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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education by country

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education

Countries reporting
144
Highest
69.6%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
Netherlands
Median
0.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 69.6% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 8.6%.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 3,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Niger 69.6% 2010 down 16.0% falling
2 Mozambique 60.6% 2010 down 28.0% flat
3 Central African Republic 59.6% 2010 up 1.4% falling
4 Afghanistan 59.2% 2010 down 14.9% falling
5 Viet Nam 57.8% 2010 up 142.1% volatile
6 Mali 56.6% 2010 down 26.8% falling
7 Sudan 51.5% 2010 up 0.2% falling
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 48.1% 2010 down 7.7% falling
9 Yemen 44.0% 2010 down 37.7% falling
10 Burundi 40.8% 2010 down 6.4% falling
11 Papua New Guinea 40.7% 2010 up 32.5% falling
12 Senegal 38.1% 2010 down 37.3% falling
13 Sierra Leone 37.9% 2010 down 45.2% falling
14 Côte d'Ivoire 37.8% 2010 down 12.9% falling
15 Pakistan 35.5% 2010 down 35.7% falling
16 Cameroon 35.4% 2010 up 27.8% falling
17 Benin 32.5% 2010 down 44.7% falling
18 Liberia 31.9% 2010 down 54.3% falling
19 Gambia 29.3% 2010 down 51.8% falling
20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.4% 2010 down 19.2% falling
21 Eswatini 22.6% 2010 up 117.4% volatile
22 Namibia 22.5% 2010 up 15.5% volatile
23 Rwanda 22.4% 2010 down 43.0% falling
24 Morocco 21.9% 2010 down 56.8% falling
25 Brunei Darussalam 20.1% 2010 down 2.7% volatile
26 Iraq 18.5% 2010 down 8.0% volatile
27 Togo 17.6% 2010 down 44.1% falling
28 Congo 15.2% 2010 up 68.1% volatile
29 Ghana 12.2% 2010 down 67.8% falling
30 Gabon 11.7% 2010 up 436.7% volatile
31 India 11.1% 2010 down 63.3% falling
32 Jamaica 10.2% 2010 up 174.9% volatile
33 Egypt 8.3% 2010 down 30.2% volatile
34 Cambodia 7.9% 2010 down 70.9% falling
35 Kenya 7.8% 2010 down 44.9% volatile
36 Nepal 6.9% 2010 down 80.2% falling
37 Algeria 6.8% 2010 down 46.7% volatile
38 Nicaragua 5.7% 2010 down 69.9% volatile
39 Syrian Arab Republic 5.3% 2010 down 3.1% volatile
40 Switzerland 5.1% 2010 down 85.1% volatile
41 Sweden 5.1% 2010 up 64.8% falling
42 New Zealand 4.7% 2010 up 3,800.0% volatile
43 Panama 3.9% 2010 up 16.7% falling
44 Germany 3.4% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
45 Bulgaria 3.2% 2010 up 4.6% volatile
46 Guatemala 3.1% 2010 down 86.4% volatile
46 Mauritania 3.1% 2010 down 92.1% falling
48 Zambia 2.9% 2010 down 73.5% volatile
49 Norway 2.6% 2010 — volatile
50 Bahrain 2.5% 2010 up 11.8% volatile
50 Tunisia 2.5% 2010 down 79.8% volatile
52 Türkiye 2.5% 2010 up 11.9% volatile
53 Thailand 2.5% 2010 down 45.5% volatile
54 Mongolia 2.3% 2010 down 56.6% falling
55 Honduras 2.2% 2010 down 30.2% volatile
56 Latvia 2.0% 2010 up 741.7% volatile
56 Singapore 2.0% 2010 down 42.8% volatile
58 El Salvador 1.7% 2010 down 84.3% volatile
59 Malaysia 1.6% 2010 down 25.2% volatile
60 Serbia 1.6% 2010 down 71.8% volatile
61 Lesotho 1.5% 2010 down 87.0% falling
62 Iceland 1.5% 2010 up 1,566.7% volatile
62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.5% 2010 down 91.5% volatile
64 Maldives 1.4% 2010 unchanged volatile
65 Dominican Republic 1.2% 2010 up 933.3% volatile
66 Mexico 1.1% 2010 down 59.7% volatile
67 Ecuador 1.1% 2010 down 89.6% volatile
68 Chile 1.1% 2010 up 20.2% volatile
69 Paraguay 1.0% 2010 down 67.6% volatile
70 Albania 0.9% 2010 up 86.3% volatile
71 Jordan 0.9% 2010 down 87.7% volatile
71 Japan 0.9% 2010 up 75.5% volatile
73 Indonesia 0.9% 2010 down 88.0% volatile
73 Philippines 0.9% 2010 down 74.9% volatile
75 Sri Lanka 0.9% 2010 down 70.3% volatile
76 Romania 0.9% 2010 down 60.7% volatile
77 Luxembourg 0.9% 2010 down 91.9% volatile
78 Hungary 0.8% 2010 up 58.0% volatile
79 Colombia 0.7% 2010 down 90.2% volatile
80 Guyana 0.7% 2010 down 82.9% volatile
81 Cuba 0.6% 2010 down 52.2% volatile
82 Russian Federation 0.6% 2010 up 45.0% volatile
83 Peru 0.6% 2010 down 9.5% volatile
84 Slovakia 0.5% 2010 down 63.8% volatile
85 China 0.5% 2010 down 62.9% volatile
86 Malta 0.5% 2010 down 21.7% volatile
87 Estonia 0.5% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
88 Costa Rica 0.4% 2010 down 73.0% volatile
89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% 2010 down 82.8% volatile
89 Israel 0.4% 2010 down 94.4% volatile
91 Fiji 0.3% 2010 down 63.6% volatile
91 Croatia 0.3% 2010 down 93.6% volatile
91 Portugal 0.3% 2010 down 11.1% volatile
94 Tonga 0.3% 2010 down 50.0% volatile
94 South Africa 0.3% 2010 down 90.4% volatile
96 Republic of Moldova 0.3% 2010 down 91.1% volatile
97 Qatar 0.3% 2010 down 96.3% volatile
98 Belgium 0.2% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
99 Czechia 0.2% 2010 up 46.7% volatile
99 Spain 0.2% 2010 down 92.6% volatile
101 Italy 0.2% 2010 down 73.8% falling
101 Kuwait 0.2% 2010 down 98.1% volatile
103 Argentina 0.2% 2010 down 72.6% volatile
103 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2010 down 28.6% volatile
103 Mauritius 0.2% 2010 down 72.6% volatile
106 United States of America 0.2% 2010 up 111.1% volatile
107 Armenia 0.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
107 Cyprus 0.2% 2010 down 20.0% volatile
109 Ireland 0.1% 2010 down 96.1% volatile
109 Macau, China 0.1% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
111 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 2010 down 95.1% volatile
112 Austria 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
112 Brazil 0.1% 2010 down 98.7% volatile
114 United Arab Emirates 0.1% 2010 down 95.6% volatile
114 Australia 0.1% 2010 down 52.4% volatile
114 Botswana 0.1% 2010 down 82.1% volatile
114 Canada 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
114 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2010 down 44.4% volatile
114 Libya 0.1% 2010 down 98.6% volatile
114 Myanmar 0.1% 2010 down 99.0% volatile
114 Saudi Arabia 0.1% 2010 down 99.3% volatile
114 Tajikistan 0.1% 2010 down 28.6% volatile
114 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2010 down 99.6% volatile
114 Ukraine 0.1% 2010 down 75.0% volatile
114 Zimbabwe 0.1% 2010 down 91.7% volatile
126 Bangladesh 0.1% 2010 down 99.6% volatile
126 Barbados 0.1% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
126 Malawi 0.1% 2010 down 99.6% volatile
126 Slovenia 0.1% 2010 down 70.0% volatile
130 Haiti 0.1% 2010 down 99.8% volatile
130 Uruguay 0.1% 2010 down 96.2% volatile
132 Belize 0.1% 2010 down 80.0% volatile
132 Greece 0.1% 2010 down 94.9% volatile
132 Uganda 0.1% 2010 down 99.4% volatile
135 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.1% 2010 down 95.2% volatile
136 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2010 down 90.0% volatile
136 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2010 down 50.0% volatile
136 Poland 0.1% 2010 down 75.0% volatile
139 France 0.0% 2010 down 90.0% volatile
140 Denmark 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
140 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
140 Hong Kong, China 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
140 Lithuania 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
140 Netherlands 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education
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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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with no education