UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, female by country
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with incomplete primary as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above with incomplete primary education by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, female is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 49.8% in Cambodia; the lowest is 0.1% in Belize.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.8%, and the mean is 12.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 522.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 487.3%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 99.6%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 49.8% | 2015 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Lucia | 44.2% | 2013 | — | falling |
| 3 | Uganda | 41.2% | 2012 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 4 | Guatemala | 38.7% | 2014 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 30.9% | 2018 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 6 | Mauritius | 26.6% | 2011 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 7 | Kuwait | 26.5% | 2018 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 8 | Tunisia | 26.5% | 2016 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 9 | El Salvador | 26.4% | 2017 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 25.2% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 11 | Paraguay | 21.5% | 2018 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 21.3% | 1995 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 21.1% | 2016 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 20.6% | 2017 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.6% | 2015 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 17.6% | 2018 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Peru | 15.4% | 2018 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 18 | Singapore | 15.2% | 2018 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 14.6% | 2018 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 14.2% | 2018 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 12.3% | 2018 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 12.1% | 2017 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 11.9% | 2017 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 11.4% | 2018 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.9% | 2009 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Bahrain | 10.8% | 2018 | down 58.1% | rising |
| 27 | Bermuda | 10.7% | 2016 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 10.7% | 2018 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 10.5% | 2017 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 10.2% | 2019 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 31 | South Africa | 9.3% | 2017 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 32 | Qatar | 8.6% | 2017 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 33 | Türkiye | 8.2% | 2017 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Mali | 7.9% | 2018 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 35 | Uruguay | 7.8% | 2018 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Macau, China | 7.5% | 2016 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Spain | 7.2% | 2018 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 7.0% | 2016 | up 487.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.7% | 2018 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 6.6% | 2018 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6.1% | 2016 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 5.8% | 2017 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Cyprus | 4.9% | 2018 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 44 | Belgium | 4.7% | 2017 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 4.0% | 1991 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 2.7% | 2017 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 47 | France | 2.6% | 2017 | up 176.9% | rising |
| 48 | Israel | 2.5% | 2015 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 1.8% | 2018 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 50 | Republic of Korea | 1.4% | 2015 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2017 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Poland | 1.1% | 2016 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 1.0% | 2017 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2018 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Cayman Islands | 0.7% | 2015 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 56 | United States of America | 0.6% | 2018 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2016 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2017 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Belize | 0.1% | 2010 | down 99.6% | volatile |
About this data
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with incomplete primary as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above with incomplete primary education by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/