Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
1.0%
Belgium
Lowest
0.0%
United Kingdom
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,487
What the numbers show
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Belgium; the lowest is 0.0% in United Kingdom.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.8%.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 997.6%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 85.5%).
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and b: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 1 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 1.0% | 2019 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2013 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 1.0% | 2018 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 11 | Tunisia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 15 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2018 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 17 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 1.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Chile | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 1.0% | 2021 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2011 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2017 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 29 | China | 0.9% | 2013 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 0.9% | 2016 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 34 | Russia | 0.9% | 2019 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Cyprus | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 36 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 37 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2014 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 39 | South Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 40 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 41 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 42 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 43 | Bolivia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 45 | Panama | 0.9% | 2021 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 0.9% | 2005 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 47 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 48 | Montenegro | 0.9% | 2013 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 49 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 50 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2021 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 51 | Tajikistan | 0.9% | 2013 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 0.9% | 2016 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Venezuela | 0.9% | 2006 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 54 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2013 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 57 | Palestine | 0.9% | 2017 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 58 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 59 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 60 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 61 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 62 | Tanzania | 0.8% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 64 | United States | 0.8% | 2018 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 65 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 66 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 67 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2016 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 69 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 70 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 71 | Hungary | 0.8% | 2016 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 0.8% | 2014 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2012 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 74 | Laos | 0.7% | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 75 | Turkey | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 76 | Spain | 0.7% | 2016 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 78 | Namibia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 80 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 81 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 83 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 84 | Madagascar | 0.6% | 2012 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | up 997.6% | rising |
| 86 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 87 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2019 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 89 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 90 | Togo | 0.5% | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 91 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 92 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 93 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2013 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 94 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 95 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2018 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 97 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 98 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 99 | Niger | 0.3% | 2018 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 100 | Guinea | 0.2% | 2018 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 0.2% | 2018 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 102 | Gambia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 103 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 85.5% | falling |
| 104 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 104 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2016 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.8%
- South Africa 1.0%