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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female by country

Average years of tertiary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 35-39.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
2.09
Singapore
Lowest
0
Eswatini
Median
0.42
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 2.09 in Singapore; the lowest is 0 in Eswatini.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.42, and the mean is 0.5807.

Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Singapore 2.09 2010 up 198.6% volatile
2 Russia 2.07 2010 up 11.3% volatile
2 United States 2.07 2010 up 20.3% rising
4 Canada 2.04 2010 up 119.4% volatile
5 South Korea 1.99 2010 up 111.7% volatile
6 Ireland 1.97 2010 up 80.7% volatile
7 Israel 1.71 2010 up 24.8% rising
8 Ukraine 1.66 2010 down 7.8% volatile
9 Japan 1.64 2010 up 22.4% volatile
10 Estonia 1.52 2010 up 1.3% volatile
11 Australia 1.51 2010 up 55.7% volatile
11 Greece 1.51 2010 up 71.6% volatile
13 New Zealand 1.5 2010 up 11.9% volatile
14 Iceland 1.45 2010 up 72.6% volatile
15 Belgium 1.41 2010 up 27.0% volatile
16 Lithuania 1.4 2010 up 77.2% volatile
17 Sweden 1.36 2010 up 34.7% volatile
18 Cyprus 1.35 2010 up 17.4% volatile
19 Denmark 1.33 2010 up 31.7% volatile
19 Norway 1.33 2010 up 30.4% volatile
21 Finland 1.31 2010 up 14.9% volatile
22 Spain 1.28 2010 up 39.1% volatile
23 Luxembourg 1.27 2010 up 115.3% volatile
24 Bulgaria 1.2 2010 up 46.3% volatile
25 Slovenia 1.19 2010 up 60.8% volatile
26 Qatar 1.15 2010 up 64.3% volatile
27 Switzerland 1.14 2010 up 103.6% volatile
28 United Kingdom 1.12 2010 up 40.0% volatile
29 Netherlands 1.08 2010 up 44.0% volatile
30 Panama 1.07 2010 up 18.9% volatile
31 Mongolia 1.04 2010 up 70.5% volatile
32 France 1 2010 up 51.5% volatile
33 Kazakhstan 0.97 2010 up 36.6% volatile
34 Poland 0.96 2010 up 74.5% volatile
35 United Arab Emirates 0.93 2010 up 22.4% volatile
35 Hungary 0.93 2010 up 43.1% volatile
37 Armenia 0.84 2010 up 21.7% rising
38 Germany 0.83 2010 up 22.1% volatile
39 Macao 0.82 2010 up 241.7% volatile
40 Croatia 0.81 2010 up 84.1% volatile
41 Colombia 0.79 2010 up 75.6% volatile
42 Hong Kong 0.78 2010 up 36.8% volatile
43 Peru 0.77 2010 down 28.7% volatile
44 Costa Rica 0.76 2010 up 16.9% volatile
45 Jamaica 0.73 2010 up 25.9% volatile
46 Gabon 0.71 2010 up 4.4% volatile
47 Malta 0.68 2010 up 112.5% volatile
47 Saudi Arabia 0.68 2010 up 41.7% volatile
49 Latvia 0.67 2010 down 15.2% rising
50 Philippines 0.66 2010 up 8.2% rising
50 Serbia 0.66 2010 up 8.2% volatile
52 Chile 0.64 2010 down 9.9% volatile
52 Mexico 0.64 2010 up 52.4% volatile
54 Austria 0.63 2010 up 43.2% volatile
55 Kyrgyzstan 0.62 2010 up 3.3% rising
56 Bolivia 0.61 2010 up 56.4% volatile
56 Moldova 0.61 2010 up 17.3% rising
58 Italy 0.6 2010 up 46.3% volatile
58 Sri Lanka 0.6 2010 up 3.4% volatile
60 Slovakia 0.59 2010 up 43.9% volatile
60 Thailand 0.59 2010 up 145.8% volatile
62 Czechia 0.55 2010 up 27.9% volatile
62 Portugal 0.55 2010 up 22.2% volatile
64 Venezuela 0.54 2010 up 28.6% volatile
65 Fiji 0.53 2010 up 82.8% volatile
66 Paraguay 0.5 2010 up 72.4% volatile
67 Brazil 0.48 2010 up 50.0% volatile
67 Romania 0.48 2010 up 37.1% volatile
69 Nicaragua 0.47 2010 up 6.8% volatile
70 Argentina 0.45 2010 down 4.3% volatile
71 Ecuador 0.43 2010 down 31.7% volatile
71 Iran 0.43 2010 up 95.5% volatile
73 Dominican Republic 0.41 2010 up 13.9% volatile
73 Malaysia 0.41 2010 up 115.8% volatile
73 Uruguay 0.41 2010 up 78.3% volatile
76 Kuwait 0.4 2010 down 11.1% volatile
77 Trinidad and Tobago 0.39 2010 up 105.3% volatile
78 Cuba 0.38 2010 down 19.1% volatile
79 Brunei 0.33 2010 up 106.2% volatile
80 Morocco 0.32 2010 up 68.4% volatile
81 Bahrain 0.31 2010 down 49.2% volatile
82 Iraq 0.3 2010 up 3.4% volatile
82 Turkey 0.3 2010 up 15.4% volatile
84 Algeria 0.29 2010 up 61.1% volatile
84 Tunisia 0.29 2010 up 70.6% volatile
86 Indonesia 0.27 2010 up 285.7% volatile
87 Jordan 0.26 2010 down 13.3% volatile
87 Kenya 0.26 2010 up 136.4% volatile
89 India 0.25 2010 up 78.6% volatile
89 Vietnam 0.25 2010 up 127.3% volatile
91 Egypt 0.24 2010 up 140.0% volatile
91 El Salvador 0.24 2010 down 35.1% volatile
93 Belize 0.23 2010 unchanged volatile
94 Tajikistan 0.2 2010 down 20.0% rising
95 Honduras 0.19 2010 up 26.7% volatile
95 Tonga 0.19 2010 down 38.7% volatile
97 Libya 0.17 2010 up 88.9% volatile
97 Syria 0.17 2010 up 88.9% volatile
99 Botswana 0.16 2010 up 14.3% volatile
99 Cote d'Ivoire 0.16 2010 up 60.0% volatile
101 Afghanistan 0.15 2010 up 50.0% volatile
101 Bangladesh 0.15 2010 up 25.0% volatile
101 Mauritius 0.15 2010 up 200.0% volatile
104 Myanmar 0.14 2010 up 40.0% volatile
105 South Africa 0.13 2010 down 35.0% volatile
106 Pakistan 0.12 2010 down 29.4% volatile
107 Liberia 0.11 2010 up 57.1% volatile
108 China 0.1 2010 down 23.1% volatile
108 Laos 0.1 2010 down 37.5% volatile
110 Namibia 0.09 2010 down 40.0% rising
110 Papua New Guinea 0.09 2010 up 800.0% volatile
112 Lesotho 0.08 2010 up 33.3% volatile
112 Mali 0.08 2010 up 700.0% volatile
112 Nepal 0.08 2010 up 100.0% volatile
112 Uganda 0.08 2010 down 27.3% volatile
116 Sudan 0.07 2010 up 600.0% volatile
117 Albania 0.06 2010 down 70.0% volatile
117 Gambia 0.06 2010 up 20.0% volatile
119 Barbados 0.05 2010 unchanged volatile
119 Congo 0.05 2010 unchanged volatile
119 Ghana 0.05 2010 down 44.4% volatile
119 Haiti 0.05 2010 up 150.0% volatile
119 Maldives 0.05 2010 up 150.0% volatile
119 Senegal 0.05 2010 up 150.0% volatile
125 Benin 0.04 2010 up 33.3% volatile
125 Tanzania 0.04 2010 up 33.3% volatile
125 Yemen 0.04 2010 up 300.0% volatile
125 Zambia 0.04 2010 down 42.9% volatile
129 Central African Republic 0.03 2010 down 25.0% volatile
129 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.03 2010 up 200.0% volatile
129 Mauritania 0.03 2010 up 50.0% volatile
129 Zimbabwe 0.03 2010 down 25.0% flat
133 Cameroon 0.02 2010 — volatile
133 Cambodia 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
133 Niger 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
133 Sierra Leone 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
137 Burundi 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
137 Guyana 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
137 Mozambique 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
137 Malawi 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
137 Rwanda 0.01 2010 — volatile
137 Togo 0.01 2010 down 75.0% volatile
143 Guatemala 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile
143 Eswatini 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, 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 tertiary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 35-39.