Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Total 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. Total is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 102,565 in China; the lowest is 0.83 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 560.33, and the mean is 3,909.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 161 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 11.7%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 37.1%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of e: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 102,565 | 2100 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 2 | India | 82,818 | 2100 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 29,171 | 2100 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 27,839 | 2100 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 21,471 | 2100 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 21,283 | 2100 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 20,077 | 2100 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 19,130 | 2100 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 18,679 | 2100 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 10 | United States | 16,090 | 2100 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 16,055 | 2100 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 12 | Vietnam | 13,739 | 2100 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 13 | Mozambique | 13,693 | 2100 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 12,537 | 2100 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 15 | Tanzania | 12,315 | 2100 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 11,551 | 2100 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 10,842 | 2100 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 10,547 | 2100 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Madagascar | 9,577 | 2100 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Indonesia | 9,441 | 2100 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 9,247 | 2100 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 22 | Kenya | 7,282 | 2100 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 6,932 | 2100 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 5,863 | 2100 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 25 | Zambia | 5,481 | 2100 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5,043 | 2100 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 4,587 | 2100 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 4,275 | 2100 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea | 4,264 | 2100 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 30 | Chad | 4,259 | 2100 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Senegal | 4,240 | 2100 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 4,070 | 2100 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 3,629 | 2100 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 34 | Syria | 3,587 | 2100 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 35 | Liberia | 3,535 | 2100 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 3,392 | 2100 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 37 | Iran | 3,326 | 2100 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 38 | Guatemala | 3,224 | 2100 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 39 | Myanmar | 2,951 | 2100 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 40 | Rwanda | 2,942 | 2100 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 2,861 | 2100 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 42 | Burundi | 2,856 | 2100 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 2,758 | 2100 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 2,736 | 2100 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 45 | Italy | 2,520 | 2100 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Cambodia | 2,509 | 2100 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 2,503 | 2100 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 2,174 | 2100 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 2,155 | 2100 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 50 | Thailand | 2,083 | 2100 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 51 | Sudan | 2,077 | 2100 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela | 2,015 | 2100 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 53 | Algeria | 1,918 | 2100 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 54 | Russia | 1,859 | 2100 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 1,704 | 2100 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Turkey | 1,650 | 2100 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 57 | Philippines | 1,467 | 2100 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 1,373 | 2100 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 59 | Colombia | 1,345 | 2100 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 60 | France | 1,314 | 2100 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 61 | Congo | 1,219 | 2100 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 1,100 | 2100 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 63 | Haiti | 1,054 | 2100 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 64 | Ecuador | 1,053 | 2100 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 1,051 | 2100 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 66 | Honduras | 1,048 | 2100 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 67 | Central African Republic | 1,045 | 2100 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 68 | Tunisia | 1,017 | 2100 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 69 | Kuwait | 1,008 | 2100 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 70 | Laos | 970.35 | 2100 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 913.78 | 2100 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 72 | Somalia | 833.3 | 2100 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 73 | Jordan | 809.76 | 2100 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 74 | Poland | 804.09 | 2100 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Bolivia | 803.73 | 2100 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 76 | Paraguay | 748.41 | 2100 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 77 | Netherlands | 695.36 | 2100 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 78 | South Korea | 665.79 | 2100 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Gambia | 634.11 | 2100 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 80 | Sweden | 628.09 | 2100 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 81 | Norway | 614.56 | 2100 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 82 | Finland | 580.02 | 2100 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 83 | Australia | 565.33 | 2100 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 84 | Chile | 555.33 | 2100 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 85 | Peru | 544.5 | 2100 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 86 | El Salvador | 528.53 | 2100 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 87 | Denmark | 513.33 | 2100 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 88 | Palestine | 495.56 | 2100 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 89 | Canada | 457.67 | 2100 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 453.64 | 2100 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Malaysia | 452.44 | 2100 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Jamaica | 451.7 | 2100 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 93 | Switzerland | 433.71 | 2100 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 94 | Uruguay | 424.64 | 2100 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 416.61 | 2100 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 398.96 | 2100 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 397.57 | 2100 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 386.66 | 2100 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 99 | Belgium | 359.02 | 2100 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Bhutan | 322.95 | 2100 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 320.54 | 2100 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | 310.39 | 2100 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 304.8 | 2100 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Gabon | 301.61 | 2100 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 294.91 | 2100 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 106 | Austria | 293.56 | 2100 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Qatar | 282.22 | 2100 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 108 | Panama | 275.42 | 2100 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 109 | Lebanon | 235 | 2100 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 110 | Ireland | 226.57 | 2100 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 111 | Serbia | 224.29 | 2100 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Czechia | 222.3 | 2100 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahrain | 217.08 | 2100 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 114 | Lesotho | 215.83 | 2100 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 205.59 | 2100 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Albania | 202.57 | 2100 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 117 | Greece | 199.79 | 2100 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 193.08 | 2100 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 191.85 | 2100 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 120 | Comoros | 184.31 | 2100 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 121 | Mongolia | 183.29 | 2100 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 122 | East Timor | 159.73 | 2100 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 123 | Hong Kong | 157.37 | 2100 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Hungary | 153.56 | 2100 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 151.21 | 2100 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 126 | Bahamas | 125.58 | 2100 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 127 | Mauritius | 123.27 | 2100 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 114.44 | 2100 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 129 | Singapore | 107.71 | 2100 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Maldives | 107.64 | 2100 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 104.88 | 2100 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 102.75 | 2100 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 101.82 | 2100 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 134 | Suriname | 93.28 | 2100 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 135 | Belarus | 83.64 | 2100 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Eswatini | 83.52 | 2100 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 137 | Belize | 78.71 | 2100 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 138 | Slovakia | 78.62 | 2100 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 139 | New Zealand | 75 | 2100 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 73.66 | 2100 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 141 | Lithuania | 71.62 | 2100 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 64.18 | 2100 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 143 | Vanuatu | 63.64 | 2100 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 61.51 | 2100 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Croatia | 48.59 | 2100 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Malta | 47.39 | 2100 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.72 | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Moldova | 45.97 | 2100 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Macao | 45.04 | 2100 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 150 | Armenia | 42.98 | 2100 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Latvia | 38.92 | 2100 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Georgia | 36.53 | 2100 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.53 | 2100 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 154 | Estonia | 35.22 | 2100 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Guyana | 30.88 | 2100 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 29.76 | 2100 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | 19.67 | 2100 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 158 | Samoa | 17.32 | 2100 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 159 | Montenegro | 15.9 | 2100 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Aruba | 15.57 | 2100 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 161 | Tonga | 12.86 | 2100 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 162 | Saint Lucia | 8.71 | 2100 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 7.17 | 2100 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 6.69 | 2100 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.28 | 2100 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 166 | Iceland | 0.83 | 2100 | down 13.5% | 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/