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

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

Countries reporting
143
Highest
1.77
United States
Lowest
0
Eswatini
Median
0.24
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, female is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 1.77 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Eswatini.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.24, and the mean is 0.3552.

Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 1.77 2010 up 19.6% volatile
2 Russia 1.76 2010 up 12.8% volatile
3 Ukraine 1.61 2010 up 47.7% volatile
4 Israel 1.46 2010 up 12.3% volatile
5 Canada 1.36 2010 up 109.2% volatile
6 Estonia 1.29 2010 up 37.2% volatile
7 New Zealand 1.17 2010 up 19.4% volatile
8 Ireland 1.07 2010 up 109.8% volatile
9 Australia 0.99 2010 up 50.0% volatile
9 Sweden 0.99 2010 up 15.1% volatile
11 Denmark 0.91 2010 up 139.5% volatile
12 Lithuania 0.89 2010 up 64.8% volatile
13 Bulgaria 0.88 2010 up 39.7% volatile
13 Finland 0.88 2010 up 17.3% volatile
15 Kazakhstan 0.84 2010 up 100.0% volatile
16 Armenia 0.79 2010 up 46.3% rising
17 Norway 0.77 2010 up 37.5% volatile
18 Belgium 0.75 2010 up 38.9% volatile
19 Latvia 0.73 2010 up 46.0% volatile
20 United Arab Emirates 0.72 2010 up 71.4% volatile
20 Costa Rica 0.72 2010 up 80.0% volatile
22 Mongolia 0.7 2010 up 141.4% volatile
23 Switzerland 0.67 2010 up 109.4% volatile
24 Cyprus 0.65 2010 up 54.8% volatile
24 United Kingdom 0.65 2010 up 20.4% volatile
24 Netherlands 0.65 2010 up 41.3% volatile
27 Greece 0.64 2010 up 120.7% volatile
27 Japan 0.64 2010 up 137.0% volatile
27 Kyrgyzstan 0.64 2010 up 48.8% volatile
30 Panama 0.63 2010 up 16.7% volatile
31 Germany 0.6 2010 up 42.9% volatile
31 Qatar 0.6 2010 up 76.5% volatile
33 Hungary 0.59 2010 up 68.6% volatile
34 Jamaica 0.57 2010 up 62.9% volatile
35 Luxembourg 0.56 2010 up 75.0% volatile
36 Slovenia 0.55 2010 up 27.9% volatile
37 Philippines 0.54 2010 down 11.5% rising
38 Croatia 0.53 2010 up 140.9% volatile
39 Gabon 0.51 2010 up 155.0% volatile
39 Moldova 0.51 2010 up 54.5% volatile
41 France 0.5 2010 up 38.9% volatile
42 Spain 0.47 2010 up 88.0% volatile
43 Peru 0.46 2010 down 11.5% volatile
44 Argentina 0.44 2010 up 51.7% volatile
44 Colombia 0.44 2010 up 120.0% volatile
44 South Korea 0.44 2010 up 120.0% volatile
44 Serbia 0.44 2010 up 25.7% volatile
48 Iceland 0.43 2010 up 115.0% volatile
48 Poland 0.43 2010 up 22.9% volatile
50 Chile 0.41 2010 up 41.4% volatile
51 Austria 0.39 2010 up 95.0% volatile
51 Cuba 0.39 2010 up 105.3% volatile
51 Slovakia 0.39 2010 up 30.0% volatile
54 Singapore 0.38 2010 up 90.0% volatile
55 Bahrain 0.37 2010 up 76.2% volatile
56 Brazil 0.36 2010 up 63.6% volatile
56 Iran 0.36 2010 up 200.0% volatile
58 Brunei 0.35 2010 up 66.7% volatile
58 Kuwait 0.35 2010 up 29.6% volatile
60 Uruguay 0.34 2010 up 61.9% volatile
61 Mexico 0.33 2010 up 135.7% volatile
61 Trinidad and Tobago 0.33 2010 up 94.1% volatile
63 Italy 0.32 2010 up 77.8% volatile
64 Czechia 0.3 2010 down 3.2% volatile
64 Libya 0.3 2010 up 36.4% volatile
64 Venezuela 0.3 2010 up 76.5% volatile
67 Nicaragua 0.29 2010 up 163.6% volatile
68 Tajikistan 0.28 2010 up 86.7% volatile
69 Sri Lanka 0.26 2010 up 30.0% volatile
70 Portugal 0.24 2010 up 50.0% volatile
70 Paraguay 0.24 2010 up 9.1% volatile
70 Saudi Arabia 0.24 2010 up 300.0% volatile
70 Thailand 0.24 2010 up 300.0% volatile
74 Fiji 0.23 2010 up 35.3% volatile
74 Romania 0.23 2010 down 4.2% volatile
76 Dominican Republic 0.22 2010 up 15.8% volatile
77 Bolivia 0.2 2010 unchanged volatile
77 Malta 0.2 2010 up 5.3% volatile
79 Belize 0.18 2010 up 20.0% volatile
79 Iraq 0.18 2010 up 157.1% volatile
81 Hong Kong 0.16 2010 down 40.7% volatile
81 Macao 0.16 2010 down 38.5% volatile
83 Honduras 0.15 2010 up 87.5% volatile
84 Turkey 0.14 2010 up 27.3% volatile
85 Bangladesh 0.13 2010 up 44.4% volatile
85 Ecuador 0.13 2010 down 51.9% volatile
85 Jordan 0.13 2010 up 116.7% volatile
85 Tonga 0.13 2010 down 35.0% volatile
89 Malaysia 0.12 2010 up 200.0% volatile
89 El Salvador 0.12 2010 up 33.3% volatile
89 South Africa 0.12 2010 unchanged volatile
92 Egypt 0.11 2010 up 83.3% volatile
92 India 0.11 2010 up 83.3% volatile
94 Botswana 0.1 2010 up 66.7% volatile
94 Indonesia 0.1 2010 up 42.9% volatile
94 Myanmar 0.1 2010 up 150.0% volatile
94 Vietnam 0.1 2010 up 66.7% volatile
98 Algeria 0.09 2010 up 200.0% volatile
98 Morocco 0.09 2010 up 800.0% volatile
98 Mali 0.09 2010 — volatile
98 Namibia 0.09 2010 up 80.0% rising
98 Syria 0.09 2010 up 125.0% volatile
103 Congo 0.08 2010 up 166.7% volatile
103 Pakistan 0.08 2010 up 60.0% volatile
103 Tunisia 0.08 2010 up 100.0% volatile
103 Uganda 0.08 2010 up 100.0% volatile
107 Cote d'Ivoire 0.07 2010 up 250.0% volatile
107 Zambia 0.07 2010 up 250.0% volatile
109 Kenya 0.06 2010 up 500.0% volatile
109 Laos 0.06 2010 up 200.0% volatile
109 Liberia 0.06 2010 up 100.0% rising
112 Mauritius 0.05 2010 up 400.0% volatile
113 Afghanistan 0.04 2010 up 300.0% volatile
113 Lesotho 0.04 2010 up 33.3% volatile
115 Benin 0.03 2010 up 200.0% volatile
115 Barbados 0.03 2010 unchanged volatile
115 Central African Republic 0.03 2010 up 200.0% volatile
115 Ghana 0.03 2010 down 57.1% volatile
115 Gambia 0.03 2010 unchanged volatile
115 Nepal 0.03 2010 up 200.0% volatile
115 Zimbabwe 0.03 2010 up 50.0% rising
122 China 0.02 2010 down 60.0% volatile
122 Haiti 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
122 Sudan 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
122 Senegal 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
122 Togo 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
127 Albania 0.01 2010 down 88.9% volatile
127 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Guyana 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Cambodia 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Maldives 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Mozambique 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Mauritania 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Malawi 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
127 Niger 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Papua New Guinea 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Sierra Leone 0.01 2010 — volatile
127 Tanzania 0.01 2010 — volatile
139 Burundi 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile
139 Cameroon 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile
139 Guatemala 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile
139 Rwanda 0 2010 — volatile
139 Eswatini 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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