Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Austria
Lowest
0.0%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
0.5%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,487
What the numbers show
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Austria; the lowest is 0.0% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 0.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 47.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in United States of America (up 455.9%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 87.5%).
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 0.9% | 2016 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 0.9% | 2011 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2021 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2012 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 363.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 11 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 12 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 14 | Montenegro | 0.7% | 2013 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2016 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 16 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | up 455.9% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2016 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 0.7% | 2019 | up 302.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 27 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 31 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 32 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 33 | Djibouti | 0.6% | 2017 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 35 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2020 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 38 | Nepal | 0.6% | 2014 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 39 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 41 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 42 | Mauritius | 0.5% | 2017 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2016 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 44 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2003 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 45 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2019 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 46 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 212.5% | falling |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2016 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 49 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.5% | 2006 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 50 | Jordan | 0.5% | 2016 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 0.5% | 2017 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 52 | Mali | 0.5% | 2018 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 53 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 54 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 55 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2019 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 56 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 58 | Romania | 0.5% | 2018 | up 68.2% | falling |
| 59 | Belarus | 0.5% | 2019 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 61 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2016 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 62 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 63 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2016 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 64 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 65 | Togo | 0.4% | 2018 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 66 | Slovenia | 0.4% | 2013 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 43.6% | flat |
| 68 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2016 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 69 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2018 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea | 0.4% | 2018 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4% | 2019 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 72 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 73 | Poland | 0.4% | 2019 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4% | 2011 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 76 | Spain | 0.4% | 2016 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 77 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2021 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 78 | Kosovo | 0.4% | 2017 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 79 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 80 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 81 | Greece | 0.4% | 2016 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 82 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2019 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 84 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2016 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 86 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 88 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 89 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 90 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 91 | Malta | 0.3% | 2016 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 92 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 93 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2021 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2005 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 95 | Republic of Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 96 | Niger | 0.3% | 2018 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 97 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 98 | Sweden | 0.2% | 2016 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 99 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 100 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 101 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2016 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 102 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 103 | Ukraine | 0.2% | 2014 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2018 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 86.1% | volatile |