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Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) by country

Countries reporting
108
Highest
1.0%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.7%
Finland
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,455

What the numbers show

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.7% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.9%.

Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 693.7%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 24.7%).

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Rwanda 1.0% 2021 up 693.7% rising
2 Ethiopia 1.0% 2021 up 0.0% flat
3 Egypt 1.0% 2019 down 0.1% flat
4 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% 2020 down 0.2% flat
5 Pakistan 1.0% 2020 down 0.6% flat
6 Indonesia 1.0% 2019 down 1.1% flat
7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0% 2018 up 2.1% rising
8 Nepal 1.0% 2014 up 0.1% rising
9 Uganda 1.0% 2016 up 1.1% rising
10 Bangladesh 1.0% 2016 up 0.0% flat
11 Türkiye 1.0% 2019 up 2.6% flat
12 Namibia 1.0% 2015 up 0.8% flat
13 Malawi 1.0% 2019 down 0.6% flat
14 Cambodia 1.0% 2012 down 2.1% flat
15 Jordan 1.0% 2016 down 2.3% flat
16 India 1.0% 2019 down 1.0% flat
17 Philippines 1.0% 2019 down 1.4% flat
18 Belize 1.0% 1999 up 0.8% flat
19 Dominican Republic 1.0% 2013 down 1.5% flat
20 South Africa 1.0% 2020 down 1.1% flat
21 El Salvador 1.0% 2019 down 2.1% flat
22 Tunisia 1.0% 2015 down 2.1% rising
23 Thailand 1.0% 2021 down 2.6% flat
24 China 0.9% 2013 up 1.1% flat
25 Colombia 0.9% 2021 down 2.3% flat
26 Tajikistan 0.9% 2013 down 2.6% flat
27 Brazil 0.9% 2021 down 2.0% flat
28 Mexico 0.9% 2020 down 2.3% flat
29 Zambia 0.9% 2015 down 2.8% falling
30 Mongolia 0.9% 2021 up 8.9% flat
31 Ghana 0.9% 2016 down 3.9% flat
32 Mozambique 0.9% 2014 down 0.8% flat
33 Gambia 0.9% 2020 down 0.7% flat
34 Chile 0.9% 2017 down 4.1% flat
35 Guinea 0.9% 2018 up 0.7% flat
36 Guatemala 0.9% 2019 down 3.0% flat
37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% 2006 down 1.1% flat
38 Republic of Korea 0.9% 2017 down 4.3% falling
39 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% 2011 up 1.8% rising
40 Romania 0.9% 2018 up 2.6% falling
41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9% 2021 up 1.1% falling
42 Nicaragua 0.9% 2014 up 1.0% flat
43 Portugal 0.9% 2016 down 5.0% flat
44 Paraguay 0.9% 2021 up 2.9% rising
45 North Macedonia 0.9% 2020 down 4.5% falling
46 Puerto Rico 0.9% 2005 down 7.4% falling
47 Honduras 0.9% 2019 up 2.7% flat
48 Kazakhstan 0.9% 2018 down 4.0% flat
49 Belgium 0.9% 2003 down 1.1% flat
50 Mali 0.9% 2018 down 2.4% falling
51 Costa Rica 0.9% 2021 down 4.7% flat
52 Jamaica 0.9% 2002 up 4.2% flat
53 Spain 0.9% 2016 down 6.0% falling
54 Peru 0.9% 2021 down 1.3% flat
55 Nigeria 0.9% 2018 down 5.1% falling
56 Togo 0.9% 2018 down 8.6% falling
57 Cyprus 0.9% 2016 down 7.6% falling
58 Malta 0.9% 2016 down 4.1% falling
59 Morocco 0.9% 2013 down 11.7% flat
60 Montenegro 0.9% 2013 down 9.0% falling
61 Albania 0.9% 2019 down 7.8% falling
62 Ireland 0.9% 2016 down 6.2% falling
63 Senegal 0.9% 2018 down 7.5% falling
64 Panama 0.9% 2021 down 4.1% falling
65 Ukraine 0.9% 2014 up 3.0% flat
66 Mauritius 0.9% 2017 down 11.9% flat
67 Russian Federation 0.9% 2019 down 6.5% falling
68 Palestine, State of 0.9% 2017 down 13.9% falling
69 Madagascar 0.8% 2012 down 13.1% falling
70 Italy 0.8% 2016 down 5.2% falling
71 Denmark 0.8% 2016 up 3.5% flat
72 Sri Lanka 0.8% 2019 down 3.5% flat
73 Luxembourg 0.8% 2016 down 4.3% falling
74 Greece 0.8% 2016 down 7.4% falling
75 Argentina 0.8% 2021 up 0.5% flat
76 Ecuador 0.8% 2021 down 4.0% falling
77 Serbia 0.8% 2018 down 2.7% falling
78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% 2019 down 8.8% falling
79 Uruguay 0.8% 2021 down 1.8% flat
80 Kosovo 0.8% 2017 down 11.3% falling
80 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% 2017 down 11.3% falling
82 Iceland 0.8% 2015 down 4.8% falling
83 France 0.8% 2016 down 7.8% falling
84 Belarus 0.8% 2019 down 8.8% falling
85 Austria 0.8% 2003 up 0.1% flat
86 Poland 0.8% 2019 down 9.1% falling
87 Armenia 0.8% 2020 down 6.8% falling
88 Republic of Moldova 0.8% 2021 down 10.0% falling
89 United States of America 0.8% 2018 down 1.6% flat
90 Djibouti 0.8% 2017 down 19.0% falling
91 Georgia 0.8% 2020 down 5.5% flat
92 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% 2020 down 16.7% falling
93 Czechia 0.8% 2016 down 5.5% falling
94 Slovakia 0.8% 2016 down 8.2% falling
95 Sweden 0.8% 2016 down 14.4% falling
96 Lithuania 0.8% 2016 down 13.3% falling
97 Netherlands 0.8% 2016 down 12.1% falling
98 Germany 0.8% 2011 down 5.7% falling
99 Hungary 0.7% 2016 down 11.9% falling
100 Croatia 0.7% 2016 down 9.4% falling
101 Slovenia 0.7% 2016 down 13.1% falling
102 Norway 0.7% 2016 down 6.6% falling
103 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% 2016 down 6.7% falling
104 Niger 0.7% 2018 down 24.7% falling
105 Estonia 0.7% 2016 down 10.1% falling
106 Latvia 0.7% 2016 down 11.9% falling
107 Bulgaria 0.7% 2016 down 13.1% falling
108 Finland 0.7% 2016 down 13.0% falling

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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