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Total population in thousands in the specified age group that has completed primary education or incomplete lower secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment. Projections are based on collected census and survey data for the base year (around 2010) and the Medium Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP2) projection model. The SSP2 is a middle-of-the-road scenario that combines medium fertility with medium mortality, medium migration, and the Global Education Trend (GET) education scenario. For more information and other projection models, consult the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital's website: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/dataexplorer/
As of 2025, India ranks first with 8,921.4, followed by China (3,209.0) and Tanzania (1,974.5).
India is 2.8 times higher than China, the runner-up.
Across 166 countries and territories, values run from 8,921.4 (India) to 0.0 (South Korea), with a median of 20.7.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from Asia, 4 from Africa and 1 from the Americas.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 20-24 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Male, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 20-24 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Male · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026