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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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