Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
96.2%
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.1%
Afghanistan
Median
47.4%
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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 96.2% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.1% in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.4%, and the mean is 45.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,924.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 2,426.7%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 98.6%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 96.2% | 2010 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 2 | Botswana | 94.8% | 2010 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Albania | 90.2% | 2010 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 4 | Tonga | 88.8% | 2010 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 86.7% | 2010 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 6 | Belize | 82.7% | 2010 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Barbados | 80.4% | 2010 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 8 | China | 80.0% | 2010 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 78.4% | 2010 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 10 | Guyana | 77.5% | 2010 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.3% | 2010 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 12 | Maldives | 73.1% | 2010 | up 167.7% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 72.7% | 2010 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 14 | Jamaica | 72.4% | 2010 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.3% | 2010 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 71.7% | 2010 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 71.3% | 2010 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 71.2% | 2010 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 70.2% | 2010 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 69.4% | 2010 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 69.4% | 2010 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 22 | Fiji | 68.7% | 2010 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 68.5% | 2010 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 68.1% | 2010 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 67.5% | 2010 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 67.0% | 2010 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 66.4% | 2010 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 66.1% | 2010 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 65.4% | 2010 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 30 | Jordan | 65.1% | 2010 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 65.1% | 2010 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 65.0% | 2010 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritius | 64.9% | 2010 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Malta | 64.8% | 2010 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 64.3% | 2010 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 64.2% | 2010 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Hong Kong, China | 62.5% | 2010 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 61.6% | 2010 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 39 | Egypt | 61.2% | 2010 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Switzerland | 60.1% | 2010 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 41 | Finland | 60.0% | 2010 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 59.7% | 2010 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 58.9% | 2010 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 58.9% | 2010 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 58.7% | 2010 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 58.3% | 2010 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 57.2% | 2010 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 56.4% | 2010 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Macau, China | 55.2% | 2010 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 50 | Bahrain | 54.8% | 2010 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 53.7% | 2010 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 53.4% | 2010 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 53.0% | 2010 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 54 | Portugal | 52.4% | 2010 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Sweden | 52.2% | 2010 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 56 | Latvia | 51.8% | 2010 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 57 | Cuba | 51.3% | 2010 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 51.1% | 2010 | up 146.6% | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 51.0% | 2010 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Indonesia | 50.8% | 2010 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 61 | France | 50.5% | 2010 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 49.6% | 2010 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Kuwait | 48.8% | 2010 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 48.8% | 2010 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 65 | Spain | 48.8% | 2010 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Denmark | 48.7% | 2010 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 48.7% | 2010 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 48.6% | 2010 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 48.4% | 2010 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Philippines | 47.5% | 2010 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 47.5% | 2010 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 72 | Gabon | 47.5% | 2010 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Peru | 47.3% | 2010 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 74 | Israel | 46.6% | 2010 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 75 | Australia | 46.5% | 2010 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 76 | Poland | 45.3% | 2010 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 77 | Namibia | 45.1% | 2010 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 78 | Belgium | 44.4% | 2010 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 79 | Mongolia | 44.0% | 2010 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 42.3% | 2010 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Norway | 41.7% | 2010 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 82 | Ukraine | 40.9% | 2010 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 83 | India | 40.6% | 2010 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Ecuador | 40.0% | 2010 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 85 | Panama | 39.9% | 2010 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 86 | Honduras | 39.5% | 2010 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 38.5% | 2010 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Japan | 38.0% | 2010 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 89 | Qatar | 37.6% | 2010 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 90 | Lesotho | 37.3% | 2010 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Greece | 37.1% | 2010 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 92 | Cyprus | 36.9% | 2010 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 93 | Lithuania | 36.8% | 2010 | down 54.2% | rising |
| 94 | Türkiye | 36.6% | 2010 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Zambia | 34.5% | 2010 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Congo | 34.4% | 2010 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Tunisia | 34.4% | 2010 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 34.3% | 2010 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Canada | 33.9% | 2010 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 100 | Gambia | 33.6% | 2010 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.6% | 2010 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 33.4% | 2010 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 103 | Nepal | 33.0% | 2010 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Libya | 31.7% | 2010 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 105 | United States of America | 31.0% | 2010 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 106 | Ireland | 31.0% | 2010 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 107 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.7% | 2010 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 29.7% | 2010 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 109 | Myanmar | 29.7% | 2010 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 110 | Malawi | 29.1% | 2010 | up 275.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Haiti | 28.6% | 2010 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Uganda | 27.9% | 2010 | up 316.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | 24.6% | 2010 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | 24.5% | 2010 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Singapore | 24.0% | 2010 | down 56.8% | rising |
| 116 | Pakistan | 23.1% | 2010 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Algeria | 22.9% | 2010 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 22.3% | 2010 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 119 | Kenya | 22.3% | 2010 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Republic of Korea | 21.8% | 2010 | down 59.0% | rising |
| 121 | Togo | 21.5% | 2010 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | 21.0% | 2010 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 123 | New Zealand | 19.9% | 2010 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 18.6% | 2010 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Liberia | 18.1% | 2010 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Iraq | 16.7% | 2010 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Iceland | 16.0% | 2010 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 128 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.7% | 2010 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Benin | 15.2% | 2010 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Yemen | 14.9% | 2010 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 14.1% | 2010 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.0% | 2010 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Cambodia | 13.7% | 2010 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritania | 13.3% | 2010 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Rwanda | 10.6% | 2010 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Mali | 10.1% | 2010 | up 428.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Senegal | 8.1% | 2010 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 138 | Burundi | 7.9% | 2010 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Sudan | 7.8% | 2010 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 7.6% | 2010 | up 2,426.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.2% | 2010 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Niger | 2.6% | 2010 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Mozambique | 0.8% | 2010 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 98.6% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)