Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
89.7%
Tajikistan
Lowest
1.1%
Mozambique
Median
38.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 89.7% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 1.1% in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.9%, and the mean is 39.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 85.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 516.9%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 30.3%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 89.7% | 2010 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 2 | Barbados | 86.5% | 2010 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 84.6% | 2010 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Tonga | 82.3% | 2010 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 5 | Slovakia | 80.9% | 2010 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 80.7% | 2010 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Belize | 78.2% | 2010 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Hungary | 77.1% | 2010 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 76.9% | 2010 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 75.7% | 2010 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 74.7% | 2010 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 74.0% | 2010 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 73.3% | 2010 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 72.6% | 2010 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 71.0% | 2010 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Botswana | 70.3% | 2010 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 70.1% | 2010 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 69.7% | 2010 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 66.8% | 2010 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Serbia | 66.2% | 2010 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 66.1% | 2010 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 65.6% | 2010 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 64.2% | 2010 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 63.2% | 2010 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Netherlands | 61.9% | 2010 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Cuba | 61.9% | 2010 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Guyana | 60.0% | 2010 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Japan | 59.2% | 2010 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 29 | Mongolia | 58.6% | 2010 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 58.5% | 2010 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 57.9% | 2010 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 57.0% | 2010 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 56.6% | 2010 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 34 | Jordan | 56.5% | 2010 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 56.2% | 2010 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 36 | China | 55.6% | 2010 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 55.6% | 2010 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 38 | Hong Kong, China | 55.6% | 2010 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 55.6% | 2010 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 54.9% | 2010 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 54.7% | 2010 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 54.6% | 2010 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 43 | Brunei Darussalam | 53.6% | 2010 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 53.4% | 2010 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 45 | Viet Nam | 53.3% | 2010 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Macau, China | 52.8% | 2010 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Malta | 52.6% | 2010 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 48 | Fiji | 52.0% | 2010 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 49 | France | 51.8% | 2010 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Australia | 51.1% | 2010 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 50.4% | 2010 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.4% | 2010 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 53 | Malaysia | 49.4% | 2010 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 48.6% | 2010 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 48.1% | 2010 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 47.0% | 2010 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 57 | Bahrain | 45.9% | 2010 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Mauritius | 45.5% | 2010 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Republic of Korea | 45.4% | 2010 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Ghana | 43.5% | 2010 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Argentina | 43.4% | 2010 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 62 | Canada | 43.2% | 2010 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 43.1% | 2010 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 43.0% | 2010 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Kuwait | 42.1% | 2010 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 41.8% | 2010 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 40.2% | 2010 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 40.0% | 2010 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 69 | Brazil | 39.5% | 2010 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Uruguay | 39.5% | 2010 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 71 | United States of America | 39.1% | 2010 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 72 | Spain | 39.0% | 2010 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Singapore | 38.8% | 2010 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Iceland | 38.6% | 2010 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 75 | Congo | 38.5% | 2010 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 38.1% | 2010 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Israel | 37.7% | 2010 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 37.6% | 2010 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Egypt | 37.0% | 2010 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Colombia | 36.7% | 2010 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 36.2% | 2010 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Ireland | 36.1% | 2010 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 83 | Gabon | 36.0% | 2010 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Greece | 33.5% | 2010 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 85 | Libya | 33.3% | 2010 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Peru | 33.3% | 2010 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 87 | El Salvador | 33.0% | 2010 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 32.7% | 2010 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 89 | Qatar | 31.8% | 2010 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 90 | Namibia | 30.8% | 2010 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 91 | Indonesia | 30.5% | 2010 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 30.4% | 2010 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 28.6% | 2010 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 94 | Ecuador | 28.3% | 2010 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 28.1% | 2010 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 96 | New Zealand | 27.7% | 2010 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 97 | Portugal | 27.0% | 2010 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Maldives | 26.0% | 2010 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 99 | Paraguay | 25.1% | 2010 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.0% | 2010 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Zambia | 24.9% | 2010 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 23.6% | 2010 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 103 | Honduras | 23.4% | 2010 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Thailand | 23.0% | 2010 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 22.0% | 2010 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Guatemala | 21.9% | 2010 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 107 | India | 21.4% | 2010 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | 21.1% | 2010 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 21.0% | 2010 | up 426.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Eswatini | 20.7% | 2010 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.6% | 2010 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 20.0% | 2010 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Türkiye | 19.7% | 2010 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | 19.5% | 2010 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Kenya | 18.7% | 2010 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18.7% | 2010 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Myanmar | 18.7% | 2010 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Iraq | 17.5% | 2010 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Algeria | 16.6% | 2010 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Gambia | 16.3% | 2010 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Nepal | 16.2% | 2010 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Pakistan | 15.3% | 2010 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Togo | 15.2% | 2010 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Morocco | 14.2% | 2010 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Liberia | 12.5% | 2010 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 12.2% | 2010 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Malawi | 10.9% | 2010 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.6% | 2010 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Benin | 10.2% | 2010 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 9.3% | 2010 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 9.3% | 2010 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Sudan | 9.2% | 2010 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Cambodia | 8.9% | 2010 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Mali | 8.8% | 2010 | up 516.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritania | 7.5% | 2010 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Rwanda | 7.2% | 2010 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | 6.4% | 2010 | up 225.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3% | 2010 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Senegal | 5.6% | 2010 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.0% | 2010 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 4.8% | 2010 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 2.9% | 2010 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Niger | 1.8% | 2010 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Mozambique | 1.1% | 2010 | down 1.9% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)