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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
47.2%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
13.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 47.2% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.3%, and the mean is 15.0%.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 232.9%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 47.2% 2010 up 7.8% volatile
2 Papua New Guinea 39.0% 2010 up 37.4% volatile
3 Türkiye 37.6% 2010 down 5.5% rising
4 Cameroon 35.6% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
5 Myanmar 35.2% 2010 up 21.5% volatile
6 Ecuador 34.5% 2010 up 39.6% rising
7 Uruguay 34.0% 2010 up 2.1% rising
8 Rwanda 34.0% 2010 up 45.3% volatile
9 Mauritania 33.9% 2010 up 62.5% rising
10 Portugal 33.8% 2010 down 12.6% rising
11 Namibia 33.0% 2010 up 42.4% rising
12 Costa Rica 32.6% 2010 down 0.1% rising
13 Zambia 31.6% 2010 down 1.3% volatile
14 Argentina 30.9% 2010 down 6.0% flat
15 Indonesia 29.2% 2010 down 13.4% rising
16 Zimbabwe 29.0% 2010 up 43.8% rising
17 Greece 29.0% 2010 up 5.1% rising
18 Syrian Arab Republic 28.9% 2010 up 117.4% volatile
19 Colombia 28.9% 2010 up 17.1% rising
20 Lesotho 28.4% 2010 up 19.9% rising
21 Thailand 27.8% 2010 up 49.9% volatile
22 Paraguay 27.2% 2010 up 18.3% rising
23 Trinidad and Tobago 27.1% 2010 down 12.5% falling
24 Malta 26.4% 2010 up 18.9% rising
25 Sudan 25.5% 2010 up 26.0% volatile
26 New Zealand 25.3% 2010 up 6.7% rising
27 Côte d'Ivoire 24.9% 2010 up 46.0% volatile
28 Honduras 24.8% 2010 down 12.1% rising
29 Burundi 24.8% 2010 up 42.9% volatile
30 Brazil 24.6% 2010 down 16.6% rising
31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 24.2% 2010 down 22.1% rising
32 Austria 23.4% 2010 down 19.6% falling
33 Kenya 22.7% 2010 up 24.5% rising
34 Iceland 22.0% 2010 down 27.9% falling
35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.8% 2010 up 11.7% rising
36 Cambodia 21.5% 2010 up 52.6% volatile
37 Spain 20.7% 2010 up 18.2% falling
38 Bangladesh 20.5% 2010 up 1.2% volatile
39 Algeria 20.4% 2010 up 11.5% volatile
40 Panama 20.1% 2010 up 3.9% falling
41 Gabon 19.7% 2010 down 0.1% rising
42 Luxembourg 18.9% 2010 down 26.9% falling
43 Iraq 18.8% 2010 down 1.3% volatile
44 Guatemala 18.8% 2010 up 34.0% rising
45 Togo 18.7% 2010 down 7.1% volatile
46 Philippines 18.7% 2010 down 11.0% rising
47 Tunisia 18.6% 2010 up 14.0% volatile
48 Italy 18.3% 2010 down 27.5% falling
49 Viet Nam 18.1% 2010 down 41.5% rising
50 Central African Republic 18.0% 2010 up 38.2% volatile
50 Poland 18.0% 2010 down 33.8% falling
52 Peru 18.0% 2010 up 48.0% falling
53 Maldives 17.9% 2010 up 14.4% rising
54 France 17.7% 2010 down 12.7% falling
55 Guyana 16.8% 2010 down 20.3% falling
56 Liberia 16.8% 2010 up 113.2% volatile
57 Mexico 16.6% 2010 down 16.4% rising
58 Eswatini 16.6% 2010 up 22.5% rising
59 China 16.4% 2010 down 8.1% rising
60 Fiji 16.4% 2010 up 24.4% falling
61 Nepal 16.3% 2010 up 93.4% volatile
62 Cyprus 16.0% 2010 up 2.8% falling
63 Morocco 15.9% 2010 up 29.9% volatile
64 Macau, China 15.9% 2010 down 35.9% falling
65 Hong Kong, China 15.5% 2010 up 11.4% flat
66 El Salvador 15.3% 2010 down 5.2% rising
67 Malawi 15.1% 2010 up 81.2% volatile
68 Senegal 14.5% 2010 up 232.9% falling
69 Nicaragua 14.4% 2010 up 8.7% rising
70 Belize 14.2% 2010 down 65.8% falling
71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.0% 2010 down 26.0% volatile
72 Mozambique 13.4% 2010 up 52.2% rising
73 Ireland 13.3% 2010 down 9.2% falling
74 Saudi Arabia 12.5% 2010 down 10.7% rising
75 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.4% 2010 down 47.6% falling
76 Uganda 12.1% 2010 down 41.7% volatile
77 Pakistan 11.5% 2010 up 50.5% volatile
78 Republic of Korea 11.4% 2010 down 18.8% falling
79 Malaysia 11.3% 2010 down 17.2% rising
80 Brunei Darussalam 11.1% 2010 down 18.7% rising
81 India 11.0% 2010 down 0.4% rising
82 Sri Lanka 11.0% 2010 up 32.4% rising
83 Jamaica 10.9% 2010 down 19.7% falling
84 Kuwait 10.4% 2010 up 120.1% volatile
85 Benin 10.4% 2010 up 22.2% volatile
86 Albania 10.4% 2010 down 29.0% falling
87 Netherlands 10.3% 2010 down 28.4% volatile
88 Belgium 10.3% 2010 down 15.9% volatile
89 Lithuania 10.2% 2010 down 13.9% falling
90 Qatar 10.1% 2010 up 121.7% rising
91 Serbia 9.9% 2010 down 69.4% falling
92 Croatia 9.6% 2010 down 65.4% falling
93 Dominican Republic 9.5% 2010 down 35.0% rising
94 Cuba 9.4% 2010 down 14.0% falling
95 Ghana 9.3% 2010 up 1.2% rising
96 Niger 9.3% 2010 up 56.9% volatile
97 Japan 9.2% 2010 down 39.1% falling
98 Sweden 8.9% 2010 down 28.4% volatile
99 Jordan 8.8% 2010 down 33.3% rising
100 Chile 8.8% 2010 down 31.5% falling
101 Israel 8.5% 2010 down 58.8% falling
102 Mauritius 8.2% 2010 down 13.0% falling
103 Libya 8.1% 2010 down 20.8% volatile
104 Sierra Leone 8.0% 2010 down 2.7% rising
105 United Arab Emirates 7.3% 2010 up 3.8% volatile
106 Tonga 7.1% 2010 down 57.8% falling
107 Ukraine 7.0% 2010 down 20.7% volatile
108 Mongolia 6.8% 2010 down 27.3% falling
109 Mali 6.8% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
110 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.2% 2010 down 46.9% rising
111 South Africa 6.0% 2010 down 14.4% volatile
112 Denmark 5.9% 2010 down 47.0% falling
113 Botswana 5.9% 2010 down 14.5% volatile
114 Egypt 5.8% 2010 down 5.7% rising
115 Kyrgyzstan 5.6% 2010 down 67.5% falling
116 Bulgaria 5.5% 2010 down 81.3% falling
117 Yemen 5.4% 2010 up 37.7% volatile
118 Estonia 4.9% 2010 down 58.0% volatile
119 Haiti 4.7% 2010 up 29.9% rising
120 Singapore 4.6% 2010 down 29.5% rising
121 Republic of Moldova 4.6% 2010 down 35.3% falling
122 Australia 4.6% 2010 down 28.1% volatile
123 Congo 4.5% 2010 down 26.5% rising
124 Armenia 4.3% 2010 down 33.6% falling
125 Russian Federation 4.2% 2010 down 14.1% falling
126 Gambia 3.8% 2010 up 17.0% volatile
127 Slovenia 3.6% 2010 down 38.6% volatile
128 Barbados 3.5% 2010 down 46.9% volatile
129 Bahrain 3.5% 2010 down 13.5% falling
130 Latvia 3.5% 2010 down 71.3% falling
131 Kazakhstan 3.1% 2010 down 36.9% volatile
132 Germany 2.9% 2010 down 88.2% falling
133 Switzerland 2.8% 2010 down 88.0% falling
134 Tajikistan 2.5% 2010 down 63.0% falling
135 Canada 2.3% 2010 down 33.0% volatile
136 Hungary 2.1% 2010 down 83.3% volatile
137 United States of America 1.9% 2010 up 7.4% volatile
138 Romania 1.8% 2010 down 13.7% falling
139 Slovakia 1.1% 2010 down 95.8% falling
140 Afghanistan 0.6% 2010 down 28.2% volatile
140 Czechia 0.6% 2010 up 165.2% volatile
142 Norway 0.2% 2010 down 98.9% volatile
143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2% 2010 down 75.0% falling
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary