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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total by country

Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.01
Czechia
Lowest
1.63
Niger
Median
5.35
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.01 in Czechia; the lowest is 1.63 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.35, and the mean is 5.13.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 100.8%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 54.5%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.01 2010 down 10.6% flat
2 Hungary 8 2010 up 0.5% rising
3 Belize 7.99 2010 up 0.1% rising
4 Poland 7.98 2010 up 0.1% rising
5 Croatia 7.97 2010 up 100.8% falling
6 Israel 7.91 2010 up 0.3% rising
7 Brazil 7.89 2010 up 10.3% volatile
8 Albania 7.87 2010 down 0.3% rising
9 El Salvador 7.79 2010 up 6.0% rising
10 Bulgaria 7.76 2010 up 0.9% rising
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.24 2010 up 0.7% rising
12 Trinidad and Tobago 6.96 2010 up 0.1% rising
13 Argentina 6.95 2010 up 3.0% rising
14 Botswana 6.88 2010 down 1.6% rising
15 South Africa 6.79 2010 up 9.0% rising
16 Zimbabwe 6.74 2010 up 2.1% rising
17 Cyprus 6 2010 up 0.7% rising
17 Finland 6 2010 up 1.4% rising
17 Hong Kong, China 6 2010 up 1.2% rising
20 Australia 5.99 2010 up 0.5% flat
20 Switzerland 5.99 2010 up 12.4% flat
20 Ireland 5.99 2010 up 3.8% falling
20 Republic of Korea 5.99 2010 unchanged rising
20 Malta 5.99 2010 unchanged rising
20 United States of America 5.99 2010 up 0.3% flat
26 Barbados 5.98 2010 up 0.3% rising
26 Estonia 5.98 2010 unchanged flat
26 Japan 5.98 2010 unchanged rising
26 Netherlands 5.98 2010 up 0.3% flat
30 Cuba 5.97 2010 up 3.5% rising
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.97 2010 up 1.7% rising
32 Greece 5.95 2010 up 1.2% rising
32 Malawi 5.95 2010 up 50.3% rising
32 Portugal 5.95 2010 unchanged rising
32 Tonga 5.95 2010 up 0.8% rising
32 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.95 2010 up 15.1% rising
37 Singapore 5.94 2010 up 2.2% rising
38 Chile 5.93 2010 up 3.0% rising
38 Saudi Arabia 5.93 2010 up 13.8% rising
40 Fiji 5.9 2010 up 3.3% rising
40 Jordan 5.9 2010 up 6.1% rising
40 Uruguay 5.9 2010 up 1.5% rising
43 Zambia 5.89 2010 up 3.2% rising
44 Canada 5.87 2010 down 1.5% flat
45 Denmark 5.84 2010 up 1.7% flat
46 Iceland 5.83 2010 down 0.3% rising
46 Malaysia 5.83 2010 up 2.8% rising
46 Peru 5.83 2010 up 4.3% rising
46 Thailand 5.83 2010 up 14.3% rising
50 Philippines 5.81 2010 up 4.7% rising
51 Jamaica 5.8 2010 up 2.8% rising
52 Sweden 5.78 2010 down 0.9% flat
53 Luxembourg 5.77 2010 up 7.9% flat
54 Mexico 5.76 2010 up 5.3% rising
55 Indonesia 5.75 2010 up 11.4% rising
56 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.74 2010 up 5.5% rising
57 Macau (China) 5.73 2010 up 16.7% rising
58 Mauritius 5.7 2010 up 12.2% rising
59 Belgium 5.69 2010 down 3.7% flat
59 Costa Rica 5.69 2010 up 3.5% rising
61 Panama 5.66 2010 up 1.6% rising
62 Paraguay 5.65 2010 up 7.2% rising
63 Ecuador 5.64 2010 up 15.6% rising
63 Tunisia 5.64 2010 up 9.9% rising
65 Norway 5.59 2010 down 6.8% falling
66 Dominican Republic 5.57 2010 up 3.1% rising
66 New Zealand 5.57 2010 down 5.9% falling
68 Kenya 5.54 2010 up 3.7% rising
69 Guyana 5.48 2010 up 3.2% rising
70 Gabon 5.44 2010 up 0.6% rising
71 Syrian Arab Republic 5.37 2010 up 33.6% rising
72 Uganda 5.36 2010 up 19.9% rising
73 Lesotho 5.34 2010 up 0.4% rising
74 Honduras 5.31 2010 up 7.5% rising
75 Namibia 5.3 2010 unchanged rising
76 Algeria 5.29 2010 up 6.9% rising
77 Qatar 5.22 2010 up 28.6% rising
78 Libya 5.1 2010 up 10.6% rising
79 Eswatini 5.07 2010 up 59.9% rising
80 Nicaragua 5.05 2010 up 23.2% rising
81 United Arab Emirates 4.99 2010 down 1.6% rising
82 Russian Federation 4.97 2010 unchanged rising
83 Italy 4.96 2010 down 0.2% rising
84 Spain 4.95 2010 up 2.7% rising
85 Sri Lanka 4.94 2010 down 12.7% flat
86 China 4.91 2010 up 3.2% rising
86 Colombia 4.91 2010 up 7.4% rising
88 France 4.9 2010 down 0.8% rising
89 Maldives 4.88 2010 up 19.3% rising
90 Ghana 4.84 2010 up 17.8% rising
91 Mauritania 4.79 2010 up 39.2% rising
92 Togo 4.78 2010 up 32.4% volatile
93 Guatemala 4.77 2010 up 30.0% rising
94 Türkiye 4.72 2010 up 0.4% rising
95 Papua New Guinea 4.64 2010 up 17.2% rising
96 Rwanda 4.63 2010 up 13.5% rising
97 India 4.55 2010 up 29.3% rising
98 Cameroon 4.48 2010 down 14.0% rising
99 Brunei Darussalam 4.47 2010 down 7.3% rising
100 Iraq 4.44 2010 down 10.8% rising
100 Cambodia 4.44 2010 up 33.3% rising
102 Bahrain 4.32 2010 down 15.0% rising
103 Viet Nam 4.28 2010 down 5.1% rising
104 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.22 2010 down 5.8% rising
105 Nepal 4.2 2010 up 46.3% volatile
106 Bangladesh 4.15 2010 up 27.7% rising
107 Egypt 4.12 2010 down 9.8% rising
108 Myanmar 4.11 2010 up 13.2% rising
109 Latvia 4 2010 down 19.7% rising
110 Côte d'Ivoire 3.99 2010 up 10.2% volatile
110 Germany 3.99 2010 up 4.5% rising
110 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 1.5% rising
110 Lithuania 3.99 2010 down 18.7% rising
110 Slovakia 3.99 2010 down 54.5% falling
115 Serbia 3.98 2010 up 0.5% falling
115 Slovenia 3.98 2010 down 0.3% falling
115 Ukraine 3.98 2010 down 20.1% rising
118 Austria 3.97 2010 up 5.6% rising
118 Kazakhstan 3.97 2010 down 0.5% rising
118 Republic of Moldova 3.97 2010 up 0.3% rising
118 Tajikistan 3.97 2010 down 0.5% rising
122 Romania 3.91 2010 down 48.6% falling
123 Haiti 3.85 2010 up 8.8% rising
124 Morocco 3.8 2010 up 21.4% rising
125 Congo 3.67 2010 down 2.9% rising
126 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.54 2010 up 7.3% rising
127 Sierra Leone 3.53 2010 up 18.9% rising
128 Liberia 3.52 2010 up 29.4% rising
129 Kuwait 3.43 2010 up 17.9% rising
130 Pakistan 3.22 2010 up 32.5% rising
131 Yemen 3.1 2010 up 11.9% volatile
132 Central African Republic 3.08 2010 down 5.2% rising
133 Sudan 3.03 2010 down 4.1% volatile
134 Armenia 2.99 2010 down 40.1% rising
135 Burundi 2.92 2010 down 4.3% rising
136 Benin 2.88 2010 up 20.5% volatile
137 Mongolia 2.86 2010 unchanged falling
138 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.72 2010 down 3.2% rising
139 Senegal 2.69 2010 up 89.4% falling
140 Afghanistan 2.64 2010 up 6.5% volatile
141 Gambia 2.59 2010 up 19.9% volatile
142 Mozambique 1.67 2010 up 10.6% rising
143 Mali 1.66 2010 up 44.3% volatile
144 Niger 1.63 2010 up 8.7% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.