Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 20-24 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. No Education. Total by country
Total population in thousands in the specified age group that has never attended school. 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...
What the numbers show
Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 20-24 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. No Education. Total is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 207.1 in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.375, and the mean is 7.46.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 5.1%), and the largest decrease in Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China (down 100.0%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 20-24 in thousands by highest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 207.1 | 2100 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 2 | Tanzania | 200.64 | 2100 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 78.07 | 2100 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 61.77 | 2100 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Malaysia | 47.48 | 2100 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar | 44.07 | 2100 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 39.51 | 2100 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Somalia | 38.74 | 2100 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Chad | 38.34 | 2100 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 10 | China (People’s Republic of) | 35.9 | 2100 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Mali | 35.67 | 2100 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 28.45 | 2100 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 26.98 | 2100 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 26.01 | 2100 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 24.61 | 2100 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Mozambique, Republic of | 24.17 | 2100 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Iraq | 21.62 | 2100 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 18 | United States | 21.42 | 2100 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 18.11 | 2100 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 17.87 | 2100 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 14.71 | 2100 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Burundi | 12.68 | 2100 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Liberia | 11.76 | 2100 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye, Republic of | 8.75 | 2100 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 8.11 | 2100 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan | 7.53 | 2100 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Paraguay | 7.27 | 2100 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 28 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.3 | 2100 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Egypt | 5.49 | 2100 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Senegal | 5.39 | 2100 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Gambia | 5.34 | 2100 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Benin | 5.3 | 2100 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Tunisia | 4.65 | 2100 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 4.58 | 2100 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 35 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 4.39 | 2100 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 4.12 | 2100 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 4.04 | 2100 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 4 | 2100 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 39 | France | 3.95 | 2100 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 3.35 | 2100 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.09 | 2100 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Germany | 2.99 | 2100 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Brazil | 2.86 | 2100 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 2.81 | 2100 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 45 | Côte d’Ivoire | 2.69 | 2100 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.67 | 2100 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6 | 2100 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Sierra Leone | 2.52 | 2100 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Lebanon | 2.41 | 2100 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 50 | Nepal | 2.34 | 2100 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Malawi | 2.11 | 2100 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Algeria | 2.08 | 2100 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Rwanda | 1.91 | 2100 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Canada | 1.86 | 2100 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 55 | Japan | 1.84 | 2100 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 56 | Morocco | 1.69 | 2100 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 1.54 | 2100 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 1.53 | 2100 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Zambia | 1.37 | 2100 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Cameroon | 1.28 | 2100 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Kuwait | 1.25 | 2100 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 62 | Myanmar | 1.14 | 2100 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Australia | 1.01 | 2100 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 63 | Poland, Republic of | 1.01 | 2100 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 65 | Jordan | 0.99 | 2100 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Korea, Republic of | 0.97 | 2100 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 67 | Spain | 0.96 | 2100 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 0.95 | 2100 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Italy | 0.82 | 2100 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 70 | Netherlands, The | 0.81 | 2100 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 71 | South Africa | 0.74 | 2100 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 0.72 | 2100 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0.67 | 2100 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Belgium | 0.66 | 2100 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 75 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.58 | 2100 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Argentina | 0.47 | 2100 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 0.47 | 2100 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 78 | Romania | 0.46 | 2100 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.43 | 2100 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.42 | 2100 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Israel | 0.41 | 2100 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Cambodia | 0.41 | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Sweden | 0.38 | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 84 | Bhutan | 0.37 | 2100 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Ecuador | 0.37 | 2100 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | 0.36 | 2100 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 87 | Greece | 0.35 | 2100 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Bolivia | 0.31 | 2100 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Peru | 0.31 | 2100 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 0.27 | 2100 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Palestine | 0.27 | 2100 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 0.26 | 2100 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.25 | 2100 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Hungary | 0.23 | 2100 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.23 | 2100 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 96 | Norway | 0.21 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0.21 | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 96 | Slovak Republic | 0.21 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.2 | 2100 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.19 | 2100 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 0.19 | 2100 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Chile | 0.18 | 2100 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.18 | 2100 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 0.17 | 2100 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Haiti | 0.17 | 2100 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Mongolia | 0.17 | 2100 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 104 | New Zealand | 0.17 | 2100 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 108 | Uruguay | 0.16 | 2100 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 109 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.15 | 2100 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 0.15 | 2100 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 111 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 0.14 | 2100 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 0.13 | 2100 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Cuba | 0.11 | 2100 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.11 | 2100 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Albania | 0.1 | 2100 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 0.1 | 2100 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.1 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Panama | 0.1 | 2100 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Singapore | 0.1 | 2100 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 120 | El Salvador | 0.08 | 2100 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Armenia | 0.07 | 2100 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.07 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.06 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Gabon | 0.06 | 2100 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Namibia | 0.06 | 2100 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Portugal | 0.06 | 2100 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.05 | 2100 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0.05 | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Georgia | 0.05 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Jamaica | 0.05 | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 0.05 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.04 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Maldives | 0.04 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 132 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.04 | 2100 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Malta | 0.04 | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 0.04 | 2100 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 132 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.04 | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.03 | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.03 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.03 | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Belize | 0.02 | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Iceland | 0.02 | 2100 | unchanged | rising |
| 141 | Montenegro | 0.02 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 141 | New Caledonia | 0.02 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 0.02 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Qatar | 0.02 | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahamas, The | 0.01 | 2100 | unchanged | falling |
| 147 | Cabo Verde | 0.01 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Guyana | 0.01 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | St. Lucia | 0.01 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.01 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.01 | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 0.01 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 | 2100 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Austria | 0 | 2100 | — | flat |
| 154 | Switzerland | 0 | 2100 | — | flat |
| 154 | Congo, Republic of | 0 | 2100 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Denmark | 0 | 2100 | — | flat |
| 154 | Finland | 0 | 2100 | — | flat |
| 154 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0 | 2100 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Mauritius | 0 | 2100 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | 0 | 2100 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0 | 2100 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Tonga | 0 | 2100 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Uganda | 0 | 2100 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Samoa | 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
Total population in thousands in the specified age group that has never attended school. 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/