Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
95
Highest
0.8%
Ethiopia
Lowest
0.0%
Austria
Median
0.3%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,322
What the numbers show
Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0.0% in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3%, and the mean is 0.3%.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 4,259.3%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 97.5%).
Working-age population with primary education, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 0.8% | 2021 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2019 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 3 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 5 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 6 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | up 156.0% | rising |
| 7 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 8 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 10 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2019 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 12 | Uganda | 0.6% | 2016 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 14 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 15 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 0.5% | 2017 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 18 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2014 | up 4,259.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 0.5% | 2018 | up 838.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 21 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2013 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2021 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2019 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 26 | Zambia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 27 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 28 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 30 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 0.4% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 33 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2016 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2013 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 36 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2021 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 39 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2021 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 41 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 42 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2013 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 43 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 44 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3% | 2002 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 45 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2015 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 48 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2013 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 53 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 54 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 0.2% | 2018 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 58 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 62 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 63 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2019 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 67 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 69 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2017 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3,138.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 78 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 85 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 86 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2019 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 89 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 529.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 624.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 94 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |