Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
103
Highest
1.0%
Belarus
Lowest
0.1%
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,424
What the numbers show
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Belarus; the lowest is 0.1% in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 317.5%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 68.1%).
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2010 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2015 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2021 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Russia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 46.0% | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2012 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 12 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 0.9% | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2013 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 16 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 17 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2018 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 22 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 24 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 27 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 0.8% | 2005 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 0.8% | 2003 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | up 177.8% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2016 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 34 | Mauritius | 0.8% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 0.7% | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 0.7% | 2016 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 37 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 38 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | up 189.6% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 43 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2011 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 0.7% | 2017 | up 35.1% | flat |
| 48 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 49 | Montenegro | 0.7% | 2010 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 50 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 317.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 52 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2019 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 54 | Korea | 0.6% | 2017 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 58 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 59 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2019 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 60 | Romania | 0.5% | 2018 | up 175.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 62 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2019 | up 108.8% | rising |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% | 2019 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 64 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.5% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 65 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.5% | 2006 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2002 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 68 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 69 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2013 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2019 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 71 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 72 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2018 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 74 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 75 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2019 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 79 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2017 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 80 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 81 | Greece | 0.4% | 2016 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 82 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 83 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 144.3% | rising |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2018 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 88 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 90 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 92 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 94 | Niger | 0.1% | 2018 | up 216.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 97 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 98 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 99 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 100 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 102 | Togo | 0.1% | 2018 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | down 49.5% | falling |