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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total by country

Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.04
Germany
Lowest
0.54
Niger
Median
4
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.04 in Germany; the lowest is 0.54 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 3.97.

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

Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 209.5%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 64.5%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 8.04 2010 up 30.3% rising
2 Slovakia 7.74 2010 up 124.3% volatile
3 Slovenia 7.58 2010 up 0.8% volatile
4 Lithuania 7.55 2010 up 72.0% rising
4 Serbia 7.55 2010 up 28.0% volatile
6 Latvia 7.44 2010 up 80.6% rising
7 Romania 6.96 2010 up 117.5% rising
8 Hong Kong, China 6.83 2010 up 10.7% rising
9 Italy 6.79 2010 up 8.3% rising
10 Kyrgyzstan 6.77 2010 up 15.1% rising
11 Kazakhstan 6.64 2010 down 3.1% rising
12 Sri Lanka 6.63 2010 up 8.9% volatile
13 Austria 6.6 2010 down 7.3% rising
14 Armenia 6.46 2010 up 38.6% flat
15 Republic of Moldova 6.43 2010 up 5.4% rising
16 France 6.41 2010 up 1.4% rising
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.27 2010 up 33.7% rising
18 Iceland 6.26 2010 up 20.2% rising
19 Switzerland 6.18 2010 up 38.9% rising
20 Mongolia 6.12 2010 up 17.0% rising
21 Malaysia 6.1 2010 up 15.7% volatile
22 Tonga 6.08 2010 up 41.7% rising
23 Malta 6.07 2010 down 6.2% rising
24 Republic of Korea 5.97 2010 up 0.3% rising
25 United States of America 5.9 2010 up 2.1% rising
26 Singapore 5.83 2010 up 6.2% rising
27 Tajikistan 5.71 2010 down 14.1% rising
28 Ukraine 5.66 2010 up 21.7% flat
29 Jamaica 5.61 2010 up 14.3% volatile
30 Fiji 5.58 2010 up 25.1% volatile
31 Japan 5.55 2010 down 0.9% rising
32 Canada 5.53 2010 up 8.4% rising
33 Cuba 5.51 2010 up 36.4% rising
34 Mauritius 5.49 2010 up 71.6% rising
35 Estonia 5.47 2010 up 5.4% rising
36 Cyprus 5.46 2010 up 4.8% rising
37 Finland 5.42 2010 up 20.2% rising
38 Greece 5.39 2010 up 11.4% rising
39 Sweden 5.38 2010 down 1.8% rising
40 Luxembourg 5.34 2010 up 15.3% rising
41 Belgium 5.31 2010 down 1.8% rising
42 Netherlands 5.24 2010 up 3.8% rising
43 Chile 5.22 2010 up 17.3% rising
44 Australia 5.19 2010 up 10.2% rising
45 Spain 5.14 2010 up 3.4% rising
45 Macau, China 5.14 2010 up 62.7% volatile
47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.09 2010 up 10.2% volatile
48 Guyana 5 2010 up 28.2% rising
49 Saudi Arabia 4.97 2010 up 44.5% rising
50 Denmark 4.96 2010 down 5.3% rising
51 Jordan 4.87 2010 up 10.4% rising
52 Colombia 4.79 2010 up 40.1% rising
52 Russian Federation 4.79 2010 up 1.3% flat
54 Norway 4.74 2010 down 3.7% rising
55 Ireland 4.7 2010 up 9.0% rising
56 Trinidad and Tobago 4.57 2010 up 26.9% volatile
57 Maldives 4.41 2010 up 55.3% rising
58 Portugal 4.38 2010 up 2.8% volatile
59 Gabon 4.36 2010 up 32.5% volatile
60 Panama 4.3 2010 up 15.3% rising
61 Bangladesh 4.27 2010 up 57.6% volatile
61 Brunei Darussalam 4.27 2010 up 23.1% rising
63 South Africa 4.26 2010 up 44.4% volatile
64 Egypt 4.22 2010 up 18.9% volatile
65 Tunisia 4.21 2010 up 43.7% volatile
66 United Arab Emirates 4.16 2010 up 23.1% rising
67 Türkiye 4.15 2010 up 51.5% volatile
68 Viet Nam 4.13 2010 up 32.4% rising
69 India 4.12 2010 up 30.0% volatile
70 Thailand 4.07 2010 up 83.3% volatile
71 Mexico 4.06 2010 up 29.7% volatile
72 Barbados 4.03 2010 up 11.0% rising
73 Peru 3.97 2010 up 7.3% rising
74 China 3.93 2010 down 0.8% volatile
75 Kuwait 3.91 2010 up 47.5% rising
76 Croatia 3.9 2010 down 44.8% volatile
77 Libya 3.89 2010 up 12.8% volatile
78 Dominican Republic 3.86 2010 up 26.6% volatile
79 Czechia 3.83 2010 up 0.3% rising
80 Poland 3.77 2010 up 4.4% rising
81 Ghana 3.7 2010 up 33.6% rising
81 Israel 3.7 2010 up 10.4% flat
83 Botswana 3.68 2010 down 5.4% volatile
84 Hungary 3.64 2010 up 2.5% rising
85 Bahrain 3.62 2010 down 11.1% rising
86 Paraguay 3.59 2010 up 58.8% volatile
87 Indonesia 3.56 2010 up 113.2% volatile
87 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.56 2010 up 29.9% rising
89 Iraq 3.49 2010 up 35.8% volatile
90 Bulgaria 3.46 2010 up 69.6% rising
91 Argentina 3.27 2010 up 11.2% rising
92 Togo 3.24 2010 up 78.0% volatile
93 Uruguay 3.21 2010 up 14.6% rising
94 Ecuador 3.19 2010 up 17.3% rising
95 Albania 3.13 2010 up 21.8% rising
96 Algeria 3.02 2010 up 16.6% volatile
97 Sierra Leone 2.94 2010 up 209.5% volatile
98 Belize 2.87 2010 up 40.0% rising
99 Philippines 2.86 2010 up 7.5% rising
100 Costa Rica 2.85 2010 up 16.3% rising
101 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.82 2010 up 5.6% rising
102 Qatar 2.78 2010 down 10.6% rising
103 Pakistan 2.76 2010 up 15.5% rising
104 Morocco 2.75 2010 up 27.9% volatile
105 Nicaragua 2.72 2010 up 40.2% rising
106 Gambia 2.67 2010 up 73.4% volatile
107 Syrian Arab Republic 2.63 2010 up 174.0% rising
108 Benin 2.6 2010 up 72.2% volatile
109 Myanmar 2.4 2010 up 87.5% rising
110 Honduras 2.39 2010 up 53.2% volatile
111 Haiti 2.34 2010 up 8.3% volatile
112 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.21 2010 up 39.9% volatile
113 Cameroon 2.18 2010 up 3.3% volatile
114 Guatemala 2.04 2010 up 47.8% volatile
115 Congo 2.02 2010 up 8.6% rising
116 Yemen 2.01 2010 up 74.8% volatile
117 New Zealand 2 2010 down 64.5% flat
118 Zimbabwe 1.96 2010 down 19.0% volatile
119 Brazil 1.89 2010 up 28.6% rising
119 Kenya 1.89 2010 up 16.7% volatile
121 Namibia 1.87 2010 up 15.4% rising
122 Côte d'Ivoire 1.81 2010 up 7.7% rising
123 Afghanistan 1.7 2010 up 84.8% volatile
124 Cambodia 1.69 2010 up 168.3% volatile
125 Nepal 1.68 2010 up 25.4% volatile
126 Uganda 1.58 2010 up 92.7% volatile
127 El Salvador 1.55 2010 up 14.0% rising
128 Eswatini 1.49 2010 up 104.1% rising
129 Lesotho 1.48 2010 down 22.5% volatile
130 Zambia 1.45 2010 down 15.7% volatile
131 Central African Republic 1.42 2010 up 4.4% volatile
132 Liberia 1.26 2010 down 4.5% rising
133 Mauritania 1.21 2010 up 26.0% volatile
134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.11 2010 up 12.1% volatile
135 Senegal 1.07 2010 up 98.1% rising
136 Rwanda 0.93 2010 up 78.8% volatile
137 Mali 0.86 2010 up 177.4% volatile
138 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.84 2010 up 133.3% volatile
139 Papua New Guinea 0.81 2010 up 200.0% volatile
140 Malawi 0.8 2010 up 77.8% volatile
141 Burundi 0.79 2010 up 51.9% volatile
142 Sudan 0.69 2010 down 13.8% rising
143 Mozambique 0.57 2010 up 111.1% volatile
144 Niger 0.54 2010 up 38.5% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, 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, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.