Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Sri Lanka
Lowest
0.3%
France
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,441
What the numbers show
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Sri Lanka; the lowest is 0.3% in France.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique, Republic of (up 397.8%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 57.7%).
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 2 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2014 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 3 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 4 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2012 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 5 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.9% | 2012 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 7 | Niger | 0.9% | 2018 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 8 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.9% | 2014 | up 397.8% | rising |
| 9 | Gambia, The | 0.9% | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 10 | Guatemala | 0.9% | 2019 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 11 | Albania | 0.9% | 2019 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 12 | Zambia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 13 | Togo | 0.8% | 2018 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8% | 2018 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8% | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 16 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 17 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.8% | 2013 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 18 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2015 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 19 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2019 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 21 | Mali | 0.8% | 2018 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritius | 0.8% | 2017 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 0.8% | 2003 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 26 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2017 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 27 | Morocco | 0.8% | 2013 | up 21.4% | flat |
| 28 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2013 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 29 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2018 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 30 | Kosovo | 0.8% | 2017 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 0.8% | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 33 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 35 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2018 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 36 | Belize | 0.7% | 1999 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 0.7% | 2019 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 38 | Slovak Republic | 0.7% | 2016 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 39 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 40 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.7% | 2019 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 41 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2019 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 42 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.7% | 2006 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2016 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 44 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.7% | 2018 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 45 | Romania | 0.7% | 2018 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 46 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2003 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 47 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 48 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 49 | Palestine | 0.7% | 2017 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2011 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 51 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.7% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 52 | Georgia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 53 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 54 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 55 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.7% | 2020 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 56 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 57 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 58 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 59 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 60 | Mongolia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 72.7% | flat |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 63 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.7% | 2018 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 64 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 65 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2020 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 66 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 68 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 69 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 70 | Bolivia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 71 | Germany | 0.6% | 2011 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 72 | Spain | 0.6% | 2016 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 73 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 74 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 75 | Norway | 0.6% | 2016 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 76 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2016 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 77 | Russian Federation | 0.5% | 2019 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 78 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 0.5% | 2016 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 80 | Ukraine | 0.5% | 2014 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 81 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 82 | Sweden | 0.5% | 2016 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 83 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2016 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 84 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 85 | Finland | 0.5% | 2016 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 86 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 87 | Jordan | 0.5% | 2016 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 88 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2016 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 89 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 0.5% | 2005 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 91 | Chile | 0.5% | 2017 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 92 | Iceland | 0.5% | 2015 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 93 | Korea | 0.5% | 2017 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 95 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2016 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 96 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.4% | 2013 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 97 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 98 | Moldova | 0.4% | 2021 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 99 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2016 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 100 | United States | 0.4% | 2018 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 101 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2020 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 102 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 103 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.4% | 2021 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 104 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2016 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 105 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 106 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2016 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 107 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | down 55.9% | falling |