Working-age population with primary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
98
Highest
0.6%
Tanzania
Lowest
0.0%
Austria
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,350
What the numbers show
Working-age population with primary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in Tanzania; the lowest is 0.0% in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 3,773.9%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 97.5%).
Working-age population with primary education, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania | 0.6% | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 2 | South Africa | 0.5% | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 0.5% | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 6 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2021 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 7 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 8 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 10 | Belize | 0.4% | 1999 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 12 | China | 0.4% | 2013 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 13 | Malawi | 0.4% | 2019 | up 35.1% | flat |
| 14 | Laos | 0.4% | 2018 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2016 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | up 215.0% | flat |
| 17 | Tunisia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2012 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 19 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2019 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 23 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 24 | Turkey | 0.3% | 2013 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 0.3% | 2017 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 27 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2018 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 29 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 30 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 0.3% | 2018 | up 3,773.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2019 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 34 | Venezuela | 0.2% | 2002 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 37 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | down 48.7% | flat |
| 38 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 41 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.2% | 2021 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Mali | 0.2% | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 45 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Bolivia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 48 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2013 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 51 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | up 144.6% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2013 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 53 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2017 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 54 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 55 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 57 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 58 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 59 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 60 | Palestine | 0.1% | 2017 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 61 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 63 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 64 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 66 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 68 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 69 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 70 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Russia | 0.0% | 2019 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | up 948.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 75 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 78 | South Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 81 | United States | 0.0% | 2018 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 84 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2019 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 91 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 93 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 94 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 97 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | — | volatile |