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

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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.98
Czechia
Lowest
1.03
Mali
Median
5.17
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.98 in Czechia; the lowest is 1.03 in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.17, and the mean is 5.

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

Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 475.0%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 23.9%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, 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 3.2% rising
3 Belize 7.99 2010 up 4.9% rising
3 Lithuania 7.99 2010 up 101.8% rising
5 Armenia 7.98 2010 up 100.0% rising
5 Latvia 7.98 2010 up 100.0% rising
5 Poland 7.98 2010 up 14.7% rising
8 Hungary 7.97 2010 up 0.5% rising
8 Slovenia 7.97 2010 up 0.3% rising
8 Ukraine 7.97 2010 up 99.7% rising
11 Croatia 7.96 2010 up 1.3% rising
11 Russia 7.96 2010 up 100.0% rising
11 Serbia 7.96 2010 up 0.8% rising
14 Ireland 7.9 2010 up 3.3% rising
15 Albania 7.89 2010 up 13.7% rising
16 Romania 7.88 2010 up 1.5% rising
17 Bulgaria 7.87 2010 up 0.6% rising
18 New Zealand 7.81 2010 up 0.6% rising
19 Sri Lanka 7.47 2010 up 4.5% rising
20 Fiji 7.43 2010 up 2.2% rising
21 El Salvador 7.07 2010 up 96.4% volatile
22 Trinidad and Tobago 6.91 2010 up 1.2% rising
23 Brazil 6.84 2010 up 128.8% volatile
24 Denmark 6.79 2010 down 2.0% rising
25 Argentina 6.68 2010 up 3.1% rising
26 South Africa 6.4 2010 up 23.6% rising
27 Botswana 6.01 2010 up 20.9% volatile
28 Finland 6 2010 up 2.2% rising
29 Estonia 5.99 2010 unchanged rising
29 Malta 5.99 2010 up 24.5% rising
31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.97 2010 up 28.9% rising
31 Cyprus 5.97 2010 up 1.2% rising
31 Hong Kong (China) 5.97 2010 up 14.8% rising
31 Netherlands 5.97 2010 up 0.8% flat
35 Canada 5.96 2010 up 0.7% rising
35 Japan 5.96 2010 up 0.2% rising
35 Korea 5.96 2010 up 0.3% rising
35 United States 5.96 2010 unchanged rising
39 Greece 5.95 2010 up 2.1% rising
40 Australia 5.93 2010 up 1.4% rising
40 United Kingdom 5.93 2010 up 5.5% rising
40 Tonga 5.93 2010 up 3.1% rising
43 Switzerland 5.92 2010 up 11.3% falling
44 Sweden 5.9 2010 down 0.2% rising
45 Israel 5.88 2010 up 1.4% rising
46 Barbados 5.87 2010 up 1.4% rising
47 Portugal 5.82 2010 down 1.2% rising
47 Uruguay 5.82 2010 up 4.9% rising
49 Chile 5.77 2010 up 9.5% rising
50 Belgium 5.75 2010 up 0.5% rising
50 Iceland 5.75 2010 up 2.9% rising
52 Cuba 5.73 2010 up 1.6% rising
53 China (People’s Republic of) 5.66 2010 up 7.6% rising
53 Jordan 5.66 2010 up 19.2% volatile
55 Malaysia 5.62 2010 up 6.8% rising
56 Singapore 5.59 2010 up 10.0% rising
57 Luxembourg 5.58 2010 up 3.3% flat
58 Jamaica 5.56 2010 up 4.7% rising
59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.55 2010 up 11.9% rising
60 Norway 5.52 2010 down 20.9% falling
61 Philippines 5.5 2010 up 10.9% rising
62 Panama 5.49 2010 up 1.3% rising
63 Zambia 5.48 2010 up 0.9% rising
64 Mexico 5.42 2010 up 10.8% rising
65 Peru 5.41 2010 up 11.5% rising
66 Costa Rica 5.39 2010 down 0.6% rising
67 Indonesia 5.34 2010 up 38.3% rising
68 Ecuador 5.33 2010 up 16.6% rising
69 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.32 2010 unchanged rising
70 Kenya 5.24 2010 up 27.5% volatile
71 Thailand 5.22 2010 up 29.9% rising
72 Paraguay 5.2 2010 up 19.0% rising
73 Namibia 5.13 2010 up 9.4% rising
74 Libya 5.12 2010 up 49.3% volatile
75 Guyana 5.09 2010 down 0.2% rising
76 Mauritius 5.07 2010 up 10.0% rising
77 Dominican Republic 5.05 2010 up 12.7% rising
77 Qatar 5.05 2010 up 50.7% volatile
79 France 4.95 2010 up 3.6% rising
80 Italy 4.94 2010 up 0.6% rising
81 United Arab Emirates 4.92 2010 up 17.7% volatile
82 Spain 4.91 2010 down 11.1% rising
83 Lesotho 4.89 2010 down 1.0% rising
84 Syrian Arab Republic 4.86 2010 up 21.5% volatile
85 Macau (China) 4.83 2010 up 4.8% rising
86 Brunei Darussalam 4.81 2010 up 1.9% rising
87 Colombia 4.77 2010 up 21.1% rising
88 Gabon 4.71 2010 up 18.3% volatile
89 Cameroon 4.63 2010 up 12.1% volatile
89 Türkiye 4.63 2010 up 15.8% rising
91 Zimbabwe 4.62 2010 up 17.6% rising
92 Viet Nam 4.53 2010 up 16.2% rising
93 Saudi Arabia 4.46 2010 up 19.9% rising
93 Tunisia 4.46 2010 up 27.1% volatile
95 Honduras 4.43 2010 up 12.2% rising
96 Iraq 4.4 2010 up 51.2% volatile
97 Uganda 4.14 2010 up 35.3% volatile
98 Congo 4.08 2010 up 9.7% volatile
99 Iran 4.05 2010 up 3.1% volatile
100 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 0.5% rising
101 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 1.5% rising
101 Moldova 3.99 2010 up 0.8% rising
101 Nicaragua 3.99 2010 up 21.6% rising
101 Tajikistan 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
105 Germany 3.92 2010 up 2.3% falling
106 Ghana 3.88 2010 down 5.4% volatile
107 Austria 3.81 2010 down 2.3% rising
108 Algeria 3.76 2010 up 31.9% volatile
109 Egypt 3.7 2010 up 45.7% volatile
110 Malawi 3.65 2010 up 12.0% volatile
111 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.62 2010 up 10.7% rising
112 Papua New Guinea 3.61 2010 up 36.7% volatile
113 Bahrain 3.49 2010 down 15.1% volatile
114 Cambodia 3.48 2010 up 22.5% rising
115 Guatemala 3.34 2010 up 13.2% rising
116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.33 2010 up 46.1% volatile
117 Togo 3.31 2010 up 29.8% volatile
118 Haiti 3.21 2010 up 43.3% volatile
119 Sudan 3.06 2010 up 159.3% volatile
120 Mauritania 3.03 2010 up 43.6% rising
121 Kuwait 2.99 2010 up 20.6% rising
122 Mongolia 2.9 2010 down 23.9% rising
122 Eswatini 2.9 2010 down 2.0% rising
124 Côte d'Ivoire 2.89 2010 up 43.8% volatile
125 India 2.82 2010 up 15.1% rising
126 Maldives 2.74 2010 up 39.8% flat
127 Central African Republic 2.7 2010 up 20.5% volatile
128 Liberia 2.67 2010 up 18.1% volatile
129 Morocco 2.59 2010 up 44.7% volatile
130 Bangladesh 2.55 2010 up 4.5% rising
131 Afghanistan 2.51 2010 up 96.1% volatile
132 Myanmar 2.43 2010 up 8.5% rising
133 Pakistan 2.33 2010 up 42.1% rising
134 Rwanda 2.2 2010 down 4.8% volatile
135 Sierra Leone 2.19 2010 up 33.5% volatile
136 Nepal 2.12 2010 up 46.2% volatile
137 Benin 2.11 2010 up 17.9% volatile
138 Senegal 1.87 2010 up 29.0% falling
139 Burundi 1.52 2010 down 7.9% rising
140 Gambia 1.42 2010 up 36.5% volatile
141 Yemen 1.38 2010 up 475.0% volatile
142 Niger 1.1 2010 up 69.2% rising
143 Mozambique 1.05 2010 up 32.9% rising
144 Mali 1.03 2010 up 19.8% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 40-44, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 40-44.