Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 15-19 by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Female by country
Share of the population of the stated age group that has completed lower secondary or incomplete upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment. Projections are based on collected census and survey data for the base year (around 2010) and the Medium Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2)...
What the numbers show
Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 15-19 by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Female is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.
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 89.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 16.7%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 33.3%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 15-19 by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2100 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | Maldives | 0.9% | 2100 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 0.8% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 4 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2100 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Norway | 0.8% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.8% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 0.8% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 0.7% | 2100 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Tonga | 0.7% | 2100 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7% | 2100 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Bahamas | 0.7% | 2100 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2100 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Namibia | 0.7% | 2100 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 16 | Samoa | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Aruba | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Benin | 0.7% | 2100 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 21 | Bhutan | 0.7% | 2100 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2100 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 0.7% | 2100 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 21 | Syria | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Belize | 0.7% | 2100 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2100 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.7% | 2100 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 31 | Albania | 0.7% | 2100 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2100 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2100 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Japan | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Republic of Korea | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Kuwait | 0.6% | 2100 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Senegal | 0.6% | 2100 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2100 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 41 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2100 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Mauritius | 0.6% | 2100 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6% | 2100 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 45 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2100 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 45 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2100 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 47 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2100 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 47 | Lebanon | 0.6% | 2100 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 50 | Austria | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Liberia | 0.6% | 2100 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2100 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Italy | 0.6% | 2100 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 54 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2100 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 0.6% | 2100 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 58 | Cuba | 0.6% | 2100 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 58 | Gabon | 0.6% | 2100 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 58 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2100 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 58 | Jordan | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Timor-Leste | 0.6% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Panama | 0.5% | 2100 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 63 | Poland | 0.5% | 2100 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 63 | Serbia | 0.5% | 2100 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 67 | Spain | 0.5% | 2100 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 67 | Haiti | 0.5% | 2100 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 67 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2100 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 70 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5% | 2100 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2100 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2100 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 70 | Macau, China | 0.5% | 2100 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Iraq | 0.5% | 2100 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 74 | Mali | 0.5% | 2100 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 74 | United States of America | 0.5% | 2100 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 0.5% | 2100 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 79 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Bahrain | 0.5% | 2100 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 80 | Cameroon | 0.5% | 2100 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 80 | Congo | 0.5% | 2100 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2100 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 80 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Vanuatu | 0.5% | 2100 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2100 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 88 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2100 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 88 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2100 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5% | 2100 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 88 | Suriname | 0.5% | 2100 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 88 | Eswatini | 0.5% | 2100 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 0.5% | 2100 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 93 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5% | 2100 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5% | 2100 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4% | 2100 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 96 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2100 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 98 | Montenegro | 0.4% | 2100 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 99 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4% | 2100 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 99 | Chad | 0.4% | 2100 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2100 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 101 | Guyana | 0.4% | 2100 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 101 | Niger | 0.4% | 2100 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Lesotho | 0.4% | 2100 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 0.4% | 2100 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2100 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 106 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2100 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2100 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 109 | Hungary | 0.4% | 2100 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 110 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2100 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 110 | Greece | 0.4% | 2100 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 110 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2100 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 110 | Singapore | 0.4% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Hong Kong, China | 0.3% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 114 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2100 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 116 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2100 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2100 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 117 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2100 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 117 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2100 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 0.3% | 2100 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 0.3% | 2100 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 122 | Viet Nam | 0.3% | 2100 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 123 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2100 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 123 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2100 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 123 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2100 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 126 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2100 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2100 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 129 | Comoros | 0.3% | 2100 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 129 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2100 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2100 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 129 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2100 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 133 | Belarus | 0.3% | 2100 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 133 | Chile | 0.3% | 2100 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 133 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2100 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2100 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 137 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.2% | 2100 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 137 | Russian Federation | 0.2% | 2100 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 139 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 0.2% | 2100 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 141 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2100 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 142 | Burundi | 0.2% | 2100 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 142 | Qatar | 0.2% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2% | 2100 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 145 | Algeria | 0.2% | 2100 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 146 | France | 0.2% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 147 | India | 0.2% | 2100 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2100 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 147 | Peru | 0.2% | 2100 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 150 | Canada | 0.2% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 151 | Australia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 153 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2100 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 154 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2100 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 155 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2100 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 156 | Somalia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 157 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2100 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 159 | New Zealand | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 160 | Sudan | 0.1% | 2100 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 161 | China | 0.1% | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Cape Verde | 0.1% | 2100 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 161 | Israel | 0.1% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 0.1% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
Share of the population of the stated age group that has completed lower secondary or incomplete upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment. Projections are based on collected census and survey data for the base year (around 2010) and the Medium Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2) projection model. The SSP2 is a middle-of-the-road scenario that combines medium fertility with medium mortality, medium migration, and the Global Education Trend (GET) education scenario. For more information and other projection models, consult the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital's website: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/dataexplorer/