UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with no schooling, male by country

The percentage of the male population (age 25 and over) with no education. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above with no education by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)...

Countries reporting
67
Highest
68.3%
Mali
Lowest
0.1%
United Kingdom
Median
1.8%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
697

What the numbers show

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with no schooling, male is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 68.3% in Mali; the lowest is 0.1% in United Kingdom.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.8%, and the mean is 5.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,093.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 3,037.6%), and the largest decrease in Belize (down 98.5%).

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with no schooling, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mali 68.3% 2018 down 15.8% falling
2 Pakistan 34.8% 2017 down 3.0% falling
3 Bangladesh 25.0% 2019 down 27.3% falling
4 Guatemala 24.3% 2013 down 23.9% volatile
5 Cambodia 19.3% 2015 up 27.1% rising
6 Tunisia 17.0% 2016 down 5.7% volatile
7 Honduras 14.4% 2018 down 30.1% volatile
8 El Salvador 14.0% 2017 down 35.1% falling
9 Syria 11.6% 2009 down 2.4% volatile
10 Dominican Republic 7.2% 2016 down 17.6% volatile
11 Brazil 6.9% 2018 down 50.5% volatile
12 Colombia 6.6% 2018 down 20.0% falling
13 Mexico 5.6% 2018 down 31.8% volatile
14 Ecuador 4.9% 2017 down 31.1% volatile
15 Costa Rica 4.4% 2018 down 12.3% volatile
16 Bolivia 4.2% 2015 down 48.3% volatile
17 Malaysia 4.1% 2016 down 64.0% volatile
18 South Africa 3.9% 2017 down 48.1% volatile
19 Thailand 3.4% 2018 down 12.7% volatile
20 Indonesia 3.4% 2018 down 44.0% volatile
21 Kuwait 3.3% 2018 down 40.7% volatile
22 Mauritius 3.2% 2011 down 53.1% volatile
23 Puerto Rico 3.1% 2017 down 2.1% volatile
24 Andorra 3.1% 2016 down 45.4% falling
25 Sri Lanka 3.1% 2009 down 38.7% volatile
26 Italy 3.0% 2015 down 38.5% volatile
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.9% 2018 down 22.8% falling
28 Chile 2.5% 2017 down 36.8% volatile
29 Paraguay 2.4% 2018 down 27.8% volatile
30 Ireland 2.3% 2017 up 14.9% volatile
31 Hong Kong 2.2% 2017 down 34.9% volatile
32 Peru 2.0% 2018 down 47.3% volatile
33 Philippines 1.9% 2017 down 41.8% volatile
34 Greece 1.8% 2016 up 11.5% volatile
35 Macao 1.8% 2016 down 43.0% volatile
36 Palestine 1.7% 2018 down 58.6% falling
37 Trinidad and Tobago 1.7% 2011 volatile
38 Turkey 1.5% 2017 down 67.3% volatile
39 Bahrain 1.4% 2018 down 67.0% volatile
40 Israel 1.4% 2015 down 55.0% volatile
41 Qatar 1.2% 2017 down 83.2% volatile
42 South Korea 1.2% 2015 down 55.2% volatile
43 Spain 1.2% 2018 down 33.5% volatile
44 Romania 0.8% 2017 down 38.0% falling
45 Canada 0.8% 2001 down 5.3% falling
46 Malta 0.8% 2018 down 68.5% volatile
47 Azerbaijan 0.8% 2017 up 2.2% rising
48 Uruguay 0.8% 2018 down 44.2% volatile
49 Argentina 0.7% 2018 down 35.2% volatile
50 Netherlands 0.7% 2018 up 13.9% rising
51 Serbia 0.6% 2017 down 52.6% falling
52 Georgia 0.6% 2017 up 149.8% rising
53 Venezuela 0.5% 2016 down 92.4% volatile
54 Moldova 0.5% 2018 down 34.2% volatile
55 Hungary 0.4% 2005 down 55.8% volatile
56 Cyprus 0.4% 2018 down 19.8% volatile
57 United States 0.3% 2018 down 20.3% volatile
58 Slovakia 0.3% 2017 up 92.7% falling
59 Poland 0.3% 2016 up 20.7% volatile
60 Switzerland 0.2% 2018 volatile
61 Norway 0.2% 2017 volatile
62 Fiji 0.1% 2017 up 3,037.6% volatile
63 Zimbabwe 0.1% 2017 down 98.5% volatile
64 Czechia 0.1% 2017 down 28.0% falling
65 Belize 0.1% 2010 down 98.5% volatile
66 Cayman Islands 0.1% 2015 down 81.5% volatile
67 United Kingdom 0.1% 2014 down 59.5% falling

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with no schooling, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 697 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of the male population (age 25 and over) with no education. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above with no education 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/