Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
99
Highest
0.7%
Lithuania
Lowest
0.1%
Sri Lanka
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,350
What the numbers show
Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Lithuania; the lowest is 0.1% 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 11.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 479.3%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 50.5%).
Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2016 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 2 | Moldova | 0.7% | 2021 | up 264.5% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 332.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 0.6% | 2016 | up 144.5% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 0.6% | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 0.6% | 2016 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 138.5% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 0.5% | 2015 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 0.5% | 2017 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0.5% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 0.5% | 2016 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2016 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2016 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 17 | Russia | 0.5% | 2019 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 19 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 21 | Germany | 0.4% | 2011 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 0.4% | 2016 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 0.4% | 2016 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 0.4% | 2016 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2017 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 0.4% | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2016 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 0.4% | 2017 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 30 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2018 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 37 | China | 0.3% | 2013 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 305.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 285.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 0.3% | 2019 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 0.3% | 2019 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 45 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2016 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 47 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2017 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 47 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3% | 2017 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 49 | Malta | 0.3% | 2016 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 53 | Palestine | 0.3% | 2017 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 0.3% | 2018 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 58 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 0.3% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 62 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 64 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 66 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela | 0.2% | 2002 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 70 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2013 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 71 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 73 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 76 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2013 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 79 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 80 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 81 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 82 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 83 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2019 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2013 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 126.4% | rising |
| 86 | Tanzania | 0.1% | 2020 | up 479.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Mali | 0.1% | 2018 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 88 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 89 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2019 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 90 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | up 207.0% | rising |
| 91 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 92 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2018 | up 48.4% | falling |
| 93 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Laos | 0.1% | 2018 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 95 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2017 | up 206.1% | rising |
| 96 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 97 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 217.5% | rising |
| 98 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | up 73.0% | rising |