Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Male 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. Male is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 50,818 in China; the lowest is 0.43 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 277.64, and the mean is 1,928.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 163 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 11.2%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 38.7%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of e: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 50,818 | 2100 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 2 | India | 40,808 | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 14,115 | 2100 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 14,030 | 2100 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 10,536 | 2100 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 9,950 | 2100 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 9,765 | 2100 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 9,454 | 2100 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 9,413 | 2100 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 10 | United States | 8,100 | 2100 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 7,695 | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 12 | Vietnam | 6,768 | 2100 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mozambique | 6,698 | 2100 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 6,148 | 2100 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 6,082 | 2100 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 16 | Ghana | 5,706 | 2100 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 5,347 | 2100 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 5,243 | 2100 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Madagascar | 4,757 | 2100 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 4,575 | 2100 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 4,513 | 2100 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 3,608 | 2100 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 3,462 | 2100 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 2,817 | 2100 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 2,668 | 2100 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,455 | 2100 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 2,313 | 2100 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 2,124 | 2100 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 29 | Benin | 2,111 | 2100 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 30 | Chad | 2,105 | 2100 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Senegal | 2,074 | 2100 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 1,936 | 2100 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 33 | Germany | 1,826 | 2100 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 34 | Syria | 1,785 | 2100 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 35 | Liberia | 1,764 | 2100 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 1,658 | 2100 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 1,617 | 2100 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 1,559 | 2100 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 39 | Spain | 1,479 | 2100 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 40 | Rwanda | 1,438 | 2100 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 41 | Burundi | 1,418 | 2100 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 1,388 | 2100 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 43 | Myanmar | 1,372 | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 44 | Argentina | 1,350 | 2100 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 45 | Italy | 1,306 | 2100 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 1,221 | 2100 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 47 | Cambodia | 1,207 | 2100 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 1,073 | 2100 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 1,006 | 2100 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 50 | Sudan | 1,004 | 2100 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela | 1,002 | 2100 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 52 | Thailand | 982.63 | 2100 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 53 | Russia | 955.98 | 2100 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Algeria | 943.77 | 2100 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 55 | Japan | 871.57 | 2100 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 865.77 | 2100 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 57 | Turkey | 801.51 | 2100 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 58 | Philippines | 734.41 | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 59 | Colombia | 653.32 | 2100 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 60 | France | 651.58 | 2100 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 61 | Congo | 593.97 | 2100 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 62 | Kuwait | 559.3 | 2100 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 63 | Israel | 553.57 | 2100 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 531.31 | 2100 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 527.09 | 2100 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 66 | Honduras | 525.52 | 2100 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 67 | Haiti | 514.69 | 2100 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 68 | Central African Republic | 507.4 | 2100 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 69 | Tunisia | 491.39 | 2100 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 70 | Laos | 469.7 | 2100 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 71 | Portugal | 465.89 | 2100 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 72 | Jordan | 415.29 | 2100 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 73 | Poland | 412.72 | 2100 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Somalia | 405.11 | 2100 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 75 | Bolivia | 395.33 | 2100 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 371.93 | 2100 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 77 | Netherlands | 362.73 | 2100 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 78 | South Korea | 343.89 | 2100 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Sweden | 321.6 | 2100 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 80 | Norway | 318.58 | 2100 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 81 | Gambia | 298.93 | 2100 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 82 | Finland | 295.51 | 2100 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 83 | Australia | 290.06 | 2100 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 84 | Chile | 265.22 | 2100 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 85 | Denmark | 263.65 | 2100 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 86 | Peru | 262.08 | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 87 | Palestine | 248.63 | 2100 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 88 | El Salvador | 244.74 | 2100 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 89 | Canada | 234.55 | 2100 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 233.07 | 2100 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Malaysia | 230.21 | 2100 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 226.69 | 2100 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 93 | Switzerland | 219.09 | 2100 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 94 | Uruguay | 206.97 | 2100 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 203.21 | 2100 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 202.36 | 2100 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 193.76 | 2100 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 98 | Qatar | 193.25 | 2100 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 191.98 | 2100 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 100 | Belgium | 182.85 | 2100 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Bhutan | 168.16 | 2100 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 165.22 | 2100 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 103 | Cuba | 158.03 | 2100 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 150.08 | 2100 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 105 | Gabon | 148.52 | 2100 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 106 | Austria | 146.41 | 2100 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 145.15 | 2100 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 108 | Panama | 136.26 | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 109 | Bahrain | 128.75 | 2100 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 110 | Ireland | 116.86 | 2100 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 111 | Lebanon | 116.63 | 2100 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 112 | Serbia | 116.43 | 2100 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Czechia | 114.73 | 2100 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 114 | Lesotho | 106.37 | 2100 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 115 | Albania | 104.65 | 2100 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 104.47 | 2100 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Greece | 103.62 | 2100 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 95.23 | 2100 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 92.76 | 2100 | down 18.7% | flat |
| 120 | Mongolia | 91.6 | 2100 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 121 | Comoros | 91.26 | 2100 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 122 | East Timor | 79.87 | 2100 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.79 | 2100 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 124 | Hungary | 77.04 | 2100 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 75.26 | 2100 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahamas | 61.49 | 2100 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 127 | Mauritius | 59.83 | 2100 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 128 | Singapore | 55.17 | 2100 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.53 | 2100 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 53.18 | 2100 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 52.83 | 2100 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 52.15 | 2100 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 133 | Maldives | 51.17 | 2100 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 134 | Suriname | 45.93 | 2100 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 135 | Belarus | 43.04 | 2100 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Eswatini | 41.26 | 2100 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 137 | Slovakia | 40.29 | 2100 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 38.67 | 2100 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 139 | New Zealand | 38.51 | 2100 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 37.79 | 2100 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 141 | Lithuania | 36.69 | 2100 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Slovenia | 31.53 | 2100 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 31.34 | 2100 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 31.22 | 2100 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 145 | Croatia | 24.9 | 2100 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23.71 | 2100 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | 23.56 | 2100 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 148 | Moldova | 23.54 | 2100 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Armenia | 22.05 | 2100 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Macao | 21.6 | 2100 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 151 | Latvia | 20.01 | 2100 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Georgia | 18.86 | 2100 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Estonia | 18.1 | 2100 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.18 | 2100 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 155 | Guyana | 15.31 | 2100 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 15.18 | 2100 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | 10.25 | 2100 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 158 | Samoa | 8.65 | 2100 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 159 | Montenegro | 8.16 | 2100 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Aruba | 7.74 | 2100 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 161 | Tonga | 6.27 | 2100 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 4.13 | 2100 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 3.66 | 2100 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 3.26 | 2100 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.62 | 2100 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 166 | Iceland | 0.43 | 2100 | down 12.2% | 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/