Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) by country

Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.8%
Iceland
Lowest
0.0%
Austria
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,501

What the numbers show

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Iceland; the lowest is 0.0% in Austria.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 836.1%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iceland 0.8% 2015 up 4.2% flat
2 Denmark 0.8% 2016 volatile
3 Italy 0.8% 2016 up 28.1% volatile
4 Sweden 0.8% 2016 up 30.7% rising
5 Republic of Korea 0.7% 2017 up 35.6% rising
6 Croatia 0.7% 2016 down 5.5% falling
7 Malta 0.7% 2016 up 60.6% rising
8 France 0.7% 2016 up 18.3% rising
9 Albania 0.7% 2019 up 306.2% volatile
10 Lithuania 0.7% 2016 down 16.4% rising
11 Latvia 0.6% 2016 down 11.4% rising
12 Greece 0.6% 2016 up 47.8% rising
13 Spain 0.6% 2016 up 48.4% rising
14 Cyprus 0.6% 2016 up 30.5% rising
15 Estonia 0.6% 2016 down 18.8% rising
16 Slovenia 0.6% 2013 up 47.8% rising
17 Ireland 0.6% 2016 up 31.7% volatile
18 Hungary 0.5% 2016 down 22.3% rising
19 Belarus 0.5% 2019 down 4.8% falling
20 Portugal 0.5% 2016 up 135.8% volatile
21 Slovakia 0.5% 2016 down 42.5% rising
22 Belgium 0.5% 2003 up 118.6% volatile
23 Netherlands 0.5% 2016 down 12.3% rising
24 Georgia 0.4% 2020 down 18.1% falling
25 Serbia 0.4% 2018 up 0.5% rising
26 Poland 0.4% 2019 down 23.2% rising
27 Kosovo 0.4% 2017 up 338.4% rising
27 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% 2017 up 338.4% rising
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% 2019 up 56.1% rising
30 Bulgaria 0.4% 2016 down 32.7% falling
31 Niger 0.4% 2018 up 836.1% volatile
32 Russian Federation 0.3% 2019 up 147.0% rising
33 Luxembourg 0.3% 2016 down 3.5% volatile
34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% 2016 volatile
35 United States of America 0.3% 2018 up 494.8% rising
36 Montenegro 0.3% 2013 up 52.6% rising
37 Romania 0.3% 2018 down 64.7% volatile
38 North Macedonia 0.2% 2020 up 16.2% rising
39 Puerto Rico 0.2% 2005 up 221.1% rising
40 Mauritius 0.2% 2017 up 26.9% rising
41 Türkiye 0.2% 2019 up 63.4% rising
42 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 15.8% rising
43 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 62.2% rising
44 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 down 5.7% flat
45 Mongolia 0.2% 2021 up 407.5% volatile
46 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 up 33.1% rising
47 Ukraine 0.2% 2014 down 38.8% falling
48 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 60.1% rising
49 Panama 0.2% 2021 up 19.8% rising
50 Ecuador 0.2% 2021 down 13.1% rising
51 Peru 0.2% 2021 up 2.0% rising
52 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 0.9% falling
53 Senegal 0.2% 2018 up 251.0% volatile
54 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 29.4% rising
55 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 46.0% rising
56 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 2011 up 35.3% rising
57 El Salvador 0.1% 2019 up 39.6% rising
58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 up 41.2% rising
59 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 39.4% rising
60 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 62.0% rising
61 China 0.1% 2013 up 20.5% rising
62 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 42.6% rising
63 Mexico 0.1% 2020 up 32.8% rising
64 Paraguay 0.1% 2021 up 11.4% volatile
65 Guatemala 0.1% 2019 up 49.1% rising
66 Honduras 0.1% 2019 up 35.1% rising
67 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2006 up 38.7% rising
68 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 13.9% rising
69 Namibia 0.1% 2015 up 27.4% rising
70 Morocco 0.1% 2013 up 22.4% rising
71 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 103.3% rising
72 Czechia 0.1% 2016 down 73.0% falling
73 Germany 0.1% 2011 down 66.9% falling
74 Norway 0.1% 2016 down 71.5% volatile
75 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 31.1% rising
76 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 17.0% falling
77 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 85.8% rising
78 Belize 0.1% 1999 down 27.9% falling
79 India 0.1% 2019 up 39.3% rising
80 Philippines 0.1% 2019 up 24.0% falling
81 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 40.4% rising
82 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 72.8% volatile
83 Jordan 0.1% 2016 down 65.4% rising
84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% 2018 up 22.8% rising
85 Egypt 0.1% 2019 down 13.7% rising
86 Ghana 0.1% 2016 up 4.1% rising
87 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 25.6% falling
88 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 32.9% rising
89 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2020 down 7.3% rising
90 Kenya 0.1% 2019 down 2.8% rising
91 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 up 19.3% rising
92 Togo 0.0% 2018 up 12.3% rising
93 Mali 0.0% 2018 down 7.7% rising
94 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 down 44.3% falling
95 Tunisia 0.0% 2015 down 75.1% volatile
96 Armenia 0.0% 2020 down 73.9% falling
97 Djibouti 0.0% 2017 up 66.8% rising
98 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 up 3.7% falling
99 Gambia 0.0% 2020 down 20.3% falling
100 Tajikistan 0.0% 2013 down 40.4% volatile
101 Malawi 0.0% 2019 down 34.2% rising
102 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 40.7% falling
103 Zambia 0.0% 2015 down 46.6% falling
104 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2021 down 82.9% falling
105 Guinea 0.0% 2018 down 54.9% volatile
106 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 down 53.9% volatile
107 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2018 down 92.3% volatile
108 Austria 0.0% 2003 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, 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
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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