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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total by country

Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 55-59.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.99
Czechia
Lowest
0.14
Yemen
Median
4.03
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.99 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.14 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.03, and the mean is 4.22.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64.

Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 45.9%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 8.99 2010 up 0.3% rising
1 Slovakia 8.99 2010 up 5.8% rising
3 Belize 7.98 2010 up 9.5% rising
4 Hungary 7.96 2010 up 0.9% rising
4 Slovenia 7.96 2010 up 0.5% rising
6 Croatia 7.92 2010 up 6.5% rising
7 Bulgaria 7.88 2010 up 106.3% rising
8 Serbia 7.87 2010 up 18.9% rising
9 Romania 7.64 2010 up 10.9% rising
10 Ireland 7.63 2010 up 40.5% rising
11 New Zealand 7.61 2010 up 15.7% falling
12 Sri Lanka 7.13 2010 up 45.8% rising
13 Fiji 7.02 2010 up 8.3% rising
14 Poland 6.99 2010 up 2.9% rising
15 Denmark 6.9 2010 up 77.4% flat
16 Albania 6.87 2010 up 80.8% rising
17 Norway 6.86 2010 down 1.6% flat
18 Trinidad and Tobago 6.67 2010 up 6.4% rising
19 Argentina 6.53 2010 up 11.1% rising
20 Finland 6 2010 up 60.0% rising
21 Estonia 5.99 2010 up 0.2% rising
22 United States of America 5.96 2010 up 0.3% rising
23 Netherlands 5.95 2010 up 2.2% flat
24 Switzerland 5.89 2010 down 16.1% rising
25 Greece 5.88 2010 up 11.6% rising
25 Japan 5.88 2010 up 2.1% rising
25 Sweden 5.88 2010 up 1.4% rising
28 Canada 5.87 2010 up 3.5% rising
29 Republic of Korea 5.86 2010 up 7.9% volatile
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.84 2010 up 8.6% rising
31 Tonga 5.8 2010 up 5.3% rising
32 Cyprus 5.79 2010 up 13.8% rising
33 Israel 5.76 2010 up 3.6% rising
34 Australia 5.73 2010 up 0.2% rising
35 Barbados 5.67 2010 up 2.7% rising
36 Iceland 5.66 2010 up 2.2% rising
37 Malta 5.65 2010 up 3.1% rising
38 Spain 5.59 2010 down 7.0% rising
39 Luxembourg 5.56 2010 up 0.9% rising
40 Belgium 5.49 2010 unchanged flat
41 Zambia 5.43 2010 up 71.8% volatile
42 Uruguay 5.41 2010 up 3.8% rising
43 Hong Kong, China 5.38 2010 up 38.7% rising
43 Portugal 5.38 2010 up 61.6% rising
45 Chile 5.29 2010 up 24.5% rising
46 Cuba 5.17 2010 up 20.5% rising
47 Guyana 5.09 2010 up 5.8% rising
47 Jamaica 5.09 2010 up 10.2% rising
49 South Africa 5.04 2010 up 27.0% rising
50 Brunei Darussalam 5.02 2010 up 37.2% volatile
50 Philippines 5.02 2010 up 59.4% rising
52 Costa Rica 4.99 2010 up 15.0% rising
53 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.95 2010 up 91.9% volatile
54 Qatar 4.91 2010 up 88.8% volatile
55 China 4.89 2010 up 17.5% volatile
56 Panama 4.87 2010 up 7.7% rising
57 France 4.84 2010 up 6.1% rising
58 Italy 4.81 2010 up 9.3% rising
59 United Arab Emirates 4.75 2010 up 28.4% volatile
60 Malaysia 4.73 2010 up 38.7% rising
61 Singapore 4.64 2010 up 39.8% rising
62 Peru 4.59 2010 up 38.3% rising
63 Thailand 4.56 2010 up 131.5% volatile
64 Macau (China) 4.45 2010 up 12.9% rising
65 Colombia 4.4 2010 up 28.7% rising
66 Mauritius 4.34 2010 up 47.1% rising
67 Paraguay 4.32 2010 down 1.1% rising
68 Mexico 4.27 2010 up 44.3% rising
69 El Salvador 4.22 2010 up 43.1% rising
70 Indonesia 4.16 2010 up 14.6% volatile
71 Jordan 4.12 2010 up 76.1% volatile
72 Botswana 4.05 2010 up 35.0% rising
73 Kazakhstan 4 2010 up 5.5% rising
73 Lithuania 4 2010 up 2.6% rising
75 Armenia 3.99 2010 up 1.0% rising
75 Latvia 3.99 2010 up 0.8% rising
77 Ukraine 3.98 2010 up 1.3% rising
78 Republic of Moldova 3.97 2010 up 12.8% rising
78 Russian Federation 3.97 2010 up 0.8% rising
78 Tajikistan 3.97 2010 up 3.1% rising
81 Kyrgyzstan 3.96 2010 up 7.3% rising
81 Viet Nam 3.96 2010 up 12.8% rising
83 Gabon 3.93 2010 up 81.1% volatile
84 Germany 3.92 2010 down 45.9% rising
85 Dominican Republic 3.9 2010 down 0.8% rising
86 Lesotho 3.89 2010 up 1.3% rising
87 Austria 3.87 2010 up 1.0% falling
88 Türkiye 3.86 2010 up 20.2% volatile
89 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.83 2010 up 59.6% volatile
89 Namibia 3.83 2010 up 26.4% rising
91 Ecuador 3.78 2010 up 5.3% rising
92 Congo 3.72 2010 up 76.3% volatile
92 Saudi Arabia 3.72 2010 up 52.5% rising
94 Mongolia 3.68 2010 up 15.4% volatile
95 Bahrain 3.52 2010 up 27.1% volatile
96 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.44 2010 up 57.1% rising
97 Libya 3.43 2010 up 68.1% volatile
98 Ghana 3.38 2010 up 77.0% volatile
99 Cameroon 3.37 2010 up 64.4% volatile
100 Honduras 3.33 2010 up 18.1% rising
101 Syrian Arab Republic 3.28 2010 up 63.2% volatile
102 Zimbabwe 3.22 2010 up 22.4% rising
103 Nicaragua 3.09 2010 up 30.9% rising
104 Brazil 3 2010 up 25.0% rising
105 Uganda 2.91 2010 up 50.8% volatile
106 Cambodia 2.9 2010 up 44.3% volatile
107 Tunisia 2.86 2010 up 71.3% volatile
108 Kuwait 2.85 2010 up 27.8% volatile
108 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.85 2010 up 52.4% volatile
110 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.72 2010 down 14.5% rising
111 Guatemala 2.67 2010 up 34.2% rising
112 Algeria 2.59 2010 up 83.7% volatile
113 Egypt 2.52 2010 up 28.6% volatile
113 Iraq 2.52 2010 up 157.1% volatile
115 Bangladesh 2.34 2010 up 15.3% rising
116 India 2.27 2010 up 35.1% rising
117 Haiti 2.25 2010 up 48.0% volatile
118 Eswatini 2.12 2010 up 9.3% rising
119 Togo 1.98 2010 up 39.4% volatile
120 Liberia 1.95 2010 up 105.3% rising
121 Côte d'Ivoire 1.88 2010 up 91.8% volatile
122 Myanmar 1.87 2010 up 41.7% volatile
123 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.8 2010 up 46.3% volatile
124 Mauritania 1.78 2010 up 7.9% rising
125 Malawi 1.75 2010 up 25.9% rising
125 Rwanda 1.75 2010 up 65.1% volatile
127 Papua New Guinea 1.71 2010 up 134.2% volatile
128 Pakistan 1.55 2010 up 32.5% rising
129 Burundi 1.52 2010 up 34.5% volatile
130 Morocco 1.48 2010 up 155.2% volatile
131 Central African Republic 1.47 2010 up 81.5% volatile
132 Benin 1.35 2010 up 57.0% rising
132 Kenya 1.35 2010 down 25.0% rising
132 Sierra Leone 1.35 2010 up 90.1% volatile
135 Senegal 1.29 2010 up 35.8% falling
136 Maldives 1.19 2010 down 6.3% falling
136 Nepal 1.19 2010 up 52.6% volatile
138 Sudan 1.11 2010 up 60.9% volatile
139 Afghanistan 0.95 2010 up 163.9% volatile
140 Mozambique 0.77 2010 up 79.1% volatile
141 Gambia 0.75 2010 up 13.6% volatile
142 Mali 0.57 2010 up 90.0% volatile
143 Niger 0.45 2010 up 18.4% rising
144 Yemen 0.14 2010 up 1,300.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, 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, 55-59, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 55-59.