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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total by country

Average years of primary schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 30-34.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.98
Czechia
Lowest
1.05
Mali
Median
5.14
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.98 in Czechia; the lowest is 1.05 in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.14, and the mean is 4.98.

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

Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 50.0%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.98 2010 up 0.2% rising
2 Slovakia 8.95 2010 up 2.6% rising
3 Belize 7.99 2010 up 3.6% rising
4 Hungary 7.98 2010 up 0.4% rising
4 Poland 7.98 2010 up 0.4% rising
6 Israel 7.88 2010 up 34.2% rising
7 Albania 7.86 2010 down 0.8% rising
8 Romania 7.82 2010 down 0.1% rising
9 Bulgaria 7.79 2010 down 0.4% rising
10 El Salvador 7.35 2010 up 16.7% volatile
11 Brazil 7.25 2010 up 12.9% volatile
12 Botswana 6.99 2010 up 16.3% volatile
13 Trinidad and Tobago 6.93 2010 up 0.6% rising
14 Argentina 6.82 2010 up 2.9% rising
15 South Africa 6.64 2010 up 15.7% rising
16 Zimbabwe 6.6 2010 up 43.2% rising
17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.44 2010 down 4.0% rising
18 Finland 6 2010 up 1.7% rising
19 Estonia 5.99 2010 up 0.2% flat
19 Hong Kong (China) 5.99 2010 up 3.3% rising
19 Malta 5.99 2010 up 1.0% rising
22 Canada 5.98 2010 up 0.5% rising
22 Japan 5.98 2010 up 0.3% rising
22 Korea 5.98 2010 unchanged rising
22 Netherlands 5.98 2010 up 1.0% flat
26 Australia 5.97 2010 up 0.8% rising
26 Cyprus 5.97 2010 up 0.5% rising
26 United States 5.97 2010 up 0.3% flat
29 Barbados 5.96 2010 up 1.7% rising
29 Ireland 5.96 2010 down 22.5% flat
31 Switzerland 5.95 2010 up 10.0% falling
31 United Kingdom 5.95 2010 up 3.7% rising
31 Greece 5.95 2010 up 1.4% rising
34 Tonga 5.94 2010 up 1.4% rising
35 Singapore 5.9 2010 up 5.5% rising
36 New Zealand 5.89 2010 down 24.8% falling
37 Portugal 5.87 2010 down 0.8% rising
38 Uruguay 5.86 2010 up 2.6% rising
39 Chile 5.85 2010 up 6.6% rising
39 Iceland 5.85 2010 up 1.2% rising
41 Belgium 5.8 2010 down 0.5% rising
41 Sri Lanka 5.8 2010 down 20.4% rising
41 Sweden 5.8 2010 down 0.3% rising
44 Jordan 5.78 2010 up 13.6% rising
45 Cuba 5.77 2010 up 0.7% rising
46 Thailand 5.74 2010 up 5.9% rising
47 Malaysia 5.72 2010 up 4.4% rising
48 Fiji 5.71 2010 down 24.6% rising
48 Zambia 5.71 2010 up 4.2% rising
50 Denmark 5.67 2010 down 17.8% rising
51 Philippines 5.64 2010 up 4.4% rising
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.64 2010 up 10.6% rising
53 Jamaica 5.63 2010 up 1.3% rising
54 Indonesia 5.62 2010 up 38.4% rising
55 Luxembourg 5.6 2010 up 2.6% flat
56 Peru 5.58 2010 up 6.9% rising
57 Panama 5.54 2010 unchanged rising
58 Mexico 5.53 2010 up 3.4% rising
59 Ecuador 5.52 2010 up 15.7% rising
60 Costa Rica 5.49 2010 up 0.7% rising
61 Paraguay 5.41 2010 up 8.4% rising
62 Gabon 5.38 2010 up 13.7% volatile
63 Kenya 5.32 2010 down 3.3% rising
64 Guyana 5.31 2010 up 4.1% rising
65 Namibia 5.3 2010 up 3.3% rising
66 Mauritius 5.28 2010 up 9.3% rising
67 Saudi Arabia 5.21 2010 up 16.8% rising
68 Dominican Republic 5.2 2010 up 4.0% rising
69 Cameroon 5.18 2010 up 11.2% rising
70 Norway 5.17 2010 down 13.7% falling
70 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.17 2010 down 2.8% rising
72 Lesotho 5.15 2010 up 2.0% rising
73 Syrian Arab Republic 5.13 2010 up 33.9% rising
74 United Arab Emirates 5.07 2010 up 6.7% rising
75 Tunisia 5.05 2010 up 20.8% volatile
76 Qatar 5.02 2010 up 35.7% rising
77 Armenia 4.99 2010 down 37.5% rising
77 Lithuania 4.99 2010 down 37.0% rising
79 Latvia 4.98 2010 down 37.6% rising
79 Ukraine 4.98 2010 down 37.5% rising
81 Russia 4.97 2010 down 37.6% rising
82 Algeria 4.96 2010 up 21.3% volatile
83 France 4.95 2010 up 1.6% rising
83 Iraq 4.95 2010 up 12.2% volatile
83 Italy 4.95 2010 unchanged rising
83 Macau (China) 4.95 2010 up 4.0% rising
87 Spain 4.92 2010 up 3.4% rising
88 Colombia 4.86 2010 up 14.1% rising
89 China (People’s Republic of) 4.83 2010 down 12.2% rising
90 Brunei Darussalam 4.82 2010 up 0.2% rising
91 Honduras 4.78 2010 up 7.4% rising
92 Türkiye 4.74 2010 up 8.2% rising
93 Libya 4.61 2010 down 10.0% volatile
94 Egypt 4.57 2010 up 23.5% volatile
95 Viet Nam 4.53 2010 up 8.4% rising
96 Uganda 4.51 2010 up 14.2% rising
97 Iran 4.37 2010 up 10.9% volatile
98 Bahrain 4.2 2010 down 3.7% rising
99 Ghana 4.17 2010 up 1.2% rising
100 Maldives 4.15 2010 up 29.7% rising
101 Nicaragua 4.1 2010 up 8.2% rising
102 Rwanda 4.08 2010 up 85.5% volatile
103 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 0.3% rising
104 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 1.3% rising
104 Slovenia 3.99 2010 down 49.9% falling
104 Tajikistan 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
107 Croatia 3.98 2010 down 49.4% falling
108 Republic of Moldova 3.97 2010 unchanged rising
109 Malawi 3.96 2010 up 8.5% rising
109 Papua New Guinea 3.96 2010 up 9.7% volatile
109 Serbia 3.96 2010 down 50.0% flat
112 Germany 3.93 2010 up 2.1% falling
113 Congo 3.78 2010 down 7.4% volatile
114 Austria 3.77 2010 down 0.8% rising
115 Guatemala 3.74 2010 up 11.6% rising
116 Myanmar 3.63 2010 up 49.4% volatile
117 Cambodia 3.62 2010 up 15.3% rising
118 Côte d'Ivoire 3.6 2010 up 24.1% volatile
119 Haiti 3.54 2010 up 10.3% volatile
120 India 3.52 2010 up 24.8% rising
121 Togo 3.44 2010 down 9.7% volatile
122 Mauritania 3.41 2010 up 12.2% rising
123 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.29 2010 down 9.4% rising
124 Bangladesh 3.25 2010 up 27.5% rising
125 Central African Republic 3.23 2010 up 18.8% volatile
126 Eswatini 3.17 2010 down 14.8% rising
127 Sudan 3.16 2010 up 3.3% volatile
128 Morocco 3.13 2010 up 20.8% volatile
129 Burundi 3.02 2010 up 97.4% rising
130 Kuwait 3 2010 up 17.6% rising
131 Sierra Leone 2.96 2010 up 34.5% volatile
132 Nepal 2.87 2010 up 35.4% volatile
133 Liberia 2.84 2010 down 3.1% volatile
133 Mongolia 2.84 2010 down 2.4% rising
135 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.81 2010 down 15.6% rising
136 Pakistan 2.77 2010 up 42.1% rising
137 Yemen 2.76 2010 up 100.0% volatile
138 Afghanistan 2.48 2010 down 1.2% volatile
139 Benin 2.38 2010 up 12.8% volatile
140 Gambia 2.16 2010 up 52.1% volatile
141 Senegal 2.05 2010 up 42.4% falling
142 Mozambique 1.49 2010 up 40.6% rising
142 Niger 1.49 2010 up 34.2% volatile
144 Mali 1.05 2010 down 7.9% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 30-34, 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, 30-34, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 30-34.