Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
0.9%
Kenya
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,624
What the numbers show
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) is currently reported for 111 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 31 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 1,331.5%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 100.0%).
Working-age population with primary education, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 0.9% | 2019 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2019 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 9 | China | 0.6% | 2013 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 12 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 13 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2019 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5% | 2018 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 18 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2014 | up 760.9% | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2019 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 20 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 0.4% | 2012 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 0.4% | 2018 | up 1,013.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2013 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 25 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2019 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 27 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 29 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 32 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 38 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.3% | 2006 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2017 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 40 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 41 | Togo | 0.3% | 2018 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 0.3% | 2013 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2018 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 47 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.2% | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2009 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 49 | Niger | 0.2% | 2018 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 51 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 52 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2013 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 54 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2013 | up 151.0% | rising |
| 55 | Benin | 0.2% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 57 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Mali | 0.2% | 2018 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 0.2% | 2015 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | down 36.1% | flat |
| 63 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 64 | Guinea | 0.2% | 2018 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 66 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 67 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2017 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 71 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 72 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 73 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 74 | State of Palestine | 0.1% | 2017 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 75 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 76 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 77 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 79 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Russia | 0.1% | 2019 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | up 1,331.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 87 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 88 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Albania | 0.0% | 2019 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 96 | United States | 0.0% | 2018 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | 0.0% | 2016 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2019 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 105 | Australia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 106 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 144.0% | rising |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovak Republic | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |