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

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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.98
Czechia
Lowest
1.04
Mali
Median
5.05
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.98 in Czechia; the lowest is 1.04 in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.05, and the mean is 4.91.

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

Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 238.3%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 49.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.98 2010 up 0.2% rising
2 Slovak Republic 8.97 2010 up 3.1% rising
3 Belize 7.99 2010 up 4.9% rising
3 Lithuania 7.99 2010 up 0.8% rising
5 Armenia 7.98 2010 unchanged rising
5 Hungary 7.98 2010 up 0.6% rising
5 Latvia 7.98 2010 down 0.1% rising
5 Poland 7.98 2010 up 0.4% rising
9 Ukraine 7.97 2010 unchanged rising
10 Russia 7.96 2010 down 0.1% rising
11 Albania 7.89 2010 down 0.5% rising
12 Fiji 7.48 2010 down 0.8% rising
13 El Salvador 7.07 2010 up 76.8% volatile
14 Brazil 7 2010 up 127.3% volatile
15 Botswana 6.91 2010 up 36.6% volatile
15 Trinidad and Tobago 6.91 2010 up 1.2% rising
17 Argentina 6.82 2010 up 5.2% rising
18 Thailand 6.67 2010 up 49.2% rising
19 South Africa 6.4 2010 up 23.6% rising
20 Finland 6 2010 up 2.2% rising
21 Estonia 5.98 2010 down 0.2% rising
22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.97 2010 down 3.2% rising
22 Cyprus 5.97 2010 up 0.8% rising
22 Hong Kong (China) 5.97 2010 up 6.0% rising
22 Korea 5.97 2010 unchanged rising
22 Malta 5.97 2010 up 1.2% rising
22 Netherlands 5.97 2010 up 1.0% flat
28 Canada 5.96 2010 up 0.7% rising
28 Japan 5.96 2010 up 0.2% rising
28 United States 5.96 2010 unchanged rising
31 Australia 5.95 2010 up 1.5% rising
31 Greece 5.95 2010 up 1.5% rising
33 Barbados 5.93 2010 up 2.4% rising
33 United Kingdom 5.93 2010 up 4.8% rising
33 Ireland 5.93 2010 down 22.9% rising
33 Tonga 5.93 2010 up 1.4% rising
37 Switzerland 5.91 2010 up 10.3% falling
38 Sweden 5.9 2010 up 0.3% rising
39 Israel 5.88 2010 up 0.2% rising
40 Denmark 5.82 2010 down 15.9% rising
40 Portugal 5.82 2010 down 1.5% rising
40 Uruguay 5.82 2010 up 1.9% rising
43 New Zealand 5.8 2010 down 25.3% flat
43 Singapore 5.8 2010 up 8.2% rising
45 Chile 5.77 2010 up 5.1% rising
45 Cuba 5.77 2010 up 2.3% rising
47 Iceland 5.75 2010 up 1.2% rising
48 Belgium 5.74 2010 down 0.5% rising
49 China (People’s Republic of) 5.67 2010 up 2.7% rising
50 Jordan 5.66 2010 up 17.2% rising
51 Jamaica 5.61 2010 up 2.6% rising
51 Sri Lanka 5.61 2010 down 21.5% rising
51 Zambia 5.61 2010 up 13.8% rising
54 Malaysia 5.6 2010 up 6.5% rising
55 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.55 2010 up 11.9% rising
56 Philippines 5.53 2010 up 10.6% rising
57 Luxembourg 5.52 2010 up 1.3% flat
57 Norway 5.52 2010 down 20.9% falling
59 Panama 5.49 2010 up 1.3% rising
60 Mexico 5.42 2010 up 10.8% rising
61 Peru 5.41 2010 up 5.0% rising
62 Costa Rica 5.39 2010 down 1.6% rising
63 Indonesia 5.34 2010 up 38.0% rising
64 Ecuador 5.33 2010 up 16.6% rising
64 Namibia 5.33 2010 up 13.6% rising
66 Guyana 5.31 2010 up 4.1% rising
67 Kenya 5.24 2010 up 18.0% volatile
67 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.24 2010 up 12.4% rising
69 Paraguay 5.2 2010 up 7.7% rising
70 Mauritius 5.19 2010 up 12.6% rising
71 Libya 5.07 2010 up 16.0% volatile
72 Dominican Republic 5.05 2010 up 12.7% rising
72 Qatar 5.05 2010 up 40.7% rising
74 Gabon 5.04 2010 up 7.9% volatile
75 United Arab Emirates 5.02 2010 up 11.8% volatile
76 Iraq 5 2010 up 45.8% volatile
77 Cameroon 4.96 2010 up 16.4% volatile
78 France 4.94 2010 up 1.9% rising
78 Italy 4.94 2010 up 0.6% rising
80 Spain 4.91 2010 down 12.8% rising
81 Macau (China) 4.9 2010 up 6.3% rising
82 Lesotho 4.89 2010 down 12.1% rising
82 Saudi Arabia 4.89 2010 up 9.6% rising
84 Syrian Arab Republic 4.86 2010 up 21.5% volatile
85 Brunei Darussalam 4.82 2010 up 0.2% rising
86 Colombia 4.77 2010 up 12.0% rising
87 Algeria 4.73 2010 up 20.7% volatile
88 Zimbabwe 4.72 2010 up 20.1% rising
89 Türkiye 4.63 2010 up 5.5% rising
90 Viet Nam 4.49 2010 up 9.2% rising
91 Tunisia 4.46 2010 up 12.6% volatile
92 Honduras 4.43 2010 up 8.3% rising
93 Uganda 4.26 2010 up 19.3% rising
94 Egypt 4.23 2010 up 29.4% volatile
95 Iran 4.13 2010 down 5.5% volatile
96 Bahrain 4.03 2010 down 7.1% rising
97 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 0.5% rising
98 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 1.5% rising
98 Republic of Moldova 3.99 2010 up 0.8% rising
98 Nicaragua 3.99 2010 up 10.8% rising
98 Slovenia 3.99 2010 down 49.9% flat
98 Tajikistan 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
103 Croatia 3.98 2010 down 49.4% rising
103 Serbia 3.98 2010 down 49.7% rising
105 Romania 3.94 2010 down 49.6% rising
106 Bulgaria 3.93 2010 down 49.8% rising
106 Germany 3.93 2010 up 2.6% falling
108 Ghana 3.88 2010 down 5.4% rising
109 Papua New Guinea 3.86 2010 up 19.5% volatile
110 Malawi 3.78 2010 up 16.0% rising
111 Austria 3.77 2010 down 2.8% rising
112 Guatemala 3.58 2010 up 21.4% rising
113 Côte d'Ivoire 3.5 2010 up 57.0% volatile
114 Congo 3.49 2010 down 25.4% volatile
115 Cambodia 3.48 2010 up 32.3% rising
116 Haiti 3.46 2010 up 16.9% volatile
117 Togo 3.4 2010 up 13.0% volatile
118 Myanmar 3.28 2010 up 46.4% volatile
119 India 3.16 2010 up 22.5% rising
119 Sudan 3.16 2010 up 18.4% volatile
121 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.14 2010 down 11.3% rising
122 Maldives 3.1 2010 up 58.2% rising
122 Eswatini 3.1 2010 down 6.1% rising
124 Morocco 3.09 2010 up 47.8% volatile
125 Central African Republic 3.07 2010 up 37.1% volatile
126 Mauritania 3.06 2010 up 24.4% rising
127 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.05 2010 up 1.3% volatile
128 Kuwait 2.99 2010 up 21.1% rising
129 Mongolia 2.91 2010 down 23.6% rising
130 Bangladesh 2.79 2010 up 14.3% rising
131 Liberia 2.69 2010 up 0.4% volatile
132 Rwanda 2.63 2010 up 24.6% volatile
133 Sierra Leone 2.49 2010 up 31.7% volatile
134 Burundi 2.45 2010 up 48.5% rising
135 Pakistan 2.33 2010 up 22.6% rising
136 Afghanistan 2.27 2010 up 49.3% volatile
137 Gambia 2.26 2010 up 115.2% volatile
138 Benin 2.07 2010 up 15.0% volatile
139 Yemen 2.03 2010 up 238.3% volatile
140 Senegal 1.87 2010 up 32.6% falling
141 Nepal 1.42 2010 down 14.5% volatile
142 Niger 1.35 2010 up 57.0% volatile
143 Mozambique 1.08 2010 up 5.9% rising
144 Mali 1.04 2010 down 3.7% volatile

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