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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female by country

Average years of primary schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 25-29.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8
Hungary
Lowest
0.94
Niger
Median
5.26
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8 in Hungary; the lowest is 0.94 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.26, and the mean is 4.96.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 215.2%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 62.6%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hungary 8 2010 up 0.5% rising
2 Belize 7.99 2010 up 0.3% rising
2 Poland 7.99 2010 up 0.3% rising
4 Czechia 7.98 2010 down 11.0% rising
5 Slovakia 7.97 2010 down 8.7% rising
6 Israel 7.9 2010 up 34.1% rising
7 Albania 7.85 2010 down 0.9% rising
8 Romania 7.78 2010 up 100.5% rising
9 Bulgaria 7.72 2010 up 98.5% rising
10 Brazil 7.61 2010 up 6.7% volatile
11 El Salvador 7.49 2010 up 14.7% rising
12 Botswana 6.96 2010 up 0.4% volatile
13 Argentina 6.93 2010 up 3.1% rising
13 Trinidad and Tobago 6.93 2010 down 0.3% rising
15 South Africa 6.81 2010 up 13.1% rising
16 Bolivia 6.72 2010 up 1.2% rising
17 Zimbabwe 6.39 2010 up 38.0% rising
18 Cyprus 6 2010 up 0.7% rising
18 Finland 6 2010 up 1.7% rising
18 Malta 6 2010 up 1.2% rising
21 Barbados 5.99 2010 up 0.8% rising
21 Hong Kong 5.99 2010 up 1.9% rising
21 Japan 5.99 2010 up 0.3% rising
24 Australia 5.98 2010 up 1.2% rising
24 Estonia 5.98 2010 down 0.2% flat
24 South Korea 5.98 2010 down 0.2% rising
24 Netherlands 5.98 2010 up 1.2% flat
24 United States 5.98 2010 up 0.3% flat
29 Canada 5.97 2010 up 0.3% rising
30 Switzerland 5.96 2010 up 10.6% flat
30 United Kingdom 5.96 2010 up 0.8% rising
30 Greece 5.96 2010 up 1.0% rising
30 Ireland 5.96 2010 up 2.9% falling
30 Tonga 5.96 2010 up 1.0% rising
35 Cuba 5.94 2010 up 2.1% rising
36 Portugal 5.93 2010 down 0.2% rising
36 Singapore 5.93 2010 up 2.6% rising
38 Zambia 5.92 2010 up 9.8% rising
39 Lesotho 5.91 2010 up 2.2% rising
39 Uruguay 5.91 2010 up 2.1% rising
41 Jamaica 5.89 2010 up 4.4% rising
42 Chile 5.87 2010 up 2.8% rising
43 Philippines 5.85 2010 up 5.2% rising
44 Jordan 5.84 2010 up 9.0% volatile
45 Fiji 5.83 2010 down 23.8% rising
45 New Zealand 5.83 2010 down 0.2% falling
47 Malaysia 5.8 2010 up 4.3% rising
48 Namibia 5.78 2010 up 4.9% rising
48 Venezuela 5.78 2010 up 8.4% rising
50 Malawi 5.77 2010 up 86.7% volatile
50 Sweden 5.77 2010 down 1.7% rising
52 Iceland 5.74 2010 up 1.1% rising
53 Thailand 5.72 2010 down 3.2% rising
54 Indonesia 5.68 2010 up 50.3% rising
55 Guyana 5.65 2010 up 3.7% rising
55 Mexico 5.65 2010 up 6.6% rising
57 Costa Rica 5.63 2010 up 2.4% rising
57 Ecuador 5.63 2010 up 18.3% rising
57 Peru 5.63 2010 up 7.4% rising
60 Belgium 5.6 2010 down 4.6% flat
60 Gabon 5.6 2010 up 8.1% rising
62 Panama 5.57 2010 up 0.9% rising
63 Luxembourg 5.52 2010 up 2.6% flat
64 United Arab Emirates 5.5 2010 up 4.2% volatile
64 Dominican Republic 5.5 2010 up 6.2% rising
66 Mauritius 5.47 2010 up 10.7% rising
66 Paraguay 5.47 2010 up 8.1% rising
68 Saudi Arabia 5.44 2010 up 15.7% volatile
69 Libya 5.43 2010 up 11.5% volatile
70 Tanzania 5.39 2010 up 6.9% volatile
71 Denmark 5.38 2010 down 8.7% rising
72 Tunisia 5.28 2010 up 29.1% volatile
73 Kenya 5.24 2010 up 1.9% volatile
74 Qatar 5.23 2010 up 23.9% rising
74 Eswatini 5.23 2010 up 28.5% rising
76 Norway 5.15 2010 down 14.0% falling
77 Honduras 5.02 2010 up 8.9% rising
78 Lithuania 4.99 2010 down 37.0% rising
79 Macao 4.98 2010 up 1.6% rising
79 Russia 4.98 2010 down 37.5% rising
81 Egypt 4.97 2010 up 37.7% volatile
81 Syria 4.97 2010 up 35.4% volatile
81 Ukraine 4.97 2010 down 37.3% rising
84 France 4.96 2010 up 1.6% rising
85 Italy 4.95 2010 down 0.2% rising
86 Spain 4.94 2010 up 2.1% rising
87 Colombia 4.91 2010 up 11.1% rising
88 Algeria 4.9 2010 up 10.4% volatile
89 China 4.89 2010 down 11.1% rising
89 Cameroon 4.89 2010 up 2.5% volatile
91 Sri Lanka 4.88 2010 down 12.9% rising
92 Brunei 4.76 2010 down 0.6% rising
93 Maldives 4.72 2010 up 56.3% rising
94 Nicaragua 4.68 2010 up 10.9% rising
95 Turkey 4.63 2010 up 7.4% rising
96 Iran 4.58 2010 up 11.7% volatile
97 Rwanda 4.51 2010 up 57.1% volatile
98 Myanmar 4.39 2010 up 27.2% volatile
99 Uganda 4.38 2010 up 18.7% volatile
100 Iraq 4.29 2010 down 8.5% volatile
100 Papua New Guinea 4.29 2010 up 25.1% volatile
102 Bahrain 4.27 2010 down 10.3% rising
103 Vietnam 4.24 2010 down 0.7% rising
104 Ghana 4.22 2010 up 21.6% rising
105 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 0.3% rising
105 Slovenia 4 2010 up 0.3% falling
105 Tajikistan 4 2010 up 0.3% rising
108 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 1.0% rising
108 Latvia 3.99 2010 down 50.0% rising
110 Croatia 3.98 2010 up 0.5% falling
110 Moldova 3.98 2010 up 0.5% rising
112 Austria 3.97 2010 up 3.9% rising
112 Serbia 3.97 2010 up 0.3% falling
114 Germany 3.93 2010 up 2.6% falling
115 Bangladesh 3.83 2010 up 47.9% volatile
116 Guatemala 3.71 2010 up 15.6% rising
117 Cambodia 3.52 2010 up 20.5% rising
118 India 3.35 2010 up 34.0% volatile
119 Laos 3.25 2010 up 14.4% rising
120 Kuwait 3.24 2010 up 11.3% rising
121 Cote d'Ivoire 3.22 2010 up 9.9% volatile
122 Togo 3.14 2010 up 1.3% volatile
123 Nepal 3.12 2010 up 215.2% volatile
124 Mauritania 3.04 2010 up 33.3% rising
125 Armenia 2.99 2010 down 62.6% rising
126 Congo 2.92 2010 down 28.3% volatile
127 Burundi 2.84 2010 up 35.9% volatile
127 Mongolia 2.84 2010 down 3.4% rising
129 Sudan 2.82 2010 up 6.8% volatile
130 Morocco 2.63 2010 up 10.0% volatile
131 Central African Republic 2.44 2010 up 5.6% volatile
132 Liberia 2.41 2010 up 24.2% volatile
133 Pakistan 2.3 2010 up 69.1% volatile
134 Haiti 2.27 2010 down 24.1% volatile
135 Sierra Leone 2.12 2010 down 3.2% volatile
136 Gambia 2.06 2010 up 23.4% volatile
137 Afghanistan 1.92 2010 up 104.3% volatile
138 Senegal 1.9 2010 up 40.7% rising
139 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.88 2010 down 13.4% volatile
140 Benin 1.75 2010 up 20.7% volatile
141 Yemen 1.67 2010 up 111.4% volatile
142 Mali 1.29 2010 up 43.3% volatile
143 Mozambique 1 2010 up 20.5% volatile
144 Niger 0.94 2010 up 6.8% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25-29, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 25-29.