Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
96
Highest
0.6%
United Kingdom
Lowest
0.0%
Mozambique
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,322

What the numbers show

Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0.0% in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 91.

Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 3,558.2%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 85.8%).

Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 0.6% 2016 up 60.2% volatile
2 Norway 0.6% 2016 up 119.0% rising
3 France 0.6% 2016 up 272.1% volatile
4 Czechia 0.5% 2016 up 501.5% volatile
5 Lithuania 0.5% 2016 up 29.0% rising
6 Moldova 0.5% 2021 up 7.2% volatile
7 United States 0.5% 2018 down 4.3% rising
8 Denmark 0.5% 2016 up 178.7% volatile
9 Ireland 0.5% 2016 up 65.7% rising
10 South Korea 0.4% 2017 up 42.3% rising
11 Armenia 0.3% 2020 up 266.8% volatile
12 Estonia 0.3% 2016 up 19.3% rising
13 Finland 0.3% 2016 up 30.3% rising
14 Latvia 0.3% 2016 up 56.7% rising
15 Luxembourg 0.3% 2016 up 40.9% rising
16 Germany 0.3% 2011 up 61.4% rising
17 Sweden 0.3% 2016 up 6.5% rising
18 Cyprus 0.3% 2016 up 65.8% rising
19 Ukraine 0.3% 2014 volatile
20 Iceland 0.3% 2015 up 62.2% rising
21 Palestine 0.3% 2017 up 39.2% rising
22 Spain 0.3% 2016 up 35.5% volatile
23 Russia 0.3% 2019 up 49.8% volatile
24 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 up 127.3% volatile
25 Philippines 0.2% 2019 up 16.5% rising
26 Jordan 0.2% 2016 up 65.0% rising
27 Greece 0.2% 2016 up 32.5% rising
28 Netherlands 0.2% 2004 volatile
29 Hungary 0.2% 2016 up 89.6% rising
30 Belgium 0.2% 2003 volatile
31 Slovakia 0.2% 2016 up 81.2% rising
32 Kosovo 0.2% 2017 up 101.6% rising
32 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.2% 2017 up 101.6% rising
34 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2017 up 42.4% rising
35 Georgia 0.2% 2020 down 48.8% rising
36 Austria 0.2% 2003 volatile
37 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 142.8% volatile
38 Venezuela 0.2% 2002 up 55.4% rising
39 Poland 0.2% 2019 down 0.4% volatile
40 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 55.0% rising
41 Croatia 0.1% 2016 up 43.9% rising
42 Belarus 0.1% 2019 up 28.5% rising
43 Italy 0.1% 2016 down 4.2% volatile
44 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 up 99.7% rising
45 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 36.5% rising
46 Serbia 0.1% 2018 up 153.2% rising
47 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 52.0% rising
48 Paraguay 0.1% 2021 up 93.3% volatile
49 Portugal 0.1% 2016 up 45.7% rising
50 North Macedonia 0.1% 2020 up 77.7% rising
51 Montenegro 0.1% 2013 up 43.9% rising
52 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 up 52.3% rising
53 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 32.2% rising
54 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 209.1% volatile
55 Bolivia 0.1% 2021 up 61.3% rising
56 Peru 0.1% 2021 up 27.0% rising
57 China 0.1% 2013 up 1,379.1% volatile
58 Bulgaria 0.1% 2016 down 19.3% falling
59 Romania 0.1% 2018 up 16.6% rising
60 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 83.6% volatile
61 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 109.2% rising
62 Mongolia 0.1% 2021 down 77.0% volatile
63 Nigeria 0.1% 2018 up 37.2% volatile
64 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 11.3% rising
65 Mexico 0.1% 2020 up 67.7% rising
66 India 0.1% 2019 up 98.5% volatile
67 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 up 3,558.2% volatile
68 Tajikistan 0.1% 2013 up 28.2% rising
69 Rwanda 0.1% 2021 up 678.4% volatile
70 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 83.2% volatile
71 South Africa 0.1% 2020 up 77.8% rising
72 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 up 115.7% volatile
73 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 44.9% rising
74 Turkey 0.1% 2013 up 77.7% rising
75 Ghana 0.1% 2016 up 237.0% volatile
76 Belize 0.1% 1999 up 43.4% rising
77 Namibia 0.0% 2015 up 53.9% falling
78 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 down 14.5% rising
79 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 61.2% rising
80 Jamaica 0.0% 2002 up 72.8% rising
81 Tanzania 0.0% 2020 up 2,599.1% volatile
82 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2019 up 59.5% rising
83 Honduras 0.0% 2019 up 127.2% volatile
84 Guatemala 0.0% 2019 up 84.9% volatile
85 El Salvador 0.0% 2019 down 20.1% rising
86 Zambia 0.0% 2015 down 51.3% rising
87 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 up 190.1% rising
88 Gambia 0.0% 2020 down 4.3% rising
89 Laos 0.0% 2018 up 42.6% rising
90 Morocco 0.0% 2013 up 56.2% rising
91 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 379.8% volatile
92 Mali 0.0% 2018 up 98.8% volatile
93 Malawi 0.0% 2019 down 74.4% volatile
94 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 up 88.2% rising
95 Djibouti 0.0% 2017 up 101.9% rising
96 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 85.8% volatile

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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