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

Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
75.1%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.0%
Afghanistan
Median
28.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 75.1% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.0% in Afghanistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 28.5%, and the mean is 30.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,504.

Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 2,676.5%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 98.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 75.1% 2010 down 2.9% rising
2 South Africa 74.4% 2010 up 138.2% volatile
3 Tajikistan 74.0% 2010 down 11.5% rising
4 Tonga 70.1% 2010 up 314.9% volatile
5 Trinidad and Tobago 69.1% 2010 up 65.0% volatile
6 Kyrgyzstan 67.5% 2010 down 7.2% rising
7 Armenia 63.5% 2010 down 6.8% rising
8 Czechia 61.6% 2010 down 23.4% rising
9 Germany 61.5% 2010 up 18.8% volatile
10 Croatia 60.9% 2010 up 6.8% volatile
11 Austria 59.7% 2010 up 8.0% rising
12 Serbia 59.6% 2010 up 23.9% volatile
13 Argentina 59.0% 2010 up 57.5% rising
14 Slovakia 56.7% 2010 down 18.9% rising
15 Slovenia 56.4% 2010 down 11.4% rising
16 United Arab Emirates 55.3% 2010 up 39.9% volatile
17 Fiji 53.6% 2010 down 2.8% volatile
18 Hungary 53.4% 2010 down 12.5% volatile
19 Chile 53.3% 2010 up 56.6% rising
20 Hong Kong, China 53.3% 2010 up 9.7% rising
21 Mauritius 53.3% 2010 up 103.7% volatile
22 Bangladesh 52.8% 2010 up 295.3% volatile
23 Romania 51.1% 2010 down 22.0% rising
24 Italy 50.4% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
25 Saudi Arabia 49.5% 2010 up 124.7% volatile
26 Switzerland 48.5% 2010 up 0.5% rising
27 Malaysia 48.2% 2010 up 8.1% volatile
28 Guyana 48.2% 2010 up 18.0% volatile
29 Finland 47.5% 2010 up 49.9% volatile
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 46.1% 2010 up 309.4% volatile
31 Jamaica 45.1% 2010 up 18.9% volatile
32 Sweden 44.9% 2010 down 22.6% rising
33 Poland 44.7% 2010 down 33.1% volatile
34 Belize 43.4% 2010 up 120.9% volatile
35 Israel 43.3% 2010 up 17.4% rising
36 Albania 42.5% 2010 up 15.9% volatile
37 Dominican Republic 42.1% 2010 up 151.1% volatile
38 Brazil 41.8% 2010 up 81.3% volatile
39 Netherlands 41.2% 2010 down 13.3% rising
40 Republic of Moldova 41.0% 2010 down 28.6% rising
41 Peru 40.7% 2010 up 65.6% volatile
42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 40.6% 2010 up 362.8% volatile
43 Bulgaria 40.4% 2010 up 9.5% rising
44 Estonia 39.6% 2010 down 28.3% rising
45 Macau, China 38.3% 2010 up 61.1% volatile
46 Bahrain 38.3% 2010 down 16.2% volatile
47 France 38.2% 2010 up 6.0% volatile
48 Egypt 38.1% 2010 up 25.0% volatile
49 Australia 36.8% 2010 down 32.4% rising
50 Brunei Darussalam 36.3% 2010 up 14.5% volatile
51 Botswana 35.0% 2010 down 10.0% volatile
52 Colombia 34.5% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
53 Belgium 34.5% 2010 down 8.9% rising
53 Luxembourg 34.5% 2010 up 3.7% rising
55 Denmark 34.4% 2010 down 37.5% rising
56 Ukraine 33.4% 2010 down 19.3% rising
57 Japan 33.4% 2010 down 13.6% rising
58 Mongolia 33.1% 2010 down 43.8% volatile
59 El Salvador 32.9% 2010 up 134.3% volatile
60 Ecuador 32.6% 2010 up 77.3% volatile
61 Latvia 32.2% 2010 down 29.1% rising
62 Lithuania 32.2% 2010 down 50.1% rising
63 Iran, Islamic Republic of 31.8% 2010 up 24.2% volatile
64 Panama 31.6% 2010 up 13.6% rising
65 Uruguay 30.7% 2010 up 35.9% rising
66 Jordan 30.1% 2010 down 32.1% volatile
67 Greece 29.9% 2010 down 38.9% rising
67 Paraguay 29.9% 2010 up 75.9% volatile
69 Portugal 29.8% 2010 up 7.9% volatile
70 Gabon 29.6% 2010 up 23.7% volatile
71 United States of America 28.8% 2010 down 12.3% falling
72 Thailand 28.6% 2010 up 157.8% volatile
73 Cuba 28.4% 2010 down 40.9% volatile
74 Cyprus 28.2% 2010 down 18.5% rising
75 Qatar 28.1% 2010 up 1.6% rising
76 Indonesia 27.9% 2010 up 224.2% volatile
77 China 27.8% 2010 down 35.9% volatile
78 India 27.5% 2010 up 86.8% volatile
79 Philippines 26.9% 2010 up 17.1% rising
80 Norway 26.1% 2010 down 29.9% rising
81 Canada 26.1% 2010 down 29.9% rising
82 Lesotho 26.1% 2010 down 29.8% volatile
83 Honduras 25.9% 2010 up 87.4% volatile
84 Spain 25.9% 2010 up 20.3% volatile
85 Türkiye 25.6% 2010 up 110.2% volatile
86 Costa Rica 25.3% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
87 Kuwait 24.8% 2010 down 4.9% rising
88 Libya 24.2% 2010 down 42.2% volatile
89 Myanmar 24.1% 2010 up 56.7% volatile
90 Ireland 23.5% 2010 down 16.7% rising
91 Namibia 22.8% 2010 down 0.7% rising
92 Malta 22.2% 2010 down 51.8% volatile
93 Viet Nam 22.2% 2010 up 112.0% volatile
94 Ghana 22.0% 2010 up 60.6% volatile
95 Nepal 21.9% 2010 up 105.6% volatile
96 Nicaragua 21.2% 2010 up 32.0% volatile
97 Republic of Korea 21.2% 2010 down 58.7% volatile
98 Syrian Arab Republic 20.9% 2010 up 228.8% volatile
99 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.5% 2010 down 33.8% volatile
100 Mexico 20.5% 2010 down 0.0% volatile
101 Singapore 20.5% 2010 down 57.5% volatile
102 Barbados 20.1% 2010 down 31.8% rising
103 Sri Lanka 19.3% 2010 down 64.2% rising
104 Algeria 18.5% 2010 down 22.3% volatile
105 Tunisia 18.1% 2010 up 5.3% volatile
106 Russian Federation 17.6% 2010 down 39.2% rising
107 Guatemala 16.4% 2010 up 14.9% volatile
108 Pakistan 15.6% 2010 up 94.9% volatile
109 Malawi 15.4% 2010 up 244.0% volatile
110 Cameroon 15.2% 2010 down 3.4% volatile
111 Benin 15.2% 2010 up 92.0% volatile
112 Kenya 14.6% 2010 up 158.7% volatile
113 Haiti 14.6% 2010 up 41.5% volatile
114 Zambia 13.2% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
115 Morocco 13.1% 2010 up 36.4% volatile
116 Iceland 12.3% 2010 down 48.1% rising
117 New Zealand 11.8% 2010 down 8.5% falling
118 Liberia 11.7% 2010 up 105.1% volatile
118 Maldives 11.7% 2010 up 27.8% falling
120 Iraq 10.4% 2010 down 20.2% volatile
121 Côte d'Ivoire 9.4% 2010 up 116.7% volatile
122 Yemen 9.3% 2010 up 103.5% volatile
123 Central African Republic 8.8% 2010 up 17.8% volatile
124 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.7% 2010 up 20.4% volatile
125 Mauritania 8.2% 2010 up 51.4% volatile
126 Uganda 7.9% 2010 up 422.4% volatile
127 Eswatini 7.8% 2010 up 3.7% volatile
128 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.0% 2010 up 6.8% volatile
129 Rwanda 6.6% 2010 up 18.6% volatile
130 Zimbabwe 5.9% 2010 down 14.9% volatile
131 Sierra Leone 5.8% 2010 up 99.0% volatile
132 Burundi 4.9% 2010 up 48.3% volatile
133 Papua New Guinea 4.7% 2010 up 2,676.5% volatile
134 Mali 4.3% 2010 up 403.5% volatile
135 Cambodia 4.2% 2010 up 69.6% volatile
136 Togo 4.0% 2010 down 56.6% volatile
137 Gambia 2.8% 2010 up 32.1% volatile
138 Senegal 2.8% 2010 down 43.8% volatile
139 Congo 2.1% 2010 down 71.5% volatile
139 Sudan 2.1% 2010 down 64.1% volatile
141 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.7% 2010 up 304.7% volatile
142 Niger 1.6% 2010 up 25.0% volatile
143 Mozambique 0.5% 2010 down 47.4% volatile
144 Afghanistan 0.0% 2010 down 98.5% volatile

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