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

Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
65.5%
Tajikistan
Lowest
1.4%
Senegal
Median
25.1%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 65.5% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 1.4% in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 25.1%, and the mean is 26.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 46.

Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 522.9%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 62.1%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tajikistan 65.5% 2010 up 2.0% volatile
2 Czechia 65.4% 2010 up 6.3% volatile
3 Armenia 64.2% 2010 up 2.6% rising
4 Kazakhstan 63.7% 2010 up 1.1% volatile
5 Kyrgyzstan 63.6% 2010 up 25.5% volatile
6 Slovakia 56.8% 2010 up 54.6% volatile
7 South Africa 54.6% 2010 up 204.6% volatile
8 Poland 54.2% 2010 up 7.2% volatile
9 Germany 54.2% 2010 up 70.4% volatile
10 Tonga 52.2% 2010 up 340.3% volatile
11 Republic of Moldova 51.4% 2010 up 31.2% rising
12 Switzerland 51.1% 2010 up 60.8% rising
13 Slovenia 49.6% 2010 up 3.6% volatile
14 Trinidad and Tobago 49.6% 2010 up 86.1% volatile
15 Hungary 48.5% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
16 Lithuania 46.7% 2010 down 2.2% rising
17 Romania 46.6% 2010 up 26.6% volatile
18 Mongolia 46.3% 2010 up 7.8% volatile
19 Sweden 45.7% 2010 down 1.2% rising
20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 45.3% 2010 up 384.6% volatile
21 Hong Kong, China 43.7% 2010 up 39.8% rising
22 Mauritius 43.1% 2010 up 127.9% rising
23 Bulgaria 43.0% 2010 up 82.8% volatile
24 Estonia 43.0% 2010 up 4.3% rising
25 Croatia 43.0% 2010 up 54.4% volatile
26 Serbia 42.8% 2010 up 97.8% volatile
27 United Arab Emirates 42.5% 2010 up 20.4% volatile
28 Japan 41.8% 2010 up 9.5% rising
29 Latvia 41.0% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
30 Malaysia 39.5% 2010 up 15.0% volatile
31 Albania 38.9% 2010 up 59.4% volatile
32 Norway 38.1% 2010 up 26.5% volatile
33 Chile 37.7% 2010 up 32.3% rising
34 Fiji 37.5% 2010 up 2.4% volatile
35 Netherlands 37.3% 2010 down 1.1% volatile
36 Israel 37.1% 2010 up 27.9% rising
37 Guyana 36.6% 2010 up 25.2% volatile
38 Finland 36.5% 2010 up 98.2% volatile
39 Denmark 36.2% 2010 up 3.1% rising
40 France 35.3% 2010 up 14.0% volatile
41 United States of America 35.3% 2010 up 14.0% falling
42 Republic of Korea 35.3% 2010 down 7.5% volatile
43 Austria 34.8% 2010 up 10.3% rising
44 Bahrain 34.7% 2010 up 1.0% volatile
45 Ukraine 34.5% 2010 up 7.1% rising
46 Australia 34.5% 2010 down 36.4% rising
47 Peru 33.8% 2010 up 50.3% volatile
48 Jamaica 33.6% 2010 up 19.6% volatile
49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33.6% 2010 up 173.7% volatile
50 Italy 33.1% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
51 Macau, China 32.5% 2010 up 77.6% volatile
52 Cyprus 32.3% 2010 up 5.1% rising
53 Argentina 31.9% 2010 up 26.6% rising
54 Belize 31.4% 2010 up 87.0% volatile
55 Belgium 31.4% 2010 up 10.5% rising
56 Iran, Islamic Republic of 31.2% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
57 Brunei Darussalam 30.5% 2010 up 12.8% volatile
58 Cuba 29.8% 2010 down 4.9% volatile
59 Jordan 29.6% 2010 down 1.1% volatile
60 Saudi Arabia 29.3% 2010 up 78.4% volatile
61 Singapore 29.2% 2010 down 24.1% volatile
62 Canada 29.1% 2010 down 5.0% rising
63 Bangladesh 28.8% 2010 up 92.9% volatile
64 Greece 27.7% 2010 down 9.7% rising
65 Dominican Republic 27.4% 2010 up 85.5% volatile
66 Brazil 27.4% 2010 up 57.1% volatile
67 Botswana 27.0% 2010 up 0.5% volatile
68 Qatar 26.8% 2010 up 27.1% rising
69 Luxembourg 26.3% 2010 up 3.5% rising
70 Panama 26.3% 2010 up 22.1% rising
71 Iceland 26.3% 2010 up 2.9% rising
72 Colombia 25.1% 2010 up 21.9% volatile
73 Ecuador 25.1% 2010 up 51.6% rising
74 Philippines 24.9% 2010 up 37.8% rising
75 Ireland 24.9% 2010 down 9.9% rising
76 Egypt 24.4% 2010 up 34.9% volatile
77 Barbados 23.4% 2010 down 2.0% rising
78 Libya 23.0% 2010 down 4.7% volatile
79 Gabon 22.6% 2010 up 30.9% volatile
79 El Salvador 22.6% 2010 up 102.3% volatile
81 Kuwait 21.6% 2010 up 1.2% rising
82 Russian Federation 21.1% 2010 down 22.0% rising
83 China 20.7% 2010 down 15.1% volatile
84 Paraguay 20.4% 2010 up 40.6% volatile
85 India 20.2% 2010 up 23.7% volatile
86 Uruguay 19.8% 2010 up 11.7% rising
87 Spain 19.7% 2010 up 28.8% volatile
88 Mexico 19.4% 2010 up 13.9% volatile
89 Indonesia 19.4% 2010 up 135.6% volatile
90 Costa Rica 19.3% 2010 up 16.6% volatile
91 Nicaragua 18.4% 2010 up 41.2% volatile
92 Sri Lanka 18.0% 2010 down 62.1% rising
93 Honduras 17.5% 2010 up 38.0% volatile
94 Thailand 17.4% 2010 up 66.5% volatile
95 Syrian Arab Republic 17.4% 2010 up 370.7% volatile
96 Türkiye 17.2% 2010 up 50.8% volatile
97 Algeria 16.8% 2010 up 19.0% volatile
98 Viet Nam 16.8% 2010 up 113.2% volatile
99 Zambia 16.5% 2010 up 73.8% volatile
100 Myanmar 16.3% 2010 up 49.5% volatile
101 Tunisia 16.2% 2010 up 30.6% volatile
102 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.7% 2010 down 44.9% rising
103 Iraq 15.6% 2010 up 55.8% volatile
104 Portugal 15.3% 2010 down 16.4% volatile
105 Ghana 14.9% 2010 up 31.6% volatile
106 Namibia 14.8% 2010 up 6.7% rising
107 Lesotho 14.8% 2010 down 46.0% volatile
108 Pakistan 14.6% 2010 up 84.6% volatile
109 Malta 14.3% 2010 down 49.2% rising
110 New Zealand 13.7% 2010 down 34.9% falling
111 Nepal 13.7% 2010 up 97.1% volatile
112 Benin 13.6% 2010 up 151.1% volatile
113 Cameroon 12.9% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
114 Morocco 11.7% 2010 up 60.7% volatile
115 Kenya 11.1% 2010 up 157.3% volatile
116 Maldives 10.9% 2010 up 18.8% falling
117 Guatemala 10.5% 2010 down 1.8% rising
118 Yemen 9.6% 2010 up 214.8% volatile
119 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.4% 2010 up 43.5% volatile
120 Liberia 7.7% 2010 up 71.8% volatile
121 Afghanistan 6.8% 2010 up 372.7% volatile
122 Malawi 6.7% 2010 up 151.1% volatile
123 Zimbabwe 6.7% 2010 up 37.1% volatile
124 Rwanda 6.6% 2010 up 80.1% volatile
125 Central African Republic 6.3% 2010 up 43.6% volatile
126 Mauritania 6.0% 2010 up 78.3% volatile
127 Sierra Leone 6.0% 2010 up 130.5% volatile
128 Côte d'Ivoire 5.5% 2010 up 90.7% volatile
129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.3% 2010 up 36.1% volatile
130 Togo 5.1% 2010 down 17.3% volatile
131 Papua New Guinea 5.0% 2010 up 70.4% rising
132 Uganda 4.8% 2010 up 268.7% volatile
133 Congo 4.8% 2010 down 24.6% volatile
134 Eswatini 4.7% 2010 down 15.3% volatile
135 Burundi 4.7% 2010 up 120.3% volatile
136 Mali 4.1% 2010 up 367.8% volatile
137 Gambia 3.4% 2010 up 45.1% volatile
138 Cambodia 3.0% 2010 up 122.1% volatile
139 Niger 2.5% 2010 up 140.6% volatile
140 Mozambique 2.2% 2010 up 303.6% volatile
141 Sudan 2.2% 2010 down 29.4% volatile
141 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.2% 2010 up 522.9% volatile
143 Haiti 2.1% 2010 down 26.1% rising
144 Senegal 1.4% 2010 down 31.6% rising

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