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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
62.6%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
7.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 62.6% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.4%, and the mean is 12.1%.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 41,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 62.6% 2010 up 4.2% volatile
2 Papua New Guinea 62.5% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
3 Zambia 49.8% 2010 up 24.6% volatile
4 Cameroon 44.9% 2010 up 15.1% volatile
5 Rwanda 43.8% 2010 up 15.7% volatile
6 Myanmar 42.8% 2010 up 24.1% volatile
7 Syrian Arab Republic 38.5% 2010 up 170.4% volatile
8 Türkiye 38.5% 2010 down 29.5% rising
9 Burundi 33.3% 2010 up 85.3% volatile
10 Lesotho 32.0% 2010 up 7.0% rising
11 Iraq 31.7% 2010 down 10.3% volatile
12 Sudan 31.7% 2010 up 26.4% volatile
13 Mauritania 30.8% 2010 up 47.6% rising
14 Namibia 30.3% 2010 up 19.7% rising
15 Algeria 29.2% 2010 up 6.3% volatile
16 Kenya 28.7% 2010 down 6.7% volatile
17 Honduras 28.7% 2010 down 9.7% rising
18 Côte d'Ivoire 28.4% 2010 up 16.5% volatile
19 Uruguay 28.4% 2010 up 13.8% flat
20 Indonesia 28.2% 2010 down 22.4% rising
21 Togo 28.2% 2010 down 17.3% volatile
22 Costa Rica 27.6% 2010 down 19.3% rising
23 Ecuador 27.5% 2010 up 13.7% rising
24 Paraguay 24.9% 2010 down 35.3% rising
25 Eswatini 23.7% 2010 up 56.4% rising
26 New Zealand 23.7% 2010 up 12.9% rising
27 Zimbabwe 23.3% 2010 up 11.1% rising
28 Cambodia 23.3% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
29 Central African Republic 22.5% 2010 up 20.6% volatile
30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.5% 2010 up 8.8% rising
31 Guatemala 22.2% 2010 up 50.2% rising
32 Morocco 21.4% 2010 down 0.5% volatile
33 Tunisia 20.5% 2010 down 6.7% volatile
34 Nepal 20.2% 2010 up 157.4% volatile
35 Argentina 20.1% 2010 down 22.6% falling
36 Gabon 19.6% 2010 up 8.7% rising
37 Brazil 17.7% 2010 down 49.5% rising
38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 17.6% 2010 down 55.2% rising
39 Malawi 16.9% 2010 up 69.4% volatile
40 India 16.9% 2010 down 5.9% rising
41 Thailand 16.3% 2010 down 64.4% volatile
42 Maldives 16.2% 2010 down 10.9% rising
43 Colombia 16.0% 2010 down 33.9% falling
44 Mozambique 15.8% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
45 Liberia 15.1% 2010 up 16.5% volatile
46 Peru 15.0% 2010 up 43.5% falling
47 Panama 15.0% 2010 down 19.8% falling
48 Mexico 14.7% 2010 down 26.1% rising
49 Nicaragua 14.5% 2010 unchanged rising
50 Afghanistan 14.2% 2010 up 2,311.9% volatile
51 Viet Nam 13.2% 2010 down 57.9% rising
52 Pakistan 12.9% 2010 up 84.2% volatile
53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.7% 2010 down 52.4% volatile
54 Portugal 12.6% 2010 down 57.5% falling
55 El Salvador 12.3% 2010 down 30.1% rising
56 Belize 12.2% 2010 down 72.6% falling
57 Senegal 12.1% 2010 up 219.2% falling
58 Guyana 11.8% 2010 down 17.1% falling
59 Uganda 11.6% 2010 down 45.2% volatile
60 Benin 10.7% 2010 up 0.2% volatile
61 Trinidad and Tobago 10.6% 2010 down 16.4% falling
62 Philippines 10.6% 2010 down 36.1% falling
63 Niger 10.3% 2010 up 15.1% volatile
64 Saudi Arabia 10.3% 2010 down 30.2% rising
65 Ghana 9.4% 2010 down 32.1% rising
66 Ukraine 9.3% 2010 up 1,119.7% volatile
67 Qatar 8.9% 2010 up 193.4% volatile
68 Iceland 8.7% 2010 down 46.2% falling
69 Fiji 7.9% 2010 up 11.7% volatile
69 Mali 7.9% 2010 down 13.3% volatile
71 Dominican Republic 7.7% 2010 down 61.4% rising
72 Bangladesh 7.6% 2010 down 65.1% volatile
73 China 7.2% 2010 down 59.8% falling
74 Sierra Leone 7.1% 2010 down 49.1% volatile
75 Yemen 7.0% 2010 up 121.5% volatile
76 United Arab Emirates 6.5% 2010 up 15.7% volatile
77 Mauritius 6.4% 2010 down 41.5% falling
78 Cuba 6.3% 2010 down 5.4% volatile
79 Austria 6.2% 2010 up 33.0% volatile
80 Jordan 6.2% 2010 down 67.6% rising
81 Greece 6.2% 2010 down 35.7% volatile
82 Mongolia 5.8% 2010 up 232.2% volatile
83 Spain 5.7% 2010 down 8.7% volatile
84 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.4% 2010 down 37.6% volatile
85 Kuwait 5.1% 2010 up 57.1% volatile
86 Malaysia 4.8% 2010 down 41.7% volatile
87 Bulgaria 4.7% 2010 down 71.1% volatile
88 Cyprus 4.7% 2010 up 19.6% volatile
89 Egypt 4.7% 2010 up 15,400.0% volatile
90 Brunei Darussalam 4.4% 2010 down 70.6% volatile
91 Macau, China 4.2% 2010 down 71.4% falling
92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.2% 2010 down 71.0% rising
93 Congo 4.1% 2010 up 41,100.0% volatile
94 Sri Lanka 3.9% 2010 down 16.8% volatile
95 Estonia 3.7% 2010 up 653.1% volatile
96 Poland 3.5% 2010 down 52.6% volatile
97 South Africa 3.3% 2010 down 36.0% volatile
98 Hong Kong, China 3.1% 2010 down 49.8% volatile
99 Israel 3.0% 2010 down 64.2% volatile
100 Netherlands 2.9% 2010 down 44.4% volatile
101 Armenia 2.9% 2010 up 150.0% volatile
102 Latvia 2.2% 2010 up 278.9% volatile
103 Albania 2.1% 2010 up 17.0% volatile
104 Ireland 2.1% 2010 down 22.6% volatile
105 Jamaica 2.1% 2010 down 56.0% volatile
105 Malta 2.1% 2010 down 36.5% volatile
107 Chile 2.1% 2010 down 82.2% falling
108 Australia 1.8% 2010 down 60.3% volatile
109 Sweden 1.7% 2010 up 131.1% volatile
110 Tonga 1.6% 2010 down 71.2% volatile
111 Italy 1.6% 2010 down 49.7% volatile
112 France 1.6% 2010 down 81.6% volatile
113 Japan 1.5% 2010 down 51.4% volatile
114 Haiti 1.5% 2010 down 67.7% rising
115 Switzerland 1.2% 2010 down 90.1% volatile
116 Germany 1.1% 2010 down 91.7% volatile
117 Bahrain 0.8% 2010 down 71.0% falling
117 Botswana 0.8% 2010 down 89.8% volatile
119 Hungary 0.8% 2010 down 43.8% volatile
119 United States of America 0.8% 2010 down 41.0% volatile
121 Singapore 0.8% 2010 down 71.8% volatile
122 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% 2010 down 90.3% volatile
122 Romania 0.7% 2010 up 30.2% volatile
124 Russian Federation 0.5% 2010 up 40.5% volatile
125 Serbia 0.5% 2010 down 97.4% volatile
126 Lithuania 0.5% 2010 up 16.3% volatile
127 Republic of Moldova 0.5% 2010 down 70.7% volatile
128 Slovakia 0.4% 2010 down 92.8% volatile
129 Croatia 0.4% 2010 down 96.7% volatile
130 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2010 down 43.8% volatile
131 Norway 0.2% 2010 down 96.9% volatile
132 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2010 down 68.3% volatile
133 Belgium 0.1% 2010 down 95.9% volatile
133 Libya 0.1% 2010 down 99.7% volatile
135 Gambia 0.0% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
135 Slovenia 0.0% 2010 down 90.0% volatile
135 Tajikistan 0.0% 2010 down 95.1% volatile
138 Barbados 0.0% 2010 down 99.0% volatile
139 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
139 Luxembourg 0.0% 2010 down 99.8% volatile
141 Canada 0.0% 2010 down 98.9% volatile
141 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 90.0% volatile
143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% 2010 — volatile
143 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary