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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female by country

Average years of secondary schooling, 30-34, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 30-34.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.34
Germany
Lowest
0.08
Mozambique
Median
3.58
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.34 in Germany; the lowest is 0.08 in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.58, and the mean is 3.47.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 104.

Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 331.2%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 66.7%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 8.34 2010 up 17.6% volatile
2 Slovenia 7.85 2010 up 115.7% volatile
3 Croatia 7.59 2010 up 144.8% volatile
4 Serbia 7.28 2010 up 164.7% volatile
5 Austria 7.03 2010 up 32.9% volatile
6 Kazakhstan 6.94 2010 up 0.3% rising
7 Kyrgyzstan 6.83 2010 up 8.8% rising
8 Italy 6.58 2010 up 15.0% volatile
8 Tajikistan 6.58 2010 down 13.4% rising
10 Switzerland 6.48 2010 up 35.6% rising
11 Republic of Moldova 6.41 2010 down 0.8% rising
12 France 6.39 2010 up 19.2% volatile
13 Hong Kong 6.37 2010 up 10.4% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.12 2010 up 54.2% rising
15 Mongolia 5.99 2010 down 2.6% volatile
16 Tonga 5.97 2010 up 78.7% rising
17 Republic of Korea 5.95 2010 up 3.3% volatile
18 United States 5.77 2010 up 0.2% rising
19 Japan 5.76 2010 up 3.4% rising
20 Canada 5.73 2010 up 8.9% rising
21 Malta 5.71 2010 down 2.9% volatile
22 Finland 5.7 2010 up 16.1% rising
22 Singapore 5.7 2010 up 12.9% volatile
24 Estonia 5.67 2010 down 2.4% rising
25 Luxembourg 5.64 2010 up 26.7% rising
26 Spain 5.61 2010 up 16.9% volatile
27 Sweden 5.51 2010 down 0.7% rising
28 Netherlands 5.47 2010 up 7.3% rising
29 Malaysia 5.41 2010 up 24.1% volatile
30 Iceland 5.39 2010 up 10.5% rising
31 New Zealand 5.37 2010 up 43.2% rising
32 Cyprus 5.34 2010 up 1.5% volatile
33 Belgium 5.32 2010 up 2.5% rising
34 Sri Lanka 5.25 2010 up 72.1% volatile
35 Denmark 5.18 2010 down 3.7% rising
36 Greece 5.17 2010 up 11.4% rising
36 Jamaica 5.17 2010 up 22.8% volatile
38 Russian Federation 4.84 2010 up 24.4% rising
39 Lithuania 4.79 2010 up 24.1% rising
40 Chile 4.78 2010 up 29.2% rising
40 Norway 4.78 2010 down 4.4% volatile
42 Armenia 4.77 2010 up 23.9% flat
43 Ukraine 4.71 2010 up 22.3% rising
44 Ireland 4.68 2010 up 10.1% rising
45 Libya 4.59 2010 up 84.3% volatile
46 Australia 4.56 2010 down 18.9% rising
47 Fiji 4.46 2010 up 62.8% volatile
48 Guyana 4.43 2010 up 26.9% volatile
48 Mauritius 4.43 2010 up 75.1% volatile
50 United Arab Emirates 4.35 2010 up 8.8% volatile
51 Cuba 4.25 2010 down 19.4% volatile
52 Latvia 4.22 2010 up 28.7% rising
53 Colombia 4.2 2010 up 47.9% volatile
54 Gabon 4.13 2010 up 15.7% volatile
55 South Africa 4.12 2010 up 59.1% volatile
56 Trinidad and Tobago 4.11 2010 up 14.2% volatile
57 Panama 4.04 2010 up 8.0% rising
58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.03 2010 up 90.1% volatile
59 Portugal 3.98 2010 up 49.6% volatile
60 Macao 3.96 2010 up 65.0% volatile
61 Iran 3.93 2010 up 67.9% volatile
61 Jordan 3.93 2010 down 5.1% volatile
63 Czechia 3.89 2010 up 1.6% rising
64 Botswana 3.85 2010 up 13.6% volatile
65 Barbados 3.8 2010 up 2.7% rising
65 Poland 3.8 2010 up 4.7% rising
67 Qatar 3.77 2010 up 13.9% rising
68 Slovakia 3.76 2010 up 9.0% rising
69 Hungary 3.72 2010 up 6.9% volatile
70 Saudi Arabia 3.69 2010 up 68.5% volatile
71 Israel 3.65 2010 down 36.7% rising
72 Viet Nam 3.61 2010 up 142.3% volatile
73 Kuwait 3.54 2010 up 1.1% rising
74 Dominican Republic 3.4 2010 up 23.6% volatile
75 Romania 3.38 2010 down 4.2% volatile
76 Brunei Darussalam 3.36 2010 down 13.8% volatile
77 Thailand 3.33 2010 up 192.1% volatile
78 Argentina 3.3 2010 up 14.2% rising
79 Bahrain 3.29 2010 up 9.3% volatile
80 China 3.28 2010 up 56.9% volatile
81 Mexico 3.26 2010 up 13.2% volatile
82 Peru 3.2 2010 up 5.6% rising
82 Uruguay 3.2 2010 up 27.5% rising
84 Egypt 3.12 2010 up 43.8% volatile
85 Ecuador 2.98 2010 up 12.5% volatile
86 Tunisia 2.81 2010 up 73.5% volatile
87 Albania 2.77 2010 down 1.4% rising
88 Philippines 2.74 2010 up 11.4% rising
89 Ghana 2.65 2010 down 1.5% volatile
90 Algeria 2.64 2010 up 53.5% volatile
91 Indonesia 2.61 2010 up 196.6% volatile
92 Bulgaria 2.6 2010 up 15.0% volatile
93 Belize 2.58 2010 down 8.8% volatile
93 India 2.58 2010 up 122.4% volatile
95 Costa Rica 2.5 2010 up 11.1% volatile
96 Bangladesh 2.4 2010 up 126.4% volatile
97 Paraguay 2.38 2010 up 42.5% volatile
98 Zimbabwe 2.28 2010 down 15.6% volatile
99 Türkiye 2.27 2010 up 80.2% volatile
100 Maldives 2.2 2010 up 86.4% falling
101 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.11 2010 up 11.6% rising
102 Nicaragua 2.05 2010 up 8.5% volatile
103 Iraq 1.96 2010 up 18.8% volatile
104 Morocco 1.82 2010 up 32.8% volatile
105 Brazil 1.76 2010 up 60.0% rising
106 Syria 1.75 2010 up 78.6% volatile
107 Namibia 1.74 2010 up 13.0% rising
108 Cameroon 1.69 2010 up 25.2% volatile
108 Honduras 1.69 2010 up 8.3% volatile
110 Congo 1.63 2010 down 43.4% volatile
110 Pakistan 1.63 2010 up 61.4% volatile
112 Kenya 1.62 2010 up 55.8% volatile
113 Myanmar 1.56 2010 up 22.8% volatile
114 Haiti 1.45 2010 up 34.3% volatile
115 Lesotho 1.43 2010 down 25.9% volatile
116 Zambia 1.42 2010 up 21.4% volatile
117 Guatemala 1.38 2010 up 29.0% volatile
118 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.34 2010 up 31.4% volatile
119 El Salvador 1.29 2010 down 28.3% volatile
120 Uganda 1.2 2010 up 155.3% volatile
121 Gambia 1.19 2010 up 142.9% volatile
122 Nepal 1.14 2010 up 50.0% volatile
123 Côte d'Ivoire 1.13 2010 up 59.2% volatile
124 Liberia 1.02 2010 up 36.0% volatile
125 Benin 0.93 2010 up 20.8% volatile
126 Central African Republic 0.84 2010 down 1.2% volatile
127 Togo 0.81 2010 down 6.9% volatile
128 Sudan 0.78 2010 up 11.4% volatile
129 Yemen 0.69 2010 up 331.2% volatile
130 Eswatini 0.67 2010 down 37.4% volatile
131 Cambodia 0.66 2010 up 73.7% volatile
132 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.63 2010 down 47.1% volatile
132 Sierra Leone 0.63 2010 up 16.7% volatile
134 Mauritania 0.55 2010 up 1.9% volatile
135 Rwanda 0.51 2010 up 50.0% volatile
136 Senegal 0.49 2010 up 53.1% volatile
137 Mali 0.45 2010 up 309.1% volatile
138 Afghanistan 0.43 2010 up 59.3% volatile
139 Burundi 0.39 2010 up 95.0% volatile
140 Malawi 0.31 2010 up 72.2% volatile
140 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.31 2010 up 24.0% volatile
142 Niger 0.23 2010 up 109.1% volatile
143 Papua New Guinea 0.22 2010 down 66.7% volatile
144 Mozambique 0.08 2010 up 14.3% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 30-34, 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 secondary schooling, 30-34, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 30-34.