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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female by country

Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
13.23
United States of America
Lowest
1.3
Niger
Median
8.69
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 13.23 in United States of America; the lowest is 1.3 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.69, and the mean is 8.11.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 134.8%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 6.4%).

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 13.23 2010 up 4.6% rising
2 Slovakia 12.77 2010 up 17.6% rising
3 Czechia 12.71 2010 up 1.5% rising
4 Switzerland 12.67 2010 up 40.0% rising
5 Canada 12.39 2010 up 13.5% rising
6 Estonia 12.35 2010 up 7.1% rising
7 Israel 12.32 2010 up 8.3% rising
8 Ireland 12.16 2010 up 13.0% rising
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.12 2010 up 22.5% rising
10 Germany 12.06 2010 up 29.0% rising
11 Slovenia 11.9 2010 up 6.3% rising
12 Hungary 11.82 2010 up 7.4% rising
13 Sweden 11.76 2010 up 2.8% rising
14 Norway 11.68 2010 up 7.5% rising
15 Finland 11.64 2010 up 28.8% rising
16 Australia 11.6 2010 up 5.3% rising
17 Japan 11.45 2010 up 6.4% rising
17 Republic of Korea 11.45 2010 up 11.9% rising
19 Russian Federation 11.4 2010 up 6.4% rising
20 New Zealand 11.37 2010 down 3.5% rising
21 Belize 11.34 2010 up 12.3% rising
22 Kazakhstan 11.25 2010 up 8.8% rising
23 Bulgaria 11.24 2010 up 21.9% rising
23 Poland 11.24 2010 up 11.1% rising
25 Iceland 11.19 2010 up 14.0% rising
26 Netherlands 11.16 2010 up 6.1% rising
27 Denmark 11.15 2010 up 6.2% rising
28 Ukraine 11.11 2010 up 8.8% rising
29 Hong Kong, China 11.01 2010 up 23.3% rising
30 Croatia 10.96 2010 up 19.3% rising
31 Cyprus 10.85 2010 up 14.2% rising
31 Lithuania 10.85 2010 up 15.8% rising
33 Tonga 10.82 2010 up 16.0% rising
34 Kyrgyzstan 10.7 2010 up 14.8% rising
35 Armenia 10.64 2010 up 2.3% rising
36 Trinidad and Tobago 10.63 2010 up 12.0% rising
37 Latvia 10.61 2010 up 13.5% rising
38 Tajikistan 10.59 2010 up 2.5% rising
39 Belgium 10.52 2010 up 4.1% rising
40 France 10.49 2010 up 10.2% rising
41 Luxembourg 10.46 2010 up 14.6% rising
42 Serbia 10.39 2010 up 22.7% rising
43 Romania 10.38 2010 up 7.5% rising
44 Republic of Moldova 10.36 2010 up 15.5% rising
45 Singapore 10.34 2010 up 20.1% rising
46 Malaysia 10.21 2010 up 17.1% rising
47 Malta 10.17 2010 up 9.0% rising
48 Spain 10.14 2010 up 16.6% rising
49 Jamaica 10.11 2010 up 7.4% rising
50 Greece 10.05 2010 up 18.8% rising
51 Cuba 10.04 2010 up 14.5% rising
52 Sri Lanka 9.98 2010 down 1.4% rising
53 United Arab Emirates 9.97 2010 up 9.8% volatile
54 Fiji 9.95 2010 up 3.1% rising
55 Chile 9.72 2010 up 8.7% rising
56 Albania 9.7 2010 up 5.5% rising
57 Barbados 9.69 2010 up 9.1% rising
58 South Africa 9.64 2010 up 27.9% rising
59 Argentina 9.57 2010 up 8.3% rising
60 Qatar 9.55 2010 up 28.9% rising
61 Panama 9.51 2010 up 7.0% rising
62 Mongolia 9.49 2010 up 18.9% rising
63 Botswana 9.42 2010 up 7.7% volatile
64 Italy 9.35 2010 up 10.5% rising
65 Jordan 9.25 2010 up 21.7% volatile
66 Guyana 9.23 2010 up 7.3% rising
67 Gabon 8.99 2010 up 15.3% rising
68 Colombia 8.9 2010 up 29.7% rising
69 Austria 8.87 2010 up 8.4% rising
70 Libya 8.86 2010 up 27.7% volatile
71 Philippines 8.72 2010 up 8.6% rising
72 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.7 2010 up 27.8% rising
73 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.68 2010 up 28.0% volatile
74 Mexico 8.64 2010 up 16.8% rising
75 Brunei Darussalam 8.58 2010 up 7.7% rising
76 Macau, China 8.48 2010 up 31.9% rising
77 Mauritius 8.47 2010 up 36.6% rising
78 Peru 8.41 2010 up 1.6% rising
79 Uruguay 8.36 2010 up 4.8% rising
80 Saudi Arabia 8.22 2010 up 31.7% volatile
81 Dominican Republic 8.14 2010 up 8.4% rising
82 Brazil 8.07 2010 up 21.4% rising
82 Costa Rica 8.07 2010 up 4.0% rising
84 Thailand 7.88 2010 up 46.2% rising
85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.71 2010 up 1.7% rising
86 Ecuador 7.58 2010 up 7.5% rising
86 El Salvador 7.58 2010 up 20.3% rising
88 Paraguay 7.53 2010 up 24.1% rising
89 Portugal 7.42 2010 up 3.6% rising
90 Zimbabwe 7.38 2010 up 13.9% rising
91 Bahrain 7.25 2010 down 2.8% rising
92 Indonesia 7.2 2010 up 51.9% volatile
93 China 7.13 2010 up 13.9% rising
94 Zambia 6.96 2010 up 25.6% rising
95 Tunisia 6.87 2010 up 39.1% volatile
96 Kuwait 6.85 2010 up 9.1% rising
96 Nicaragua 6.85 2010 up 23.9% volatile
98 Viet Nam 6.81 2010 up 28.0% rising
99 Lesotho 6.56 2010 down 6.4% rising
100 Namibia 6.44 2010 up 12.0% rising
101 Egypt 6.39 2010 up 29.1% volatile
102 Algeria 6.35 2010 up 29.6% volatile
103 Türkiye 6.31 2010 up 23.5% volatile
104 Honduras 6.29 2010 up 12.7% rising
105 Iraq 6.17 2010 up 33.0% volatile
106 Ghana 6.15 2010 up 18.3% rising
107 Syrian Arab Republic 6.08 2010 up 43.7% volatile
108 Kenya 5.91 2010 up 21.6% volatile
109 Maldives 5.87 2010 up 42.8% rising
110 Bangladesh 5.69 2010 up 41.2% volatile
111 Cameroon 5.65 2010 up 20.7% volatile
112 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.41 2010 up 27.0% volatile
113 Congo 5.31 2010 up 5.1% volatile
114 Uganda 5.23 2010 up 43.7% volatile
115 Eswatini 5.08 2010 up 12.6% rising
116 Myanmar 5.04 2010 up 32.6% volatile
117 India 4.81 2010 up 19.1% volatile
118 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.54 2010 up 32.0% volatile
119 Malawi 4.36 2010 up 58.5% volatile
120 Guatemala 4.32 2010 up 16.4% rising
121 Rwanda 4.25 2010 up 43.1% volatile
122 Morocco 4.13 2010 up 41.4% volatile
123 Togo 4.04 2010 up 26.2% volatile
124 Cambodia 3.96 2010 up 50.0% rising
125 Mauritania 3.81 2010 up 48.2% rising
126 Pakistan 3.76 2010 up 48.0% volatile
127 Côte d'Ivoire 3.71 2010 up 32.0% volatile
128 Haiti 3.66 2010 up 21.6% volatile
129 Papua New Guinea 3.63 2010 up 29.6% volatile
130 Nepal 3.5 2010 up 79.5% volatile
131 Sierra Leone 3.34 2010 up 71.3% volatile
132 Benin 3.31 2010 up 65.5% volatile
133 Gambia 3.12 2010 up 66.0% volatile
134 Liberia 3.05 2010 up 47.3% volatile
135 Burundi 2.94 2010 up 43.4% volatile
136 Central African Republic 2.72 2010 up 24.8% volatile
136 Sudan 2.72 2010 up 22.5% volatile
138 Yemen 2.66 2010 up 131.3% volatile
139 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.58 2010 up 17.3% volatile
140 Senegal 2.18 2010 up 58.0% rising
141 Mali 2.09 2010 up 134.8% volatile
142 Afghanistan 1.97 2010 up 91.3% volatile
143 Mozambique 1.43 2010 up 110.3% rising
144 Niger 1.3 2010 up 68.8% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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 total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.