Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Male by country
Total population in thousands 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....
What the numbers show
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Male is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 33,210 in India; the lowest is 0.04 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.28, and the mean is 1,421.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 164 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 3.5%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 71.2%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of e: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 33,210 | 2100 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 2 | Tanzania | 25,928 | 2100 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 18,985 | 2100 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 17,042 | 2100 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 11,864 | 2100 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Madagascar | 9,375 | 2100 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 9,274 | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 8 | China | 8,484 | 2100 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 7,707 | 2100 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 10 | Nigeria | 4,614 | 2100 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 11 | Sudan | 4,267 | 2100 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 4,180 | 2100 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Vietnam | 4,146 | 2100 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,845 | 2100 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 3,373 | 2100 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 3,271 | 2100 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 3,236 | 2100 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 18 | Burundi | 2,924 | 2100 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 2,867 | 2100 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 2,606 | 2100 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Chad | 2,507 | 2100 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 2,295 | 2100 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 23 | Syria | 2,109 | 2100 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 24 | Turkey | 2,104 | 2100 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 2,074 | 2100 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 2,053 | 2100 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 27 | Myanmar | 2,028 | 2100 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,021 | 2100 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 29 | Mozambique | 1,951 | 2100 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 1,933 | 2100 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 31 | Benin | 1,930 | 2100 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 32 | Malawi | 1,922 | 2100 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 1,638 | 2100 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 34 | Cambodia | 1,458 | 2100 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 35 | Somalia | 1,343 | 2100 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 1,258 | 2100 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 1,178 | 2100 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 1,102 | 2100 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela | 1,098 | 2100 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 40 | Liberia | 1,033 | 2100 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Morocco | 953.47 | 2100 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 42 | Kenya | 950.16 | 2100 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 43 | Guinea | 903.64 | 2100 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 44 | Thailand | 857.93 | 2100 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 850.97 | 2100 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 848.3 | 2100 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 796.58 | 2100 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 772.27 | 2100 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Iran | 736.45 | 2100 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 732.93 | 2100 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 51 | Nepal | 712.15 | 2100 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 52 | United States | 689.73 | 2100 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Congo | 632.79 | 2100 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 522.79 | 2100 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 55 | Laos | 477.61 | 2100 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 56 | Paraguay | 402.88 | 2100 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 57 | Ecuador | 364.19 | 2100 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 338.74 | 2100 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 59 | South Africa | 315.09 | 2100 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 298.05 | 2100 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 61 | Haiti | 274.02 | 2100 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 62 | Israel | 271.32 | 2100 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 63 | Germany | 261.4 | 2100 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Qatar | 261.13 | 2100 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 65 | Spain | 216.16 | 2100 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Egypt | 205.27 | 2100 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 67 | France | 203.88 | 2100 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 189.06 | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 69 | Peru | 166.78 | 2100 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 70 | Uruguay | 155.34 | 2100 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 71 | Gabon | 145.35 | 2100 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 72 | Bolivia | 140.03 | 2100 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 73 | Lesotho | 137.89 | 2100 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 74 | Gambia | 134.33 | 2100 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 75 | Algeria | 125.56 | 2100 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 123.39 | 2100 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 118.82 | 2100 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 118.18 | 2100 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 106.05 | 2100 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 103.44 | 2100 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritius | 92.96 | 2100 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 82 | Kuwait | 85.35 | 2100 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 83 | Jordan | 79.28 | 2100 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 84 | El Salvador | 77.9 | 2100 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 85 | Panama | 75.03 | 2100 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 86 | Japan | 72.66 | 2100 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Netherlands | 64.87 | 2100 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Russia | 59.87 | 2100 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 59.06 | 2100 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Italy | 53.1 | 2100 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Belize | 51.65 | 2100 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 45.1 | 2100 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 93 | Bahrain | 39.71 | 2100 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 94 | South Korea | 38.2 | 2100 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Lebanon | 35.74 | 2100 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Namibia | 35.74 | 2100 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 97 | Palestine | 34.77 | 2100 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 98 | Malaysia | 33.89 | 2100 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Australia | 33.07 | 2100 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 32.05 | 2100 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.01 | 2100 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.89 | 2100 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 103 | East Timor | 27.87 | 2100 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 104 | Jamaica | 27.81 | 2100 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 105 | Sweden | 27.3 | 2100 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 25.51 | 2100 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 107 | Iceland | 25.16 | 2100 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 108 | Maldives | 24.66 | 2100 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 109 | Cuba | 21.73 | 2100 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 21.16 | 2100 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | 19.71 | 2100 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 19.08 | 2100 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Suriname | 18.52 | 2100 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 114 | Switzerland | 18.07 | 2100 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 17.38 | 2100 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Greece | 16.74 | 2100 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | 15.87 | 2100 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Austria | 13.75 | 2100 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Romania | 13.05 | 2100 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Bhutan | 12.34 | 2100 | down 21.0% | flat |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.08 | 2100 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Lithuania | 10.01 | 2100 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Bahamas | 9.12 | 2100 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 125 | Finland | 7.18 | 2100 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 126 | Norway | 7.1 | 2100 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 6.99 | 2100 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 128 | New Zealand | 6.31 | 2100 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Canada | 5.65 | 2100 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Ireland | 5.37 | 2100 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Belarus | 5.28 | 2100 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Guyana | 4.77 | 2100 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 4.68 | 2100 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 134 | Samoa | 4.63 | 2100 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 135 | Albania | 4.48 | 2100 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Macao | 4.17 | 2100 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.57 | 2100 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 138 | Belgium | 3.32 | 2100 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.3 | 2100 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 3.22 | 2100 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 3.2 | 2100 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 2.76 | 2100 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Serbia | 2.49 | 2100 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 2.33 | 2100 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Aruba | 2.28 | 2100 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 1.78 | 2100 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6 | 2100 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Latvia | 1.29 | 2100 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Armenia | 1.14 | 2100 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Georgia | 0.87 | 2100 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 151 | French Polynesia | 0.78 | 2100 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | 0.69 | 2100 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Moldova | 0.66 | 2100 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Croatia | 0.54 | 2100 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Hungary | 0.41 | 2100 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Slovenia | 0.37 | 2100 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 0.35 | 2100 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | 0.34 | 2100 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Denmark | 0.23 | 2100 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Singapore | 0.21 | 2100 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Czechia | 0.16 | 2100 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Poland | 0.15 | 2100 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 0.12 | 2100 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 0.12 | 2100 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Ukraine | 0.12 | 2100 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovakia | 0.04 | 2100 | down 55.6% | 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 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/