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Total population in thousands that has completed lower secondary or incomplete upper 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 533,509.6, followed by India (158,642.3) and Indonesia (44,519.2).
China is 3.4 times higher than India, the runner-up.
Across 166 countries and territories, values run from 533,509.6 (China) to 1.5 (Iceland), with a median of 1,106.8.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 5 from Asia, 3 from the Americas, 1 from Africa and 1 from Europe.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Total, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Lower Secondary. Total · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026