Total sample population, above primary education by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
424.84 million
China
Lowest
6,353
Belgium
Median
3.85 million
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,446
What the numbers show
Total sample population, above primary education is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 424.84 million in China; the lowest is 6,353 in Belgium.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.85 million, and the mean is 21.47 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66,867.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 104,988.0%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 99.8%).
Total sample population, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 424.84 million | 2013 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 322.46 million | 2019 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 252.09 million | 2018 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 110.12 million | 2019 | up 27.3% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 105.75 million | 2021 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 79.12 million | 2019 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 74.13 million | 2018 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 67.39 million | 2011 | up 104,988.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 51.46 million | 2018 | up 454.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 41.89 million | 2016 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 39.13 million | 2017 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 37.03 million | 2016 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 35.26 million | 2020 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 34.46 million | 2019 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 33.13 million | 2019 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 30.71 million | 2020 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 26.47 million | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 25.88 million | 2016 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 23.79 million | 2016 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 23.17 million | 2019 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 21 | France | 21.70 million | 2016 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 21.04 million | 2021 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 20.37 million | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 19.17 million | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 19.02 million | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Pakistan | 18.19 million | 2020 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 15.79 million | 2020 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 15.57 million | 2019 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela | 12.92 million | 2006 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 11.45 million | 2016 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands | 10.60 million | 2016 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 10.37 million | 2013 | up 203.3% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 9.69 million | 2021 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 8.81 million | 2018 | down 43.7% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 8.61 million | 2017 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 8.60 million | 2021 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Belarus | 7.58 million | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 6.66 million | 2016 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 39 | Nepal | 6.40 million | 2014 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 40 | Sweden | 6.12 million | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 41 | Bolivia | 6.09 million | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 5.91 million | 2019 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 43 | Uganda | 5.50 million | 2016 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 5.45 million | 2016 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 45 | Tanzania | 5.33 million | 2020 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 4.98 million | 2016 | up 81,765.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.94 million | 2020 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 48 | Zambia | 4.91 million | 2015 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 49 | Madagascar | 4.43 million | 2012 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 4.24 million | 2018 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 4.20 million | 2016 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 3.86 million | 2015 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 3.85 million | 2013 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 54 | Paraguay | 3.80 million | 2021 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 55 | Finland | 3.73 million | 2016 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 56 | Norway | 3.68 million | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 3.65 million | 2016 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 3.43 million | 2012 | up 525.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Mozambique | 3.29 million | 2014 | up 1,017.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Honduras | 3.08 million | 2019 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 61 | Jordan | 3.08 million | 2016 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Georgia | 2.94 million | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 63 | Ireland | 2.89 million | 2016 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 2.77 million | 2013 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 2.76 million | 2021 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | 2.70 million | 2016 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 67 | Czechia | 2.64 million | 2016 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 2.61 million | 2021 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 2.57 million | 2018 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Malawi | 2.42 million | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 2.42 million | 2014 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 72 | Uruguay | 2.29 million | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 73 | Denmark | 2.21 million | 2016 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 2.18 million | 2005 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 75 | Albania | 2.14 million | 2019 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Armenia | 2.12 million | 2020 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 77 | Togo | 2.11 million | 2018 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Moldova | 2.06 million | 2021 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Lithuania | 1.96 million | 2016 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 80 | Mongolia | 1.95 million | 2021 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 1.84 million | 2018 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 1.75 million | 2019 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 83 | Rwanda | 1.70 million | 2021 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 84 | Guinea | 1.58 million | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 85 | Niger | 1.46 million | 2018 | up 654.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.45 million | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 87 | Slovenia | 1.42 million | 2016 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Latvia | 1.35 million | 2016 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 1.28 million | 2018 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 1.13 million | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 91 | Estonia | 915,394 | 2016 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 778,962 | 2011 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 93 | Namibia | 766,287 | 2015 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritius | 749,361 | 2017 | up 4,780.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Gambia | 468,162 | 2020 | up 5,705.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Cyprus | 457,588 | 2016 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 97 | Montenegro | 347,329 | 2013 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 303,261 | 2016 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 99 | Malta | 242,530 | 2016 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 100 | Iceland | 151,665 | 2015 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 101 | Belize | 50,535 | 1999 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 102 | Jamaica | 12,379 | 2002 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Palestine | 12,312 | 2017 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Austria | 6,675 | 2003 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 105 | Belgium | 6,353 | 2003 | up 4.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 1.22 million