Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. No Education. Male by country
Total population in thousands 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...
What the numbers show
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. No Education. Male is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 9,059 in India; the lowest is 0 in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.21, and the mean is 205.57.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 152 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 9.1%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 53.1%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of e: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 9,059 | 2100 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Pakistan | 4,172 | 2100 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 3 | Niger | 3,316 | 2100 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 4 | Mali | 1,988 | 2100 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 1,664 | 2100 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 1,661 | 2100 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 1,366 | 2100 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1,190 | 2100 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mozambique | 1,180 | 2100 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 10 | Sudan | 899.87 | 2100 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 11 | Madagascar | 775.22 | 2100 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 662.38 | 2100 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Liberia | 469.46 | 2100 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 14 | Senegal | 460.34 | 2100 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 444.3 | 2100 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 16 | China | 328.52 | 2100 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 323.36 | 2100 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 315.47 | 2100 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea | 303.62 | 2100 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 20 | Tanzania | 288.07 | 2100 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 238.47 | 2100 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 226.6 | 2100 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 23 | Egypt | 189.79 | 2100 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Malawi | 186.86 | 2100 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 25 | Burundi | 182.53 | 2100 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 26 | Nepal | 170.85 | 2100 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 146.69 | 2100 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 140.94 | 2100 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Somalia | 135.56 | 2100 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 124.49 | 2100 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Rwanda | 112.37 | 2100 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 32 | United States | 105.15 | 2100 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 91.94 | 2100 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Vietnam | 77.14 | 2100 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Syria | 72.43 | 2100 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 59.89 | 2100 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 56.08 | 2100 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Iraq | 51.3 | 2100 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Cambodia | 45.98 | 2100 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 44.72 | 2100 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 41 | France | 42.34 | 2100 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 35.57 | 2100 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Laos | 34.72 | 2100 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Russia | 31.74 | 2100 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 31.6 | 2100 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran | 30.34 | 2100 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 30.23 | 2100 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Germany | 28.2 | 2100 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Turkey | 25.6 | 2100 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 25.26 | 2100 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.93 | 2100 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 52 | Gambia | 23.05 | 2100 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 21.96 | 2100 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 21.63 | 2100 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 21.07 | 2100 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 56 | Kenya | 18.03 | 2100 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Philippines | 16.89 | 2100 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Canada | 15.29 | 2100 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Netherlands | 14.42 | 2100 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Algeria | 14.37 | 2100 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 13.76 | 2100 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Cameroon | 13.44 | 2100 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Venezuela | 12.2 | 2100 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Myanmar | 11.46 | 2100 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 10.69 | 2100 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 66 | South Korea | 10.48 | 2100 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 9.63 | 2100 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia | 9.05 | 2100 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Poland | 8.59 | 2100 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Bhutan | 8.49 | 2100 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Italy | 8.34 | 2100 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 8.29 | 2100 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Central African Republic | 8.07 | 2100 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 7.56 | 2100 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Haiti | 7.35 | 2100 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Argentina | 6.83 | 2100 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Qatar | 6.71 | 2100 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 6.47 | 2100 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 79 | South Africa | 5.99 | 2100 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Ukraine | 5.85 | 2100 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 81 | Belgium | 5.64 | 2100 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Jordan | 5.64 | 2100 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Zambia | 5.32 | 2100 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 5.09 | 2100 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 4.99 | 2100 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Spain | 4.88 | 2100 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 4.67 | 2100 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 88 | Czechia | 4.29 | 2100 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 89 | Lebanon | 3.59 | 2100 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Romania | 3.47 | 2100 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Sweden | 3.22 | 2100 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 2.95 | 2100 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 93 | Greece | 2.92 | 2100 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Israel | 2.92 | 2100 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 2.86 | 2100 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Palestine | 2.43 | 2100 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 2.32 | 2100 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Chile | 2.13 | 2100 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Hungary | 2 | 2100 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 1.94 | 2100 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Panama | 1.94 | 2100 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Norway | 1.83 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Belarus | 1.82 | 2100 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 104 | Slovakia | 1.81 | 2100 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 105 | Bolivia | 1.74 | 2100 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.72 | 2100 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 107 | Serbia | 1.66 | 2100 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 108 | New Zealand | 1.5 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Belize | 1.25 | 2100 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 110 | Lesotho | 1.2 | 2100 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 1.19 | 2100 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 112 | Bahrain | 1.13 | 2100 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Hong Kong | 1.09 | 2100 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Singapore | 1.07 | 2100 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 1.05 | 2100 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 1.03 | 2100 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | 0.98 | 2100 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Portugal | 0.98 | 2100 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Albania | 0.9 | 2100 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Mongolia | 0.89 | 2100 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo | 0.85 | 2100 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.82 | 2100 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 123 | East Timor | 0.76 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Cuba | 0.75 | 2100 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Lithuania | 0.74 | 2100 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Croatia | 0.69 | 2100 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Comoros | 0.64 | 2100 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Vanuatu | 0.58 | 2100 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.56 | 2100 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 0.56 | 2100 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | 0.55 | 2100 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Puerto Rico | 0.55 | 2100 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Armenia | 0.54 | 2100 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Cyprus | 0.5 | 2100 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 0.43 | 2100 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Georgia | 0.4 | 2100 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 0.39 | 2100 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.33 | 2100 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 0.31 | 2100 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 0.31 | 2100 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 0.29 | 2100 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Estonia | 0.24 | 2100 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 143 | Montenegro | 0.22 | 2100 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 0.22 | 2100 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 145 | New Caledonia | 0.18 | 2100 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Maldives | 0.16 | 2100 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.16 | 2100 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Malta | 0.15 | 2100 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritius | 0.14 | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Guyana | 0.13 | 2100 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Iceland | 0.12 | 2100 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 0.11 | 2100 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Aruba | 0.08 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Moldova | 0.08 | 2100 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahamas | 0.05 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Macao | 0.05 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.05 | 2100 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Lucia | 0.04 | 2100 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Samoa | 0.03 | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Tonga | 0.02 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Suriname | 0.01 | 2100 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Austria | 0 | 2100 | β | flat |
| 162 | Switzerland | 0 | 2100 | β | flat |
| 162 | Denmark | 0 | 2100 | β | volatile |
| 162 | Finland | 0 | 2100 | β | flat |
| 162 | Slovenia | 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 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/