Population aged 65 and above, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.3%
Finland
Lowest
0.0%
Djibouti
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,455
What the numbers show
Population aged 65 and above, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Finland; the lowest is 0.0% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 79.
Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 1,289.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 62.5%).
Population aged 65 and above, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2016 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 4 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3% | 2016 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 0.3% | 2016 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2016 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 0.2% | 2011 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2016 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 14 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 17 | United States of America | 0.2% | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2021 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 21 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Belarus | 0.2% | 2019 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 23 | Niger | 0.2% | 2018 | up 1,289.2% | volatile |
| 24 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 25 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2019 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 34 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 35 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | up 134.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2013 | up 263.1% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | up 141.6% | rising |
| 39 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2018 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 42 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 47 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 51 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 53 | Kosovo | 0.1% | 2017 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 53 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1% | 2017 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 56 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 59 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2018 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2017 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2011 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 65 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | up 147.2% | rising |
| 66 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 68 | South Africa | 0.0% | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2019 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 71 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0% | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 72 | India | 0.0% | 2019 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 73 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 74 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2019 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 75 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2016 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | up 151.8% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 79 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2019 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 80 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | up 185.2% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2016 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 82 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 84 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2013 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 86 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 87 | Pakistan | 0.0% | 2020 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 88 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 89 | Mali | 0.0% | 2018 | up 166.7% | falling |
| 90 | Belize | 0.0% | 1999 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 91 | Palestine, State of | 0.0% | 2017 | up 147.6% | rising |
| 92 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2020 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 93 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.0% | 2006 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 95 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2014 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 98 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2015 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 99 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 100 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2020 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 102 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 103 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2013 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | up 144.5% | rising |
| 105 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 106 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | up 797.7% | rising |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |