Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Total 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. Total is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 69,995 in India; the lowest is 0.08 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 157.73, and the mean is 2,950.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 165 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 4.3%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 69.3%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of e: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 69,995 | 2100 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 2 | Tanzania | 53,212 | 2100 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 39,401 | 2100 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 35,136 | 2100 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 23,762 | 2100 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 20,225 | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 7 | Madagascar | 19,192 | 2100 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | China | 17,838 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 16,309 | 2100 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 9,542 | 2100 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 11 | Sudan | 8,972 | 2100 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 8,511 | 2100 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Vietnam | 8,496 | 2100 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8,248 | 2100 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 7,124 | 2100 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 6,917 | 2100 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 6,566 | 2100 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 6,044 | 2100 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 19 | Burundi | 5,982 | 2100 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 5,852 | 2100 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Chad | 5,147 | 2100 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 4,930 | 2100 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 23 | Turkey | 4,763 | 2100 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 24 | Myanmar | 4,498 | 2100 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 4,423 | 2100 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 26 | Syria | 4,399 | 2100 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 4,397 | 2100 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,255 | 2100 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 29 | Iraq | 4,132 | 2100 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 30 | Mozambique | 4,033 | 2100 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 31 | Malawi | 4,018 | 2100 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 3,989 | 2100 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 3,532 | 2100 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 34 | Cambodia | 3,156 | 2100 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 35 | Somalia | 2,823 | 2100 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 2,606 | 2100 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 2,454 | 2100 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 2,242 | 2100 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela | 2,234 | 2100 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 40 | Morocco | 2,115 | 2100 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 41 | Liberia | 2,100 | 2100 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 1,960 | 2100 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 43 | Guinea | 1,854 | 2100 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 44 | Thailand | 1,830 | 2100 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 45 | Colombia | 1,824 | 2100 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 1,815 | 2100 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 1,732 | 2100 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 48 | Nepal | 1,651 | 2100 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 49 | Iran | 1,646 | 2100 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 1,585 | 2100 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 1,531 | 2100 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 52 | United States | 1,416 | 2100 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Congo | 1,358 | 2100 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 54 | Laos | 1,011 | 2100 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 55 | Paraguay | 842.96 | 2100 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 827.01 | 2100 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 57 | Ecuador | 757.48 | 2100 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 701.54 | 2100 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 59 | South Africa | 700.73 | 2100 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 628.46 | 2100 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 61 | Haiti | 580.02 | 2100 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 62 | Israel | 542.7 | 2100 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 63 | Germany | 515.29 | 2100 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 460.08 | 2100 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 65 | France | 422.6 | 2100 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Spain | 416.89 | 2100 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Peru | 377.24 | 2100 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 68 | Portugal | 376.58 | 2100 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 69 | Qatar | 365.52 | 2100 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 70 | Uruguay | 324.73 | 2100 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 71 | Gabon | 308.34 | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 72 | Bolivia | 303.48 | 2100 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 73 | Gambia | 293.53 | 2100 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 74 | Lesotho | 288.76 | 2100 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 75 | Algeria | 279.49 | 2100 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 259.7 | 2100 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 251.08 | 2100 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 238.42 | 2100 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 79 | Comoros | 221.79 | 2100 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 218.8 | 2100 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritius | 196.63 | 2100 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 82 | El Salvador | 185.23 | 2100 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 83 | Panama | 157.83 | 2100 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 84 | Jordan | 157.62 | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 85 | Kuwait | 153.36 | 2100 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 86 | Japan | 143.15 | 2100 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Netherlands | 124.96 | 2100 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 124.17 | 2100 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Russia | 116.56 | 2100 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Belize | 105.75 | 2100 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 91 | Italy | 104.78 | 2100 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 88.06 | 2100 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 93 | Namibia | 76.32 | 2100 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 94 | Palestine | 75.77 | 2100 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 95 | Lebanon | 74.07 | 2100 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 96 | South Korea | 73.96 | 2100 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Malaysia | 69.82 | 2100 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 66.59 | 2100 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 99 | Australia | 66.09 | 2100 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Bahrain | 63.98 | 2100 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.89 | 2100 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 58.5 | 2100 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 103 | East Timor | 56.96 | 2100 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 104 | Jamaica | 54.77 | 2100 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 105 | Sweden | 53.78 | 2100 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 53.5 | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 107 | Maldives | 51.87 | 2100 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 108 | Iceland | 48.37 | 2100 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 109 | Cuba | 42.84 | 2100 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 41.56 | 2100 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Mongolia | 40.36 | 2100 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 39.48 | 2100 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Suriname | 37.98 | 2100 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 114 | Tunisia | 36.24 | 2100 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Switzerland | 35.93 | 2100 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 33.88 | 2100 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Greece | 32.85 | 2100 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Austria | 27.59 | 2100 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Romania | 26.55 | 2100 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.43 | 2100 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Bhutan | 23.56 | 2100 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 122 | Hong Kong | 19.68 | 2100 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Lithuania | 19.55 | 2100 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahamas | 18.6 | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 125 | Finland | 14.22 | 2100 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 126 | Norway | 13.99 | 2100 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 13.7 | 2100 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 128 | New Zealand | 12.59 | 2100 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Canada | 11.75 | 2100 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Ireland | 10.71 | 2100 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Belarus | 10.26 | 2100 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 9.85 | 2100 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 133 | Guyana | 9.63 | 2100 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Samoa | 9.27 | 2100 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 135 | Macao | 8.82 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Albania | 8.52 | 2100 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.1 | 2100 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 138 | Belgium | 7 | 2100 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 6.75 | 2100 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.42 | 2100 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 6.21 | 2100 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 5.39 | 2100 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Serbia | 4.93 | 2100 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Aruba | 4.72 | 2100 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 4.57 | 2100 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 4.03 | 2100 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.31 | 2100 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Latvia | 2.51 | 2100 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Armenia | 2.26 | 2100 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Georgia | 1.77 | 2100 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 151 | French Polynesia | 1.52 | 2100 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | 1.41 | 2100 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Moldova | 1.31 | 2100 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Hungary | 1.12 | 2100 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Croatia | 1.07 | 2100 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Slovenia | 0.7 | 2100 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 0.68 | 2100 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Singapore | 0.66 | 2100 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Cyprus | 0.61 | 2100 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Denmark | 0.55 | 2100 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Poland | 0.33 | 2100 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Czechia | 0.31 | 2100 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Ukraine | 0.27 | 2100 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 0.26 | 2100 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 0.26 | 2100 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovakia | 0.08 | 2100 | down 52.9% | 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/