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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total by country

Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
6.42
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
0.09
Sudan
Median
3
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 6.42 in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 0.09 in Sudan.

The median across all reporting countries is 3, and the mean is 3.03.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 71.

Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 1,428.6%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 65.1%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong, China 6.42 2010 up 19.6% rising
2 Kazakhstan 6.01 2010 down 4.1% volatile
3 Republic of Korea 5.97 2010 up 5.5% rising
4 Mauritius 5.94 2010 up 96.0% rising
5 Armenia 5.93 2010 up 3.0% rising
6 Malaysia 5.86 2010 up 8.3% rising
7 Singapore 5.66 2010 up 7.4% rising
8 Slovakia 5.64 2010 up 741.8% volatile
9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.63 2010 up 37.7% volatile
9 Russian Federation 5.63 2010 up 48.5% rising
11 Latvia 5.54 2010 up 10.1% volatile
12 Sri Lanka 5.52 2010 down 22.9% volatile
13 Albania 5.22 2010 up 173.3% rising
14 Tonga 5.1 2010 up 45.7% rising
15 Ukraine 5.09 2010 up 37.9% rising
16 Croatia 5.07 2010 up 104.4% volatile
17 Japan 5.01 2010 down 1.2% rising
18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.96 2010 up 62.1% rising
18 New Zealand 4.96 2010 down 14.9% rising
20 Tajikistan 4.92 2010 down 4.1% rising
21 Fiji 4.8 2010 up 24.4% volatile
22 France 4.77 2010 up 10.4% volatile
23 Serbia 4.62 2010 up 371.4% volatile
24 Kyrgyzstan 4.58 2010 up 75.5% rising
25 Slovenia 4.57 2010 down 2.4% volatile
26 Colombia 4.49 2010 up 57.0% rising
27 Republic of Moldova 4.34 2010 down 9.6% rising
28 Hungary 4.32 2010 up 82.3% volatile
29 Belize 4.31 2010 up 172.8% rising
30 United States of America 4.3 2010 down 14.2% rising
31 Malta 4.28 2010 down 7.0% rising
32 China 4.22 2010 up 3.4% volatile
33 Mongolia 4.21 2010 up 12.6% rising
34 Cuba 4.2 2010 up 29.6% rising
35 Bulgaria 4.12 2010 up 635.7% volatile
36 Canada 4.11 2010 up 14.8% rising
37 Romania 4.09 2010 up 113.0% rising
38 Czechia 4.07 2010 up 73.9% volatile
38 Thailand 4.07 2010 up 27.6% volatile
40 United Arab Emirates 4.04 2010 up 20.2% volatile
40 Gabon 4.04 2010 up 49.1% rising
42 Trinidad and Tobago 3.99 2010 up 27.9% rising
43 Lithuania 3.96 2010 up 97.0% rising
44 Jordan 3.95 2010 up 12.2% rising
45 Germany 3.94 2010 up 816.3% volatile
46 Iceland 3.89 2010 up 48.5% rising
47 Australia 3.82 2010 up 8.8% falling
48 Israel 3.78 2010 up 246.8% falling
48 Mexico 3.78 2010 up 23.5% volatile
50 Italy 3.67 2010 down 5.9% rising
51 Spain 3.63 2010 up 27.4% rising
52 Macau, China 3.43 2010 up 101.8% volatile
53 Cyprus 3.41 2010 down 0.6% rising
54 Finland 3.4 2010 up 580.0% volatile
54 Sweden 3.4 2010 down 4.8% rising
56 India 3.39 2010 up 14.1% volatile
57 Jamaica 3.38 2010 down 16.3% volatile
58 Botswana 3.37 2010 down 5.6% volatile
59 Barbados 3.34 2010 up 3.4% rising
60 Egypt 3.32 2010 up 8.5% volatile
60 Qatar 3.32 2010 up 56.6% rising
62 Greece 3.29 2010 down 8.4% rising
63 Tunisia 3.28 2010 up 36.7% volatile
64 Norway 3.27 2010 up 35.1% volatile
65 Denmark 3.23 2010 down 0.6% rising
66 Bangladesh 3.2 2010 down 1.5% volatile
67 Saudi Arabia 3.11 2010 up 62.8% volatile
68 Peru 3.08 2010 up 1.7% rising
69 Netherlands 3.05 2010 up 15.1% rising
69 Panama 3.05 2010 down 10.8% rising
71 Brazil 3.04 2010 up 223.4% volatile
72 Switzerland 3.03 2010 up 657.5% falling
73 Brunei Darussalam 2.97 2010 up 18.8% rising
74 Bahrain 2.95 2010 up 5.7% volatile
75 Libya 2.92 2010 up 11.0% volatile
75 Togo 2.92 2010 up 46.0% volatile
77 Iraq 2.91 2010 up 47.0% volatile
77 Pakistan 2.91 2010 up 45.5% rising
79 Chile 2.87 2010 down 16.8% rising
79 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.87 2010 up 54.3% rising
81 Guyana 2.86 2010 down 19.4% rising
82 Ghana 2.85 2010 up 16.3% rising
83 Portugal 2.77 2010 down 36.8% volatile
83 South Africa 2.77 2010 up 41.3% volatile
85 Argentina 2.76 2010 up 36.6% rising
86 Philippines 2.74 2010 up 26.9% rising
87 Estonia 2.72 2010 up 3.8% volatile
88 Ireland 2.67 2010 down 7.9% rising
89 Belgium 2.57 2010 down 30.7% rising
90 Indonesia 2.45 2010 up 600.0% volatile
91 Maldives 2.39 2010 up 6.7% rising
92 Benin 2.38 2010 up 72.5% volatile
93 Congo 2.35 2010 up 28.4% rising
94 Türkiye 2.32 2010 down 4.9% volatile
95 Luxembourg 2.28 2010 up 14.6% volatile
96 Costa Rica 2.25 2010 up 3.2% rising
96 Nicaragua 2.25 2010 up 33.9% volatile
98 Dominican Republic 2.22 2010 down 16.2% rising
98 Algeria 2.22 2010 up 43.2% rising
100 Morocco 2.16 2010 up 24.1% rising
101 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.15 2010 down 17.6% rising
102 Syrian Arab Republic 2.11 2010 up 817.4% volatile
103 Poland 2.07 2010 up 322.4% volatile
104 Paraguay 2.05 2010 up 107.1% volatile
105 Austria 2.01 2010 down 12.6% rising
106 Zambia 1.99 2010 up 323.4% volatile
107 Cameroon 1.97 2010 up 24.7% rising
108 Kuwait 1.94 2010 down 36.6% rising
108 Myanmar 1.94 2010 up 88.3% rising
110 Honduras 1.92 2010 up 44.4% volatile
110 Uruguay 1.92 2010 down 19.3% rising
112 El Salvador 1.89 2010 up 152.0% volatile
113 Viet Nam 1.87 2010 up 62.6% falling
114 Sierra Leone 1.82 2010 up 52.9% volatile
115 Nepal 1.79 2010 up 108.1% volatile
116 Gambia 1.76 2010 up 1.7% volatile
117 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.65 2010 up 43.5% rising
118 Yemen 1.52 2010 up 31.0% volatile
119 Ecuador 1.5 2010 down 44.2% rising
120 Eswatini 1.29 2010 unchanged rising
121 Afghanistan 1.23 2010 up 95.2% volatile
122 Rwanda 1.19 2010 up 133.3% volatile
123 Haiti 1.12 2010 down 24.3% volatile
123 Zimbabwe 1.12 2010 down 44.8% rising
125 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.07 2010 up 1,428.6% volatile
126 Guatemala 1.01 2010 up 9.8% rising
127 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.99 2010 up 32.0% volatile
128 Central African Republic 0.98 2010 up 12.6% rising
129 Côte d'Ivoire 0.96 2010 up 2.1% rising
130 Cambodia 0.89 2010 up 81.6% falling
131 Mauritania 0.81 2010 up 15.7% rising
132 Mali 0.78 2010 up 169.0% volatile
132 Papua New Guinea 0.78 2010 up 188.9% falling
134 Burundi 0.74 2010 up 105.6% volatile
135 Namibia 0.71 2010 up 14.5% rising
135 Uganda 0.71 2010 up 173.1% volatile
137 Mozambique 0.64 2010 up 540.0% volatile
138 Niger 0.61 2010 up 96.8% volatile
139 Kenya 0.59 2010 down 36.6% volatile
139 Lesotho 0.59 2010 down 65.1% volatile
141 Senegal 0.53 2010 up 140.9% falling
142 Malawi 0.49 2010 up 226.7% volatile
143 Liberia 0.41 2010 down 31.7% rising
144 Sudan 0.09 2010 down 62.5% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, 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 secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.