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Total population in thousands in the specified age group that has completed upper secondary or incomplete post-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 53,070.2, followed by China (23,004.5) and United States (15,620.9).
India is 2.3 times higher than China, the runner-up.
Across 166 countries and territories, values run from 53,070.2 (India) to 2.8 (São Tomé and Príncipe), with a median of 250.7.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Asia, 3 from the Americas, 2 from Africa and 1 from Europe.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 20-24 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Upper Secondary. Total, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population age 20-24 in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Upper Secondary. Total · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026