Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education)

The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

📅 2025📏 % of total working-age population with basic education17 entries

PeruDominican RepublicPakistanEcuadorUnited KingdomHondurasColombiaBrazilCosta RicaSpainPalestineSouth KoreaUnited StatesPortugalChileCanadaAustria

63.9% – 58.1%56.5% – 51.8%50.2% – 44.1%43.6% – 41.6%41.1% – 39.9%No data

🇵🇪Peru

63.9%

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

62.1%

🇵🇰Pakistan

58.3%

🇪🇨Ecuador

58.1%

🇬🇧United Kingdom

56.5%

🇭🇳Honduras

56.0%

🇨🇴Colombia

51.8%

🇧🇷Brazil

50.2%

🇨🇷Costa Rica

50.0%

🇪🇸Spain

45.9%

🇵🇸Palestine

44.1%

🇰🇷South Korea

43.6%

🇺🇸United States

42.8%

🇵🇹Portugal

41.6%

🇨🇱Chile

41.1%

🇨🇦Canada

40.6%

🇦🇹Austria

39.9%

Highlights

As of 2025, Peru ranks first with 63.9%, followed by Dominican Republic (62.1%) and Pakistan (58.3%).

Across 17 countries and territories, values run from 63.9% (Peru) to 39.9% (Austria), with a median of 50.0%.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 7 from the Americas, 2 from Europe and 1 from Asia.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education), 2025. Unit: % of total working-age population with basic education.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026

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