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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
59.5%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
9.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 59.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.2%, and the mean is 13.2%.

Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 502.1%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 59.5% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
2 Papua New Guinea 55.8% 2010 up 124.7% volatile
3 Cameroon 49.3% 2010 up 30.4% volatile
4 Türkiye 48.5% 2010 down 9.2% rising
5 Myanmar 45.9% 2010 up 66.6% volatile
6 Rwanda 42.5% 2010 up 84.8% volatile
7 Zambia 40.8% 2010 up 25.8% volatile
8 Syrian Arab Republic 39.9% 2010 up 202.7% volatile
9 Lesotho 38.3% 2010 up 27.1% rising
10 Indonesia 34.9% 2010 down 3.6% rising
11 Iraq 34.6% 2010 up 45.8% volatile
12 Burundi 34.4% 2010 up 174.4% volatile
13 Paraguay 32.9% 2010 down 17.2% rising
14 Ecuador 32.8% 2010 up 35.9% rising
15 Honduras 32.7% 2010 up 11.7% volatile
16 Costa Rica 31.2% 2010 down 8.8% rising
17 Thailand 30.4% 2010 down 15.1% volatile
18 Uruguay 29.6% 2010 down 9.9% flat
19 Maldives 29.4% 2010 up 62.0% volatile
20 Algeria 28.9% 2010 up 55.2% volatile
21 Tunisia 28.3% 2010 up 24.1% volatile
22 Côte d'Ivoire 27.8% 2010 up 51.7% volatile
23 Namibia 27.7% 2010 up 4.9% rising
24 Togo 27.1% 2010 up 5.8% volatile
25 Sudan 26.8% 2010 up 10.1% volatile
26 Mauritania 26.7% 2010 up 31.6% rising
27 Central African Republic 25.2% 2010 up 84.0% volatile
28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.2% 2010 up 9.4% volatile
29 Argentina 24.2% 2010 down 15.7% falling
30 Kenya 23.0% 2010 down 30.6% volatile
31 Gabon 23.0% 2010 up 37.9% rising
32 Colombia 22.9% 2010 down 8.5% rising
33 Cambodia 22.0% 2010 up 36.2% volatile
34 Brunei Darussalam 21.9% 2010 up 218.5% volatile
35 Bangladesh 21.9% 2010 up 3.7% volatile
36 Brazil 21.5% 2010 down 36.6% rising
37 Portugal 21.3% 2010 down 48.6% rising
38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 20.5% 2010 down 34.2% rising
39 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.4% 2010 down 23.0% volatile
40 Zimbabwe 19.6% 2010 down 0.5% rising
41 Morocco 19.5% 2010 up 11.1% volatile
42 Mozambique 19.2% 2010 up 120.1% volatile
43 Eswatini 17.9% 2010 up 41.2% rising
44 Peru 17.7% 2010 up 54.1% falling
45 Mexico 17.6% 2010 down 11.7% rising
46 Panama 17.6% 2010 down 6.1% falling
47 Viet Nam 16.1% 2010 down 53.1% rising
48 Philippines 15.2% 2010 down 15.8% flat
49 New Zealand 15.2% 2010 down 10.9% rising
50 India 14.9% 2010 up 18.4% volatile
51 Belize 14.8% 2010 down 62.3% falling
52 Guatemala 14.8% 2010 up 1.4% rising
53 Nicaragua 14.8% 2010 up 7.7% rising
54 Iceland 14.7% 2010 down 11.9% falling
55 Trinidad and Tobago 14.6% 2010 down 28.9% falling
56 Guyana 14.2% 2010 down 35.0% falling
57 Sierra Leone 14.1% 2010 up 56.4% volatile
58 El Salvador 13.6% 2010 down 22.1% rising
59 Benin 13.5% 2010 up 55.5% volatile
60 Saudi Arabia 12.4% 2010 down 19.4% rising
61 Liberia 12.4% 2010 up 16.4% volatile
62 Pakistan 11.6% 2010 up 54.5% volatile
63 Senegal 11.4% 2010 up 269.6% falling
64 Nepal 11.3% 2010 up 82.2% volatile
65 China 10.3% 2010 down 49.9% rising
66 Malawi 10.3% 2010 up 4.8% volatile
67 Niger 10.2% 2010 up 37.5% volatile
68 Egypt 9.8% 2010 up 216.4% volatile
69 Uganda 9.8% 2010 down 48.5% volatile
70 Ghana 9.7% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
71 Yemen 9.6% 2010 up 227.3% volatile
72 Dominican Republic 9.4% 2010 down 52.9% rising
73 Qatar 9.1% 2010 up 242.9% volatile
74 Fiji 8.9% 2010 down 9.8% volatile
75 Jordan 8.5% 2010 up 26.0% rising
76 Macau, China 8.2% 2010 down 65.0% falling
77 Greece 7.9% 2010 down 43.1% falling
78 Cuba 7.6% 2010 up 10.3% volatile
79 Mauritius 7.5% 2010 down 31.2% falling
80 Malaysia 7.4% 2010 down 34.0% volatile
81 United Arab Emirates 7.3% 2010 up 19.9% volatile
82 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.0% 2010 down 27.8% falling
83 Kuwait 6.0% 2010 up 96.7% volatile
84 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.0% 2010 down 60.2% rising
85 Congo 5.8% 2010 up 502.1% volatile
86 Luxembourg 5.6% 2010 down 61.4% falling
87 Sri Lanka 5.4% 2010 down 19.7% volatile
88 Cyprus 5.2% 2010 down 12.8% volatile
89 Mali 5.2% 2010 down 33.1% volatile
90 Spain 5.2% 2010 down 39.8% volatile
91 Mongolia 5.1% 2010 up 145.5% volatile
92 Israel 5.0% 2010 down 58.6% volatile
93 Poland 5.0% 2010 down 43.1% volatile
94 Hong Kong, China 4.8% 2010 down 45.7% falling
95 Haiti 4.6% 2010 up 6.7% rising
96 Jamaica 4.4% 2010 down 30.0% volatile
97 Bahrain 4.1% 2010 up 14.6% rising
98 South Africa 3.8% 2010 down 43.6% volatile
99 Chile 3.8% 2010 down 74.1% falling
100 Bulgaria 3.2% 2010 down 79.3% falling
101 Malta 2.8% 2010 down 33.1% volatile
102 Libya 2.7% 2010 down 90.3% volatile
103 Netherlands 2.6% 2010 down 44.4% volatile
104 Tonga 2.5% 2010 down 75.3% volatile
105 Australia 2.5% 2010 down 16.4% volatile
106 Ireland 2.4% 2010 down 30.3% volatile
107 France 2.3% 2010 down 77.4% volatile
108 Slovakia 2.2% 2010 down 69.4% volatile
109 Italy 2.2% 2010 down 54.7% volatile
110 Afghanistan 2.0% 2010 up 256.1% volatile
111 Sweden 2.0% 2010 up 122.2% volatile
112 Belgium 1.9% 2010 down 3.5% volatile
113 Albania 1.8% 2010 down 13.8% volatile
114 Japan 1.7% 2010 down 57.9% volatile
115 Germany 1.7% 2010 down 86.4% volatile
116 United States of America 1.5% 2010 up 5.0% volatile
117 Armenia 1.4% 2010 up 30.3% volatile
118 Singapore 1.3% 2010 down 69.6% volatile
119 Switzerland 1.3% 2010 down 90.9% volatile
120 Ukraine 1.2% 2010 up 162.2% volatile
121 Latvia 1.1% 2010 up 185.0% volatile
122 Barbados 1.1% 2010 down 70.4% volatile
123 Tajikistan 1.1% 2010 up 8.2% volatile
124 Serbia 0.8% 2010 down 96.4% volatile
125 Hungary 0.8% 2010 down 51.6% volatile
126 Republic of Moldova 0.7% 2010 down 8.2% volatile
127 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% 2010 down 91.7% volatile
128 Estonia 0.5% 2010 up 26.8% volatile
128 Russian Federation 0.5% 2010 up 73.3% volatile
130 Romania 0.5% 2010 up 44.1% volatile
131 Croatia 0.5% 2010 down 96.1% volatile
132 Canada 0.4% 2010 down 54.4% volatile
133 Lithuania 0.4% 2010 up 153.3% volatile
134 Gambia 0.3% 2010 down 91.7% volatile
135 Norway 0.3% 2010 down 95.5% volatile
136 Republic of Korea 0.2% 2010 down 83.3% volatile
137 Slovenia 0.2% 2010 down 68.0% volatile
138 Austria 0.1% 2010 down 99.4% volatile
138 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2010 down 64.5% volatile
140 Botswana 0.0% 2010 down 99.2% volatile
140 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 69.2% volatile
142 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% 2010 — volatile
143 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 30-34 with primary schooling. Completed Primary