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Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female by country

Average years of secondary schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 55-59.

Countries reporting
143
Highest
8.08
Germany
Lowest
0.05
Niger
Median
1.81
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 8.08 in Germany; the lowest is 0.05 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.81, and the mean is 2.33.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 162.

Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 2,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 81.0%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 8.08 2010 up 242.4% volatile
2 Kazakhstan 6.93 2010 up 24.9% volatile
3 Tajikistan 6.75 2010 up 46.4% volatile
4 Kyrgyzstan 6.45 2010 up 79.2% volatile
5 Republic of Moldova 6.33 2010 up 67.0% volatile
6 Lithuania 6.18 2010 up 20.2% volatile
6 Russian Federation 6.18 2010 up 16.4% volatile
8 Ukraine 6.17 2010 up 22.4% volatile
9 Armenia 6.1 2010 up 16.9% rising
10 Switzerland 5.91 2010 up 93.8% rising
11 United States 5.76 2010 up 1.8% rising
12 Latvia 5.58 2010 up 7.1% volatile
13 Estonia 5.55 2010 up 17.6% volatile
14 Israel 5.48 2010 up 21.0% rising
15 Norway 5.23 2010 up 61.9% volatile
16 Canada 5.2 2010 up 27.5% rising
17 Sweden 5.12 2010 down 5.7% rising
18 Finland 5.05 2010 up 34.3% volatile
19 Denmark 4.9 2010 up 11.4% volatile
20 Japan 4.6 2010 up 37.3% volatile
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.59 2010 up 67.5% rising
22 Australia 4.46 2010 up 12.3% rising
23 France 4.37 2010 up 21.7% volatile
24 Mongolia 4.24 2010 up 107.8% volatile
25 Austria 4.22 2010 up 12.5% volatile
26 Netherlands 4.13 2010 up 12.2% volatile
27 Iceland 3.98 2010 up 51.9% volatile
28 Cuba 3.85 2010 up 131.9% volatile
29 Belgium 3.84 2010 up 19.6% volatile
30 Tonga 3.78 2010 up 56.2% rising
31 Luxembourg 3.71 2010 up 30.6% volatile
32 Italy 3.66 2010 up 73.5% volatile
33 Slovakia 3.62 2010 up 83.8% volatile
34 Czechia 3.61 2010 up 7.1% volatile
35 Belize 3.53 2010 up 106.4% volatile
36 Guyana 3.48 2010 up 128.9% volatile
36 Republic of Korea 3.48 2010 up 90.2% volatile
38 United Arab Emirates 3.35 2010 up 60.3% volatile
38 Hungary 3.35 2010 up 35.1% volatile
38 Singapore 3.35 2010 up 90.3% volatile
41 Barbados 3.32 2010 up 10.7% volatile
42 Ireland 3.26 2010 down 3.3% rising
43 Slovenia 3.24 2010 up 8.4% volatile
44 Poland 3.14 2010 up 28.2% volatile
45 Brunei Darussalam 3.11 2010 up 152.8% volatile
46 Cyprus 3.08 2010 up 38.7% volatile
47 Chile 3.07 2010 up 59.1% rising
48 Hong Kong 3.03 2010 up 36.5% volatile
49 Jamaica 3.01 2010 up 62.7% volatile
50 Croatia 2.99 2010 up 116.7% volatile
51 Albania 2.95 2010 up 84.4% volatile
52 Kuwait 2.88 2010 up 32.7% volatile
53 Serbia 2.87 2010 up 139.2% volatile
54 Spain 2.84 2010 up 37.9% volatile
55 Gabon 2.81 2010 up 109.7% volatile
55 New Zealand 2.81 2010 down 13.0% rising
57 Romania 2.75 2010 up 49.5% volatile
58 Brazil 2.57 2010 up 107.3% volatile
58 Greece 2.57 2010 up 52.1% rising
60 Bulgaria 2.55 2010 down 46.0% volatile
61 Panama 2.44 2010 up 22.6% volatile
62 Argentina 2.33 2010 up 49.4% volatile
63 Qatar 2.25 2010 up 61.9% volatile
64 Trinidad and Tobago 2.22 2010 up 100.0% volatile
65 Uruguay 2.19 2010 up 19.7% volatile
66 Malta 2.16 2010 up 6.9% rising
67 Colombia 2.06 2010 up 53.7% volatile
67 Ghana 2.06 2010 up 207.5% volatile
69 South Africa 2.04 2010 up 59.4% rising
70 Iran 1.95 2010 up 124.1% volatile
71 Mauritius 1.93 2010 up 196.9% volatile
72 Malaysia 1.81 2010 up 158.6% volatile
73 Bahrain 1.8 2010 up 127.8% volatile
74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.75 2010 up 50.9% volatile
75 Costa Rica 1.74 2010 up 46.2% volatile
76 Peru 1.71 2010 down 20.1% volatile
77 Sri Lanka 1.7 2010 down 30.9% volatile
78 Botswana 1.63 2010 up 111.7% volatile
79 Philippines 1.57 2010 down 36.2% volatile
80 Fiji 1.56 2010 up 30.0% volatile
80 Macao 1.56 2010 up 30.0% volatile
82 Portugal 1.55 2010 up 21.1% volatile
83 Congo 1.52 2010 up 406.7% volatile
83 Dominican Republic 1.52 2010 up 76.7% volatile
85 Jordan 1.48 2010 up 190.2% volatile
85 Mexico 1.48 2010 up 11.3% volatile
85 Viet Nam 1.48 2010 up 108.5% volatile
88 Libya 1.32 2010 up 140.0% volatile
89 Paraguay 1.27 2010 up 17.6% volatile
90 Saudi Arabia 1.22 2010 up 229.7% volatile
91 Nicaragua 1.16 2010 up 176.2% volatile
92 Honduras 1.02 2010 up 56.9% volatile
93 Ecuador 1 2010 down 11.5% volatile
94 Egypt 0.97 2010 up 98.0% volatile
95 Myanmar 0.92 2010 up 61.4% volatile
96 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9 2010 down 20.4% rising
97 El Salvador 0.89 2010 up 58.9% volatile
98 Indonesia 0.86 2010 up 2.4% volatile
99 Bangladesh 0.85 2010 up 39.3% volatile
100 China 0.82 2010 up 39.0% volatile
101 Tunisia 0.78 2010 up 100.0% volatile
102 India 0.72 2010 up 67.4% volatile
103 Cameroon 0.71 2010 up 238.1% volatile
103 Guatemala 0.71 2010 up 82.1% volatile
103 Namibia 0.71 2010 up 51.1% rising
103 Türkiye 0.71 2010 up 42.0% volatile
107 Thailand 0.69 2010 up 137.9% volatile
108 Syria 0.67 2010 up 168.0% volatile
109 Algeria 0.65 2010 up 242.1% volatile
109 Iraq 0.65 2010 up 160.0% volatile
111 Morocco 0.64 2010 up 178.3% volatile
111 Uganda 0.64 2010 up 611.1% volatile
113 Zambia 0.63 2010 up 472.7% volatile
114 Zimbabwe 0.6 2010 up 71.4% volatile
115 Eswatini 0.53 2010 up 1.9% volatile
116 Mali 0.48 2010 up 2,300.0% volatile
116 Pakistan 0.48 2010 up 41.2% volatile
118 Togo 0.45 2010 up 114.3% volatile
119 Côte d'Ivoire 0.41 2010 up 272.7% volatile
119 Haiti 0.41 2010 up 57.7% rising
119 Liberia 0.41 2010 up 115.8% rising
119 Papua New Guinea 0.41 2010 up 485.7% volatile
123 Lesotho 0.38 2010 down 20.8% volatile
124 Benin 0.32 2010 up 128.6% volatile
124 Cambodia 0.32 2010 up 166.7% volatile
126 Sierra Leone 0.28 2010 up 115.4% volatile
127 Gambia 0.27 2010 up 3.8% rising
128 Sudan 0.25 2010 up 212.5% volatile
129 Senegal 0.22 2010 up 83.3% volatile
130 Kenya 0.2 2010 up 81.8% volatile
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2 2010 up 185.7% volatile
130 Nepal 0.2 2010 up 150.0% volatile
133 Central African Republic 0.16 2010 up 300.0% volatile
134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.15 2010 up 275.0% volatile
135 Malawi 0.13 2010 up 116.7% volatile
135 Rwanda 0.13 2010 up 1,200.0% volatile
137 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.12 2010 up 300.0% volatile
138 Afghanistan 0.11 2010 up 266.7% volatile
139 Burundi 0.09 2010 down 10.0% volatile
140 Maldives 0.08 2010 down 81.0% volatile
141 Mauritania 0.07 2010 up 250.0% volatile
142 Mozambique 0.05 2010 up 150.0% volatile
142 Niger 0.05 2010 up 150.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female
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, 55-59, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 55-59.