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Total population in thousands that has pre-primary education or incomplete primary 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 31,423.0, followed by Ethiopia (9,247.5) and Bangladesh (8,678.6).
India is 3.4 times higher than Ethiopia, the runner-up.
Across 166 countries and territories, values run from 31,423.0 (India) to 0.0 (United Kingdom), with a median of 82.1.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 4 from Africa, 4 from Asia and 2 from the Americas.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Incomplete Primary. Male, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Wittgenstein Projection: Population in thousands by highest level of educational attainment. Incomplete Primary. Male · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026