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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, total by country

Average years of tertiary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 60-64.

Countries reporting
143
Highest
1.84
United States of America
Lowest
0
Eswatini
Median
0.26
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, total is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 1.84 in United States of America; the lowest is 0 in Eswatini.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.26, and the mean is 0.3952.

Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 500.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, total: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 1.84 2010 up 34.3% rising
2 Russian Federation 1.67 2010 up 42.7% volatile
3 Ukraine 1.54 2010 up 35.1% volatile
4 Israel 1.49 2010 up 34.2% volatile
5 Canada 1.36 2010 up 126.7% volatile
6 Estonia 1.2 2010 up 30.4% volatile
7 Ireland 1.04 2010 up 126.1% volatile
8 New Zealand 1.01 2010 up 1.0% volatile
9 Australia 1 2010 up 75.4% rising
9 Switzerland 1 2010 up 92.3% volatile
11 Finland 0.93 2010 up 55.0% volatile
12 Denmark 0.92 2010 up 135.9% volatile
13 Sweden 0.9 2010 up 57.9% volatile
14 United Arab Emirates 0.88 2010 up 166.7% volatile
15 Netherlands 0.87 2010 up 38.1% volatile
16 Armenia 0.86 2010 up 34.4% rising
16 Belgium 0.86 2010 up 62.3% volatile
18 Germany 0.85 2010 up 51.8% volatile
18 Luxembourg 0.85 2010 up 142.9% volatile
18 Mongolia 0.85 2010 up 63.5% volatile
21 Lithuania 0.82 2010 up 70.8% volatile
21 Norway 0.82 2010 up 51.9% volatile
23 Cyprus 0.81 2010 up 72.3% volatile
23 Greece 0.81 2010 up 161.3% volatile
23 Kazakhstan 0.81 2010 up 92.9% volatile
26 Japan 0.78 2010 up 85.7% volatile
26 Qatar 0.78 2010 up 129.4% volatile
28 Kyrgyzstan 0.69 2010 up 53.3% volatile
29 Costa Rica 0.68 2010 up 94.3% volatile
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.68 2010 up 28.3% volatile
31 Bulgaria 0.65 2010 up 30.0% volatile
32 Hungary 0.63 2010 up 37.0% volatile
32 Panama 0.63 2010 up 50.0% volatile
34 Latvia 0.62 2010 up 19.2% volatile
35 Peru 0.61 2010 up 27.1% volatile
36 Spain 0.6 2010 up 122.2% volatile
37 Croatia 0.59 2010 up 84.4% volatile
38 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.56 2010 up 154.5% volatile
38 Slovenia 0.56 2010 up 36.6% volatile
40 Austria 0.55 2010 up 96.4% volatile
40 Republic of Korea 0.55 2010 up 48.6% volatile
42 France 0.54 2010 up 107.7% volatile
42 Republic of Moldova 0.54 2010 up 42.1% volatile
42 Tajikistan 0.54 2010 up 54.3% volatile
45 Serbia 0.53 2010 up 26.2% volatile
46 Colombia 0.51 2010 up 264.3% volatile
46 Philippines 0.51 2010 down 15.0% rising
48 Kuwait 0.5 2010 up 61.3% volatile
49 Bahrain 0.48 2010 up 71.4% volatile
50 Jordan 0.46 2010 up 155.6% volatile
50 Mexico 0.46 2010 up 155.6% volatile
52 Chile 0.45 2010 up 21.6% volatile
52 Singapore 0.45 2010 up 114.3% volatile
54 Brunei Darussalam 0.43 2010 up 16.2% volatile
54 Cuba 0.43 2010 up 79.2% volatile
54 Poland 0.43 2010 up 26.5% volatile
54 Slovakia 0.43 2010 up 13.2% volatile
58 Jamaica 0.42 2010 up 68.0% volatile
59 Czechia 0.38 2010 up 22.6% volatile
60 Italy 0.36 2010 up 56.5% volatile
61 Brazil 0.35 2010 up 118.8% volatile
62 Iceland 0.34 2010 up 36.0% volatile
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.33 2010 up 13.8% volatile
63 Trinidad and Tobago 0.33 2010 up 65.0% volatile
65 Uruguay 0.31 2010 up 24.0% rising
66 Sri Lanka 0.3 2010 up 15.4% volatile
66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3 2010 up 42.9% volatile
68 Romania 0.29 2010 up 31.8% volatile
69 Argentina 0.28 2010 unchanged rising
70 Malta 0.27 2010 up 35.0% volatile
71 Hong Kong, China 0.26 2010 down 29.7% volatile
71 Nicaragua 0.26 2010 up 73.3% rising
71 Portugal 0.26 2010 up 85.7% volatile
71 Türkiye 0.26 2010 up 160.0% volatile
75 India 0.25 2010 up 92.3% volatile
76 Afghanistan 0.24 2010 up 242.9% volatile
76 Belize 0.24 2010 up 14.3% volatile
76 Saudi Arabia 0.24 2010 down 4.0% rising
79 Fiji 0.23 2010 up 27.8% volatile
79 Syrian Arab Republic 0.23 2010 up 53.3% volatile
79 Tonga 0.23 2010 up 27.8% volatile
82 Paraguay 0.22 2010 up 69.2% volatile
83 El Salvador 0.21 2010 up 31.2% volatile
84 Dominican Republic 0.2 2010 up 17.6% volatile
84 Thailand 0.2 2010 up 185.7% volatile
84 Tunisia 0.2 2010 up 233.3% volatile
87 Ecuador 0.19 2010 down 9.5% volatile
87 Malaysia 0.19 2010 up 111.1% volatile
89 Myanmar 0.18 2010 up 125.0% volatile
90 Botswana 0.17 2010 up 54.5% volatile
90 Egypt 0.17 2010 up 88.9% volatile
90 Honduras 0.17 2010 up 70.0% volatile
90 Macau (China) 0.17 2010 down 50.0% volatile
90 Viet Nam 0.17 2010 up 30.8% volatile
95 Iraq 0.16 2010 up 220.0% volatile
95 Pakistan 0.16 2010 up 60.0% volatile
97 Bangladesh 0.15 2010 up 36.4% volatile
97 Indonesia 0.15 2010 up 50.0% volatile
99 South Africa 0.14 2010 down 6.7% volatile
100 Algeria 0.13 2010 up 333.3% volatile
101 Gabon 0.12 2010 up 200.0% volatile
101 Liberia 0.12 2010 up 100.0% rising
101 Libya 0.12 2010 up 200.0% volatile
104 Côte d'Ivoire 0.11 2010 up 175.0% volatile
104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.11 2010 up 120.0% volatile
104 Namibia 0.11 2010 up 57.1% rising
107 Morocco 0.1 2010 up 400.0% volatile
107 Togo 0.1 2010 up 100.0% volatile
109 Benin 0.09 2010 up 125.0% volatile
109 Central African Republic 0.09 2010 up 125.0% volatile
109 Ghana 0.09 2010 down 30.8% volatile
109 Mauritius 0.09 2010 up 80.0% volatile
109 Nepal 0.09 2010 up 125.0% volatile
109 Uganda 0.09 2010 unchanged volatile
115 Gambia 0.08 2010 up 33.3% volatile
115 Senegal 0.08 2010 up 300.0% volatile
117 Congo 0.07 2010 up 250.0% volatile
117 Kenya 0.07 2010 up 75.0% volatile
119 Mali 0.06 2010 up 500.0% volatile
119 Zambia 0.06 2010 down 14.3% volatile
121 Lesotho 0.05 2010 up 400.0% volatile
121 Mauritania 0.05 2010 up 150.0% volatile
121 Zimbabwe 0.05 2010 up 66.7% rising
124 Haiti 0.04 2010 up 33.3% volatile
125 Barbados 0.03 2010 unchanged volatile
125 China 0.03 2010 down 72.7% volatile
125 Cambodia 0.03 2010 up 200.0% volatile
125 Sudan 0.03 2010 up 50.0% volatile
125 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.03 2010 up 200.0% volatile
130 Albania 0.02 2010 down 91.3% volatile
130 Burundi 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
130 Cameroon 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.02 2010 — volatile
130 Maldives 0.02 2010 — volatile
130 Malawi 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
130 Papua New Guinea 0.02 2010 up 100.0% volatile
137 Guatemala 0.01 2010 down 88.9% volatile
137 Guyana 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
137 Mozambique 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
137 Niger 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
137 Rwanda 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
137 Sierra Leone 0.01 2010 unchanged volatile
143 Eswatini 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, 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 tertiary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 60-64.