Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country

Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
85.3%
Slovenia
Lowest
0.2%
New Zealand
Median
38.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 85.3% in Slovenia; the lowest is 0.2% in New Zealand.

The median across all reporting countries is 38.7%, and the mean is 39.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 449.

Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 1,044.3%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 99.1%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Slovenia 85.3% 2010 down 3.6% rising
2 Serbia 84.1% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
3 Czechia 82.1% 2010 down 2.3% rising
4 Israel 80.2% 2010 up 104.1% rising
5 Australia 78.7% 2010 up 13.8% rising
6 South Africa 78.0% 2010 up 137.6% volatile
7 Chile 77.3% 2010 up 98.8% volatile
8 Lithuania 75.4% 2010 up 6.4% rising
9 Tonga 74.9% 2010 up 290.2% volatile
10 Finland 74.8% 2010 up 23.2% volatile
11 Poland 74.3% 2010 down 11.3% volatile
12 Fiji 74.2% 2010 up 46.7% volatile
13 Hungary 74.2% 2010 up 0.1% volatile
14 Italy 72.8% 2010 up 4.0% volatile
15 Sweden 72.2% 2010 up 52.6% rising
16 Switzerland 71.9% 2010 up 32.5% rising
17 Trinidad and Tobago 71.7% 2010 up 64.6% volatile
18 Germany 70.4% 2010 up 27.5% rising
19 Mauritius 70.0% 2010 up 106.9% volatile
20 Romania 69.9% 2010 up 13.8% rising
21 Austria 69.5% 2010 up 19.5% rising
22 Kyrgyzstan 68.9% 2010 down 11.0% rising
23 Bulgaria 67.5% 2010 up 38.4% rising
24 Tajikistan 67.5% 2010 down 15.4% rising
25 Estonia 67.1% 2010 up 1.9% rising
26 Greece 66.2% 2010 up 0.6% rising
27 Denmark 65.9% 2010 up 65.7% rising
28 Bangladesh 64.9% 2010 up 212.3% volatile
29 Republic of Moldova 64.1% 2010 up 37.4% rising
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63.0% 2010 up 109.8% volatile
31 Peru 62.4% 2010 up 201.8% volatile
32 Netherlands 62.3% 2010 down 5.1% rising
33 Armenia 61.5% 2010 down 18.0% rising
34 Saudi Arabia 61.4% 2010 up 108.3% volatile
35 Croatia 61.2% 2010 up 6.4% rising
36 Slovakia 60.0% 2010 down 22.7% rising
37 Macau, China 58.5% 2010 up 51.2% volatile
38 Dominican Republic 58.2% 2010 up 114.5% volatile
39 Bahrain 57.7% 2010 down 4.8% volatile
40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 57.5% 2010 up 255.7% volatile
41 Belgium 57.0% 2010 up 5.4% rising
42 France 56.8% 2010 up 45.6% volatile
43 Mongolia 56.8% 2010 up 13.4% rising
44 Guyana 55.7% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
45 United Arab Emirates 54.7% 2010 up 37.0% rising
46 Albania 54.6% 2010 up 88.6% rising
47 Luxembourg 54.2% 2010 up 15.4% rising
48 Kazakhstan 54.0% 2010 down 32.0% rising
49 Hong Kong, China 53.4% 2010 down 18.6% rising
50 Ireland 51.1% 2010 up 26.8% rising
51 Brazil 50.1% 2010 up 50.2% volatile
52 Paraguay 48.9% 2010 up 113.1% volatile
53 Portugal 48.9% 2010 up 50.4% volatile
54 Argentina 48.0% 2010 down 2.5% rising
55 Qatar 47.9% 2010 up 92.1% volatile
56 Norway 47.7% 2010 down 4.7% rising
57 Belize 47.2% 2010 up 60.8% volatile
58 Jordan 46.5% 2010 down 2.8% volatile
59 Malaysia 45.1% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
60 Jamaica 45.0% 2010 up 10.4% volatile
61 Ecuador 44.3% 2010 up 119.9% volatile
62 Canada 43.6% 2010 up 19.2% rising
63 Japan 42.7% 2010 up 28.2% rising
64 Malta 42.7% 2010 down 24.5% volatile
65 Türkiye 42.6% 2010 up 106.2% volatile
66 Panama 42.2% 2010 up 35.7% rising
67 Spain 42.1% 2010 up 18.6% volatile
68 Cyprus 41.2% 2010 down 11.0% rising
69 El Salvador 41.2% 2010 up 106.3% volatile
70 Egypt 40.1% 2010 up 31.2% volatile
71 Indonesia 39.7% 2010 up 131.5% volatile
72 Uruguay 39.5% 2010 up 63.5% rising
73 India 37.9% 2010 up 61.7% volatile
74 Brunei Darussalam 37.6% 2010 up 42.8% rising
75 Honduras 37.3% 2010 up 127.6% volatile
75 Thailand 37.3% 2010 up 146.8% volatile
77 Costa Rica 37.2% 2010 up 80.5% volatile
78 Colombia 37.0% 2010 up 13.8% volatile
79 Latvia 34.8% 2010 down 34.1% rising
80 Syrian Arab Republic 33.6% 2010 up 425.2% volatile
81 United States of America 33.5% 2010 down 11.9% falling
82 Kuwait 33.5% 2010 up 52.3% rising
83 China 33.4% 2010 down 34.1% volatile
84 Gabon 33.1% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
85 Iran, Islamic Republic of 32.7% 2010 down 6.7% volatile
86 Singapore 31.0% 2010 down 50.2% volatile
87 Viet Nam 31.0% 2010 up 121.1% volatile
88 Benin 31.0% 2010 up 160.2% volatile
89 Myanmar 30.7% 2010 up 79.9% volatile
90 Ghana 30.5% 2010 up 106.9% volatile
91 Botswana 30.1% 2010 down 24.4% volatile
92 Nepal 29.9% 2010 up 70.7% volatile
93 Sri Lanka 28.1% 2010 down 51.2% rising
94 Mexico 27.7% 2010 up 28.2% volatile
95 Philippines 27.5% 2010 up 20.6% rising
96 Nicaragua 27.2% 2010 up 56.0% volatile
97 Lesotho 26.9% 2010 down 35.5% volatile
98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 26.8% 2010 down 31.2% rising
99 Guatemala 26.2% 2010 up 55.3% volatile
100 Tunisia 25.9% 2010 up 46.8% volatile
101 Pakistan 24.5% 2010 up 120.7% volatile
102 Iraq 24.4% 2010 up 64.1% volatile
103 Yemen 22.4% 2010 up 276.1% volatile
104 Algeria 22.3% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
105 Russian Federation 21.5% 2010 down 37.1% falling
106 Morocco 21.4% 2010 up 65.5% volatile
107 Namibia 20.8% 2010 down 3.7% rising
108 Kenya 17.4% 2010 up 188.9% volatile
109 Cameroon 17.1% 2010 up 15.6% volatile
110 Libya 16.1% 2010 down 50.6% volatile
111 Zambia 15.9% 2010 up 6.6% volatile
112 Haiti 15.2% 2010 up 23.9% volatile
113 Maldives 15.1% 2010 down 39.3% falling
114 Togo 14.6% 2010 up 46.4% volatile
115 Republic of Korea 13.9% 2010 down 61.7% volatile
116 Barbados 13.7% 2010 down 49.5% rising
117 Sierra Leone 13.3% 2010 up 331.8% volatile
118 Malawi 12.9% 2010 up 132.3% volatile
119 Mauritania 12.7% 2010 up 97.8% volatile
120 Côte d'Ivoire 12.3% 2010 up 70.6% volatile
121 Cuba 10.4% 2010 down 78.8% volatile
122 Afghanistan 10.3% 2010 up 96.8% volatile
123 Rwanda 10.2% 2010 up 82.2% volatile
124 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.6% 2010 up 24.1% volatile
125 Liberia 9.6% 2010 up 90.5% volatile
126 Central African Republic 9.5% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
127 Ukraine 9.5% 2010 down 80.9% falling
128 Papua New Guinea 8.8% 2010 up 872.5% volatile
129 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.3% 2010 up 19.4% volatile
130 Eswatini 8.3% 2010 up 41.5% volatile
131 Mali 8.0% 2010 up 1,044.3% volatile
132 Burundi 7.4% 2010 up 116.0% volatile
133 Cambodia 6.9% 2010 up 182.0% volatile
134 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.2% 2010 up 576.1% volatile
135 Zimbabwe 5.8% 2010 down 5.7% volatile
136 Uganda 4.7% 2010 up 36.4% volatile
137 Senegal 4.7% 2010 down 2.3% volatile
138 Mozambique 4.4% 2010 up 559.7% volatile
139 Niger 4.2% 2010 up 130.4% volatile
140 Gambia 3.3% 2010 up 19.4% volatile
141 Iceland 3.0% 2010 down 89.7% falling
142 Congo 2.1% 2010 down 33.1% volatile
143 Sudan 0.6% 2010 down 84.7% volatile
144 New Zealand 0.2% 2010 down 99.1% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary