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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female by country

Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 40-44.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.99
Czechia
Lowest
0.41
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 40-44, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.99 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.41 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.16, and the mean is 4.83.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.

Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 355.6%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 23.4%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.99 2010 up 0.3% rising
2 Slovakia 8.97 2010 up 3.5% rising
3 Lithuania 7.99 2010 up 101.8% rising
3 Latvia 7.99 2010 up 100.3% rising
3 Poland 7.99 2010 up 14.8% rising
6 Armenia 7.98 2010 up 100.0% rising
6 Belize 7.98 2010 up 4.5% rising
6 Hungary 7.98 2010 up 0.6% rising
6 Slovenia 7.98 2010 up 0.3% rising
10 Russia 7.97 2010 up 99.7% rising
10 Ukraine 7.97 2010 up 99.7% rising
12 Croatia 7.96 2010 up 1.3% rising
12 Serbia 7.96 2010 up 0.9% rising
14 Ireland 7.91 2010 up 3.1% rising
15 Albania 7.9 2010 up 14.0% rising
16 Romania 7.88 2010 up 1.9% rising
17 Bulgaria 7.85 2010 up 0.6% rising
18 New Zealand 7.83 2010 up 0.9% rising
19 Fiji 7.46 2010 up 4.5% rising
20 Sri Lanka 7.43 2010 up 4.5% rising
21 Brazil 6.97 2010 up 132.3% volatile
21 El Salvador 6.97 2010 up 98.6% volatile
23 Trinidad and Tobago 6.9 2010 up 1.2% rising
24 Denmark 6.76 2010 down 2.5% rising
25 Argentina 6.71 2010 up 3.2% rising
26 South Africa 6.37 2010 up 25.6% rising
27 Botswana 6.27 2010 up 22.0% volatile
28 Finland 6 2010 up 2.2% rising
29 Estonia 5.99 2010 unchanged rising
30 Malta 5.98 2010 up 27.8% rising
31 Canada 5.97 2010 up 0.8% rising
31 Netherlands 5.97 2010 up 1.0% flat
31 United States 5.97 2010 up 0.2% rising
34 Cyprus 5.96 2010 up 0.8% rising
34 Greece 5.96 2010 up 2.2% rising
34 Hong Kong 5.96 2010 up 17.8% rising
34 Japan 5.96 2010 unchanged rising
34 South Korea 5.96 2010 up 0.3% rising
39 Australia 5.93 2010 up 1.4% rising
39 Tonga 5.93 2010 up 2.8% rising
41 United Kingdom 5.92 2010 up 3.3% rising
42 Switzerland 5.91 2010 up 11.9% falling
42 Sweden 5.91 2010 down 0.5% rising
44 Barbados 5.9 2010 up 1.4% rising
45 Portugal 5.87 2010 down 0.3% rising
46 Uruguay 5.85 2010 up 5.2% rising
47 Israel 5.84 2010 up 1.4% rising
48 Chile 5.79 2010 up 10.5% rising
49 Cuba 5.78 2010 up 2.7% rising
50 Belgium 5.75 2010 up 0.9% rising
51 Iceland 5.74 2010 down 0.3% rising
52 Lesotho 5.68 2010 up 1.1% rising
53 Jamaica 5.62 2010 up 4.7% rising
53 Venezuela 5.62 2010 up 12.4% rising
55 Philippines 5.61 2010 up 12.9% rising
56 Malaysia 5.59 2010 up 9.8% volatile
56 Norway 5.59 2010 down 19.9% falling
56 Singapore 5.59 2010 up 12.7% volatile
59 Luxembourg 5.56 2010 up 3.2% rising
60 China 5.55 2010 up 14.7% volatile
61 Jordan 5.53 2010 up 31.0% volatile
62 Bolivia 5.48 2010 up 29.9% volatile
63 Panama 5.47 2010 up 1.9% rising
64 Costa Rica 5.43 2010 up 0.2% rising
65 Mexico 5.38 2010 up 13.3% rising
66 Ecuador 5.3 2010 up 17.3% rising
67 Namibia 5.24 2010 up 11.3% rising
68 Guyana 5.21 2010 unchanged rising
68 Peru 5.21 2010 up 16.3% 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 20.8% rising
73 Qatar 5.15 2010 up 48.8% volatile
74 United Arab Emirates 5.13 2010 up 27.3% volatile
74 Zambia 5.13 2010 up 13.7% rising
76 Thailand 5.12 2010 up 34.7% rising
77 Mauritius 5.03 2010 up 13.3% rising
78 Tanzania 5.01 2010 up 13.6% volatile
79 France 4.95 2010 up 4.0% rising
80 Italy 4.94 2010 up 0.6% rising
81 Spain 4.91 2010 down 10.7% rising
82 Gabon 4.86 2010 up 11.2% volatile
83 Macao 4.82 2010 up 6.2% rising
84 Colombia 4.8 2010 up 22.1% rising
85 Brunei 4.78 2010 up 3.9% volatile
86 Kenya 4.76 2010 up 49.7% volatile
87 Libya 4.73 2010 up 112.1% volatile
88 Cameroon 4.52 2010 up 22.8% volatile
89 Vietnam 4.5 2010 up 20.6% rising
90 Honduras 4.47 2010 up 13.2% rising
91 Zimbabwe 4.45 2010 up 26.1% rising
92 Turkey 4.42 2010 up 34.3% volatile
93 Syria 4.36 2010 up 10.7% volatile
94 Nicaragua 4.11 2010 up 34.3% rising
95 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 0.3% rising
95 Tunisia 4 2010 up 52.1% volatile
97 Iran 3.99 2010 up 11.8% volatile
97 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 1.3% rising
97 Moldova 3.99 2010 up 0.8% rising
97 Tajikistan 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
101 Congo 3.95 2010 up 32.1% volatile
102 Germany 3.92 2010 up 2.9% falling
103 Saudi Arabia 3.9 2010 up 56.0% volatile
104 Iraq 3.88 2010 up 118.0% volatile
105 Austria 3.78 2010 down 2.3% rising
106 Bahrain 3.75 2010 down 6.5% volatile
107 Uganda 3.52 2010 up 46.1% volatile
108 Ghana 3.45 2010 down 2.5% volatile
109 Laos 3.26 2010 up 30.9% volatile
110 Algeria 3.13 2010 up 51.9% volatile
111 Kuwait 3.07 2010 up 28.5% volatile
112 Egypt 3.01 2010 up 73.0% volatile
113 Cambodia 2.95 2010 up 26.6% volatile
114 Guatemala 2.94 2010 up 14.0% rising
115 Mongolia 2.92 2010 down 23.4% rising
116 Eswatini 2.86 2010 down 4.0% rising
117 Malawi 2.8 2010 up 20.2% volatile
118 Haiti 2.61 2010 up 44.2% volatile
119 Mauritania 2.58 2010 up 56.4% rising
120 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.53 2010 up 61.1% volatile
121 Maldives 2.52 2010 up 45.7% flat
122 Sudan 2.42 2010 up 245.7% volatile
123 Togo 2.41 2010 up 54.5% volatile
124 Myanmar 2.4 2010 up 26.3% volatile
125 Bangladesh 2.36 2010 up 7.3% volatile
126 Cote d'Ivoire 2.31 2010 up 71.1% volatile
127 Papua New Guinea 2.26 2010 up 10.8% volatile
128 Rwanda 2.12 2010 up 19.1% volatile
129 Central African Republic 2.01 2010 up 43.6% volatile
130 Morocco 1.99 2010 up 73.0% volatile
131 India 1.82 2010 up 43.3% volatile
132 Sierra Leone 1.61 2010 up 43.8% volatile
133 Liberia 1.6 2010 up 55.3% volatile
134 Pakistan 1.48 2010 up 64.4% volatile
135 Benin 1.44 2010 up 27.4% volatile
136 Senegal 1.41 2010 up 35.6% falling
137 Nepal 1.29 2010 up 98.5% volatile
138 Burundi 1.27 2010 up 11.4% volatile
139 Mali 1.06 2010 up 107.8% volatile
140 Afghanistan 0.92 2010 up 109.1% volatile
141 Gambia 0.91 2010 up 44.4% volatile
142 Niger 0.72 2010 up 132.3% volatile
143 Mozambique 0.68 2010 up 100.0% rising
144 Yemen 0.41 2010 up 355.6% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, 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, 40-44, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 40-44.