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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female by country

Average years of primary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 35-39.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.99
Czechia
Lowest
0.8
Yemen
Median
5.16
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.99 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.8 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.16, and the mean is 4.78.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.

Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 321.1%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 49.9%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.99 2010 up 0.3% rising
2 Slovakia 8.97 2010 up 3.0% rising
3 Armenia 7.99 2010 up 0.1% rising
3 Lithuania 7.99 2010 up 0.6% rising
3 Poland 7.99 2010 up 0.4% rising
6 Belize 7.98 2010 up 4.5% rising
6 Hungary 7.98 2010 up 0.6% rising
6 Latvia 7.98 2010 down 0.1% rising
9 Russia 7.97 2010 unchanged rising
9 Ukraine 7.97 2010 down 0.1% rising
11 Albania 7.9 2010 down 0.3% rising
12 Fiji 7.53 2010 up 0.3% rising
13 Brazil 7.15 2010 up 112.8% volatile
14 El Salvador 6.97 2010 up 75.6% volatile
15 Botswana 6.93 2010 up 32.5% volatile
16 Trinidad and Tobago 6.9 2010 up 1.2% rising
17 Argentina 6.83 2010 up 5.1% rising
18 Thailand 6.67 2010 up 56.6% rising
19 South Africa 6.37 2010 up 25.6% rising
20 Finland 6 2010 up 2.0% rising
21 Estonia 5.99 2010 unchanged rising
22 South Korea 5.98 2010 up 0.2% rising
23 Canada 5.97 2010 up 0.8% rising
23 Japan 5.97 2010 up 0.2% rising
23 Malta 5.97 2010 up 0.8% rising
23 Netherlands 5.97 2010 up 1.2% flat
23 United States 5.97 2010 up 0.2% flat
28 Cyprus 5.96 2010 up 0.3% rising
28 Greece 5.96 2010 up 1.5% rising
28 Hong Kong 5.96 2010 up 6.8% rising
31 Barbados 5.95 2010 up 2.2% rising
32 Australia 5.94 2010 up 1.7% rising
33 United Kingdom 5.93 2010 up 2.8% rising
33 Ireland 5.93 2010 down 23.2% rising
33 Tonga 5.93 2010 up 1.0% rising
36 Sweden 5.91 2010 unchanged rising
37 Switzerland 5.9 2010 up 10.7% falling
38 Portugal 5.87 2010 down 0.8% rising
39 Uruguay 5.85 2010 up 2.5% rising
40 Israel 5.84 2010 down 0.2% rising
41 Cuba 5.82 2010 up 3.2% rising
42 Denmark 5.8 2010 down 16.3% rising
43 Chile 5.79 2010 up 5.5% rising
43 New Zealand 5.79 2010 down 25.4% flat
45 Singapore 5.77 2010 up 8.3% rising
46 Belgium 5.74 2010 down 0.3% rising
47 Iceland 5.68 2010 down 0.5% rising
47 Lesotho 5.68 2010 down 8.2% rising
49 Jamaica 5.65 2010 up 2.5% rising
49 Philippines 5.65 2010 up 12.1% rising
51 Venezuela 5.62 2010 up 12.4% rising
52 China 5.59 2010 up 6.3% rising
52 Norway 5.59 2010 down 19.9% falling
54 Malaysia 5.58 2010 up 9.6% volatile
55 Sri Lanka 5.57 2010 down 21.7% rising
56 Jordan 5.53 2010 up 29.5% volatile
57 Namibia 5.51 2010 up 17.0% rising
58 Bolivia 5.48 2010 down 2.5% rising
58 Luxembourg 5.48 2010 up 0.7% flat
60 Panama 5.47 2010 up 1.9% rising
61 Guyana 5.45 2010 up 4.6% rising
62 Costa Rica 5.43 2010 down 1.3% rising
63 Zambia 5.39 2010 up 28.6% rising
64 Mexico 5.38 2010 up 13.3% rising
65 United Arab Emirates 5.36 2010 up 12.8% volatile
66 Ecuador 5.3 2010 up 17.3% rising
67 Gabon 5.23 2010 up 9.9% volatile
68 Peru 5.21 2010 up 6.1% rising
69 Mauritius 5.2 2010 up 17.1% rising
70 Indonesia 5.19 2010 up 45.4% volatile
71 Dominican Republic 5.17 2010 up 11.9% rising
71 Paraguay 5.17 2010 up 8.6% rising
73 Qatar 5.15 2010 up 33.8% volatile
74 Tanzania 5.04 2010 up 30.6% volatile
75 Italy 4.94 2010 up 0.6% rising
76 France 4.93 2010 up 1.6% rising
77 Spain 4.91 2010 down 12.9% rising
78 Macao 4.9 2010 up 7.9% rising
79 Libya 4.87 2010 up 33.8% volatile
80 Cameroon 4.85 2010 up 25.0% volatile
81 Colombia 4.8 2010 up 11.6% rising
82 Brunei 4.79 2010 unchanged rising
83 Iraq 4.77 2010 up 116.8% volatile
84 Kenya 4.76 2010 up 30.1% volatile
85 Saudi Arabia 4.7 2010 up 20.5% volatile
86 Zimbabwe 4.64 2010 up 31.4% rising
87 Vietnam 4.49 2010 up 11.4% rising
88 Honduras 4.47 2010 up 9.3% rising
89 Turkey 4.42 2010 up 11.3% volatile
90 Syria 4.36 2010 up 10.7% volatile
91 Bahrain 4.32 2010 up 0.7% volatile
92 Nicaragua 4.22 2010 up 21.3% rising
93 Algeria 4.18 2010 up 33.1% volatile
94 Iran 4.15 2010 up 3.0% volatile
95 Congo 4.07 2010 down 3.6% volatile
96 Tunisia 4.01 2010 up 22.6% volatile
97 Kazakhstan 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
97 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 1.5% rising
97 Moldova 3.99 2010 up 0.5% rising
97 Slovenia 3.99 2010 down 49.9% rising
97 Tajikistan 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
102 Croatia 3.98 2010 down 49.4% rising
102 Serbia 3.98 2010 down 49.7% rising
104 Romania 3.94 2010 down 49.4% rising
105 Bulgaria 3.92 2010 down 49.9% rising
105 Germany 3.92 2010 up 2.9% falling
107 Austria 3.82 2010 down 0.5% rising
108 Uganda 3.73 2010 up 32.7% volatile
109 Egypt 3.61 2010 up 39.9% volatile
110 Myanmar 3.52 2010 up 59.3% volatile
111 Ghana 3.45 2010 down 2.5% volatile
112 Papua New Guinea 3.43 2010 up 89.5% volatile
113 Guatemala 3.21 2010 up 24.4% rising
114 Eswatini 3.17 2010 down 1.9% rising
115 Malawi 3.09 2010 up 32.6% volatile
116 Kuwait 3.07 2010 up 22.8% volatile
117 Cote d'Ivoire 2.99 2010 up 85.7% volatile
117 Haiti 2.99 2010 up 28.9% volatile
119 Cambodia 2.95 2010 up 41.1% volatile
120 Mongolia 2.93 2010 down 23.3% rising
121 Maldives 2.89 2010 up 67.1% rising
122 Laos 2.88 2010 down 3.0% volatile
123 Rwanda 2.87 2010 up 57.7% volatile
124 Sudan 2.64 2010 up 34.0% volatile
125 Bangladesh 2.59 2010 up 17.7% volatile
126 Togo 2.53 2010 up 33.2% volatile
127 India 2.5 2010 up 71.2% volatile
128 Morocco 2.39 2010 up 57.2% volatile
129 Central African Republic 2.35 2010 up 67.9% volatile
130 Mauritania 2.33 2010 up 20.7% rising
131 Sierra Leone 2.22 2010 up 68.2% volatile
132 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.17 2010 up 8.0% volatile
133 Burundi 2.14 2010 up 87.7% volatile
134 Liberia 1.82 2010 up 31.9% volatile
135 Gambia 1.67 2010 up 160.9% volatile
136 Pakistan 1.48 2010 up 29.8% volatile
137 Benin 1.47 2010 up 30.1% volatile
138 Senegal 1.41 2010 up 39.6% falling
139 Mali 1.08 2010 up 31.7% volatile
140 Nepal 0.99 2010 up 19.3% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.94 2010 up 74.1% volatile
142 Niger 0.9 2010 up 95.7% volatile
143 Mozambique 0.85 2010 up 34.9% rising
144 Yemen 0.8 2010 up 321.1% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, 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, 35-39, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 35-39.