 0.4% 2021 down 7.6% rising
49 South Africa 0.4% 2020 up 6.2% rising
50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% 2021 down 0.3% rising
51 Chile 0.4% 2017 down 36.1% falling
52 Mali 0.4% 2018 up 0.9% rising
53 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% 2011 down 4.4% rising
54 Romania 0.4% 2018 up 55.0% falling
55 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2020 up 0.8% falling
56 Slovakia 0.4% 2016 up 192.8% rising
57 Spain 0.4% 2016 down 34.2% falling
58 Colombia 0.4% 2021 down 9.2% falling
59 Hungary 0.4% 2016 up 42.1% flat
60 Togo 0.4% 2018 up 10.2% rising
61 Greece 0.4% 2016 down 35.8% falling
62 Jordan 0.3% 2016 down 48.8% flat
63 Sri Lanka 0.3% 2019 down 19.9% falling
64 Philippines 0.3% 2019 up 1.9% falling
65 Paraguay 0.3% 2021 down 20.3% rising
66 Madagascar 0.3% 2012 down 27.5% falling
67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% 2019 down 9.1% falling
68 Gambia 0.3% 2020 down 17.3% falling
69 Kosovo 0.3% 2017 down 30.0% falling
70 Zambia 0.3% 2015 down 26.7% rising
71 Senegal 0.3% 2018 down 8.2% volatile
72 Malawi 0.3% 2019 down 2.4% falling
73 Uruguay 0.3% 2021 down 15.9% flat
74 Peru 0.3% 2021 down 10.4% falling
75 Namibia 0.3% 2015 up 1.7% rising
76 France 0.3% 2016 down 27.5% falling
77 Guinea 0.3% 2018 down 21.1% falling
78 Nigeria 0.3% 2018 down 13.9% falling
79 Panama 0.3% 2021 down 20.5% falling
80 Malta 0.3% 2016 down 48.1% falling
81 Ghana 0.3% 2016 down 7.2% falling
82 Poland 0.3% 2019 down 39.6% rising
83 Albania 0.3% 2019 down 52.7% rising
84 Russian Federation 0.3% 2019 up 1,271.7% volatile
85 Ethiopia 0.3% 2021 down 25.2% falling
86 Croatia 0.3% 2016 up 13.8% rising
87 Argentina 0.3% 2021 up 77.5% rising
88 Republic of Korea 0.3% 2017 down 43.5% falling
89 Georgia 0.2% 2020 up 3.8% rising
90 Puerto Rico 0.2% 2005 up 24.2% falling
91 Latvia 0.2% 2016 up 61.9% falling
92 Estonia 0.2% 2016 up 119.2% falling
93 Sweden 0.2% 2016 down 45.6% falling
94 Italy 0.2% 2016 down 44.5% falling
95 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2017 down 63.9% falling
96 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 down 51.5% falling
97 Tajikistan 0.2% 2013 up 32.0% falling
98 Niger 0.2% 2018 down 53.8% falling
99 Denmark 0.2% 2016 down 84.7% falling
100 Belarus 0.1% 2019 down 6.8% falling
101 Iceland 0.1% 2015 down 22.6% rising
102 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 16.1% volatile
103 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 down 36.2% volatile
104 Ukraine 0.0% 2014 down 43.9% volatile
105 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2021 down 96.1% volatile
106 Armenia 0.0% 2020 down 52.8% falling
107 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2018 down 98.4% volatile

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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