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UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Total by country

The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above with completed primary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The...

Countries reporting
68
Highest
100.0%
Sweden
Lowest
15.6%
Mali
Median
92.3%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
721

What the numbers show

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Total is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Sweden; the lowest is 15.6% in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 92.3%, and the mean is 86.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 97.7%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 34.2%).

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sweden 100.0% 2017 unchanged rising
1 Latvia 100.0% 2015 unchanged rising
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% 2017 up 0.2% flat
1 Germany 100.0% 2018 unchanged flat
5 Uzbekistan 100.0% 2018 down 0.0% flat
6 Czechia 99.9% 2017 up 0.1% flat
7 Slovakia 99.8% 2017 down 0.1% flat
8 Slovenia 99.8% 2017 up 0.8% flat
9 Norway 99.7% 2017 down 0.3% flat
10 Australia 99.7% 2018 down 0.2% flat
11 Hungary 99.6% 2016 up 0.6% rising
12 Republic of Moldova 99.4% 2018 up 0.7% flat
13 Georgia 99.3% 2017 up 1.1% flat
14 Poland 99.2% 2016 up 0.6% rising
15 Lithuania 99.1% 2017 up 1.4% flat
16 United States of America 99.0% 2018 up 0.4% flat
17 Cayman Islands 99.0% 2015 up 0.2% flat
18 Malta 98.9% 2018 up 2.3% rising
19 Romania 98.8% 2017 up 1.1% flat
20 Netherlands 98.5% 2018 up 0.2% flat
21 Azerbaijan 98.5% 2017 up 1.4% flat
22 Serbia 97.7% 2017 up 1.9% rising
23 France 97.6% 2017 down 1.6% flat
24 Belgium 95.9% 2017 up 3.7% flat
25 Hong Kong 95.7% 2017 up 2.8% rising
26 Israel 95.6% 2015 up 0.6% flat
27 Cyprus 95.6% 2018 up 3.3% rising
28 Republic of Korea 95.5% 2015 up 2.6% rising
29 Italy 95.3% 2015 up 3.3% rising
30 Canada 95.1% 1991 up 13.5% rising
31 Palestine, State of 94.6% 2018 up 6.8% rising
32 Malaysia 93.9% 2016 up 14.1% rising
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 92.7% 2016 up 24.4% rising
34 Argentina 92.7% 2018 up 3.3% rising
35 Spain 91.9% 2018 up 5.2% rising
36 Portugal 91.5% 2018 up 6.1% rising
37 Greece 91.5% 2016 up 0.6% rising
38 Puerto Rico 91.4% 2017 up 2.9% rising
39 Uruguay 91.2% 2018 up 6.6% rising
40 Macao 89.8% 2016 up 8.1% rising
41 Türkiye 89.5% 2017 up 11.8% rising
42 Singapore 87.9% 2018 up 11.0% rising
43 Qatar 87.8% 2017 up 18.4% rising
44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.6% 2018 up 19.8% rising
45 Chile 87.5% 2017 down 1.6% flat
46 Bahrain 87.0% 2018 up 27.4% rising
47 South Africa 85.9% 2017 up 15.8% rising
48 Philippines 84.0% 2017 up 2.8% rising
49 Ecuador 82.8% 2017 up 11.3% rising
50 Mexico 82.8% 2018 up 13.9% rising
51 Costa Rica 82.0% 2018 up 3.7% rising
52 Peru 81.9% 2018 up 13.3% rising
53 Brazil 80.3% 2018 up 8.1% rising
54 Colombia 78.9% 2018 up 9.8% rising
55 Indonesia 78.4% 2018 up 9.1% rising
56 Paraguay 75.6% 2018 up 12.8% rising
57 Tunisia 74.2% 2016 up 5.0% flat
58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 72.2% 2015 up 57.8% rising
59 Dominican Republic 71.2% 2016 up 29.0% rising
60 Thailand 66.8% 2018 up 30.2% rising
61 Guatemala 61.8% 2014 up 97.7% rising
62 Kuwait 61.8% 2018 up 11.3% rising
63 Bangladesh 61.1% 2019 up 24.9% rising
64 Honduras 59.5% 2018 up 30.3% rising
65 El Salvador 58.6% 2017 up 18.3% rising
66 Pakistan 48.8% 2017 up 6.3% rising
67 Cambodia 22.5% 2015 down 34.2% falling
68 Mali 15.6% 2018 down 4.3% rising

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 721 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above with completed primary education by the total 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/