Working-age population with primary education, female (% of female population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.9%
Kenya
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,530
What the numbers show
Working-age population with primary education, female (% of female population in working age) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Kenya; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 1,379.8%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).
Working-age population with primary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2019 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2019 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | China | 0.6% | 2013 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 10 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 11 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 13 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2019 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 15 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2018 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2019 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 18 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | up 1,379.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 21 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 23 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | up 788.6% | volatile |
| 26 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2019 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 34 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2017 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 0.3% | 2018 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 40 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2021 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 44 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 45 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 46 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 47 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2013 | up 107.9% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 0.2% | 2018 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 53 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 54 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 55 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 57 | Niger | 0.2% | 2018 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 61 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 62 | Mali | 0.1% | 2018 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 65 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 66 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2017 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 70 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 71 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 73 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 81.9% | falling |
| 74 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 75 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 76 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 80 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2019 | up 200.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 82 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | up 1,192.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 86 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Albania | 0.0% | 2019 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 95 | United States | 0.0% | 2018 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2019 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 100 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 261.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 102 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |