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

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

Countries reporting
143
Highest
8.28
Germany
Lowest
0.11
Niger
Median
2.16
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, total is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 8.28 in Germany; the lowest is 0.11 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.16, and the mean is 2.54.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.

Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 342.9%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 66.7%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 8.28 2010 up 206.7% volatile
2 Tajikistan 7.15 2010 up 28.8% volatile
3 Kazakhstan 6.93 2010 up 21.4% volatile
4 Kyrgyzstan 6.55 2010 up 61.7% volatile
5 Republic of Moldova 6.46 2010 up 54.5% volatile
6 Lithuania 6.2 2010 up 22.5% volatile
7 Ukraine 6.15 2010 up 19.2% volatile
8 Switzerland 6.14 2010 up 68.7% rising
8 Russian Federation 6.14 2010 up 15.2% volatile
10 Armenia 6.11 2010 up 15.1% rising
11 United States of America 5.77 2010 up 2.1% rising
12 Israel 5.54 2010 up 19.9% rising
12 Latvia 5.54 2010 up 6.7% volatile
14 Estonia 5.47 2010 up 20.5% volatile
15 Norway 5.26 2010 up 56.1% volatile
16 Canada 5.19 2010 up 26.0% rising
17 Austria 5.09 2010 up 9.5% rising
18 Denmark 5.03 2010 up 3.3% volatile
19 Finland 5.01 2010 up 33.2% volatile
20 Sweden 4.97 2010 down 5.0% rising
21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.85 2010 up 69.0% rising
22 Australia 4.65 2010 up 14.5% rising
23 France 4.61 2010 up 20.1% volatile
24 Japan 4.56 2010 up 31.4% volatile
25 Netherlands 4.43 2010 up 9.1% rising
26 Mongolia 4.25 2010 up 64.1% volatile
27 Luxembourg 4.21 2010 up 25.3% rising
28 Cuba 4.1 2010 up 110.3% volatile
29 Italy 3.99 2010 up 60.9% volatile
29 Republic of Korea 3.99 2010 up 46.7% volatile
31 Belgium 3.96 2010 up 16.8% rising
32 Tonga 3.91 2010 up 48.7% rising
33 Czechia 3.73 2010 up 4.8% volatile
34 Slovakia 3.71 2010 up 57.9% volatile
35 Singapore 3.68 2010 up 60.0% volatile
36 Belize 3.6 2010 up 98.9% volatile
37 Iceland 3.57 2010 up 42.8% volatile
38 Hong Kong, China 3.52 2010 up 32.3% volatile
39 Hungary 3.48 2010 up 34.9% volatile
40 Brunei Darussalam 3.45 2010 up 76.9% volatile
41 Cyprus 3.43 2010 up 27.5% volatile
42 Slovenia 3.4 2010 up 6.6% volatile
43 Kuwait 3.35 2010 up 12.8% volatile
44 United Arab Emirates 3.33 2010 up 22.4% volatile
45 Albania 3.27 2010 up 40.3% volatile
46 Barbados 3.23 2010 up 8.8% volatile
47 Croatia 3.2 2010 up 73.9% volatile
47 Poland 3.2 2010 up 22.6% volatile
49 Chile 3.19 2010 up 51.9% rising
50 Spain 3.11 2010 up 29.0% volatile
50 Ireland 3.11 2010 down 6.0% rising
52 Serbia 3.1 2010 up 92.5% volatile
53 Guyana 3.02 2010 up 96.1% volatile
54 Romania 3 2010 up 39.5% volatile
55 Qatar 2.92 2010 up 46.7% volatile
56 Greece 2.86 2010 up 40.9% rising
56 Jamaica 2.86 2010 up 60.7% volatile
58 Ghana 2.8 2010 up 124.0% volatile
59 New Zealand 2.73 2010 down 19.5% rising
60 Malta 2.58 2010 up 4.0% rising
61 Brazil 2.57 2010 up 99.2% volatile
62 Bulgaria 2.55 2010 down 45.5% volatile
62 Mauritius 2.55 2010 up 136.1% volatile
64 Panama 2.37 2010 up 21.5% volatile
65 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.33 2010 up 100.9% volatile
66 Congo 2.32 2010 up 201.3% volatile
67 Argentina 2.31 2010 up 49.0% rising
67 Jordan 2.31 2010 up 113.9% volatile
69 Malaysia 2.28 2010 up 101.8% volatile
70 Trinidad and Tobago 2.26 2010 up 86.8% volatile
71 South Africa 2.18 2010 up 54.6% rising
72 Gabon 2.16 2010 up 163.4% volatile
73 Bahrain 2.13 2010 up 25.3% volatile
74 Colombia 2.12 2010 up 47.2% volatile
75 Uruguay 2.07 2010 up 4.5% rising
76 Peru 2.06 2010 down 20.5% volatile
77 Viet Nam 2 2010 up 81.8% volatile
78 Saudi Arabia 1.98 2010 up 81.7% rising
79 Sri Lanka 1.81 2010 down 32.5% volatile
80 Macau, China 1.78 2010 up 13.4% volatile
81 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.77 2010 up 37.2% volatile
82 Botswana 1.75 2010 up 84.2% volatile
83 Costa Rica 1.69 2010 up 33.1% volatile
83 Libya 1.69 2010 up 98.8% volatile
85 Dominican Republic 1.68 2010 up 76.8% volatile
85 Mexico 1.68 2010 up 7.0% volatile
87 Fiji 1.64 2010 up 18.8% volatile
87 India 1.64 2010 up 36.7% volatile
87 Portugal 1.64 2010 up 10.1% volatile
90 Philippines 1.63 2010 down 36.1% rising
91 Egypt 1.52 2010 up 58.3% volatile
92 Tunisia 1.42 2010 up 73.2% volatile
93 Liberia 1.29 2010 up 143.4% volatile
93 Nicaragua 1.29 2010 up 118.6% volatile
95 Paraguay 1.27 2010 up 17.6% rising
96 Syrian Arab Republic 1.24 2010 up 113.8% volatile
97 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.19 2010 down 17.4% rising
98 Indonesia 1.18 2010 up 10.3% volatile
98 Pakistan 1.18 2010 up 28.3% volatile
100 Bangladesh 1.14 2010 up 29.5% volatile
101 Türkiye 1.13 2010 up 31.4% volatile
102 El Salvador 1.11 2010 up 63.2% volatile
103 Iraq 1.1 2010 up 129.2% volatile
104 China 1.09 2010 up 25.3% volatile
104 Zambia 1.09 2010 up 194.6% volatile
106 Algeria 1.06 2010 up 125.5% volatile
107 Cameroon 1.02 2010 up 88.9% volatile
107 Ecuador 1.02 2010 down 12.1% rising
109 Honduras 1 2010 up 49.3% volatile
110 Zimbabwe 0.94 2010 up 67.9% volatile
111 Togo 0.91 2010 up 56.9% volatile
112 Uganda 0.89 2010 up 304.5% volatile
113 Thailand 0.87 2010 up 85.1% volatile
114 Guatemala 0.85 2010 up 88.9% volatile
115 Côte d'Ivoire 0.83 2010 up 137.1% volatile
116 Namibia 0.82 2010 up 46.4% rising
117 Myanmar 0.81 2010 up 84.1% rising
118 Haiti 0.75 2010 up 44.2% volatile
118 Morocco 0.75 2010 up 66.7% volatile
120 Papua New Guinea 0.69 2010 up 228.6% volatile
121 Benin 0.64 2010 up 88.2% volatile
122 Eswatini 0.62 2010 up 31.9% rising
123 Cambodia 0.59 2010 up 78.8% volatile
124 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.58 2010 up 107.1% volatile
124 Nepal 0.58 2010 up 65.7% volatile
126 Sierra Leone 0.55 2010 up 120.0% volatile
127 Sudan 0.54 2010 up 125.0% volatile
128 Afghanistan 0.53 2010 up 253.3% volatile
129 Central African Republic 0.52 2010 up 173.7% volatile
129 Gambia 0.52 2010 up 13.0% volatile
131 Senegal 0.51 2010 up 50.0% volatile
132 Lesotho 0.41 2010 down 19.6% volatile
133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.39 2010 up 143.8% volatile
134 Kenya 0.34 2010 up 6.2% volatile
135 Malawi 0.33 2010 up 73.7% volatile
136 Mali 0.31 2010 up 342.9% volatile
137 Mauritania 0.28 2010 up 154.5% volatile
138 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.26 2010 up 188.9% volatile
139 Burundi 0.2 2010 up 100.0% volatile
139 Rwanda 0.2 2010 up 81.8% volatile
141 Maldives 0.17 2010 down 66.7% volatile
142 Mozambique 0.12 2010 up 140.0% volatile
143 Niger 0.11 2010 up 120.0% volatile

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