UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is primary, male by country
The percentage of male 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 males aged 25 years and above who completed primary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total male...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is primary, male is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 40.1% in Portugal; the lowest is 0.0% in Czechia.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.1%, and the mean is 13.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,318.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 892.3%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 84.6%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 40.1% | 2018 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 2 | Argentina | 38.0% | 2018 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 36.4% | 2018 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 32.0% | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.4% | 2011 | — | falling |
| 6 | Ecuador | 31.3% | 2017 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 7 | Honduras | 28.8% | 2018 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 28.3% | 2018 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 28.0% | 2016 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 26.9% | 2018 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 26.0% | 2014 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 25.7% | 2018 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 25.6% | 2016 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 14 | Philippines | 25.5% | 2017 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 25.4% | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 16 | Türkiye | 23.9% | 2017 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 17 | Andorra | 23.8% | 2016 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 18 | Thailand | 21.6% | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 21.4% | 2018 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 20 | Qatar | 21.1% | 2017 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 19.8% | 2016 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 22 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 19.7% | 2016 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 19.5% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 17.8% | 2018 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 16.7% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 26 | El Salvador | 16.7% | 2017 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 27 | Macao | 16.5% | 2016 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 16.5% | 2019 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 14.9% | 2017 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 30 | Pakistan | 14.8% | 2017 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.1% | 2015 | up 288.1% | rising |
| 32 | Italy | 14.0% | 2015 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 33 | Malta | 13.6% | 2018 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 13.3% | 2017 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 13.3% | 2018 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 13.1% | 2018 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Cambodia | 12.3% | 2015 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 38 | Fiji | 11.8% | 2017 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 39 | Poland | 11.5% | 2016 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Canada | 11.3% | 1991 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 41 | France | 11.0% | 2017 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 8.5% | 2017 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium | 8.1% | 2017 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Bahrain | 8.0% | 2018 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 7.0% | 2017 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 7.0% | 2015 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Mali | 6.8% | 2018 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 48 | Netherlands | 6.8% | 2018 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 6.4% | 2015 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 50 | Singapore | 6.2% | 2018 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 51 | Australia | 6.2% | 2018 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 52 | Denmark | 5.9% | 2018 | up 892.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 5.8% | 2017 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 54 | Serbia | 5.4% | 2017 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Kuwait | 5.4% | 2018 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 56 | Cayman Islands | 4.8% | 2015 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 3.9% | 2016 | down 71.3% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 3.6% | 2017 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Germany | 3.4% | 2018 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 60 | Puerto Rico | 3.2% | 2017 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 61 | United States | 3.1% | 2018 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Switzerland | 2.2% | 2018 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 63 | Lithuania | 2.1% | 2017 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 1.7% | 2017 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 65 | Georgia | 1.5% | 2017 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2017 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 1.4% | 2018 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 1.4% | 2016 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Norway | 0.4% | 2017 | up 167.6% | rising |
| 71 | Slovakia | 0.4% | 2017 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2018 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 74 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 61.3% | falling |
About this data
The percentage of male 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 males aged 25 years and above who completed primary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total male 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/