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

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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.99
Czechia
Lowest
0.24
Yemen
Median
4.7
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.99 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.24 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.7, and the mean is 4.5.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37.

Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 2,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 14.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.99 2010 up 0.3% rising
2 Slovakia 8.98 2010 up 4.1% rising
3 Belize 7.99 2010 up 7.0% rising
4 Slovenia 7.98 2010 up 0.5% rising
5 Hungary 7.96 2010 up 0.4% rising
6 Croatia 7.94 2010 up 1.4% rising
7 Serbia 7.93 2010 up 7.7% rising
8 Bulgaria 7.87 2010 up 102.3% rising
9 Ireland 7.83 2010 up 41.6% rising
9 Romania 7.83 2010 up 3.8% rising
11 New Zealand 7.73 2010 up 101.8% flat
12 Sri Lanka 7.29 2010 up 38.6% rising
13 Fiji 7.02 2010 up 6.4% rising
14 Poland 6.99 2010 up 1.0% rising
15 Albania 6.91 2010 up 75.4% rising
16 Trinidad and Tobago 6.87 2010 up 3.2% rising
17 Denmark 6.83 2010 up 72.9% rising
18 Norway 6.68 2010 down 4.0% flat
19 Argentina 6.53 2010 up 5.3% rising
20 Finland 6 2010 up 56.7% rising
21 Estonia 5.99 2010 unchanged rising
22 Cyprus 5.96 2010 up 8.6% rising
22 Netherlands 5.96 2010 up 1.4% flat
22 United States of America 5.96 2010 up 0.2% rising
25 Japan 5.95 2010 up 1.4% rising
26 Canada 5.94 2010 up 1.7% rising
26 Greece 5.94 2010 up 5.5% rising
28 Republic of Korea 5.93 2010 up 2.8% rising
28 Sweden 5.93 2010 up 2.1% rising
30 Switzerland 5.91 2010 up 11.7% flat
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.88 2010 up 8.3% rising
31 Tonga 5.88 2010 up 5.0% rising
33 Australia 5.85 2010 up 1.6% rising
34 Spain 5.83 2010 up 41.8% rising
35 Israel 5.82 2010 up 3.7% rising
36 Barbados 5.8 2010 up 2.5% rising
36 Hong Kong, China 5.8 2010 up 30.9% rising
38 South Africa 5.76 2010 up 27.2% rising
39 Portugal 5.72 2010 up 58.0% rising
40 Uruguay 5.71 2010 up 9.6% rising
41 Belgium 5.65 2010 up 0.9% rising
42 Cuba 5.64 2010 up 9.1% rising
43 Chile 5.63 2010 up 32.5% rising
44 Iceland 5.58 2010 down 1.4% rising
45 China 5.48 2010 up 18.9% volatile
46 Luxembourg 5.47 2010 down 1.4% rising
47 Zambia 5.43 2010 up 46.0% volatile
48 Costa Rica 5.41 2010 up 10.6% rising
49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.37 2010 up 75.5% volatile
50 Panama 5.35 2010 up 8.5% rising
51 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.32 2010 up 54.7% volatile
52 Jamaica 5.31 2010 up 11.3% rising
53 Malaysia 5.3 2010 up 12.3% rising
54 Philippines 5.29 2010 up 60.8% rising
55 Peru 5.22 2010 up 48.7% rising
56 Jordan 5.17 2010 up 47.3% volatile
57 Guyana 5.09 2010 down 0.2% rising
58 Qatar 5.02 2010 up 79.3% volatile
59 Botswana 4.97 2010 up 22.7% volatile
59 Mexico 4.97 2010 up 41.6% rising
61 Ecuador 4.96 2010 up 22.5% rising
62 France 4.93 2010 up 3.6% rising
62 Singapore 4.93 2010 up 16.5% rising
64 Italy 4.91 2010 up 2.9% rising
65 Lesotho 4.88 2010 up 22.6% rising
66 Malta 4.81 2010 down 14.0% rising
66 Paraguay 4.81 2010 up 10.1% rising
68 Thailand 4.79 2010 up 130.3% volatile
69 United Arab Emirates 4.75 2010 up 28.4% volatile
70 Brunei Darussalam 4.72 2010 down 4.5% rising
70 Mauritius 4.72 2010 up 19.8% rising
72 Indonesia 4.7 2010 up 24.7% volatile
73 Namibia 4.69 2010 up 22.5% rising
74 Colombia 4.64 2010 up 35.7% rising
75 Dominican Republic 4.61 2010 up 7.2% rising
76 Macau (China) 4.57 2010 up 4.6% rising
77 El Salvador 4.47 2010 up 41.9% rising
78 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.46 2010 up 46.2% volatile
79 Türkiye 4.39 2010 up 36.8% rising
80 Kenya 4.22 2010 up 81.9% volatile
81 Syrian Arab Republic 4.19 2010 up 58.1% volatile
82 Cameroon 4.12 2010 up 98.1% volatile
83 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 1.3% rising
83 Lithuania 4 2010 up 1.3% rising
85 Armenia 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
85 Kyrgyzstan 3.99 2010 up 2.6% rising
85 Latvia 3.99 2010 unchanged rising
85 Republic of Moldova 3.99 2010 up 2.8% rising
85 Tajikistan 3.99 2010 up 0.5% rising
85 Ukraine 3.99 2010 up 0.5% rising
85 Viet Nam 3.99 2010 up 5.6% rising
92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.98 2010 up 1.0% rising
92 Russian Federation 3.98 2010 up 0.3% rising
94 Gabon 3.97 2010 up 81.3% volatile
94 Honduras 3.97 2010 up 24.5% rising
96 Germany 3.93 2010 up 6.5% falling
96 Zimbabwe 3.93 2010 up 22.4% rising
98 Austria 3.9 2010 up 1.3% falling
99 Tunisia 3.84 2010 up 83.7% volatile
100 Mongolia 3.77 2010 up 3.0% volatile
101 Congo 3.72 2010 up 76.3% volatile
101 Ghana 3.72 2010 up 25.3% volatile
101 Saudi Arabia 3.72 2010 up 52.5% rising
104 Bahrain 3.5 2010 down 6.7% volatile
105 Libya 3.43 2010 up 68.1% volatile
106 Nicaragua 3.42 2010 up 28.1% rising
107 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.26 2010 up 34.7% volatile
107 Malawi 3.26 2010 up 86.3% rising
107 Uganda 3.26 2010 up 24.0% volatile
110 Brazil 3.18 2010 up 27.2% rising
111 Kuwait 2.99 2010 up 26.2% volatile
112 Iraq 2.91 2010 up 75.3% volatile
113 Guatemala 2.86 2010 up 16.7% rising
114 Cambodia 2.8 2010 up 10.7% volatile
115 Togo 2.7 2010 up 53.4% volatile
116 Papua New Guinea 2.64 2010 up 61.0% volatile
117 Algeria 2.59 2010 up 53.3% volatile
118 Egypt 2.54 2010 up 28.9% volatile
119 Bangladesh 2.44 2010 up 4.3% rising
119 India 2.44 2010 up 21.4% rising
121 Eswatini 2.32 2010 up 3.6% rising
122 Rwanda 2.31 2010 up 32.0% volatile
123 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.28 2010 up 54.1% volatile
124 Central African Republic 2.24 2010 up 53.4% volatile
124 Haiti 2.24 2010 up 47.4% volatile
124 Myanmar 2.24 2010 up 19.8% volatile
127 Liberia 2.22 2010 up 105.6% volatile
128 Mauritania 2.1 2010 up 18.6% rising
129 Côte d'Ivoire 2.01 2010 up 31.4% volatile
130 Pakistan 1.95 2010 up 58.5% rising
131 Benin 1.79 2010 up 32.6% volatile
131 Morocco 1.79 2010 up 55.7% volatile
133 Burundi 1.65 2010 up 9.3% volatile
134 Sierra Leone 1.64 2010 up 76.3% volatile
135 Senegal 1.62 2010 up 60.4% falling
136 Maldives 1.48 2010 down 7.5% falling
137 Nepal 1.45 2010 up 43.6% volatile
138 Afghanistan 1.28 2010 up 34.7% volatile
139 Sudan 1.18 2010 up 61.6% volatile
140 Gambia 1.04 2010 up 40.5% volatile
141 Mali 0.81 2010 up 170.0% volatile
142 Mozambique 0.78 2010 up 81.4% volatile
143 Niger 0.65 2010 up 66.7% rising
144 Yemen 0.24 2010 up 2,300.0% volatile

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