Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
0.7%
France
Lowest
0.0%
Sri Lanka
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,441
What the numbers show
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in France; the lowest is 0.0% in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 704.0%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 85.0%).
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 0.7% | 2016 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2016 | up 155.7% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 399.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2016 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 284.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 7 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 8 | United States | 0.6% | 2018 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 0.6% | 2016 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 10 | Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 12 | China (People's Republic of) | 0.6% | 2013 | up 306.3% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Korea | 0.5% | 2017 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Iceland | 0.5% | 2015 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 0.5% | 2017 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 0.5% | 2005 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 20 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2016 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 21 | Jordan | 0.5% | 2016 | up 104.6% | falling |
| 22 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 152.9% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 0.5% | 2016 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2016 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0.5% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2016 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2019 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 31 | Russia | 0.5% | 2019 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2016 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 33 | Norway | 0.4% | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2016 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 0.4% | 2016 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 0.4% | 2011 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 38 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 0.4% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 0.4% | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 41 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2021 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 43 | Tanzania | 0.4% | 2020 | up 704.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2016 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 48 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 49 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 51 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 54 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2016 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 55 | Malta | 0.3% | 2016 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 56 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 57 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2011 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Palestine | 0.3% | 2017 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 61 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 0.3% | 2018 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 0.3% | 2018 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2016 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 66 | Venezuela | 0.3% | 2006 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 67 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 68 | Belarus | 0.3% | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 70 | Slovak Republic | 0.3% | 2016 | up 80.8% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 0.3% | 2019 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 73 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2018 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 75 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 77 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 78 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2013 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 81 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | down 38.7% | flat |
| 82 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 83 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | up 197.6% | rising |
| 84 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 85 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Mali | 0.2% | 2018 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2019 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 89 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2018 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 90 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2013 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 92 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 94 | Laos | 0.2% | 2018 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 95 | Togo | 0.2% | 2018 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 96 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 97 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 98 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2019 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 99 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 100 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Niger | 0.1% | 2018 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 103 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 105 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 106 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2019 | up 52.6% | rising |