Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) by country
Countries reporting
98
Highest
1.0%
Argentina
Lowest
0.1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
0.5%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,331
What the numbers show
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 0.1% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 228.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 36.4%).
Urban population, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 5 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 8 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 9 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 10 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2017 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 11 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 13 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 0.8% | 2015 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2020 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Italy | 0.7% | 2016 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 20 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Korea | 0.6% | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 25 | France | 0.6% | 2016 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2016 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2013 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 34 | Norway | 0.6% | 2016 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 2016 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 36 | Belarus | 0.6% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 0.6% | 2019 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 39 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 0.5% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 41 | Panama | 0.5% | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 42 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2019 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2021 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 44 | Denmark | 0.5% | 2016 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 45 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2013 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2013 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 48 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 0.5% | 2019 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 0.4% | 2016 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 53 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2018 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 54 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2019 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 55 | China | 0.4% | 2013 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4% | 2021 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 59 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 61 | Jamaica | 0.4% | 2002 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 62 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | up 228.0% | falling |
| 63 | Belize | 0.4% | 1999 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 64 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 66 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 67 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 68 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2018 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 69 | Austria | 0.4% | 2003 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 70 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 71 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 72 | Hungary | 0.4% | 2016 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 73 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2016 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 75 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 77 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 78 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 79 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 80 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3% | 2017 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 80 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3% | 2018 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 83 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2018 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 84 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2014 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 85 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 87 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 23.2% | flat |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2013 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 90 | Mali | 0.2% | 2018 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 92 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 93 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 94 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 97 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 98 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2002 | down 17.9% | falling |