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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total by country

Average years of secondary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 35-39.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
8.38
Germany
Lowest
0.1
Mozambique
Median
3.24
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 8.38 in Germany; the lowest is 0.1 in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.24, and the mean is 3.34.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 84.

Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 580.0%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 72.5%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 8.38 2010 up 15.9% volatile
2 Slovenia 7.46 2010 up 105.5% volatile
3 Croatia 7.31 2010 up 148.6% volatile
4 Romania 7.2 2010 up 108.7% volatile
5 Serbia 7.16 2010 up 163.2% volatile
6 Kazakhstan 6.92 2010 up 0.6% volatile
7 Kyrgyzstan 6.85 2010 up 11.9% rising
8 Tajikistan 6.77 2010 down 10.8% rising
9 Austria 6.71 2010 up 18.8% rising
10 Republic of Moldova 6.7 2010 up 5.3% rising
11 Switzerland 6.37 2010 up 32.7% rising
12 Bulgaria 6.24 2010 up 182.4% volatile
13 Hong Kong, China 6.16 2010 up 24.2% volatile
13 Mongolia 6.16 2010 up 41.0% volatile
15 France 6.09 2010 up 11.9% volatile
16 Israel 6.08 2010 up 10.3% rising
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.03 2010 up 58.7% rising
18 Republic of Korea 5.9 2010 up 8.5% volatile
19 Italy 5.85 2010 up 14.3% volatile
20 United States of America 5.71 2010 down 0.7% rising
21 Canada 5.62 2010 up 15.4% rising
22 Estonia 5.61 2010 down 1.2% rising
23 Malta 5.6 2010 down 3.3% volatile
24 Sweden 5.56 2010 up 0.9% rising
25 Finland 5.55 2010 up 22.2% rising
26 Singapore 5.53 2010 up 21.3% volatile
27 Japan 5.48 2010 up 1.3% rising
28 Denmark 5.32 2010 up 1.3% rising
29 Cyprus 5.27 2010 up 5.8% volatile
30 Luxembourg 5.22 2010 up 20.8% rising
31 Netherlands 5.18 2010 up 6.8% rising
32 Belgium 5.12 2010 up 7.3% rising
32 Cuba 5.12 2010 up 3.2% volatile
34 Spain 5.07 2010 up 10.2% volatile
35 Norway 5.03 2010 up 3.3% rising
36 Iceland 4.89 2010 up 19.9% rising
37 Jamaica 4.77 2010 up 25.9% volatile
38 Greece 4.74 2010 up 14.2% rising
39 Malaysia 4.72 2010 up 31.1% volatile
39 Tonga 4.72 2010 up 21.6% rising
41 Sri Lanka 4.64 2010 up 71.2% volatile
42 New Zealand 4.44 2010 up 28.3% flat
43 Australia 4.43 2010 down 18.7% rising
44 Ireland 4.41 2010 up 11.4% rising
45 Chile 4.26 2010 up 11.2% rising
46 Belize 4.08 2010 up 70.0% volatile
47 Mauritius 4.03 2010 up 71.5% volatile
48 Czechia 3.9 2010 up 2.4% rising
49 Lithuania 3.88 2010 up 35.7% rising
49 Slovakia 3.88 2010 up 15.5% rising
51 Russian Federation 3.83 2010 up 31.6% rising
52 Jordan 3.82 2010 up 5.8% volatile
53 Armenia 3.77 2010 up 32.3% flat
54 Ukraine 3.75 2010 up 30.7% rising
55 Brunei Darussalam 3.73 2010 down 7.7% volatile
56 South Africa 3.68 2010 up 79.5% volatile
57 Poland 3.67 2010 up 6.4% rising
57 Trinidad and Tobago 3.67 2010 up 46.8% volatile
59 Hungary 3.64 2010 up 6.4% volatile
60 Guyana 3.62 2010 up 20.7% volatile
61 Barbados 3.6 2010 up 5.0% rising
62 Panama 3.56 2010 up 4.4% rising
63 Botswana 3.54 2010 up 41.6% volatile
64 Gabon 3.45 2010 up 11.3% volatile
64 Macau, China 3.45 2010 up 68.3% volatile
66 Colombia 3.43 2010 up 23.8% volatile
67 United Arab Emirates 3.3 2010 up 3.1% rising
68 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.27 2010 up 25.3% volatile
69 Bahrain 3.26 2010 up 19.0% volatile
70 Zimbabwe 3.25 2010 up 57.8% volatile
71 Latvia 3.24 2010 up 33.9% rising
71 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.24 2010 up 83.1% volatile
73 Egypt 3.23 2010 up 55.3% volatile
74 Mexico 3.12 2010 up 31.6% volatile
75 Peru 3.09 2010 down 1.3% rising
76 Kuwait 3 2010 down 4.2% rising
77 Viet Nam 2.99 2010 up 82.3% volatile
78 Libya 2.98 2010 up 65.6% volatile
79 Albania 2.97 2010 up 4.9% rising
80 Argentina 2.96 2010 up 22.3% rising
81 Saudi Arabia 2.95 2010 up 18.0% rising
82 Qatar 2.85 2010 up 8.0% rising
83 Ghana 2.79 2010 down 17.9% volatile
84 Uruguay 2.76 2010 up 3.4% rising
85 Dominican Republic 2.7 2010 up 76.5% volatile
86 Congo 2.68 2010 down 19.5% volatile
87 Ecuador 2.57 2010 up 9.4% volatile
88 Fiji 2.56 2010 down 0.8% volatile
89 Thailand 2.5 2010 up 147.5% volatile
90 Indonesia 2.48 2010 up 127.5% volatile
91 Algeria 2.47 2010 up 30.0% volatile
92 India 2.43 2010 up 33.5% volatile
93 Philippines 2.4 2010 up 41.2% rising
94 Tunisia 2.38 2010 up 26.6% volatile
95 Portugal 2.33 2010 down 26.3% volatile
96 Paraguay 2.32 2010 up 54.7% volatile
97 Iraq 2.17 2010 down 6.1% volatile
98 Haiti 2.05 2010 up 34.9% volatile
98 Kenya 2.05 2010 up 50.7% volatile
100 Nicaragua 2.04 2010 up 10.3% volatile
101 Costa Rica 2.03 2010 down 11.4% volatile
102 China 2.01 2010 down 9.9% volatile
102 Türkiye 2.01 2010 up 16.2% volatile
104 Cameroon 1.98 2010 up 30.3% volatile
105 Syrian Arab Republic 1.93 2010 up 31.3% volatile
106 Morocco 1.92 2010 up 36.2% volatile
107 Pakistan 1.9 2010 up 14.5% volatile
108 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.8 2010 down 2.2% rising
109 Namibia 1.78 2010 up 41.3% rising
109 Nepal 1.78 2010 up 95.6% volatile
111 Honduras 1.54 2010 up 14.9% volatile
112 Liberia 1.52 2010 up 2.0% volatile
113 Côte d'Ivoire 1.49 2010 up 44.7% volatile
114 Bangladesh 1.43 2010 up 24.3% volatile
115 Brazil 1.4 2010 down 42.6% volatile
116 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.39 2010 up 26.4% volatile
116 Togo 1.39 2010 down 20.1% volatile
118 Zambia 1.36 2010 down 3.5% volatile
119 Uganda 1.35 2010 up 110.9% volatile
120 Central African Republic 1.32 2010 up 32.0% volatile
121 Gambia 1.29 2010 up 87.0% volatile
122 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.16 2010 down 11.5% volatile
122 El Salvador 1.16 2010 down 25.6% volatile
124 Benin 1.11 2010 down 3.5% volatile
125 Lesotho 1.09 2010 down 35.1% volatile
126 Guatemala 1.05 2010 up 4.0% volatile
127 Yemen 1.02 2010 up 580.0% volatile
128 Maldives 1.01 2010 up 24.7% falling
128 Myanmar 1.01 2010 up 9.8% rising
130 Cambodia 0.91 2010 up 97.8% volatile
130 Sierra Leone 0.91 2010 up 12.3% volatile
132 Sudan 0.88 2010 up 23.9% volatile
133 Mauritania 0.86 2010 up 53.6% volatile
134 Eswatini 0.79 2010 down 19.4% rising
135 Senegal 0.64 2010 up 23.1% volatile
136 Rwanda 0.59 2010 up 103.4% volatile
137 Afghanistan 0.52 2010 down 35.8% volatile
138 Mali 0.5 2010 up 72.4% volatile
139 Malawi 0.45 2010 down 2.2% volatile
140 Niger 0.41 2010 up 46.4% volatile
141 Burundi 0.37 2010 up 85.0% volatile
141 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.37 2010 up 8.8% volatile
143 Papua New Guinea 0.25 2010 down 72.5% volatile
144 Mozambique 0.1 2010 down 28.6% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 35-39, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of secondary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 35-39.