Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Female by country
Total population in thousands that has completed lower secondary or incomplete upper 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...
What the numbers show
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Female is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 51,747 in China; the lowest is 0.41 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 284.15, and the mean is 1,981.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 160 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 12.3%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 35.2%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of e: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 51,747 | 2100 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 2 | India | 42,010 | 2100 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15,056 | 2100 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 13,809 | 2100 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 11,334 | 2100 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 10,935 | 2100 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 10,312 | 2100 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 9,675 | 2100 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 9,266 | 2100 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 8,360 | 2100 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 11 | United States | 7,990 | 2100 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 12 | Mozambique | 6,995 | 2100 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Vietnam | 6,971 | 2100 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 14 | Brazil | 6,455 | 2100 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 15 | Tanzania | 6,167 | 2100 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 5,846 | 2100 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 5,495 | 2100 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 5,304 | 2100 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 4,928 | 2100 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 20 | Madagascar | 4,820 | 2100 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 4,671 | 2100 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 3,674 | 2100 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 3,470 | 2100 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 3,046 | 2100 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 2,812 | 2100 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,588 | 2100 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 2,273 | 2100 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 28 | Senegal | 2,166 | 2100 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 2,164 | 2100 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Chad | 2,154 | 2100 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Guinea | 2,140 | 2100 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 2,135 | 2100 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 1,803 | 2100 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 34 | Syria | 1,803 | 2100 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 35 | Liberia | 1,772 | 2100 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 1,734 | 2100 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 1,709 | 2100 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 1,665 | 2100 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 39 | Myanmar | 1,579 | 2100 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 40 | Rwanda | 1,504 | 2100 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 41 | Burundi | 1,438 | 2100 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 1,408 | 2100 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 1,381 | 2100 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 1,348 | 2100 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 45 | Cambodia | 1,302 | 2100 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 1,282 | 2100 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 1,214 | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Nepal | 1,148 | 2100 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 49 | Egypt | 1,101 | 2100 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 50 | Thailand | 1,100 | 2100 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 51 | Sudan | 1,073 | 2100 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela | 1,012 | 2100 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 53 | Algeria | 974.36 | 2100 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 54 | Russia | 902.94 | 2100 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Turkey | 848.75 | 2100 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 56 | Japan | 832.3 | 2100 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Philippines | 732.44 | 2100 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 58 | Colombia | 691.95 | 2100 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 59 | France | 662.43 | 2100 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 60 | Congo | 625.2 | 2100 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 61 | Israel | 546.49 | 2100 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 62 | Haiti | 539.28 | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 537.33 | 2100 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 525.68 | 2100 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 65 | Tunisia | 525.13 | 2100 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 66 | Honduras | 522.14 | 2100 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 519.52 | 2100 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 507.35 | 2100 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 69 | Laos | 500.65 | 2100 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 70 | Kuwait | 448.64 | 2100 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 447.88 | 2100 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 72 | Somalia | 428.18 | 2100 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia | 408.39 | 2100 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 74 | Jordan | 394.46 | 2100 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 75 | Poland | 391.37 | 2100 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Paraguay | 376.47 | 2100 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 335.17 | 2100 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 78 | Netherlands | 332.62 | 2100 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 79 | South Korea | 321.9 | 2100 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Sweden | 306.49 | 2100 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 81 | Norway | 295.97 | 2100 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 82 | Chile | 290.11 | 2100 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 83 | Finland | 284.51 | 2100 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 84 | El Salvador | 283.8 | 2100 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 85 | Peru | 282.42 | 2100 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 86 | Australia | 275.27 | 2100 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 87 | Denmark | 249.69 | 2100 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 88 | Palestine | 246.93 | 2100 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 89 | Jamaica | 225.01 | 2100 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 90 | Canada | 223.13 | 2100 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Malaysia | 222.23 | 2100 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Ukraine | 220.57 | 2100 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Uruguay | 217.67 | 2100 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 94 | Switzerland | 214.62 | 2100 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 213.4 | 2100 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 96 | Namibia | 203.81 | 2100 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 97 | Romania | 196.59 | 2100 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 194.69 | 2100 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 99 | Belgium | 176.17 | 2100 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 160.31 | 2100 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 155.32 | 2100 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 102 | Bhutan | 154.79 | 2100 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 103 | Gabon | 153.1 | 2100 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 149.75 | 2100 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 105 | Austria | 147.15 | 2100 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 146.76 | 2100 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 139.16 | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 108 | Lebanon | 118.37 | 2100 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 109 | Ireland | 109.71 | 2100 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 110 | Lesotho | 109.46 | 2100 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 111 | Serbia | 107.86 | 2100 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Czechia | 107.57 | 2100 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 101.12 | 2100 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea | 99.09 | 2100 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 97.92 | 2100 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 97.85 | 2100 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 117 | Greece | 96.16 | 2100 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 118 | Comoros | 93.05 | 2100 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 119 | Mongolia | 91.69 | 2100 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 120 | Qatar | 88.98 | 2100 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 121 | Bahrain | 88.33 | 2100 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 122 | Hong Kong | 82.11 | 2100 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 123 | East Timor | 79.86 | 2100 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 124 | Hungary | 76.52 | 2100 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.43 | 2100 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 126 | Bahamas | 64.09 | 2100 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 127 | Mauritius | 63.44 | 2100 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.91 | 2100 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 129 | Maldives | 56.47 | 2100 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 130 | Singapore | 52.54 | 2100 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 51.71 | 2100 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 49.92 | 2100 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 49.67 | 2100 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 134 | Suriname | 47.35 | 2100 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 135 | Eswatini | 42.26 | 2100 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 136 | Belarus | 40.59 | 2100 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Belize | 40.04 | 2100 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 138 | Slovakia | 38.33 | 2100 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 139 | New Zealand | 36.5 | 2100 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 35.87 | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 141 | Lithuania | 34.94 | 2100 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 32.96 | 2100 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 32.3 | 2100 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 29.99 | 2100 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Malta | 23.83 | 2100 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 146 | Croatia | 23.7 | 2100 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Macao | 23.45 | 2100 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.01 | 2100 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Moldova | 22.43 | 2100 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Armenia | 20.93 | 2100 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Latvia | 18.91 | 2100 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.35 | 2100 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 153 | Georgia | 17.67 | 2100 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Estonia | 17.12 | 2100 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Guyana | 15.57 | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 14.58 | 2100 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | 9.42 | 2100 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 158 | Samoa | 8.67 | 2100 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 159 | Aruba | 7.83 | 2100 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 160 | Montenegro | 7.74 | 2100 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Tonga | 6.58 | 2100 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 4.58 | 2100 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 3.51 | 2100 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 3.43 | 2100 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.66 | 2100 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 166 | Iceland | 0.41 | 2100 | down 12.8% | falling |
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 lower secondary or incomplete upper 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/