Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country
Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
Countries reporting
144
Highest
81.1%
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
0.0%
Sudan
Median
19.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 81.1% in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 0.0% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.8%, and the mean is 23.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,704.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 8,917.6%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 93.5%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 81.1% | 2010 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 2 | Mauritius | 80.7% | 2010 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 74.2% | 2010 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 72.5% | 2010 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Japan | 70.0% | 2010 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 6 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 66.8% | 2010 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Malaysia | 65.0% | 2010 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Tonga | 62.9% | 2010 | up 413.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 62.6% | 2010 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 62.0% | 2010 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 60.4% | 2010 | up 230.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Armenia | 57.0% | 2010 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 13 | Fiji | 51.2% | 2010 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.3% | 2010 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 45.2% | 2010 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Mongolia | 45.1% | 2010 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 43.7% | 2010 | up 353.2% | volatile |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 43.3% | 2010 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 41.4% | 2010 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 41.0% | 2010 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 39.7% | 2010 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 38.6% | 2010 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.1% | 2010 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 37.8% | 2010 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 37.8% | 2010 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 37.3% | 2010 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Albania | 37.2% | 2010 | up 206.6% | rising |
| 28 | Canada | 36.3% | 2010 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 35.2% | 2010 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 34.8% | 2010 | up 146.6% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 34.6% | 2010 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 32 | Macau, China | 34.4% | 2010 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 33 | United States of America | 33.4% | 2010 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 34 | India | 33.0% | 2010 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 33.0% | 2010 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Latvia | 33.0% | 2010 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Iceland | 32.2% | 2010 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 31.7% | 2010 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 39 | Qatar | 31.6% | 2010 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 40 | Guyana | 30.7% | 2010 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Belize | 29.7% | 2010 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 29.3% | 2010 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 43 | France | 29.1% | 2010 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Jamaica | 28.3% | 2010 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 28.2% | 2010 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 28.1% | 2010 | down 64.4% | rising |
| 47 | Libya | 28.1% | 2010 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Cyprus | 27.1% | 2010 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 27.1% | 2010 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 50 | Algeria | 26.7% | 2010 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 25.9% | 2010 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 25.4% | 2010 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 53 | Botswana | 24.3% | 2010 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 24.0% | 2010 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 23.9% | 2010 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 23.3% | 2010 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Ghana | 22.9% | 2010 | up 344.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 22.9% | 2010 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 59 | Jordan | 22.6% | 2010 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahrain | 22.5% | 2010 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Egypt | 22.4% | 2010 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Pakistan | 22.2% | 2010 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 22.1% | 2010 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Iraq | 21.9% | 2010 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovenia | 21.8% | 2010 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Netherlands | 21.8% | 2010 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 20.5% | 2010 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 68 | Brazil | 20.4% | 2010 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Ireland | 20.4% | 2010 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 70 | Sweden | 20.1% | 2010 | down 17.6% | flat |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 20.0% | 2010 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 19.9% | 2010 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.7% | 2010 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 74 | Croatia | 19.3% | 2010 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Gabon | 19.2% | 2010 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 76 | Portugal | 19.0% | 2010 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Malta | 18.7% | 2010 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 18.2% | 2010 | up 316.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 18.1% | 2010 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 80 | Türkiye | 18.1% | 2010 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Serbia | 17.3% | 2010 | up 464.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Morocco | 17.1% | 2010 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16.9% | 2010 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 84 | Zambia | 16.9% | 2010 | up 267.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 16.7% | 2010 | up 657.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Myanmar | 16.6% | 2010 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Nepal | 16.6% | 2010 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Italy | 15.7% | 2010 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 89 | Poland | 15.5% | 2010 | up 419.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.3% | 2010 | up 8,917.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Benin | 15.2% | 2010 | up 196.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Hungary | 14.8% | 2010 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Cuba | 14.7% | 2010 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 94 | Norway | 14.4% | 2010 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Romania | 14.2% | 2010 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 14.2% | 2010 | up 6,069.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Paraguay | 14.0% | 2010 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Finland | 13.7% | 2010 | up 590.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Lithuania | 13.3% | 2010 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 100 | Kuwait | 13.1% | 2010 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Yemen | 13.0% | 2010 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Switzerland | 12.8% | 2010 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Cameroon | 12.6% | 2010 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Estonia | 11.9% | 2010 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Togo | 11.6% | 2010 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 11.4% | 2010 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 107 | Czechia | 11.4% | 2010 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 11.3% | 2010 | up 165.5% | falling |
| 109 | Honduras | 10.7% | 2010 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Rwanda | 10.6% | 2010 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | 9.9% | 2010 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 9.4% | 2010 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.1% | 2010 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Germany | 8.9% | 2010 | up 819.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 8.9% | 2010 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 116 | Maldives | 8.1% | 2010 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 117 | Austria | 7.9% | 2010 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 7.6% | 2010 | up 156.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Barbados | 7.0% | 2010 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 120 | Guatemala | 6.8% | 2010 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 121 | Lesotho | 6.7% | 2010 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2010 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Haiti | 6.1% | 2010 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Mauritania | 6.0% | 2010 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Namibia | 6.0% | 2010 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 5.8% | 2010 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Mozambique | 5.7% | 2010 | up 1,869.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 5.6% | 2010 | up 223.7% | rising |
| 129 | Kenya | 4.5% | 2010 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Eswatini | 4.4% | 2010 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Niger | 4.2% | 2010 | up 198.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Malawi | 4.1% | 2010 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.5% | 2010 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 2.9% | 2010 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Mali | 2.6% | 2010 | up 664.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.5% | 2010 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Cambodia | 2.4% | 2010 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | 2.4% | 2010 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 139 | Gambia | 2.2% | 2010 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 139 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.2% | 2010 | up 5,325.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Uganda | 1.9% | 2010 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 0.6% | 2010 | up 47.4% | falling |
| 143 | Congo | 0.4% | 2010 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2010 | down 93.5% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary