Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 15-19 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Total by country
Total population in thousands in the specified age group that has completed primary education or incomplete lower 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...
What the numbers show
Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 15-19 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Total is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 6,179 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.25, and the mean is 283.31.
Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 15-19 in thousands by highest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 6,179 | 2100 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 2 | Tanzania | 5,248 | 2100 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5,003 | 2100 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 4 | Uganda | 4,294 | 2100 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 3,707 | 2100 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Sudan | 2,522 | 2100 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 1,498 | 2100 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1,483 | 2100 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 1,455 | 2100 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 10 | Rwanda | 1,028 | 2100 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 947.49 | 2100 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 881.01 | 2100 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 867.21 | 2100 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 14 | Cameroon | 817.36 | 2100 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 15 | Iraq | 808.37 | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 16 | Madagascar | 807.17 | 2100 | down 26.2% | flat |
| 17 | Burundi | 772.93 | 2100 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 18 | Zambia | 692.96 | 2100 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 684.07 | 2100 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 20 | TΓΌrkiye | 561.56 | 2100 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 21 | India | 523.14 | 2100 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 394.2 | 2100 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 382.99 | 2100 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 313.07 | 2100 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 25 | Senegal | 286.53 | 2100 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 26 | United States | 277.81 | 2100 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 267.65 | 2100 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Liberia | 253.95 | 2100 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 29 | Congo | 250.23 | 2100 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 30 | France | 234.19 | 2100 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 31 | Somalia | 215.73 | 2100 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 32 | Haiti | 214.47 | 2100 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 33 | Mozambique | 212.94 | 2100 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 34 | Benin | 211.69 | 2100 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 169.32 | 2100 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Honduras | 134.75 | 2100 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 37 | Japan | 131.91 | 2100 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 118.01 | 2100 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 39 | Russia | 115.19 | 2100 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 40 | Guinea | 109.46 | 2100 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 41 | Nepal | 109.33 | 2100 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 89.52 | 2100 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Ghana | 87.95 | 2100 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 75.28 | 2100 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Korea | 73.87 | 2100 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Vietnam | 73.13 | 2100 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 70.37 | 2100 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 66.81 | 2100 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 49 | Myanmar | 64.69 | 2100 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Lesotho | 61.7 | 2100 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 51 | Netherlands | 61.18 | 2100 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 61.17 | 2100 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Comoros | 53.87 | 2100 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 54 | Sweden | 47.03 | 2100 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 55 | China (People's Republic of) | 46.43 | 2100 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Gabon | 44.19 | 2100 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 57 | Brazil | 42.9 | 2100 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 40.3 | 2100 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 39.48 | 2100 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 60 | East Timor | 39.43 | 2100 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 61 | Syria | 38.34 | 2100 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.28 | 2100 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 32.33 | 2100 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 32.25 | 2100 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 31.9 | 2100 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 66 | Eswatini | 31.49 | 2100 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 67 | Ecuador | 28.18 | 2100 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Switzerland | 25.15 | 2100 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 23.23 | 2100 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Spain | 23.09 | 2100 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Iceland | 22.18 | 2100 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 21.34 | 2100 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 73 | Austria | 20.49 | 2100 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Romania | 20.08 | 2100 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela | 19.51 | 2100 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Lithuania | 18.91 | 2100 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 77 | Laos | 16.11 | 2100 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Mongolia | 15.09 | 2100 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 79 | Morocco | 14.89 | 2100 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 13.91 | 2100 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 81 | Egypt | 13.82 | 2100 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Finland | 12.9 | 2100 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 83 | Norway | 12.52 | 2100 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 84 | Jordan | 11.97 | 2100 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 11.48 | 2100 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Paraguay | 10.84 | 2100 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Belarus | 10.26 | 2100 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 9.43 | 2100 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Hong Kong | 9.37 | 2100 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Argentina | 8.99 | 2100 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 91 | South Africa | 7.34 | 2100 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | 6.48 | 2100 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.3 | 2100 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 94 | Gambia | 6.21 | 2100 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 95 | Estonia | 6.2 | 2100 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 96 | Israel | 5.96 | 2100 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 5.38 | 2100 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 4.41 | 2100 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Canada | 4.28 | 2100 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 100 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2100 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Uruguay | 3.57 | 2100 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Ireland | 3.33 | 2100 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Qatar | 3.16 | 2100 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 104 | Portugal | 3.09 | 2100 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Kuwait | 2.79 | 2100 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Mauritius | 2.75 | 2100 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 2.65 | 2100 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 108 | Latvia | 2.48 | 2100 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 109 | El Salvador | 1.97 | 2100 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Armenia | 1.95 | 2100 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | 1.87 | 2100 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 1.85 | 2100 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.7 | 2100 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.63 | 2100 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Iran | 1.38 | 2100 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Georgia | 1.28 | 2100 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Puerto Rico | 1.27 | 2100 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | 1.26 | 2100 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.25 | 2100 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Bhutan | 1.22 | 2100 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahrain | 1.21 | 2100 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Guyana | 1.16 | 2100 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Bolivia | 1.1 | 2100 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Greece | 0.85 | 2100 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 0.83 | 2100 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 0.79 | 2100 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Maldives | 0.68 | 2100 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Suriname | 0.45 | 2100 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahamas | 0.43 | 2100 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Jamaica | 0.42 | 2100 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Lebanon | 0.35 | 2100 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Belgium | 0.33 | 2100 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Tunisia | 0.3 | 2100 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Algeria | 0.25 | 2100 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Chile | 0.24 | 2100 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.17 | 2100 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Palestine | 0.13 | 2100 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 0.11 | 2100 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Italy | 0.09 | 2100 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 0.07 | 2100 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Malta | 0.06 | 2100 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Cuba | 0.05 | 2100 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.05 | 2100 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 0.04 | 2100 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Aruba | 0.03 | 2100 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Macao | 0.03 | 2100 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Tonga | 0.03 | 2100 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Australia | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Cyprus | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Czechia | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Denmark | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Croatia | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Hungary | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Moldova | 0 | 2100 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2100 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Malaysia | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | New Zealand | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Poland | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2100 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Singapore | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Serbia | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Slovak Republic | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Slovenia | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 148 | Ukraine | 0 | 2100 | β | 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
Total population in thousands in the specified age group that has completed primary education or incomplete lower 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/