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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary by country

Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
141
Highest
16.4%
Thailand
Lowest
0.0%
South Africa
Median
0.1%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 16.4% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.7%.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 5,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Thailand 16.4% 2010 up 307.2% volatile
2 Singapore 9.2% 2010 up 1,035.8% volatile
3 Colombia 8.3% 2010 up 286.5% volatile
4 Nicaragua 5.2% 2010 up 17.0% volatile
5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.8% 2010 up 46.4% volatile
6 Libya 4.8% 2010 up 49.4% volatile
7 Hong Kong, China 4.2% 2010 up 4,611.1% volatile
8 Barbados 3.8% 2010 up 1,539.1% volatile
9 Sri Lanka 3.3% 2010 up 247.9% volatile
10 Egypt 2.5% 2010 up 257.1% volatile
11 Eswatini 2.4% 2010 up 54.2% volatile
12 Panama 2.0% 2010 down 1.4% volatile
13 Croatia 2.0% 2010 up 170.3% volatile
13 Slovakia 2.0% 2010 — volatile
15 Jamaica 1.8% 2010 up 5.7% volatile
16 Myanmar 1.7% 2010 up 108.5% volatile
17 Ukraine 1.6% 2010 up 125.0% volatile
18 Algeria 1.4% 2010 up 984.6% volatile
19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.4% 2010 up 466.7% volatile
20 Kazakhstan 1.3% 2010 up 786.7% volatile
21 Cuba 1.3% 2010 — volatile
21 Iraq 1.3% 2010 up 120.0% volatile
23 Belize 1.3% 2010 up 81.9% volatile
24 Gabon 1.3% 2010 up 7.6% rising
25 Brunei Darussalam 1.2% 2010 up 14.8% volatile
26 Malaysia 1.2% 2010 up 46.2% volatile
27 Armenia 1.0% 2010 — volatile
28 New Zealand 1.0% 2010 down 72.9% falling
29 China 0.7% 2010 up 7.8% volatile
30 Fiji 0.6% 2010 up 77.1% volatile
30 Mongolia 0.6% 2010 — volatile
32 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% 2010 — volatile
33 Morocco 0.6% 2010 up 35.7% volatile
34 Saudi Arabia 0.5% 2010 up 5,200.0% volatile
35 France 0.5% 2010 down 16.1% volatile
36 Yemen 0.5% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
37 United Arab Emirates 0.4% 2010 up 5.1% volatile
38 Sudan 0.4% 2010 up 129.4% volatile
39 Nepal 0.3% 2010 — volatile
40 Botswana 0.3% 2010 up 2,800.0% volatile
40 Tajikistan 0.3% 2010 — volatile
42 Costa Rica 0.3% 2010 down 93.9% volatile
43 Tonga 0.2% 2010 up 118.2% volatile
44 Cameroon 0.2% 2010 up 43.8% volatile
45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% 2010 down 21.4% volatile
46 Togo 0.2% 2010 up 53.8% volatile
47 Cambodia 0.2% 2010 up 850.0% volatile
47 Mauritania 0.2% 2010 up 111.1% volatile
49 Gambia 0.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
49 India 0.2% 2010 — volatile
51 Philippines 0.1% 2010 down 25.0% volatile
51 Tunisia 0.1% 2010 down 16.7% volatile
53 Netherlands 0.1% 2010 — volatile
54 Afghanistan 0.1% 2010 down 23.5% rising
54 Ghana 0.1% 2010 up 1,200.0% volatile
56 Latvia 0.1% 2010 — volatile
57 Kenya 0.1% 2010 down 8.3% volatile
57 Peru 0.1% 2010 down 99.1% volatile
59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2010 — volatile
60 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1% 2010 up 60.0% volatile
60 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2010 down 94.0% volatile
62 Canada 0.1% 2010 down 36.4% volatile
62 Israel 0.1% 2010 down 77.4% volatile
62 Mali 0.1% 2010 down 22.2% volatile
62 Namibia 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
66 Belgium 0.1% 2010 down 62.5% volatile
66 Spain 0.1% 2010 down 83.8% volatile
66 Haiti 0.1% 2010 down 14.3% volatile
69 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1% 2010 down 37.5% volatile
69 Congo 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
69 Guyana 0.1% 2010 — volatile
69 Malta 0.1% 2010 down 95.0% volatile
69 Papua New Guinea 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
74 Benin 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
74 Brazil 0.0% 2010 down 33.3% volatile
74 Central African Republic 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
74 Cyprus 0.0% 2010 down 85.7% volatile
74 Qatar 0.0% 2010 down 94.3% volatile
79 Switzerland 0.0% 2010 — volatile
79 Mozambique 0.0% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
79 Türkiye 0.0% 2010 down 94.2% volatile
79 Viet Nam 0.0% 2010 down 87.5% volatile
83 Indonesia 0.0% 2010 — volatile
83 Liberia 0.0% 2010 down 90.9% volatile
83 Macau, China 0.0% 2010 — volatile
83 Niger 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
87 Austria 0.0% 2010 down 98.9% volatile
87 Burundi 0.0% 2010 unchanged falling
87 Bangladesh 0.0% 2010 — volatile
87 Chile 0.0% 2010 — volatile
87 Czechia 0.0% 2010 — volatile
87 Lesotho 0.0% 2010 down 88.9% volatile
87 Malawi 0.0% 2010 — volatile
87 Paraguay 0.0% 2010 — volatile
87 Rwanda 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
87 Senegal 0.0% 2010 down 80.0% volatile
87 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2010 — falling
87 Zambia 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
87 Zimbabwe 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Albania 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Australia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Bulgaria 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Bahrain 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Germany 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Denmark 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Ecuador 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Estonia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Greece 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Honduras 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Hungary 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Ireland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Iceland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling
100 Italy 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Jordan 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Japan 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Kuwait 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Lithuania 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Luxembourg 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Maldives 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Mexico 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Mauritius 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Norway 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Pakistan 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Poland 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Portugal 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Romania 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Russian Federation 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Sierra Leone 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 El Salvador 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Serbia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Slovenia 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Sweden 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2010 — volatile
100 Uganda 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
100 United States of America 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling
100 South Africa 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary