Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Female 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. Female is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 36,785 in India; the lowest is 0.04 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 91, and the mean is 1,558.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 161 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 5.2%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 59.5%).
Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of e: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 36,785 | 2100 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 2 | Tanzania | 27,284 | 2100 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 20,417 | 2100 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 18,094 | 2100 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 11,898 | 2100 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 10,951 | 2100 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 7 | Madagascar | 9,816 | 2100 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | China | 9,355 | 2100 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 8,603 | 2100 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 4,929 | 2100 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 11 | Sudan | 4,705 | 2100 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4,402 | 2100 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 4,350 | 2100 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 4,331 | 2100 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Rwanda | 3,751 | 2100 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 3,646 | 2100 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 3,329 | 2100 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 3,247 | 2100 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 3,177 | 2100 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 20 | Burundi | 3,058 | 2100 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 21 | Turkey | 2,659 | 2100 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 22 | Chad | 2,639 | 2100 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 2,470 | 2100 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 2,370 | 2100 | down 22.8% | flat |
| 26 | Zambia | 2,323 | 2100 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 27 | Syria | 2,289 | 2100 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,234 | 2100 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 29 | Iraq | 2,199 | 2100 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 30 | Malawi | 2,096 | 2100 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 31 | Mozambique | 2,082 | 2100 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 2,059 | 2100 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 33 | Guatemala | 1,894 | 2100 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 34 | Cambodia | 1,698 | 2100 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 35 | Somalia | 1,480 | 2100 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 1,348 | 2100 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 1,276 | 2100 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 38 | Morocco | 1,162 | 2100 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 39 | Honduras | 1,140 | 2100 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 40 | Venezuela | 1,137 | 2100 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 41 | Liberia | 1,067 | 2100 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 1,010 | 2100 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 43 | Colombia | 973.4 | 2100 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 44 | Thailand | 972.05 | 2100 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 966.53 | 2100 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 46 | Guinea | 950.61 | 2100 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 47 | Nepal | 938.48 | 2100 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 48 | Argentina | 935.51 | 2100 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 49 | Iran | 909.86 | 2100 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 812.96 | 2100 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 798 | 2100 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 52 | United States | 726.39 | 2100 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Congo | 725.45 | 2100 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 54 | Laos | 533.23 | 2100 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 55 | Paraguay | 440.08 | 2100 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 56 | Ecuador | 393.29 | 2100 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 57 | South Africa | 385.64 | 2100 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 362.8 | 2100 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 330.41 | 2100 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 60 | Haiti | 306 | 2100 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 304.22 | 2100 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 271.38 | 2100 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 63 | Egypt | 254.81 | 2100 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 64 | Germany | 253.89 | 2100 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 65 | France | 218.73 | 2100 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Peru | 210.46 | 2100 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 67 | Spain | 200.73 | 2100 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 187.52 | 2100 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 69 | Uruguay | 169.39 | 2100 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 70 | Bolivia | 163.45 | 2100 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 71 | Gabon | 163 | 2100 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 72 | Gambia | 159.2 | 2100 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 73 | Algeria | 153.93 | 2100 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Lesotho | 150.88 | 2100 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 75 | Chile | 141.52 | 2100 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 127.69 | 2100 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 119.6 | 2100 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 78 | Comoros | 115.74 | 2100 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 115.36 | 2100 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 107.32 | 2100 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 81 | Qatar | 104.39 | 2100 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 82 | Mauritius | 103.67 | 2100 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 84 | Jordan | 78.34 | 2100 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 85 | Japan | 70.49 | 2100 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Kuwait | 68.01 | 2100 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 65.11 | 2100 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Netherlands | 60.09 | 2100 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Russia | 56.69 | 2100 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Belize | 54.1 | 2100 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 91 | Italy | 51.68 | 2100 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 42.96 | 2100 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine | 41 | 2100 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 94 | Namibia | 40.58 | 2100 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 95 | Lebanon | 38.34 | 2100 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Malaysia | 35.93 | 2100 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 97 | South Korea | 35.77 | 2100 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 34.53 | 2100 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 99 | Australia | 33.01 | 2100 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.01 | 2100 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.49 | 2100 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 102 | East Timor | 29.09 | 2100 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 103 | Eswatini | 27.99 | 2100 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 104 | Maldives | 27.21 | 2100 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 105 | Jamaica | 26.96 | 2100 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 106 | Sweden | 26.48 | 2100 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahrain | 24.28 | 2100 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 108 | Iceland | 23.21 | 2100 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 109 | Cuba | 21.12 | 2100 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 20.66 | 2100 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 20.41 | 2100 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 20.4 | 2100 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Tunisia | 20.37 | 2100 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Suriname | 19.46 | 2100 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 17.86 | 2100 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 16.5 | 2100 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Greece | 16.11 | 2100 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.35 | 2100 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Austria | 13.83 | 2100 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Romania | 13.49 | 2100 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Bhutan | 11.21 | 2100 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 123 | Lithuania | 9.53 | 2100 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahamas | 9.48 | 2100 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 125 | Finland | 7.05 | 2100 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 126 | Norway | 6.89 | 2100 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 6.7 | 2100 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 128 | New Zealand | 6.28 | 2100 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Canada | 6.1 | 2100 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Ireland | 5.35 | 2100 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 5.17 | 2100 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 132 | Belarus | 4.98 | 2100 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Guyana | 4.86 | 2100 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Macao | 4.66 | 2100 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Samoa | 4.64 | 2100 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 136 | Albania | 4.04 | 2100 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium | 3.69 | 2100 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 3.54 | 2100 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.52 | 2100 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.12 | 2100 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Estonia | 3.02 | 2100 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 2.63 | 2100 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Aruba | 2.44 | 2100 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 143 | Serbia | 2.44 | 2100 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 2.25 | 2100 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 2.24 | 2100 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.71 | 2100 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Latvia | 1.22 | 2100 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Armenia | 1.12 | 2100 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Georgia | 0.9 | 2100 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 151 | French Polynesia | 0.74 | 2100 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | 0.72 | 2100 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Hungary | 0.71 | 2100 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Moldova | 0.66 | 2100 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Croatia | 0.52 | 2100 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 0.33 | 2100 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Slovenia | 0.33 | 2100 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Denmark | 0.31 | 2100 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Cyprus | 0.27 | 2100 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Poland | 0.17 | 2100 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Czechia | 0.15 | 2100 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Ukraine | 0.15 | 2100 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 0.14 | 2100 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 0.14 | 2100 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovakia | 0.04 | 2100 | down 50.0% | 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/