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Total population in thousands 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, China ranks first with 217,099.9, followed by India (162,203.0) and Indonesia (56,993.2).
Across 166 countries and territories, values run from 217,099.9 (China) to 6.2 (Slovakia), with a median of 782.2.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 7 from Asia, 2 from Africa and 1 from the Americas.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Total, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Primary. Total · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026