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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).

wb-indicators:SL.TLF.BASC.ZS

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

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
198 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SL.TLF.BASC.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education) carries observations for 198 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Bhutan · Botswana · Canada · Central Europe and the Baltics · Switzerland · Chile · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Curacao · Cayman Islands · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Early-demographic dividend · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Euro area · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · European Union · Finland · Fiji · France · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Croatia · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA blend · Indonesia · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · Korea, Rep. · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · St. Lucia · Latin America & Caribbean · Sri Lanka · Lesotho · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Monaco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Marshall Islands · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · New Caledonia · Niger · Nigeria · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · Naoero · New Zealand · OECD members · Oman · Other small states · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Puerto Rico (US) · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Post-demographic dividend · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · San Marino · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Seychelles · Chad · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tuvalu · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Venezuela, RB · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · Samoa · High income · Kosovo · Lower middle income · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe