UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is primary, female by country
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed primary (ISCED 1) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed primary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is primary, female is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 34.8% in Portugal; the lowest is 0.0% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.6%, and the mean is 13.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 896.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 766.5%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 85.7%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 34.8% | 2018 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 2 | Argentina | 33.4% | 2018 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 32.7% | 2017 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 4 | Iran | 32.6% | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 5 | Uruguay | 32.6% | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.9% | 2011 | — | falling |
| 7 | Ecuador | 28.8% | 2017 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 8 | Palestine, State of | 28.6% | 2018 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 28.1% | 2018 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 27.7% | 2018 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 27.7% | 2016 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 26.6% | 2018 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 25.3% | 2018 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 14 | Andorra | 24.6% | 2016 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 24.0% | 2014 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 23.7% | 2017 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 17 | Colombia | 23.6% | 2018 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 18 | Malta | 20.0% | 2018 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 19 | Malaysia | 19.7% | 2016 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 19.5% | 2018 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 19.4% | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 19.4% | 2015 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 19.3% | 2018 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 17.8% | 2018 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 25 | Hong Kong | 17.3% | 2017 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 26 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 16.9% | 2016 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 27 | Macao | 16.4% | 2016 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 16.4% | 2018 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 16.2% | 2019 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 16.0% | 2016 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 31 | France | 15.5% | 2017 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 15.2% | 2018 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 33 | El Salvador | 15.0% | 2017 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 34 | Cyprus | 14.3% | 2018 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 35 | Qatar | 14.3% | 2017 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 13.7% | 2017 | up 102.8% | rising |
| 37 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.7% | 2015 | up 249.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 12.5% | 2015 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 39 | Canada | 11.6% | 1991 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 40 | Fiji | 10.6% | 2017 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 41 | Belgium | 10.6% | 2017 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Romania | 10.6% | 2017 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 43 | Serbia | 10.1% | 2017 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 44 | Pakistan | 10.1% | 2017 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 9.2% | 2018 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 46 | Sweden | 9.0% | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 8.7% | 2017 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 48 | Cambodia | 8.5% | 2015 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 49 | Singapore | 6.7% | 2018 | up 57.0% | falling |
| 50 | Israel | 6.4% | 2015 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 51 | Denmark | 6.1% | 2018 | up 766.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Australia | 6.0% | 2018 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 5.6% | 2017 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 5.4% | 2018 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 55 | Bahrain | 5.2% | 2018 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 4.6% | 2017 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 57 | Mali | 4.4% | 2018 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 4.2% | 2016 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 4.2% | 2017 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 60 | Germany | 3.9% | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 3.3% | 2016 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 62 | United States | 2.9% | 2018 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Switzerland | 2.9% | 2018 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 64 | Republic of Moldova | 2.8% | 2018 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 65 | Puerto Rico | 2.7% | 2017 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Cayman Islands | 2.7% | 2015 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Slovenia | 2.5% | 2017 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 68 | Georgia | 2.0% | 2017 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2018 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2017 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Norway | 0.5% | 2017 | up 118.2% | rising |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2018 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 74 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 68.1% | falling |
About this data
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed primary (ISCED 1) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed primary education as the highest level of educational attainment 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/