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

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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
46.7%
Türkiye
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
12.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 46.7% in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.7%, and the mean is 14.6%.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 274.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 46.7% 2010 up 13.0% volatile
2 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.1% 2010 up 14.6% volatile
3 Portugal 36.5% 2010 down 13.1% rising
4 Colombia 35.2% 2010 up 36.8% rising
5 Cameroon 35.2% 2010 up 44.7% volatile
6 Uruguay 35.2% 2010 down 0.3% rising
7 Papua New Guinea 34.3% 2010 up 70.0% volatile
8 Costa Rica 34.1% 2010 up 2.1% rising
9 Trinidad and Tobago 33.5% 2010 down 16.6% falling
10 Zambia 33.2% 2010 up 42.3% volatile
11 Argentina 32.5% 2010 down 5.4% rising
12 Greece 31.7% 2010 up 3.1% rising
13 Myanmar 31.0% 2010 up 43.8% volatile
14 Indonesia 30.6% 2010 up 13.8% volatile
15 Ecuador 29.8% 2010 up 24.4% rising
16 Syrian Arab Republic 29.2% 2010 up 274.0% volatile
17 Malta 28.8% 2010 up 19.0% rising
18 Rwanda 28.1% 2010 up 118.7% volatile
19 Paraguay 28.0% 2010 up 57.9% rising
20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.0% 2010 down 18.1% volatile
21 Thailand 26.1% 2010 up 54.3% volatile
22 Lesotho 25.7% 2010 up 27.6% rising
23 Honduras 25.3% 2010 up 10.6% volatile
24 Namibia 25.1% 2010 up 16.0% volatile
25 Iceland 24.8% 2010 down 22.4% falling
26 New Zealand 24.3% 2010 down 7.9% rising
27 Brazil 24.1% 2010 down 18.8% rising
28 Zimbabwe 23.4% 2010 up 17.2% rising
29 Austria 22.6% 2010 down 23.9% falling
30 Mauritania 22.1% 2010 up 34.5% rising
31 Spain 21.9% 2010 up 20.0% falling
31 Iraq 21.9% 2010 up 63.4% volatile
33 Kenya 21.6% 2010 up 31.7% volatile
34 Panama 21.4% 2010 up 4.0% falling
35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.2% 2010 up 27.0% volatile
36 Philippines 20.9% 2010 down 7.6% rising
37 France 20.4% 2010 down 10.9% falling
38 Sudan 20.4% 2010 up 39.9% volatile
39 Italy 20.2% 2010 down 28.3% falling
40 Guyana 20.0% 2010 down 16.9% falling
41 Viet Nam 19.7% 2010 down 33.9% rising
42 Burundi 19.6% 2010 up 109.8% volatile
43 Tunisia 19.3% 2010 up 40.5% volatile
44 Gabon 19.2% 2010 up 20.5% rising
44 Poland 19.2% 2010 down 19.9% falling
46 Algeria 19.2% 2010 up 46.2% volatile
47 Mexico 19.1% 2010 down 1.2% rising
48 Fiji 18.9% 2010 up 26.0% rising
49 Peru 18.7% 2010 up 48.9% rising
50 Côte d'Ivoire 18.4% 2010 up 66.1% volatile
51 Luxembourg 18.3% 2010 down 32.5% falling
52 Cyprus 18.3% 2010 down 5.9% falling
53 Bangladesh 18.0% 2010 down 7.5% volatile
54 Macau, China 17.7% 2010 down 31.5% falling
55 China 17.5% 2010 down 1.7% rising
56 Hong Kong, China 17.4% 2010 up 19.5% rising
57 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.1% 2010 down 3.3% volatile
58 Togo 16.3% 2010 up 27.9% volatile
59 Belize 16.0% 2010 down 64.5% falling
60 Maldives 15.6% 2010 up 48.9% rising
61 Cambodia 15.4% 2010 up 58.4% volatile
62 El Salvador 15.1% 2010 down 0.4% rising
63 Central African Republic 14.8% 2010 up 61.9% volatile
64 Malaysia 14.5% 2010 down 16.1% rising
65 Guatemala 14.3% 2010 up 18.4% rising
66 Nicaragua 14.0% 2010 up 10.9% rising
67 Ireland 13.6% 2010 down 16.6% falling
68 Republic of Korea 13.4% 2010 down 22.8% falling
69 Morocco 13.2% 2010 up 43.7% volatile
70 Jamaica 13.1% 2010 down 16.5% falling
71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.0% 2010 down 48.9% falling
72 Sri Lanka 13.0% 2010 up 27.2% rising
73 Eswatini 12.5% 2010 up 29.3% rising
74 Albania 12.3% 2010 down 27.8% falling
75 Saudi Arabia 12.2% 2010 up 2.1% rising
76 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% 2010 up 7.8% rising
77 Belgium 10.9% 2010 down 20.6% falling
78 Serbia 10.9% 2010 down 63.5% rising
79 Mozambique 10.5% 2010 up 76.7% volatile
80 Qatar 10.5% 2010 up 272.2% volatile
81 Netherlands 10.4% 2010 down 28.1% volatile
82 Chile 10.3% 2010 down 23.8% falling
83 Croatia 10.3% 2010 down 63.9% falling
84 Jordan 10.2% 2010 down 9.6% rising
85 Sweden 10.1% 2010 down 27.8% falling
86 Dominican Republic 10.1% 2010 down 41.1% rising
87 Cuba 10.1% 2010 down 10.8% falling
88 Japan 9.8% 2010 down 42.2% falling
89 Liberia 9.7% 2010 up 48.6% volatile
90 India 9.7% 2010 up 2.9% rising
91 Israel 9.6% 2010 down 48.1% falling
92 Pakistan 9.4% 2010 up 58.9% volatile
93 Senegal 9.3% 2010 up 152.0% falling
94 Mauritius 9.2% 2010 down 5.4% falling
95 Malawi 9.2% 2010 up 35.7% volatile
96 Sierra Leone 8.9% 2010 up 22.3% volatile
97 Lithuania 8.8% 2010 down 20.2% falling
98 Benin 8.6% 2010 up 44.6% volatile
98 Libya 8.6% 2010 down 19.8% volatile
100 Uganda 8.6% 2010 down 41.9% volatile
101 Tonga 8.5% 2010 down 60.3% falling
102 Nepal 8.3% 2010 up 104.9% volatile
103 Ghana 7.7% 2010 up 10.4% volatile
104 United Arab Emirates 7.3% 2010 up 29.7% volatile
105 Botswana 7.2% 2010 down 21.2% volatile
106 Niger 6.9% 2010 up 65.9% volatile
107 Denmark 6.8% 2010 down 46.7% falling
108 Mongolia 6.7% 2010 down 18.6% falling
109 South Africa 6.1% 2010 down 8.6% volatile
110 Kuwait 6.0% 2010 up 64.7% volatile
111 Egypt 5.5% 2010 up 28.5% volatile
112 Bulgaria 5.3% 2010 down 79.0% falling
113 Ukraine 5.1% 2010 down 48.1% volatile
114 Armenia 4.8% 2010 down 33.9% falling
115 Congo 4.6% 2010 up 31.0% volatile
116 Singapore 4.5% 2010 down 31.2% volatile
117 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.3% 2010 down 63.0% rising
118 Estonia 4.3% 2010 down 61.7% volatile
119 Barbados 4.2% 2010 down 45.3% volatile
120 Russian Federation 4.1% 2010 down 18.9% falling
121 Slovenia 4.1% 2010 down 41.9% volatile
122 Yemen 3.9% 2010 up 193.3% volatile
123 Republic of Moldova 3.9% 2010 down 48.5% falling
124 Mali 3.8% 2010 down 6.9% volatile
125 Latvia 3.7% 2010 down 67.8% falling
126 Tajikistan 3.6% 2010 down 40.0% falling
127 Australia 3.6% 2010 down 33.4% volatile
128 Haiti 3.2% 2010 down 6.1% rising
129 Bahrain 3.0% 2010 down 16.4% rising
130 Kyrgyzstan 2.7% 2010 down 81.4% falling
131 Switzerland 2.6% 2010 down 88.0% falling
132 Canada 2.3% 2010 down 40.0% volatile
132 Kazakhstan 2.3% 2010 down 58.2% falling
134 Hungary 2.1% 2010 down 85.5% volatile
135 Gambia 1.9% 2010 down 12.9% volatile
136 Romania 1.7% 2010 down 12.9% falling
137 United States of America 1.6% 2010 down 15.9% volatile
138 Germany 1.4% 2010 down 93.4% volatile
139 Afghanistan 0.8% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
140 Slovakia 0.7% 2010 down 97.1% falling
141 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3% 2010 down 70.9% falling
142 Norway 0.3% 2010 down 98.9% volatile
143 Czechia 0.1% 2010 down 80.0% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary