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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |