Population by level of education by country

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.

Countries reporting

200

Highest

602.28 million people

India

Lowest

26,000 people

Kiribati

Median

3.70 million people

Years covered

151

1950–2100

Data points

6,005

What the numbers show

Population by level of education is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 602.28 million people in India; the lowest is 26,000 people in Kiribati.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.70 million people, and the mean is 19.05 million people.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23,165.

Over the past decade 191 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Mayotte (up 39.9%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 9.1%).

Population by level of education: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	India	602.28 million people	2100	up 5.6%	volatile
2	China	592.51 million people	2100	down 5.1%	volatile
3	United States	217.71 million people	2100	up 5.5%	volatile
4	Nigeria	194.75 million people	2100	up 22.4%	volatile
5	Pakistan	157.20 million people	2100	up 19.6%	volatile
6	Indonesia	116.50 million people	2100	up 9.0%	volatile
7	Egypt	105.87 million people	2100	up 9.9%	volatile
8	Philippines	85.28 million people	2100	up 7.4%	volatile
9	Democratic Republic of Congo	63.79 million people	2100	up 24.7%	volatile
10	Russia	62.49 million people	2100	up 4.2%	volatile
11	Mexico	57.97 million people	2100	up 7.2%	volatile
12	Brazil	57.19 million people	2100	up 4.5%	volatile
13	Japan	50.70 million people	2100	down 3.4%	volatile
14	Uganda	47.86 million people	2100	up 19.8%	volatile
15	Bangladesh	47.69 million people	2100	up 11.2%	volatile
16	United Kingdom	44.92 million people	2100	up 5.4%	volatile
17	France	43.90 million people	2100	up 6.7%	volatile
18	Germany	43.31 million people	2100	up 2.5%	volatile
19	Iran	42.41 million people	2100	up 5.7%	volatile
20	Turkey	41.74 million people	2100	up 3.2%	volatile
21	Vietnam	39.58 million people	2100	up 7.7%	volatile
22	Sudan	37.79 million people	2100	up 17.9%	volatile
23	Iraq	37.24 million people	2100	up 11.1%	volatile
24	Tanzania	36.95 million people	2100	up 18.8%	volatile
25	Algeria	34.76 million people	2100	up 9.8%	volatile
26	Canada	29.58 million people	2100	up 1.5%	volatile
27	Spain	26.65 million people	2100	up 3.4%	volatile
28	Thailand	26.22 million people	2100	down 0.5%	volatile
29	Afghanistan	26.21 million people	2100	up 19.5%	volatile
30	Ethiopia	26.12 million people	2100	up 22.0%	volatile
31	Saudi Arabia	24.36 million people	2100	up 3.3%	volatile
32	Kenya	23.07 million people	2100	up 15.0%	volatile
33	Italy	22.15 million people	2100	up 5.4%	volatile
34	Malaysia	21.54 million people	2100	up 6.6%	volatile
35	Australia	21.16 million people	2100	up 4.4%	volatile
36	Colombia	20.28 million people	2100	up 2.9%	volatile
37	South Korea	19.84 million people	2100	down 9.1%	volatile
38	Morocco	19.68 million people	2100	up 9.2%	volatile
39	Argentina	19.56 million people	2100	up 5.6%	volatile
40	Myanmar	18.58 million people	2100	up 8.1%	volatile
41	Cameroon	17.30 million people	2100	up 13.1%	volatile
42	Yemen	17.24 million people	2100	up 14.4%	volatile
43	Uzbekistan	17.10 million people	2100	up 7.4%	rising
44	Peru	15.62 million people	2100	up 4.6%	volatile
45	Venezuela	15.51 million people	2100	up 5.1%	volatile
46	Poland	14.65 million people	2100	up 1.7%	volatile
47	South Africa	14.48 million people	2100	up 10.0%	volatile
48	Cote d'Ivoire	13.39 million people	2100	up 13.6%	volatile
49	Syria	13.12 million people	2100	up 12.5%	volatile
50	Ghana	12.46 million people	2100	up 18.2%	volatile
51	Senegal	12.42 million people	2100	up 18.2%	volatile
52	Niger	11.96 million people	2100	up 29.6%	volatile
53	Zambia	11.79 million people	2100	up 14.2%	volatile
54	Sri Lanka	10.90 million people	2100	up 4.0%	volatile
55	Netherlands	10.70 million people	2100	up 3.6%	volatile
56	Mali	10.51 million people	2100	up 18.3%	volatile
57	Ukraine	10.46 million people	2100	up 4.0%	volatile
58	Israel	10.10 million people	2100	up 11.4%	volatile
59	Guinea	9.55 million people	2100	up 14.6%	volatile
60	Kazakhstan	9.10 million people	2100	up 7.7%	volatile
61	North Korea	9.10 million people	2100	up 2.4%	volatile
62	Chile	8.82 million people	2100	down 0.7%	volatile
63	Mozambique	8.46 million people	2100	up 22.3%	volatile
64	Taiwan	8.39 million people	2100	down 5.9%	volatile
65	Sweden	7.77 million people	2100	up 5.7%	volatile
66	Nepal	7.73 million people	2100	up 16.0%	volatile
67	Jordan	7.67 million people	2100	up 6.8%	volatile
68	Tunisia	7.43 million people	2100	up 4.8%	volatile
69	Ecuador	7.32 million people	2100	up 5.0%	volatile
70	Chad	7.30 million people	2100	up 25.6%	volatile
71	Belgium	7.08 million people	2100	up 5.7%	volatile
72	Madagascar	7.02 million people	2100	up 19.4%	volatile
73	Somalia	6.88 million people	2100	up 30.8%	volatile
74	Bolivia	6.69 million people	2100	up 6.5%	volatile
75	Tajikistan	6.23 million people	2100	up 7.7%	volatile
76	Benin	6.03 million people	2100	up 15.7%	volatile
77	Switzerland	5.94 million people	2100	up 5.0%	volatile
78	Burundi	5.93 million people	2100	up 23.6%	volatile
79	Zimbabwe	5.56 million people	2100	up 15.1%	volatile
80	Dominican Republic	5.47 million people	2100	up 6.7%	volatile
81	Palestine	5.45 million people	2100	up 9.5%	volatile
82	Guatemala	5.38 million people	2100	up 14.6%	volatile
83	Romania	5.38 million people	2100	up 1.6%	volatile
84	Libya	5.10 million people	2100	up 9.1%	volatile
85	Angola	5.03 million people	2100	up 18.5%	volatile
86	Austria	4.96 million people	2100	up 4.0%	volatile
87	Greece	4.78 million people	2100	up 2.2%	volatile
88	Portugal	4.44 million people	2100	up 5.9%	volatile
89	United Arab Emirates	4.38 million people	2100	up 0.0%	volatile
90	Malawi	4.35 million people	2100	up 24.7%	volatile
91	Ireland	4.30 million people	2100	up 4.2%	volatile
92	Burkina Faso	4.14 million people	2100	up 31.0%	volatile
93	Cambodia	4.11 million people	2100	up 19.1%	volatile
94	Czechia	4.06 million people	2100	up 5.5%	volatile
95	Singapore	4.00 million people	2100	down 5.3%	volatile
96	Hong Kong	3.90 million people	2100	up 0.0%	volatile
97	Norway	3.89 million people	2100	up 5.0%	volatile
98	Laos	3.86 million people	2100	up 10.1%	volatile
99	Cuba	3.83 million people	2100	up 3.3%	volatile
100	Azerbaijan	3.72 million people	2100	up 7.1%	volatile
101	Lebanon	3.68 million people	2100	up 4.4%	volatile
102	Papua New Guinea	3.65 million people	2100	up 9.7%	volatile
103	New Zealand	3.62 million people	2100	up 3.8%	volatile
104	Hungary	3.55 million people	2100	up 0.2%	volatile
105	Paraguay	3.52 million people	2100	up 6.2%	volatile
106	Denmark	3.47 million people	2100	up 6.5%	volatile
107	Togo	3.40 million people	2100	up 13.1%	volatile
108	Belarus	3.24 million people	2100	up 4.2%	volatile
109	Mauritania	3.20 million people	2100	up 16.4%	volatile
110	Mongolia	3.13 million people	2100	up 9.2%	volatile
111	Rwanda	3.13 million people	2100	up 19.0%	volatile
112	Central African Republic	3.12 million people	2100	up 28.5%	volatile
113	Honduras	3.05 million people	2100	up 12.2%	volatile
114	Oman	3.04 million people	2100	up 4.7%	volatile
115	Sierra Leone	3.03 million people	2100	up 9.9%	volatile
116	Finland	2.88 million people	2100	up 5.0%	volatile
117	Panama	2.72 million people	2100	up 5.4%	volatile
118	Nicaragua	2.66 million people	2100	up 9.7%	volatile
119	Congo	2.64 million people	2100	up 16.8%	volatile
120	Serbia	2.54 million people	2100	up 4.4%	volatile
121	Kyrgyzstan	2.45 million people	2100	up 10.4%	volatile
122	Costa Rica	2.24 million people	2100	up 3.0%	volatile
123	Slovakia	1.97 million people	2100	up 4.2%	volatile
124	Bulgaria	1.93 million people	2100	up 3.2%	rising
125	Kuwait	1.90 million people	2100	up 5.3%	volatile
126	Qatar	1.81 million people	2100	up 0.7%	volatile
127	Turkmenistan	1.70 million people	2100	up 6.7%	volatile
128	El Salvador	1.69 million people	2100	up 9.4%	volatile
129	South Sudan	1.56 million people	2100	up 18.9%	volatile
130	Botswana	1.48 million people	2100	up 4.1%	volatile
131	Haiti	1.29 million people	2100	up 22.6%	volatile
132	Croatia	1.22 million people	2100	up 4.8%	volatile
133	Georgia	1.21 million people	2100	up 3.5%	rising
134	Eritrea	1.12 million people	2100	up 18.4%	volatile
135	Gabon	1.09 million people	2100	up 11.8%	volatile
136	Armenia	1.03 million people	2100	up 7.7%	volatile
137	Bahrain	1.01 million people	2100	up 1.7%	volatile
138	Gambia	1.00 million people	2100	up 14.3%	volatile
139	Namibia	978,300 people	2100	up 15.1%	volatile
140	Lithuania	960,800 people	2100	up 0.4%	rising
141	Slovenia	910,100 people	2100	up 4.4%	volatile
142	Jamaica	904,500 people	2100	up 4.0%	volatile
143	East Timor	853,300 people	2100	up 9.1%	volatile
144	Puerto Rico	851,900 people	2100	up 1.2%	rising
145	Cyprus	834,100 people	2100	up 0.4%	volatile
146	Mayotte	762,800 people	2100	up 39.9%	volatile
147	Uruguay	711,300 people	2100	up 3.7%	volatile
148	Liberia	705,700 people	2100	up 22.7%	volatile
149	Bosnia and Herzegovina	693,000 people	2100	up 5.0%	volatile
150	Lesotho	635,500 people	2100	up 9.4%	volatile
151	Trinidad and Tobago	608,300 people	2100	up 3.8%	volatile
152	Equatorial Guinea	606,200 people	2100	up 10.8%	volatile
153	Estonia	600,100 people	2100	up 1.7%	rising
154	Albania	588,500 people	2100	up 3.8%	volatile
155	North Macedonia	574,600 people	2100	up 8.0%	volatile
156	Latvia	559,800 people	2100	up 2.9%	rising
157	Moldova	555,700 people	2100	up 6.8%	rising
158	Comoros	553,500 people	2100	up 10.9%	volatile
159	Reunion	487,400 people	2100	up 10.7%	volatile
160	Luxembourg	457,700 people	2100	up 3.4%	volatile
161	Macao	427,500 people	2100	down 0.7%	volatile
162	Fiji	384,000 people	2100	up 6.5%	volatile
163	Solomon Islands	333,400 people	2100	up 15.6%	volatile
164	Eswatini	321,700 people	2100	up 12.1%	volatile
165	Mauritius	297,800 people	2100	up 5.1%	volatile
166	Bhutan	264,200 people	2100	up 0.9%	volatile
167	Djibouti	261,900 people	2100	up 13.2%	volatile
168	Western Sahara	250,300 people	2100	up 6.0%	volatile
169	Montenegro	243,700 people	2100	up 6.0%	volatile
170	Malta	243,100 people	2100	down 1.6%	volatile
171	Belize	243,000 people	2100	up 7.7%	volatile
172	Maldives	241,900 people	2100	up 5.4%	volatile
173	Iceland	237,200 people	2100	up 6.3%	volatile
174	French Guiana	222,300 people	2100	up 12.7%	volatile
175	Brunei	214,100 people	2100	up 11.3%	volatile
176	Bahamas	210,300 people	2100	up 2.3%	volatile
177	Guinea-Bissau	187,400 people	2100	up 22.1%	volatile
178	New Caledonia	179,800 people	2100	up 6.0%	volatile
179	Suriname	177,500 people	2100	up 10.2%	volatile
180	Guyana	172,300 people	2100	up 8.8%	volatile
181	Guadeloupe	159,900 people	2100	up 11.1%	volatile
182	Martinique	138,400 people	2100	up 9.9%	volatile
183	French Polynesia	134,400 people	2100	up 6.8%	volatile
184	Cape Verde	124,800 people	2100	up 5.9%	volatile
185	Barbados	114,300 people	2100	up 6.4%	rising
186	Vanuatu	108,700 people	2100	up 19.6%	volatile
187	Samoa	102,900 people	2100	up 11.4%	volatile
188	Curacao	92,600 people	2100	up 4.9%	volatile
189	Guam	84,400 people	2100	up 8.8%	rising
190	Saint Lucia	65,100 people	2100	up 3.2%	volatile
191	Aruba	61,300 people	2100	up 6.8%	volatile
192	Grenada	53,400 people	2100	up 7.7%	rising
193	Seychelles	44,800 people	2100	up 4.9%	rising
194	Antigua and Barbuda	42,200 people	2100	up 2.7%	rising
195	United States Virgin Islands	39,000 people	2100	up 9.6%	rising
196	Tonga	38,000 people	2100	up 10.8%	volatile
197	Sao Tome and Principe	29,100 people	2100	up 13.2%	volatile
198	Micronesia (country)	26,500 people	2100	up 11.3%	volatile
199	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	26,300 people	2100	up 8.2%	volatile
200	Kiribati	26,000 people	2100	up 18.2%	volatile

About this data

Indicator: Population by level of education
Unit: people
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.