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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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