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

Average years of total schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of education completed among people age 35-39.

Countries reporting
144
Highest
14.02
Republic of Korea
Lowest
1.19
Mozambique
Median
8.97
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 14.02 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 1.19 in Mozambique.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.97, and the mean is 8.81.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.

Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 296.2%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 22.7%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 14.02 2010 up 11.1% rising
2 Russian Federation 13.8 2010 up 9.4% rising
3 Switzerland 13.68 2010 up 24.6% rising
4 United States of America 13.65 2010 up 1.9% rising
5 Israel 13.6 2010 up 6.8% rising
6 Singapore 13.54 2010 up 26.4% rising
7 Canada 13.45 2010 up 14.8% rising
8 Czechia 13.43 2010 up 1.5% rising
9 Slovakia 13.37 2010 up 7.1% rising
10 Germany 13.25 2010 up 11.3% rising
11 Ukraine 13.17 2010 up 6.2% rising
12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.08 2010 up 27.0% rising
13 Hong Kong, China 13.03 2010 up 15.6% rising
14 Japan 13.01 2010 up 2.0% rising
14 Lithuania 13.01 2010 up 13.5% rising
16 Estonia 12.79 2010 down 1.0% rising
17 Finland 12.72 2010 up 11.2% rising
18 Sweden 12.63 2010 up 2.7% rising
19 Cyprus 12.56 2010 up 4.1% rising
20 Armenia 12.54 2010 up 8.7% rising
21 Poland 12.47 2010 up 5.1% rising
22 Hungary 12.43 2010 up 4.1% rising
23 Slovenia 12.39 2010 up 1.3% rising
24 Denmark 12.36 2010 down 5.5% rising
25 Belize 12.29 2010 up 19.8% rising
26 Malta 12.27 2010 up 1.3% rising
26 Netherlands 12.27 2010 up 5.7% rising
28 Ireland 12.21 2010 down 3.9% rising
29 Belgium 12.19 2010 up 4.9% rising
30 Luxembourg 12.13 2010 up 16.3% rising
31 Greece 12.09 2010 up 11.0% rising
32 France 12.02 2010 up 9.8% rising
33 Croatia 11.99 2010 up 6.9% rising
34 Iceland 11.84 2010 up 13.1% rising
35 Kazakhstan 11.8 2010 up 2.4% rising
36 Latvia 11.75 2010 up 6.2% rising
37 Australia 11.74 2010 down 3.9% rising
38 Serbia 11.7 2010 up 4.7% rising
39 Norway 11.68 2010 down 8.5% rising
40 Romania 11.6 2010 down 0.2% rising
41 New Zealand 11.5 2010 down 8.1% rising
42 Kyrgyzstan 11.38 2010 up 7.2% rising
43 Italy 11.32 2010 up 8.4% rising
44 Republic of Moldova 11.21 2010 up 3.9% rising
45 Cuba 11.2 2010 up 1.4% rising
46 Austria 11.17 2010 up 11.6% rising
47 Spain 11.16 2010 up 0.4% rising
48 Bulgaria 11.14 2010 up 3.3% rising
49 Tajikistan 11.05 2010 down 7.9% rising
50 Jamaica 10.94 2010 up 12.3% rising
51 Trinidad and Tobago 10.93 2010 up 14.8% rising
52 Albania 10.92 2010 down 0.7% rising
53 Tonga 10.87 2010 up 7.6% rising
54 Sri Lanka 10.79 2010 up 3.9% rising
55 Malaysia 10.78 2010 up 18.5% rising
56 Chile 10.68 2010 up 6.3% rising
57 Botswana 10.63 2010 up 37.5% volatile
58 Fiji 10.59 2010 up 1.2% rising
59 South Africa 10.23 2010 up 37.5% rising
60 Argentina 10.15 2010 up 9.6% rising
61 Panama 9.96 2010 up 3.0% rising
62 Mongolia 9.91 2010 up 13.1% rising
63 Jordan 9.81 2010 up 9.6% volatile
64 Thailand 9.71 2010 up 69.8% rising
65 Barbados 9.57 2010 up 3.3% rising
66 Mauritius 9.4 2010 up 33.3% rising
67 Peru 9.29 2010 down 1.5% rising
68 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9.24 2010 up 30.0% rising
69 Macau (China) 9.23 2010 up 33.2% rising
70 Mexico 9.19 2010 up 17.8% rising
71 Gabon 9.05 2010 up 9.3% volatile
72 Colombia 9 2010 up 19.8% rising
73 Guyana 8.94 2010 up 10.2% rising
74 Uruguay 8.92 2010 up 1.1% rising
75 United Arab Emirates 8.88 2010 up 7.8% volatile
76 Brunei Darussalam 8.86 2010 down 1.6% rising
77 Brazil 8.81 2010 up 52.2% volatile
78 Qatar 8.6 2010 up 27.2% rising
79 Portugal 8.56 2010 down 9.3% rising
80 Philippines 8.51 2010 up 16.7% rising
81 El Salvador 8.5 2010 up 42.4% volatile
82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.47 2010 down 0.2% rising
83 Saudi Arabia 8.46 2010 up 13.3% rising
84 Libya 8.31 2010 up 33.6% volatile
85 Ecuador 8.28 2010 up 9.7% rising
86 Costa Rica 8.18 2010 down 2.9% rising
87 Indonesia 8.11 2010 up 60.6% rising
88 Dominican Republic 8.07 2010 up 27.7% rising
89 Zimbabwe 8 2010 up 31.8% rising
90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.99 2010 up 8.6% volatile
91 Paraguay 7.93 2010 up 19.6% rising
92 China 7.8 2010 down 1.6% rising
93 Viet Nam 7.75 2010 up 31.6% rising
94 Egypt 7.65 2010 up 39.9% volatile
95 Kenya 7.62 2010 up 27.0% volatile
96 Iraq 7.56 2010 up 23.7% volatile
97 Bahrain 7.54 2010 down 1.3% volatile
98 Algeria 7.52 2010 up 24.3% volatile
99 Tunisia 7.23 2010 up 18.7% volatile
100 Namibia 7.18 2010 up 17.9% rising
101 Cameroon 7.03 2010 up 20.6% volatile
102 Syrian Arab Republic 7.02 2010 up 24.2% volatile
102 Türkiye 7.02 2010 up 8.3% rising
104 Zambia 7.01 2010 up 8.3% rising
105 Ghana 6.77 2010 down 11.4% volatile
106 Nicaragua 6.47 2010 up 8.9% rising
107 Congo 6.27 2010 down 22.7% volatile
108 Kuwait 6.25 2010 up 4.7% rising
109 Honduras 6.18 2010 up 10.6% rising
110 Lesotho 6.07 2010 down 16.7% rising
111 India 5.99 2010 up 27.7% volatile
112 Uganda 5.72 2010 up 30.3% volatile
113 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.66 2010 up 12.5% rising
114 Haiti 5.55 2010 up 23.1% volatile
115 Morocco 5.44 2010 up 41.7% volatile
116 Côte d'Ivoire 5.23 2010 up 52.5% volatile
117 Togo 4.83 2010 unchanged volatile
118 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.64 2010 down 4.5% rising
119 Guatemala 4.63 2010 up 12.7% rising
120 Myanmar 4.47 2010 up 31.9% rising
120 Pakistan 4.47 2010 up 16.7% volatile
122 Cambodia 4.46 2010 up 43.4% rising
123 Central African Republic 4.44 2010 up 32.9% volatile
124 Bangladesh 4.41 2010 up 18.2% rising
125 Liberia 4.38 2010 up 1.2% volatile
126 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.29 2010 down 1.8% volatile
127 Malawi 4.26 2010 up 13.9% rising
128 Papua New Guinea 4.21 2010 up 0.7% volatile
129 Maldives 4.18 2010 up 48.8% falling
130 Sudan 4.13 2010 up 21.8% volatile
131 Mauritania 4.01 2010 up 28.9% rising
132 Eswatini 3.9 2010 down 9.7% rising
133 Gambia 3.61 2010 up 97.3% volatile
134 Sierra Leone 3.45 2010 up 25.0% volatile
135 Nepal 3.39 2010 up 25.1% volatile
136 Benin 3.27 2010 up 7.6% volatile
137 Rwanda 3.24 2010 up 34.4% volatile
138 Yemen 3.17 2010 up 296.2% volatile
139 Afghanistan 3.11 2010 up 18.3% volatile
140 Burundi 2.84 2010 up 50.3% rising
141 Senegal 2.61 2010 up 32.5% rising
142 Niger 1.81 2010 up 54.7% volatile
143 Mali 1.6 2010 up 14.3% volatile
144 Mozambique 1.19 2010 up 0.8% rising

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 35-39, 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 total schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of education completed among people age 35-39.