Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
1.0%
Kenya
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,530
What the numbers show
Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Kenya; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 4,559.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).
Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2019 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2019 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 8 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 13 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 14 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2019 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2014 | up 965.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 19 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | up 1,807.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2018 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 22 | Montenegro | 0.4% | 2013 | up 822.2% | rising |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 24 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 434.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 26 | China | 0.4% | 2013 | up 152.1% | rising |
| 27 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 28 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 29 | Tunisia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2019 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 32 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2019 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 34 | Niger | 0.3% | 2018 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 35 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 36 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2019 | up 302.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 41 | Mali | 0.3% | 2018 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 42 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | down 55.5% | flat |
| 43 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2018 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 44 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea | 0.2% | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 46 | Togo | 0.2% | 2018 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 48 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 49 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 52 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2018 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | up 260.7% | falling |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2017 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 64 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 67 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2011 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 76 | Argentina | 0.0% | 2021 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 77 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2019 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2017 | down 81.4% | falling |
| 79 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 80 | Peru | 0.0% | 2021 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2002 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 82 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2020 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 84 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 85 | Palestine, State of | 0.0% | 2017 | down 93.7% | falling |
| 86 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0% | 2021 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2019 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 0.0% | 2016 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 328.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2019 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 92 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 4,559.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 97 | Albania | 0.0% | 2019 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 99 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 296.5% | rising |
| 106 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |