Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 25-29 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Upper Secondary. Total by country
Total population in thousands in the specified age group that has completed upper secondary or incomplete post-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 25-29 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Upper Secondary. Total is currently reported for 164 countries. The highest value is 37,244 in India; the lowest is 1.16 in Aruba.
The median across all reporting countries is 217.75, and the mean is 1,154.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32,107.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 144 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 29.8%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 17.7%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 25-29 in thousands by highest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 37,244 | 2100 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 16,598 | 2100 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 10,589 | 2100 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 4 | China | 9,768 | 2100 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 5 | United States | 8,562 | 2100 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7,129 | 2100 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 6,094 | 2100 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 4,811 | 2100 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 4,549 | 2100 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 10 | Brazil | 4,495 | 2100 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 11 | Kenya | 4,226 | 2100 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Malawi | 3,275 | 2100 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Tanzania | 2,956 | 2100 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 2,858 | 2100 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 15 | Russia | 2,563 | 2100 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 17 | Sudan | 2,483 | 2100 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 2,374 | 2100 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 19 | Ghana | 2,303 | 2100 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 2,197 | 2100 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 21 | Mozambique | 1,917 | 2100 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 1,710 | 2100 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 1,705 | 2100 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 24 | Turkey | 1,642 | 2100 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 1,642 | 2100 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 1,581 | 2100 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 27 | Vietnam | 1,559 | 2100 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 28 | Niger | 1,545 | 2100 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Iraq | 1,427 | 2100 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 30 | Chad | 1,337 | 2100 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Madagascar | 1,328 | 2100 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 1,281 | 2100 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Rwanda | 1,276 | 2100 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 1,227 | 2100 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 35 | Italy | 1,223 | 2100 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 1,125 | 2100 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 1,061 | 2100 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 38 | Germany | 1,058 | 2100 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 39 | France | 952.55 | 2100 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 904.71 | 2100 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 41 | Guatemala | 904 | 2100 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 42 | Benin | 903.65 | 2100 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 882.35 | 2100 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 860.11 | 2100 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 837.44 | 2100 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Algeria | 778.28 | 2100 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 47 | Israel | 764.59 | 2100 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 670.5 | 2100 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 49 | Ukraine | 659.98 | 2100 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 630.31 | 2100 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 51 | Syria | 625.32 | 2100 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 617.4 | 2100 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 53 | Morocco | 604.41 | 2100 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 54 | Somalia | 564.71 | 2100 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 541.5 | 2100 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 56 | Venezuela | 519.88 | 2100 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 57 | Australia | 514.03 | 2100 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 58 | Liberia | 509.69 | 2100 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Poland | 493.99 | 2100 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 60 | Malaysia | 489.12 | 2100 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 61 | Cambodia | 459.95 | 2100 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 62 | Burundi | 448.36 | 2100 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Canada | 435.18 | 2100 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 64 | Japan | 429.27 | 2100 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | 424.8 | 2100 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 66 | Haiti | 414.64 | 2100 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 409.29 | 2100 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 386.28 | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 332.04 | 2100 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 70 | Bolivia | 318.04 | 2100 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 294.14 | 2100 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 72 | Ecuador | 293.82 | 2100 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 73 | Congo | 279.07 | 2100 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 74 | Laos | 274.9 | 2100 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea | 269.98 | 2100 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Honduras | 257.26 | 2100 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 242.35 | 2100 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 78 | Czechia | 237.83 | 2100 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 79 | Chile | 236.34 | 2100 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 226.35 | 2100 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 81 | Netherlands | 223.15 | 2100 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 82 | Serbia | 221.14 | 2100 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 83 | Romania | 217.78 | 2100 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 84 | South Korea | 217.71 | 2100 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 215.63 | 2100 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 212.14 | 2100 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 203.73 | 2100 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 89 | Sweden | 197.12 | 2100 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 90 | Paraguay | 186.66 | 2100 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 91 | Portugal | 185.22 | 2100 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 92 | Palestine | 183.56 | 2100 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 181.38 | 2100 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 94 | Switzerland | 179.82 | 2100 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 178.09 | 2100 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 158.76 | 2100 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 97 | Hungary | 157.5 | 2100 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 98 | Finland | 149.16 | 2100 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 140.81 | 2100 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 100 | Gambia | 139.54 | 2100 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 101 | Kuwait | 133.53 | 2100 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 102 | Belarus | 133.01 | 2100 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 122.02 | 2100 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 104 | Norway | 117.94 | 2100 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 105 | Mongolia | 115.44 | 2100 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 112.77 | 2100 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 107 | Belgium | 110.66 | 2100 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 108 | Slovakia | 104.17 | 2100 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 109 | El Salvador | 99.9 | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 110 | Cuba | 97.88 | 2100 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 111 | Austria | 95.94 | 2100 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 112 | East Timor | 94.17 | 2100 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 113 | Tunisia | 90.8 | 2100 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 114 | Panama | 89.73 | 2100 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 115 | New Zealand | 88.01 | 2100 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 85.45 | 2100 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 117 | Lesotho | 80.19 | 2100 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 118 | Gabon | 77.91 | 2100 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 69.32 | 2100 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 67.94 | 2100 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 121 | Bahrain | 65.37 | 2100 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 122 | Qatar | 64.72 | 2100 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 123 | Croatia | 61.91 | 2100 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.39 | 2100 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 52.36 | 2100 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 126 | Eswatini | 50.53 | 2100 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 127 | Armenia | 48.33 | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 128 | Uruguay | 47.78 | 2100 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 129 | Lebanon | 44.7 | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 130 | Albania | 44.35 | 2100 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 131 | Ireland | 43.68 | 2100 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 132 | Slovenia | 40.75 | 2100 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 40.17 | 2100 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 134 | Mauritius | 39.51 | 2100 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 34.49 | 2100 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 136 | Lithuania | 33.41 | 2100 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 137 | Singapore | 31.21 | 2100 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 138 | Bhutan | 25.92 | 2100 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 139 | Comoros | 24.81 | 2100 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 140 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.81 | 2100 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 141 | Moldova | 20.38 | 2100 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Estonia | 19.17 | 2100 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 143 | Latvia | 18.03 | 2100 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 17.84 | 2100 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Georgia | 17.47 | 2100 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Suriname | 17.38 | 2100 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 147 | Montenegro | 17.09 | 2100 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 16.26 | 2100 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 149 | Luxembourg | 15 | 2100 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 150 | Guyana | 12.35 | 2100 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 151 | Cape Verde | 11.95 | 2100 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 152 | Cyprus | 11.23 | 2100 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 153 | Belize | 8.52 | 2100 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 154 | Bahamas | 8.31 | 2100 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.63 | 2100 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 7.44 | 2100 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 157 | Iceland | 7.36 | 2100 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 158 | Maldives | 6.95 | 2100 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 6.15 | 2100 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 160 | Macao | 5.64 | 2100 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 3.36 | 2100 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 162 | Malta | 2.67 | 2100 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 163 | Samoa | 2.13 | 2100 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.73 | 2100 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 165 | Tonga | 1.48 | 2100 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 166 | Aruba | 1.16 | 2100 | down 11.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 202,519
- South Africa 2,488
- Central African Republic 217.21
About this data
Total population in thousands in the specified age group that has completed upper secondary or incomplete post-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/