Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 15+ 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+ by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Female is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 0.3% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 134 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 4.3%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 50.0%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Percentage of the population age 15+ by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2100 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 2 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2100 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Bahamas | 0.3% | 2100 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 4 | Bhutan | 0.3% | 2100 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 5 | Maldives | 0.3% | 2100 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 6 | Liberia | 0.3% | 2100 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 0.2% | 2100 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 0.2% | 2100 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2100 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 0.2% | 2100 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 13 | Benin | 0.2% | 2100 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2% | 2100 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 15 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2100 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 0.2% | 2100 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2% | 2100 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.2% | 2100 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 17 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2100 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 17 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2100 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 22 | Burundi | 0.2% | 2100 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 22 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2100 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Kuwait | 0.2% | 2100 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 22 | Mali | 0.2% | 2100 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 22 | Suriname | 0.2% | 2100 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2100 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 22 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2100 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 0.2% | 2100 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 29 | Congo | 0.2% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 29 | Comoros | 0.2% | 2100 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 29 | Chad | 0.2% | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 29 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2100 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 35 | Belize | 0.1% | 2100 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 35 | China | 0.1% | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 35 | Gabon | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 35 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2100 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1% | 2100 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 42 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 42 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 42 | Malta | 0.1% | 2100 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 42 | Namibia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2100 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% | 2100 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 47 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2100 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 51 | Aruba | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 51 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 55 | Cameroon | 0.1% | 2100 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 55 | Haiti | 0.1% | 2100 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 55 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2100 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2100 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 55 | Rwanda | 0.1% | 2100 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 55 | Syria | 0.1% | 2100 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 55 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 62 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2100 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 0.1% | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 63 | Finland | 0.1% | 2100 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 63 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 63 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 63 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 70 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 70 | Norway | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 70 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 70 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 70 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2100 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 78 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 78 | Bahrain | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 78 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 78 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Spain | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 78 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Cuba | 0.1% | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Germany | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | India | 0.1% | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Lebanon | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Panama | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Somalia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 86 | Eswatini | 0.1% | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 100 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 100 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 100 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Israel | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Italy | 0.1% | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 100 | Macao | 0.1% | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 100 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1% | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 115 | Austria | 0.0% | 2100 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 0.0% | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 115 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 115 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 115 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2100 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Romania | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 123 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Poland | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 135 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 135 | France | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Greece | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 135 | Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Japan | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 135 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Peru | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 135 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2100 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 135 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Australia | 0.0% | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Canada | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2100 | — | volatile |
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/