Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male 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, male (% of male 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 27 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 1,482.8%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).
Working-age population with primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2019 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 3 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2019 | up 41.9% | flat |
| 6 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 7 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 9 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 10 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | China | 0.6% | 2013 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2014 | up 504.9% | rising |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2018 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 18 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 19 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 20 | Cambodia | 0.4% | 2012 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | up 1,322.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 24 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 25 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 26 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 27 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2019 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 28 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 134.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2014 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 32 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 34 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2006 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 36 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 37 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 39 | Niger | 0.3% | 2018 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 40 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2018 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2017 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 42 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 44 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 46 | Togo | 0.2% | 2018 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 48 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 49 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 50 | Mali | 0.2% | 2018 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 52 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2013 | up 244.4% | rising |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 54 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 55 | Guinea | 0.2% | 2018 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 58 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2013 | down 23.8% | flat |
| 61 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 171.1% | rising |
| 62 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 65 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 66 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2017 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 68 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 70 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 71 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 72 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 74 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 75 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 76 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2019 | up 234.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | up 1,482.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 86 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 89 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 90 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Albania | 0.0% | 2019 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 93 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2019 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 101 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 102 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |