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

Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
31.4%
Ireland
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
7.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 31.4% in Ireland; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.3%, and the mean is 9.1%.

Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 900.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ireland 31.4% 2010 up 80.3% volatile
2 United States of America 30.6% 2010 up 21.8% rising
3 Republic of Korea 30.1% 2010 up 93.8% volatile
4 Israel 29.1% 2010 up 27.2% volatile
5 Ukraine 28.5% 2010 up 13.6% volatile
6 Singapore 27.8% 2010 up 122.2% volatile
7 Canada 27.4% 2010 up 94.3% volatile
8 Estonia 26.7% 2010 up 30.2% volatile
9 Australia 26.2% 2010 up 67.5% volatile
10 Mongolia 25.4% 2010 up 129.8% volatile
11 Greece 24.4% 2010 up 95.3% volatile
12 New Zealand 24.2% 2010 up 10.8% volatile
13 Russian Federation 23.2% 2010 up 23.8% volatile
14 Cyprus 22.5% 2010 up 31.0% volatile
15 Lithuania 21.4% 2010 up 91.6% volatile
16 Qatar 20.7% 2010 up 48.7% volatile
17 Sweden 19.8% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
18 Panama 19.2% 2010 up 20.8% volatile
19 Denmark 18.5% 2010 up 51.7% volatile
20 Hungary 18.1% 2010 up 72.5% volatile
21 Costa Rica 18.1% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
22 Belgium 17.8% 2010 up 29.9% volatile
23 Iceland 17.7% 2010 up 63.0% volatile
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.6% 2010 up 30.5% volatile
25 Luxembourg 17.5% 2010 up 103.1% volatile
26 Japan 17.2% 2010 up 21.8% volatile
27 Bulgaria 16.5% 2010 up 32.3% volatile
28 Slovenia 16.4% 2010 up 60.6% volatile
29 Kazakhstan 16.2% 2010 up 45.6% volatile
30 Netherlands 16.2% 2010 up 37.5% volatile
31 Switzerland 15.9% 2010 up 121.6% volatile
32 Spain 15.8% 2010 up 44.3% volatile
33 United Arab Emirates 15.2% 2010 up 8.4% volatile
34 Norway 15.2% 2010 up 43.4% volatile
35 Peru 14.7% 2010 down 17.7% volatile
36 Poland 14.6% 2010 up 82.5% volatile
37 Libya 14.2% 2010 up 311.9% volatile
38 Armenia 13.7% 2010 up 5.1% rising
39 Colombia 13.5% 2010 up 109.8% volatile
40 Latvia 13.3% 2010 up 29.8% rising
41 Hong Kong, China 13.0% 2010 up 29.5% volatile
42 Finland 12.8% 2010 up 4.0% volatile
43 Kyrgyzstan 12.5% 2010 up 24.5% rising
44 Mexico 12.1% 2010 up 69.1% volatile
45 Croatia 12.1% 2010 up 106.8% volatile
46 Republic of Moldova 12.0% 2010 up 46.6% rising
47 Germany 12.0% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
48 Gabon 11.8% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
49 Jamaica 11.8% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
50 Macau, China 11.7% 2010 up 90.1% volatile
51 Nicaragua 11.1% 2010 up 34.7% volatile
52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.8% 2010 up 73.5% volatile
53 Thailand 10.7% 2010 up 148.8% volatile
54 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.7% 2010 up 100.4% volatile
55 Malta 10.5% 2010 up 91.4% volatile
56 France 10.3% 2010 up 41.5% volatile
57 Serbia 10.1% 2010 up 25.3% volatile
58 Sri Lanka 9.8% 2010 up 7.9% volatile
59 Bahrain 9.8% 2010 down 25.2% volatile
60 Cuba 9.5% 2010 up 29.8% volatile
61 Saudi Arabia 9.4% 2010 up 24.4% volatile
62 Slovakia 9.3% 2010 up 77.3% volatile
63 Brazil 9.3% 2010 up 61.7% volatile
64 Austria 8.8% 2010 up 56.5% volatile
65 Philippines 8.2% 2010 down 9.5% rising
66 Fiji 8.1% 2010 up 41.4% volatile
67 Trinidad and Tobago 8.0% 2010 up 95.6% volatile
68 Czechia 7.9% 2010 up 58.8% volatile
69 Chile 7.8% 2010 down 6.2% volatile
70 Italy 7.8% 2010 up 40.6% volatile
70 Kuwait 7.8% 2010 up 2.1% volatile
72 Romania 7.5% 2010 up 40.3% volatile
73 Tunisia 7.2% 2010 up 186.9% volatile
74 Paraguay 7.2% 2010 up 45.3% volatile
75 Ecuador 6.9% 2010 down 19.7% volatile
76 Iraq 6.8% 2010 up 55.6% volatile
77 Brunei Darussalam 6.8% 2010 up 45.2% volatile
78 Algeria 6.7% 2010 up 144.0% volatile
79 Uruguay 6.2% 2010 up 58.0% volatile
80 Türkiye 5.4% 2010 up 30.9% volatile
81 Portugal 5.1% 2010 up 29.2% volatile
82 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.0% 2010 up 27.6% volatile
83 Malaysia 4.9% 2010 up 114.3% volatile
84 Dominican Republic 4.7% 2010 up 1.1% volatile
85 Indonesia 4.6% 2010 up 250.4% volatile
86 Egypt 4.6% 2010 up 121.4% volatile
87 Kenya 4.5% 2010 up 118.6% volatile
88 Argentina 4.4% 2010 down 17.8% rising
89 Morocco 4.3% 2010 up 35.0% volatile
90 El Salvador 4.1% 2010 down 22.3% volatile
91 Viet Nam 3.8% 2010 up 104.8% volatile
92 Pakistan 3.8% 2010 up 4.9% volatile
93 India 3.7% 2010 up 5.1% volatile
94 Belize 3.7% 2010 down 12.1% volatile
95 Tajikistan 3.6% 2010 down 13.9% rising
96 Tonga 3.6% 2010 down 28.5% volatile
97 Honduras 3.2% 2010 up 24.6% volatile
98 Syrian Arab Republic 2.9% 2010 up 65.2% volatile
99 Jordan 2.8% 2010 up 12.1% volatile
100 Myanmar 2.8% 2010 up 64.3% volatile
101 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.8% 2010 up 53.6% volatile
102 Bangladesh 2.5% 2010 up 6.5% volatile
103 Côte d'Ivoire 2.3% 2010 up 38.4% volatile
104 Botswana 2.2% 2010 down 1.8% volatile
105 Liberia 2.0% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
106 China 2.0% 2010 down 2.4% volatile
107 Afghanistan 2.0% 2010 up 22.2% volatile
108 Barbados 2.0% 2010 up 159.2% volatile
109 Sudan 1.9% 2010 up 218.3% volatile
110 Mali 1.7% 2010 up 900.0% volatile
111 Mauritius 1.6% 2010 up 168.9% volatile
112 Namibia 1.6% 2010 down 19.1% rising
113 Yemen 1.4% 2010 up 241.5% volatile
114 Uganda 1.4% 2010 down 33.5% volatile
115 Lesotho 1.2% 2010 up 45.3% volatile
116 Cameroon 1.2% 2010 up 785.7% volatile
117 Ghana 1.1% 2010 down 37.7% volatile
118 Senegal 1.1% 2010 up 202.9% volatile
119 Albania 1.0% 2010 down 73.5% volatile
120 Nepal 1.0% 2010 up 24.1% volatile
121 Haiti 0.9% 2010 up 45.9% volatile
121 Eswatini 0.9% 2010 down 39.5% volatile
123 Papua New Guinea 0.8% 2010 up 40.4% volatile
124 Gambia 0.7% 2010 down 12.0% volatile
125 Benin 0.7% 2010 up 35.8% volatile
126 Zambia 0.7% 2010 down 25.3% volatile
127 Congo 0.6% 2010 down 22.9% volatile
127 Cambodia 0.6% 2010 up 433.3% volatile
127 Togo 0.6% 2010 up 42.2% volatile
130 Central African Republic 0.5% 2010 up 3.8% volatile
131 Mauritania 0.5% 2010 up 52.9% volatile
132 Sierra Leone 0.5% 2010 up 135.0% volatile
133 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2010 down 2.3% volatile
133 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2010 down 27.1% volatile
135 Niger 0.4% 2010 up 90.5% volatile
135 Rwanda 0.4% 2010 up 233.3% volatile
137 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4% 2010 up 46.2% volatile
138 Burundi 0.3% 2010 up 94.4% volatile
139 Maldives 0.3% 2010 up 154.5% volatile
139 South Africa 0.3% 2010 down 34.9% rising
141 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 up 109.1% volatile
142 Guyana 0.2% 2010 up 157.1% volatile
143 Malawi 0.2% 2010 down 20.0% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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