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Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Post Secondary. Total by country

Total population in thousands that has completed post-secondary or tertiary 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...

Countries reporting
166
Highest
490,210
India
Lowest
15.21
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
3,254
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

What the numbers show

Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Post Secondary. Total is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 490,210 in India; the lowest is 15.21 in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,254, and the mean is 17,786.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32,229.

Over the past decade 156 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 43.4%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 6.8%).

Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of e: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 490,210 2100 up 8.3% rising
2 China 311,167 2100 up 1.0% rising
3 Nigeria 240,432 2100 up 18.3% volatile
4 United States 233,401 2100 up 6.5% rising
5 Philippines 84,964 2100 up 4.3% rising
6 Indonesia 77,364 2100 up 6.4% rising
7 Pakistan 68,228 2100 up 16.5% volatile
8 Mexico 60,865 2100 up 8.1% rising
9 Egypt 56,542 2100 up 8.6% volatile
10 Brazil 55,613 2100 up 5.5% rising
11 Japan 53,894 2100 down 4.2% rising
12 Bangladesh 51,749 2100 up 8.6% rising
13 France 49,547 2100 up 5.9% rising
14 United Kingdom 45,380 2100 up 7.1% rising
15 Iraq 45,229 2100 up 10.2% volatile
16 Russia 40,661 2100 up 5.8% rising
17 Saudi Arabia 40,619 2100 up 4.3% volatile
18 Iran 39,371 2100 up 4.3% rising
19 Germany 37,692 2100 up 1.6% rising
20 Canada 36,968 2100 up 2.6% rising
21 Ethiopia 32,065 2100 up 19.2% volatile
22 Colombia 29,841 2100 up 5.2% rising
23 Turkey 27,992 2100 up 7.5% rising
24 Malaysia 26,686 2100 up 5.2% rising
25 Thailand 26,519 2100 up 0.8% rising
26 Sudan 25,624 2100 up 13.8% volatile
27 Democratic Republic of Congo 25,589 2100 up 20.6% volatile
28 Spain 25,562 2100 up 4.0% rising
29 Australia 23,963 2100 up 5.5% rising
30 Uganda 23,147 2100 up 29.0% volatile
31 South Korea 22,210 2100 down 6.8% rising
32 Algeria 19,688 2100 up 6.9% rising
33 Venezuela 19,583 2100 up 2.6% rising
34 Italy 19,258 2100 up 6.5% rising
35 Kenya 18,072 2100 up 20.9% volatile
36 Argentina 17,523 2100 up 6.6% rising
37 Vietnam 17,437 2100 up 4.4% rising
38 Myanmar 15,845 2100 up 4.0% rising
39 Peru 14,502 2100 up 3.3% rising
40 Syria 14,066 2100 up 10.6% volatile
41 Tanzania 14,013 2100 up 29.6% volatile
42 Nepal 12,573 2100 up 14.6% volatile
43 Poland 12,168 2100 up 3.4% rising
44 Morocco 11,427 2100 up 10.0% volatile
45 Ecuador 10,781 2100 up 4.5% rising
46 Kazakhstan 9,857 2100 up 2.3% rising
47 Ukraine 9,758 2100 up 4.5% rising
48 Israel 9,735 2100 up 16.5% volatile
49 Jordan 9,034 2100 up 5.5% volatile
50 Netherlands 8,991 2100 up 5.5% rising
51 Belgium 8,905 2100 up 3.8% rising
52 Sweden 8,810 2100 up 6.7% rising
53 South Africa 8,436 2100 up 13.9% volatile
54 Ghana 8,003 2100 up 20.5% volatile
55 Chile 7,559 2100 up 4.0% rising
56 Cote d'Ivoire 7,087 2100 up 15.5% volatile
57 Zambia 6,888 2100 up 24.6% volatile
58 Guatemala 6,458 2100 up 17.4% volatile
59 Niger 6,440 2100 up 43.4% volatile
60 United Arab Emirates 6,385 2100 up 1.2% rising
61 Malawi 5,927 2100 up 34.2% volatile
62 Singapore 5,880 2100 down 3.6% rising
63 Cameroon 5,741 2100 up 17.8% volatile
64 Dominican Republic 5,618 2100 up 5.3% rising
65 Tunisia 5,604 2100 up 3.2% rising
66 Bolivia 5,545 2100 up 8.7% rising
67 Greece 5,427 2100 up 2.7% rising
68 Senegal 5,155 2100 up 23.4% volatile
69 Hong Kong 5,147 2100 up 0.7% rising
70 Ireland 5,056 2100 up 3.6% rising
71 Madagascar 4,837 2100 up 23.9% volatile
72 Palestine 4,773 2100 up 9.1% volatile
73 Norway 4,765 2100 up 6.2% rising
74 Austria 4,674 2100 up 1.9% rising
75 Switzerland 4,466 2100 up 6.3% rising
76 Portugal 4,349 2100 up 6.4% rising
77 Burkina Faso 4,166 2100 up 32.7% volatile
78 New Zealand 3,855 2100 up 5.8% rising
79 Paraguay 3,802 2100 up 8.6% volatile
80 Czechia 3,663 2100 up 7.4% rising
81 Denmark 3,519 2100 up 8.8% rising
82 Finland 3,497 2100 up 5.3% rising
83 Mozambique 3,432 2100 up 30.9% volatile
84 Honduras 3,077 2100 up 13.2% volatile
85 Romania 3,010 2100 up 1.8% rising
86 Mali 3,007 2100 up 33.3% volatile
87 Somalia 2,971 2100 up 22.4% volatile
88 Costa Rica 2,628 2100 up 5.4% rising
89 Azerbaijan 2,604 2100 up 5.9% rising
90 Lebanon 2,597 2100 up 1.2% rising
91 Haiti 2,591 2100 up 12.5% volatile
92 Chad 2,555 2100 up 29.8% volatile
93 Panama 2,483 2100 up 4.9% rising
94 Kuwait 2,403 2100 up 5.6% rising
95 Cambodia 2,384 2100 up 17.1% volatile
96 Belarus 2,377 2100 up 2.8% rising
97 Rwanda 2,338 2100 up 32.6% volatile
98 Serbia 2,338 2100 up 4.0% rising
99 Burundi 2,287 2100 up 22.0% volatile
100 Guinea 2,248 2100 up 20.9% volatile
101 Hungary 2,238 2100 up 4.5% rising
102 Zimbabwe 2,202 2100 up 16.7% rising
103 Nicaragua 2,190 2100 up 9.6% rising
104 Benin 2,106 2100 up 26.9% volatile
105 Tajikistan 2,016 2100 up 11.4% rising
106 Sierra Leone 2,000 2100 up 20.6% volatile
107 El Salvador 1,914 2100 up 7.1% rising
108 Bulgaria 1,702 2100 up 1.6% rising
109 Congo 1,593 2100 up 17.4% volatile
110 Cuba 1,586 2100 down 0.8% rising
111 Kyrgyzstan 1,506 2100 up 8.1% rising
112 Slovakia 1,491 2100 up 7.2% rising
113 Bahrain 1,475 2100 up 3.9% volatile
114 Qatar 1,423 2100 up 0.7% rising
115 Turkmenistan 1,392 2100 up 8.2% rising
116 Georgia 1,345 2100 down 4.1% falling
117 Lithuania 1,280 2100 down 1.4% rising
118 Puerto Rico 1,094 2100 down 6.0% rising
119 Liberia 1,087 2100 up 30.1% volatile
120 Laos 1,068 2100 up 14.2% rising
121 Cyprus 1,031 2100 down 0.5% rising
122 Croatia 971.36 2100 up 3.3% rising
123 Uruguay 912.62 2100 up 5.2% rising
124 Jamaica 881.9 2100 up 3.9% rising
125 Mongolia 854.7 2100 up 10.2% rising
126 Gambia 846.76 2100 up 17.6% volatile
127 Armenia 796.49 2100 up 4.6% rising
128 Central African Republic 768.63 2100 up 23.8% volatile
129 Namibia 763.87 2100 up 12.0% volatile
130 Slovenia 699.35 2100 up 5.1% rising
131 East Timor 680.62 2100 up 21.3% volatile
132 Latvia 644.42 2100 down 1.2% rising
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 578.58 2100 up 3.2% rising
134 Macao 574.93 2100 up 1.8% rising
135 Luxembourg 544.35 2100 up 7.2% rising
136 Eswatini 530.63 2100 up 11.2% volatile
137 Estonia 511.28 2100 up 1.9% rising
138 Albania 495.88 2100 up 4.3% rising
139 Lesotho 475.68 2100 up 13.5% volatile
140 Equatorial Guinea 441.23 2100 up 16.3% volatile
141 North Macedonia 434.45 2100 up 4.2% rising
142 Gabon 429.92 2100 up 14.4% volatile
143 Iceland 354.24 2100 up 6.5% rising
144 Comoros 353.16 2100 up 14.9% volatile
145 Bhutan 309.06 2100 up 10.0% volatile
146 Moldova 303.72 2100 down 1.8% falling
147 New Caledonia 248.59 2100 up 6.0% rising
148 Malta 226.77 2100 up 1.9% rising
149 Guinea-Bissau 205.65 2100 up 26.1% volatile
150 Montenegro 194.73 2100 up 5.1% rising
151 Belize 186.72 2100 up 11.3% volatile
152 Mauritius 160.43 2100 up 15.9% rising
153 French Polynesia 155.53 2100 up 6.4% rising
154 Trinidad and Tobago 148.11 2100 up 5.8% rising
155 Bahamas 121.06 2100 up 8.2% rising
156 Suriname 117.35 2100 up 11.9% rising
157 Guyana 108.97 2100 up 4.6% rising
158 Maldives 108.78 2100 up 10.6% volatile
159 Aruba 78.55 2100 up 1.6% rising
160 Saint Lucia 72.97 2100 up 4.2% rising
161 Vanuatu 57 2100 up 17.3% volatile
162 Cape Verde 53.5 2100 up 14.7% rising
163 Samoa 40.3 2100 up 6.5% rising
164 Tonga 28.27 2100 up 7.8% rising
165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.81 2100 up 4.4% rising
166 Sao Tome and Principe 15.21 2100 up 27.3% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Post Secondary. Total
Source
Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/dataexplorer/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 3,173 data points, 2010–2100
Last refreshed

Total population in thousands that has completed post-secondary or tertiary 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/