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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total by country

Average years of primary schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 45-49.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.99
Czechia
Lowest
0.6
Yemen
Median
4.91
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.99 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.6 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.91, and the mean is 4.78.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.

Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 328.6%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 11.7%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.99 2010 up 0.4% rising
2 Slovak Republic 8.98 2010 up 4.2% rising
3 Belize 7.99 2010 up 7.0% rising
3 Lithuania 7.99 2010 up 102.3% rising
3 Latvia 7.99 2010 up 100.3% rising
3 Poland 7.99 2010 up 15.3% rising
7 Armenia 7.98 2010 up 100.0% rising
8 Ukraine 7.97 2010 up 100.8% rising
9 Hungary 7.96 2010 up 0.4% rising
9 Russia 7.96 2010 up 100.0% rising
9 Slovenia 7.96 2010 up 0.3% rising
12 Croatia 7.94 2010 up 1.4% rising
13 Serbia 7.93 2010 up 3.3% rising
14 Albania 7.9 2010 up 14.5% rising
15 Bulgaria 7.87 2010 up 0.8% rising
16 Romania 7.83 2010 up 1.7% rising
17 Ireland 7.81 2010 up 3.4% rising
18 New Zealand 7.72 2010 up 0.8% flat
19 Fiji 7.43 2010 up 3.3% rising
20 Sri Lanka 7.29 2010 up 4.0% rising
21 Trinidad and Tobago 6.87 2010 up 3.2% rising
22 Denmark 6.83 2010 down 1.7% rising
23 Argentina 6.68 2010 up 7.7% rising
23 Norway 6.68 2010 down 4.0% flat
25 Finland 6 2010 up 4.5% rising
26 Estonia 5.99 2010 unchanged rising
27 Malta 5.97 2010 up 8.9% rising
28 Cyprus 5.96 2010 up 2.1% rising
28 Korea 5.96 2010 up 1.2% rising
28 Netherlands 5.96 2010 up 1.2% flat
31 Japan 5.95 2010 up 1.4% rising
31 United States of America 5.95 2010 unchanged rising
33 Canada 5.94 2010 up 1.7% rising
33 Greece 5.94 2010 up 2.8% rising
35 Sweden 5.93 2010 up 0.3% rising
36 Switzerland 5.91 2010 up 11.9% falling
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.9 2010 up 7.5% rising
38 Hong Kong (China) 5.88 2010 up 24.8% rising
38 Tonga 5.88 2010 up 2.8% rising
40 Australia 5.87 2010 up 1.9% rising
41 Spain 5.83 2010 up 9.8% rising
42 Israel 5.82 2010 up 0.5% rising
43 Barbados 5.8 2010 up 2.5% rising
44 South Africa 5.76 2010 up 27.2% rising
45 Portugal 5.72 2010 up 0.5% rising
46 Uruguay 5.71 2010 up 2.9% rising
47 Iceland 5.66 2010 up 0.2% rising
48 Cuba 5.64 2010 up 9.1% rising
49 Chile 5.63 2010 up 6.8% rising
50 Belgium 5.62 2010 down 0.5% rising
51 Luxembourg 5.5 2010 down 0.2% rising
52 China (People’s Republic of) 5.48 2010 up 11.6% volatile
53 Jamaica 5.47 2010 up 7.7% rising
54 Costa Rica 5.41 2010 up 6.3% rising
55 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.37 2010 up 17.0% rising
56 Panama 5.35 2010 up 8.5% rising
57 Philippines 5.32 2010 up 7.7% rising
58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.3 2010 up 34.5% rising
58 Malaysia 5.3 2010 up 12.3% rising
60 Singapore 5.29 2010 up 10.2% rising
61 Peru 5.22 2010 up 9.4% rising
62 Jordan 5.17 2010 up 33.9% volatile
63 Guyana 5.09 2010 down 0.2% rising
64 Botswana 5.05 2010 up 24.7% volatile
65 Qatar 5.02 2010 up 55.4% volatile
65 Thailand 5.02 2010 up 33.5% volatile
67 Mexico 4.97 2010 up 18.1% rising
68 Ecuador 4.96 2010 up 22.5% rising
68 Mauritius 4.96 2010 up 25.9% rising
70 Zambia 4.93 2010 down 9.2% rising
71 United Arab Emirates 4.92 2010 up 22.4% volatile
72 Italy 4.91 2010 up 1.9% rising
73 France 4.9 2010 up 1.4% rising
74 Lesotho 4.88 2010 up 10.7% rising
75 Brunei Darussalam 4.81 2010 down 4.2% rising
75 Paraguay 4.81 2010 up 10.1% rising
77 Macau (China) 4.76 2010 up 8.9% rising
78 Indonesia 4.7 2010 up 24.7% rising
79 Namibia 4.69 2010 up 22.5% rising
80 Congo 4.68 2010 up 25.8% volatile
81 Gabon 4.67 2010 up 18.8% volatile
82 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.66 2010 up 35.5% rising
83 Colombia 4.64 2010 up 17.8% rising
84 Dominican Republic 4.61 2010 up 7.2% rising
85 Iran 4.59 2010 up 36.6% volatile
86 Viet Nam 4.5 2010 up 18.7% rising
87 El Salvador 4.47 2010 up 25.9% rising
88 Saudi Arabia 4.46 2010 up 19.9% rising
89 Türkiye 4.39 2010 up 9.8% rising
90 Libya 4.37 2010 up 27.4% volatile
91 Cameroon 4.26 2010 up 26.8% volatile
92 Kenya 4.22 2010 up 69.5% volatile
93 Syrian Arab Republic 4.19 2010 up 31.8% volatile
94 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 1.0% rising
95 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 2.0% rising
95 Republic of Moldova 3.99 2010 up 1.8% rising
95 Tajikistan 3.99 2010 up 0.5% rising
98 Honduras 3.97 2010 up 12.1% rising
99 Germany 3.93 2010 up 3.1% falling
99 Zimbabwe 3.93 2010 up 22.4% rising
101 Austria 3.87 2010 up 0.3% rising
102 Tunisia 3.85 2010 up 19.9% volatile
103 Mongolia 3.81 2010 up 4.1% volatile
103 Uganda 3.81 2010 up 44.9% volatile
105 Nicaragua 3.77 2010 up 26.1% rising
106 Algeria 3.76 2010 up 40.8% volatile
107 Ghana 3.72 2010 down 9.0% volatile
108 Bahrain 3.56 2010 down 11.7% volatile
109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.53 2010 up 24.3% volatile
110 Iraq 3.42 2010 up 35.7% volatile
111 Brazil 3.33 2010 up 13.3% rising
112 Egypt 3.26 2010 up 29.4% volatile
112 Malawi 3.26 2010 up 86.3% volatile
114 Papua New Guinea 3.23 2010 up 88.9% volatile
115 Guatemala 3.18 2010 up 29.8% rising
116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.01 2010 up 67.2% volatile
117 Kuwait 2.99 2010 up 19.1% rising
118 Haiti 2.96 2010 up 31.6% volatile
119 Cambodia 2.8 2010 down 3.1% rising
120 Togo 2.77 2010 up 28.8% volatile
121 Sudan 2.67 2010 up 140.5% volatile
122 India 2.58 2010 up 13.7% rising
123 Eswatini 2.53 2010 down 10.6% rising
124 Liberia 2.5 2010 up 35.1% volatile
125 Mauritania 2.46 2010 up 39.0% rising
126 Bangladesh 2.44 2010 up 4.3% rising
127 Central African Republic 2.24 2010 up 52.4% volatile
127 Myanmar 2.24 2010 up 19.8% volatile
129 Côte d'Ivoire 2.22 2010 up 18.7% volatile
130 Rwanda 2.11 2010 up 20.6% volatile
131 Morocco 2.09 2010 up 41.2% volatile
132 Pakistan 1.95 2010 up 35.4% rising
133 Sierra Leone 1.89 2010 up 40.0% volatile
134 Benin 1.8 2010 up 33.3% volatile
135 Maldives 1.66 2010 up 3.8% falling
135 Nepal 1.66 2010 up 39.5% volatile
137 Burundi 1.65 2010 up 8.6% volatile
138 Senegal 1.62 2010 up 17.4% falling
139 Afghanistan 1.52 2010 up 60.0% volatile
140 Gambia 1.05 2010 up 40.0% volatile
141 Mozambique 1.02 2010 up 32.5% rising
142 Mali 0.97 2010 up 31.1% volatile
143 Niger 0.85 2010 up 88.9% rising
144 Yemen 0.6 2010 up 328.6% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 45-49, 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, 45-49, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 45-49.