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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education by country

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education

Countries reporting
144
Highest
82.6%
Niger
Lowest
0.0%
Netherlands
Median
2.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 82.6% in Niger; the lowest is 0.0% in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.5%, and the mean is 13.4%.

Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 107 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 14,150.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Niger 82.6% 2010 up 0.1% falling
2 Mali 77.5% 2010 down 4.9% falling
2 Mozambique 77.5% 2010 down 2.9% falling
4 Yemen 71.1% 2010 down 17.1% falling
5 Afghanistan 69.6% 2010 down 18.0% falling
6 Benin 69.2% 2010 down 4.6% falling
7 Sierra Leone 66.6% 2010 up 8.0% falling
8 Gambia 65.7% 2010 down 8.8% falling
9 Senegal 59.8% 2010 down 10.3% falling
10 Haiti 56.3% 2010 up 67.7% falling
11 Liberia 56.1% 2010 down 12.9% falling
12 Central African Republic 55.7% 2010 up 0.2% falling
13 Pakistan 53.0% 2010 down 26.5% falling
14 Sudan 53.0% 2010 down 5.4% falling
15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 52.1% 2010 up 26.9% falling
16 Togo 47.6% 2010 down 1.3% falling
17 Morocco 47.4% 2010 down 9.1% falling
18 Burundi 47.3% 2010 down 26.7% falling
19 Mauritania 44.5% 2010 down 19.8% falling
20 Rwanda 43.7% 2010 down 16.3% falling
21 Côte d'Ivoire 41.8% 2010 down 3.7% falling
22 Congo 41.4% 2010 up 28.9% falling
23 India 32.9% 2010 down 33.0% falling
24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 31.4% 2010 down 14.6% falling
25 Nepal 30.2% 2010 down 51.4% falling
26 Papua New Guinea 28.6% 2010 down 32.0% falling
27 Bahrain 28.3% 2010 up 51.2% volatile
28 Ghana 28.2% 2010 down 25.4% falling
29 Iraq 23.5% 2010 up 118.6% volatile
30 Bangladesh 23.4% 2010 down 50.6% falling
31 Guatemala 23.3% 2010 down 24.1% falling
32 Cambodia 22.6% 2010 down 24.7% falling
33 Brunei Darussalam 20.7% 2010 up 2.8% volatile
34 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.6% 2010 down 28.2% volatile
35 Uganda 16.6% 2010 down 39.1% falling
36 Egypt 16.5% 2010 down 58.5% falling
37 Zambia 15.4% 2010 up 5.7% falling
38 Norway 14.2% 2010 up 14,150.0% volatile
39 Viet Nam 13.1% 2010 up 181.5% volatile
40 Eswatini 12.7% 2010 down 58.6% falling
41 Syrian Arab Republic 12.5% 2010 up 2.7% volatile
42 Nicaragua 12.5% 2010 down 32.2% falling
43 Algeria 11.4% 2010 down 37.5% volatile
44 Cameroon 11.2% 2010 up 36.1% volatile
45 Namibia 10.9% 2010 down 7.6% volatile
46 Denmark 10.4% 2010 up 477.2% volatile
47 Kenya 10.3% 2010 down 3.0% volatile
48 Libya 9.5% 2010 down 49.6% volatile
49 Tunisia 8.8% 2010 down 64.9% volatile
50 Luxembourg 7.9% 2010 down 11.8% volatile
51 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.5% 2010 down 49.3% volatile
52 Honduras 6.9% 2010 down 29.2% volatile
53 Belgium 6.7% 2010 up 309.8% volatile
54 Saudi Arabia 6.6% 2010 down 55.5% volatile
55 Zimbabwe 5.4% 2010 up 117.6% volatile
56 Myanmar 5.3% 2010 down 73.6% volatile
57 Türkiye 5.2% 2010 down 55.5% volatile
58 Panama 4.5% 2010 up 5.2% volatile
59 Mongolia 4.4% 2010 up 192.1% volatile
60 United Arab Emirates 4.0% 2010 down 50.7% volatile
61 Dominican Republic 3.7% 2010 up 2,237.5% volatile
62 Thailand 3.7% 2010 down 67.4% volatile
63 Sweden 3.6% 2010 up 73.7% rising
64 Bulgaria 3.5% 2010 up 204.3% volatile
65 Gabon 3.5% 2010 down 55.9% volatile
66 Iceland 3.3% 2010 up 1.5% volatile
67 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.0% 2010 down 48.5% volatile
68 Kuwait 2.7% 2010 down 84.7% volatile
69 Mexico 2.6% 2010 down 49.5% volatile
70 Brazil 2.5% 2010 down 42.5% volatile
71 El Salvador 2.5% 2010 down 82.2% volatile
72 Ecuador 2.5% 2010 down 84.3% volatile
73 Lesotho 2.5% 2010 down 41.0% volatile
74 Peru 2.2% 2010 down 63.5% volatile
74 Qatar 2.2% 2010 down 91.9% volatile
76 Malaysia 2.0% 2010 down 61.6% volatile
77 Jordan 1.9% 2010 down 74.6% volatile
78 Malawi 1.9% 2010 down 95.5% falling
79 Indonesia 1.8% 2010 down 93.7% volatile
80 Albania 1.8% 2010 up 280.4% volatile
80 Philippines 1.8% 2010 down 60.5% volatile
82 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.7% 2010 down 62.3% volatile
83 Colombia 1.7% 2010 down 63.0% volatile
84 Germany 1.7% 2010 down 37.4% volatile
84 Sri Lanka 1.7% 2010 down 68.1% volatile
86 Paraguay 1.5% 2010 down 67.7% volatile
87 Guyana 1.5% 2010 down 63.2% volatile
88 Jamaica 1.5% 2010 down 67.4% volatile
89 Maldives 1.4% 2010 down 94.6% falling
90 Romania 1.4% 2010 down 16.6% volatile
91 Costa Rica 1.4% 2010 down 48.1% volatile
92 Chile 1.3% 2010 up 7.3% volatile
93 Portugal 1.2% 2010 up 24.5% volatile
94 Italy 1.1% 2010 up 36.2% volatile
95 Israel 1.0% 2010 down 19.7% volatile
96 Singapore 1.0% 2010 down 63.7% volatile
97 China 0.9% 2010 down 72.3% volatile
98 Serbia 0.8% 2010 down 13.7% volatile
99 South Africa 0.8% 2010 down 91.2% volatile
100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6% 2010 up 71.4% volatile
101 Botswana 0.6% 2010 up 533.3% volatile
101 France 0.6% 2010 down 23.0% volatile
103 Mauritius 0.5% 2010 down 68.0% volatile
104 Spain 0.5% 2010 down 77.8% volatile
104 Fiji 0.5% 2010 down 75.4% volatile
106 Canada 0.5% 2010 up 65.5% falling
106 Russian Federation 0.5% 2010 up 60.0% volatile
108 Switzerland 0.5% 2010 down 94.6% volatile
109 Croatia 0.5% 2010 up 84.0% volatile
110 Republic of Moldova 0.4% 2010 up 13.2% volatile
111 Greece 0.4% 2010 down 75.8% volatile
112 Slovakia 0.4% 2010 down 83.5% volatile
113 Ireland 0.4% 2010 down 86.3% falling
114 Tonga 0.3% 2010 down 66.7% volatile
115 Czechia 0.2% 2010 down 32.4% falling
116 Argentina 0.2% 2010 down 85.4% volatile
116 Australia 0.2% 2010 down 45.0% falling
116 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2010 down 12.0% volatile
116 New Zealand 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
120 Macau, China 0.2% 2010 down 64.0% volatile
121 Estonia 0.2% 2010 down 5.6% volatile
121 Uruguay 0.2% 2010 down 81.9% volatile
123 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2010 down 33.3% volatile
124 Armenia 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
124 Austria 0.1% 2010 down 97.2% volatile
124 Latvia 0.1% 2010 down 45.0% falling
127 Cuba 0.1% 2010 down 94.5% volatile
127 Poland 0.1% 2010 down 67.7% volatile
127 United States of America 0.1% 2010 down 50.0% volatile
130 Barbados 0.1% 2010 up 800.0% volatile
130 Tajikistan 0.1% 2010 down 47.1% volatile
130 Ukraine 0.1% 2010 down 70.0% volatile
133 Japan 0.1% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
133 Slovenia 0.1% 2010 down 80.0% volatile
135 Belize 0.1% 2010 down 58.3% volatile
135 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2010 down 88.6% volatile
137 Hungary 0.0% 2010 down 92.9% volatile
138 Cyprus 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
138 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
138 Hong Kong, China 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
138 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
138 Lithuania 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
138 Malta 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
138 Netherlands 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with no education
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 25-29 with no education