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...

Countries reporting
166
Highest
102,565
China
Lowest
0.83
Iceland
Median
560.33
Years covered
91
2010–2100
Data points
3,173

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

About this data

Indicator
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Total
Source
Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/dataexplorer/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 3,173 data points, 2010–2100
Last refreshed

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/