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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female by country

Average years of primary schooling, 50-54, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 50-54.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.99
Czechia
Lowest
0.09
Yemen
Median
4.47
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.99 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.09 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.47, and the mean is 4.27.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 100.

Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 16.7%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.99 2010 up 0.3% rising
2 Slovakia 8.97 2010 up 4.5% rising
3 Belize 7.99 2010 up 6.5% rising
4 Slovenia 7.97 2010 up 0.5% rising
5 Hungary 7.95 2010 up 0.3% rising
6 Croatia 7.94 2010 up 1.8% rising
7 Serbia 7.92 2010 up 10.9% rising
8 Ireland 7.86 2010 up 44.5% rising
9 Bulgaria 7.84 2010 up 102.6% rising
10 Romania 7.82 2010 up 5.7% rising
11 New Zealand 7.77 2010 up 102.9% flat
12 Sri Lanka 7.17 2010 up 39.8% rising
13 Poland 6.99 2010 up 1.0% rising
14 Albania 6.91 2010 up 75.8% volatile
15 Fiji 6.89 2010 up 9.9% rising
16 Trinidad and Tobago 6.85 2010 up 3.9% rising
17 Denmark 6.84 2010 up 73.2% rising
18 Norway 6.75 2010 down 3.0% flat
19 Argentina 6.5 2010 up 4.5% rising
20 Finland 6 2010 up 56.7% rising
21 Estonia 5.99 2010 unchanged rising
22 Cyprus 5.97 2010 up 11.8% rising
23 Japan 5.96 2010 up 1.5% rising
23 Netherlands 5.96 2010 up 1.2% flat
23 United States 5.96 2010 up 0.2% rising
26 Canada 5.95 2010 up 1.9% rising
27 Greece 5.93 2010 up 7.0% rising
27 Sweden 5.93 2010 up 1.5% rising
29 Switzerland 5.91 2010 up 13.0% flat
29 South Korea 5.91 2010 up 4.4% rising
31 Tonga 5.89 2010 up 5.4% rising
32 United Kingdom 5.87 2010 up 6.0% rising
33 Australia 5.84 2010 up 2.1% rising
34 Barbados 5.83 2010 up 2.5% rising
34 Spain 5.83 2010 up 46.1% rising
36 Israel 5.78 2010 up 5.5% rising
37 Iceland 5.76 2010 up 1.4% rising
37 Portugal 5.76 2010 up 64.1% rising
39 Hong Kong 5.74 2010 up 42.4% rising
40 Uruguay 5.73 2010 up 9.8% rising
41 South Africa 5.65 2010 up 28.4% rising
42 Cuba 5.63 2010 up 11.5% rising
43 Belgium 5.62 2010 up 0.7% rising
43 Chile 5.62 2010 up 34.8% rising
45 Lesotho 5.51 2010 up 21.9% rising
46 Costa Rica 5.43 2010 up 11.5% rising
46 Luxembourg 5.43 2010 down 1.8% rising
48 Jamaica 5.4 2010 up 12.7% rising
48 Venezuela 5.4 2010 up 78.2% volatile
50 Philippines 5.33 2010 up 62.5% rising
51 Panama 5.31 2010 up 8.8% rising
52 Guyana 5.21 2010 unchanged rising
53 China 5.19 2010 up 32.4% volatile
54 Botswana 5.15 2010 up 25.6% volatile
55 Malaysia 5.1 2010 up 19.4% volatile
56 Qatar 4.97 2010 up 121.9% volatile
57 France 4.91 2010 up 3.4% rising
57 Italy 4.91 2010 up 3.8% rising
59 Peru 4.89 2010 up 58.8% rising
60 Mexico 4.86 2010 up 45.5% rising
61 Ecuador 4.85 2010 up 23.4% rising
62 Singapore 4.83 2010 up 29.1% volatile
63 Namibia 4.71 2010 up 27.0% rising
64 Paraguay 4.7 2010 up 9.8% rising
65 Jordan 4.69 2010 up 88.4% volatile
66 Malta 4.68 2010 down 16.7% rising
67 Colombia 4.66 2010 up 37.5% rising
68 Thailand 4.61 2010 up 136.4% volatile
69 Brunei 4.6 2010 up 1.5% volatile
69 Dominican Republic 4.6 2010 up 7.0% rising
71 Zambia 4.51 2010 up 87.9% volatile
72 Mauritius 4.5 2010 up 31.6% rising
73 United Arab Emirates 4.45 2010 up 54.0% volatile
73 Macao 4.45 2010 up 7.5% rising
75 Gabon 4.41 2010 up 37.4% volatile
75 Tanzania 4.41 2010 up 89.3% volatile
77 Indonesia 4.4 2010 up 27.5% volatile
78 El Salvador 4.32 2010 up 52.1% rising
79 Iran 4.25 2010 up 75.6% volatile
80 Turkey 4.02 2010 up 70.3% volatile
81 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 1.3% rising
81 Lithuania 4 2010 up 1.0% rising
83 Armenia 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
83 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 3.4% rising
83 Latvia 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
83 Moldova 3.99 2010 up 3.9% rising
83 Tajikistan 3.99 2010 up 0.8% rising
83 Ukraine 3.99 2010 up 0.5% rising
89 Russia 3.98 2010 up 0.3% rising
90 Honduras 3.96 2010 up 25.3% rising
91 Germany 3.92 2010 up 7.7% falling
92 Austria 3.88 2010 up 2.1% falling
93 Mongolia 3.78 2010 up 5.3% volatile
94 Cameroon 3.75 2010 up 195.3% volatile
95 Vietnam 3.74 2010 up 6.6% rising
96 Bolivia 3.58 2010 up 7.2% rising
97 Zimbabwe 3.54 2010 up 26.9% rising
98 Kenya 3.42 2010 up 89.0% volatile
99 Nicaragua 3.37 2010 up 39.8% rising
100 Ghana 3.27 2010 up 58.0% volatile
101 Syria 3.26 2010 up 109.0% volatile
102 Bahrain 3.2 2010 up 19.0% volatile
102 Brazil 3.2 2010 up 30.1% rising
104 Tunisia 3.12 2010 up 149.6% volatile
105 Congo 2.99 2010 up 182.1% volatile
106 Kuwait 2.91 2010 up 47.7% volatile
107 Laos 2.54 2010 up 78.9% volatile
108 Guatemala 2.53 2010 up 21.6% rising
108 Uganda 2.53 2010 up 38.3% volatile
110 Saudi Arabia 2.5 2010 up 123.2% volatile
111 Malawi 2.33 2010 up 99.1% volatile
112 Cambodia 2.27 2010 up 39.3% volatile
113 Libya 2.23 2010 up 153.4% volatile
114 Bangladesh 2.2 2010 up 12.2% volatile
114 Eswatini 2.2 2010 down 0.9% rising
116 Papua New Guinea 2.04 2010 up 75.9% volatile
117 Myanmar 1.94 2010 up 45.9% volatile
118 Algeria 1.92 2010 up 90.1% volatile
119 Haiti 1.81 2010 up 54.7% volatile
120 Iraq 1.8 2010 up 106.9% volatile
121 Rwanda 1.78 2010 up 76.2% volatile
122 Egypt 1.76 2010 up 58.6% volatile
123 Mauritania 1.69 2010 up 27.1% rising
124 Togo 1.68 2010 up 80.6% volatile
125 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.57 2010 up 130.9% volatile
126 Central African Republic 1.43 2010 up 116.7% volatile
127 Cote d'Ivoire 1.37 2010 up 98.6% volatile
128 India 1.27 2010 up 42.7% volatile
128 Senegal 1.27 2010 up 104.8% falling
130 Maldives 1.26 2010 down 9.4% falling
131 Burundi 1.16 2010 up 46.8% volatile
132 Morocco 1.15 2010 up 66.7% volatile
133 Benin 1.14 2010 up 48.1% volatile
134 Sierra Leone 1.13 2010 up 126.0% volatile
135 Pakistan 1.05 2010 up 81.0% volatile
136 Liberia 1 2010 up 143.9% volatile
137 Mali 0.79 2010 up 464.3% volatile
138 Sudan 0.7 2010 up 112.1% volatile
139 Nepal 0.65 2010 up 91.2% volatile
140 Gambia 0.63 2010 up 53.7% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.44 2010 up 100.0% volatile
142 Mozambique 0.34 2010 up 142.9% flat
143 Niger 0.32 2010 up 220.0% volatile
144 Yemen 0.09 2010 up 800.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, 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, 50-54, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 50-54.