Share of the world population with at least basic education by country
Countries reporting
25
Highest
29.72
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0094
Sweden
Median
1.36
Years covered
71
1950–2020
Data points
375
What the numbers show
Share of the world population with at least basic education is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 29.72 in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0094 in Sweden.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.36, and the mean is 5.27.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,154.
Share of the world population with at least basic education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 29.72 | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 2 | India | 27.63 | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 3 | Egypt | 23.55 | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 4 | Kenya | 13.39 | 2020 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 6.52 | 2020 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 5.36 | 2020 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 5.24 | 2020 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 5.14 | 2020 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 9 | China | 3.13 | 2020 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Turkey | 2.85 | 2020 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Thailand | 2.74 | 2020 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 1.42 | 2020 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 1.36 | 2020 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Argentina | 1.26 | 2020 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 15 | United States | 0.8943 | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 16 | Italy | 0.6365 | 2020 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 0.635 | 2020 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 18 | Russia | 0.2321 | 2020 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 0.1004 | 2020 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 0.0104 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 0.0104 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Germany | 0.0103 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Netherlands | 0.0102 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 0.0098 | 2020 | down 97.6% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 0.0094 | 2020 | — | volatile |