Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) by country
Countries reporting
99
Highest
1.0%
Argentina
Lowest
0.2%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,325
What the numbers show
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 0.2% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 150.7%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 34.7%).
Urban population, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Djibouti | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 9 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 11 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 12 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2015 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 18 | United States of America | 0.8% | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 19 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 20 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 22 | Panama | 0.8% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 24 | Morocco | 0.8% | 2013 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2013 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 27 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2013 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 0.8% | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 33 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2014 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 35 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 36 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2018 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 37 | China | 0.8% | 2013 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 40 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 41 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2019 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 42 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 45 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 46 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2016 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 47 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 48 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 49 | Montenegro | 0.7% | 2013 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 51 | Finland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 52 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 53 | Mozambique | 0.7% | 2014 | up 92.2% | flat |
| 54 | Serbia | 0.7% | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 55 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 56 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 57 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 59 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 60 | Romania | 0.6% | 2018 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 62 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 63 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 65 | Mali | 0.6% | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 66 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 67 | Austria | 0.6% | 2003 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 68 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2020 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 69 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 70 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 71 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 72 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 73 | Slovakia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 74 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2017 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 76 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 77 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 78 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2016 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 79 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2016 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 81 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 82 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2018 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 83 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2021 | up 150.7% | rising |
| 84 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2016 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 86 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 87 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 89 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 90 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 90 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.4% | 2017 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 92 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4% | 2021 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.4% | 2019 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 95 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 96 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 99 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2002 | down 25.3% | falling |