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

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

Countries reporting
70
Highest
100.0%
France
Lowest
24.8%
Mali
Median
97.1%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
719

What the numbers show

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary (ISCED 1). Total is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in France; the lowest is 24.8% in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 97.1%, and the mean is 93.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 33.0%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 5.6%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 France 100.0% 2017 unchanged flat
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% 2017 up 0.2% flat
1 Sweden 100.0% 2017 up 0.0% flat
1 Bermuda 100.0% 2016 up 0.0% flat
1 Portugal 100.0% 2018 unchanged rising
1 Germany 100.0% 2018 down 0.0% flat
1 Hungary 100.0% 2015 up 0.6% flat
1 Luxembourg 100.0% 2015 unchanged flat
9 Belize 99.9% 2010 up 5.1% rising
10 Poland 99.9% 2016 up 0.1% flat
11 Cayman Islands 99.8% 2015 down 0.2% flat
12 Slovakia 99.8% 2017 down 0.1% flat
13 Fiji 99.8% 2017 down 0.2% rising
14 Zimbabwe 99.7% 2017 up 14.7% rising
15 Switzerland 99.7% 2018 down 0.3% rising
16 United States of America 99.7% 2018 up 0.1% flat
17 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 99.6% 2016 up 5.3% rising
18 Republic of Moldova 99.4% 2018 up 0.7% rising
19 Cyprus 99.4% 2018 up 0.5% flat
20 Netherlands 99.3% 2018 down 0.1% flat
21 Argentina 99.2% 2018 up 0.4% rising
22 Uruguay 99.2% 2018 up 0.8% rising
23 Malta 98.9% 2018 up 2.3% rising
24 Canada 98.9% 2001 down 0.1% flat
25 Romania 98.8% 2017 up 1.1% rising
26 Qatar 98.7% 2017 up 7.7% rising
27 Azerbaijan 98.5% 2017 down 0.2% flat
28 Serbia 98.4% 2017 up 2.6% flat
29 Spain 98.3% 2018 up 0.9% rising
30 Trinidad and Tobago 98.1% 2011 — rising
31 Philippines 98.0% 2017 up 1.4% rising
32 Chile 97.8% 2017 up 1.4% rising
33 Israel 97.8% 2015 up 0.7% rising
34 Puerto Rico 97.2% 2017 up 0.3% rising
35 Greece 97.2% 2016 up 0.1% rising
36 Bahrain 97.1% 2018 up 3.6% rising
37 Paraguay 96.9% 2018 up 1.4% rising
38 Macau, China 96.7% 2016 up 3.0% rising
39 Republic of Korea 96.5% 2015 up 2.9% rising
40 Costa Rica 96.2% 2018 up 1.0% rising
41 Palestine, State of 96.1% 2018 up 5.5% rising
42 Thailand 96.1% 2018 up 1.8% rising
43 United Arab Emirates 95.8% 2018 up 7.9% rising
44 Kuwait 95.5% 2018 up 2.9% rising
45 Hong Kong, China 95.4% 2015 up 2.5% rising
46 South Africa 95.3% 2017 up 4.8% rising
47 Türkiye 95.2% 2017 up 10.2% rising
48 Peru 95.1% 2018 up 4.9% rising
49 Mauritius 94.6% 2011 up 7.2% rising
50 Sri Lanka 94.6% 2009 down 0.4% rising
51 Indonesia 94.5% 2018 up 5.6% rising
52 Denmark 94.4% 2018 down 5.6% falling
53 Ecuador 94.1% 2017 up 3.0% rising
54 Malaysia 93.9% 2016 up 14.1% rising
55 Colombia 93.7% 2018 up 1.5% flat
56 Mexico 93.5% 2018 up 3.9% rising
57 Panama 93.2% 2010 up 2.0% rising
58 Brazil 93.1% 2018 up 7.9% rising
59 Dominican Republic 93.0% 2016 up 2.2% rising
60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 92.8% 2018 up 2.9% flat
61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.4% 2015 up 6.0% rising
62 Honduras 86.0% 2018 up 8.5% rising
63 El Salvador 83.4% 2017 up 11.0% rising
64 Syrian Arab Republic 79.1% 2009 up 1.3% rising
65 Tunisia 74.2% 2016 up 4.7% rising
66 Cambodia 71.9% 2015 down 2.3% flat
67 Bangladesh 71.3% 2019 up 19.6% rising
68 Guatemala 69.0% 2013 up 14.1% rising
69 Pakistan 52.6% 2017 up 7.3% rising
70 Mali 24.8% 2018 up 33.0% rising

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least some primary (ISCED 1). Total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 719 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with at least some primary education (ISCED 1). This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above with some 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/