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

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
62.3%
Republic of Korea
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 62.3% in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.2%, and the mean is 13.4%.

Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 3,025.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 62.3% 2010 up 117.2% volatile
2 Singapore 60.1% 2010 up 153.0% volatile
3 Ireland 46.5% 2010 up 61.8% volatile
4 Greece 45.1% 2010 up 78.1% volatile
5 Canada 40.1% 2010 up 66.2% volatile
5 Japan 40.1% 2010 up 26.6% volatile
7 Israel 38.2% 2010 up 39.6% rising
8 United States of America 37.9% 2010 up 16.0% rising
9 Cyprus 36.1% 2010 up 22.9% volatile
10 Lithuania 34.4% 2010 up 155.2% volatile
11 Australia 34.2% 2010 up 58.3% volatile
12 Sweden 32.5% 2010 up 87.9% volatile
13 Estonia 32.3% 2010 up 21.9% volatile
14 Mongolia 32.2% 2010 up 186.4% volatile
15 Luxembourg 32.1% 2010 up 129.6% volatile
16 Belgium 32.1% 2010 up 28.1% volatile
17 New Zealand 31.5% 2010 up 27.6% volatile
18 Spain 31.1% 2010 up 36.4% volatile
19 Netherlands 30.6% 2010 up 63.3% volatile
20 Slovenia 30.5% 2010 up 81.9% volatile
21 Switzerland 30.5% 2010 up 147.6% volatile
22 Denmark 30.4% 2010 up 46.5% volatile
23 Iceland 29.9% 2010 up 48.9% volatile
24 Hungary 29.7% 2010 up 88.0% volatile
25 Poland 29.5% 2010 up 132.6% volatile
26 Russian Federation 28.7% 2010 up 17.5% volatile
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27.9% 2010 up 63.9% volatile
28 Norway 26.1% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
29 Costa Rica 25.6% 2010 up 69.4% volatile
30 Bulgaria 25.3% 2010 up 42.3% volatile
31 Hong Kong, China 24.7% 2010 up 34.9% volatile
32 Panama 24.5% 2010 up 32.0% volatile
33 Ukraine 24.4% 2010 down 28.2% volatile
34 Libya 24.3% 2010 up 841.5% volatile
35 Colombia 22.3% 2010 up 136.4% volatile
36 Qatar 22.2% 2010 up 43.9% volatile
37 Kazakhstan 22.1% 2010 up 74.9% volatile
38 Macau, China 21.2% 2010 up 124.9% volatile
39 Croatia 20.5% 2010 up 201.5% volatile
40 Germany 20.1% 2010 up 45.4% volatile
41 Malta 19.4% 2010 up 106.0% volatile
42 Thailand 18.9% 2010 up 189.4% volatile
43 France 18.8% 2010 up 93.7% volatile
44 Peru 18.4% 2010 down 22.6% volatile
45 United Arab Emirates 17.3% 2010 up 12.8% volatile
46 Austria 16.6% 2010 up 97.4% volatile
47 Italy 16.4% 2010 up 56.8% volatile
48 Serbia 16.3% 2010 up 42.3% volatile
49 Saudi Arabia 16.0% 2010 up 75.8% volatile
50 Mexico 15.5% 2010 up 52.7% volatile
51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.7% 2010 up 91.8% volatile
52 Republic of Moldova 14.5% 2010 up 60.5% rising
53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.5% 2010 up 120.1% volatile
54 Sri Lanka 14.2% 2010 up 4.4% volatile
55 Gabon 14.2% 2010 up 9.5% volatile
56 Jamaica 14.1% 2010 up 17.1% volatile
57 Nicaragua 13.6% 2010 up 26.5% volatile
58 Fiji 13.5% 2010 up 113.0% volatile
59 Czechia 13.3% 2010 up 94.7% volatile
59 Slovakia 13.3% 2010 up 88.7% volatile
61 Finland 12.7% 2010 down 13.2% rising
62 Romania 12.6% 2010 up 84.6% volatile
63 Bahrain 12.4% 2010 down 17.6% volatile
64 Kyrgyzstan 12.1% 2010 up 32.4% rising
65 Tunisia 11.8% 2010 up 195.7% volatile
66 Brazil 11.5% 2010 up 67.7% volatile
67 Portugal 11.2% 2010 up 40.9% volatile
68 Chile 11.2% 2010 up 10.1% volatile
69 Algeria 10.8% 2010 up 192.7% volatile
70 Armenia 10.4% 2010 down 31.6% rising
71 Trinidad and Tobago 9.4% 2010 up 95.8% volatile
72 Brunei Darussalam 9.2% 2010 up 117.1% volatile
73 Türkiye 9.1% 2010 up 63.1% volatile
74 Paraguay 8.5% 2010 up 36.4% volatile
75 Ecuador 8.4% 2010 down 21.6% volatile
76 Kuwait 8.4% 2010 up 0.8% volatile
77 Iraq 8.4% 2010 up 23.3% volatile
78 Philippines 7.7% 2010 down 25.8% rising
79 Egypt 7.4% 2010 up 288.5% volatile
80 Uruguay 7.3% 2010 up 83.8% volatile
81 Malaysia 7.2% 2010 up 128.8% volatile
82 Latvia 7.0% 2010 down 50.9% rising
83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.8% 2010 up 42.0% volatile
84 Dominican Republic 6.6% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
85 Indonesia 6.1% 2010 up 338.6% volatile
86 El Salvador 6.1% 2010 down 22.1% volatile
87 Morocco 5.3% 2010 up 2.9% volatile
88 India 5.3% 2010 up 61.3% volatile
89 Kenya 5.1% 2010 up 54.7% volatile
90 Pakistan 4.9% 2010 up 0.4% volatile
91 Viet Nam 4.7% 2010 up 214.0% volatile
92 Tonga 4.1% 2010 down 34.3% volatile
93 Myanmar 4.0% 2010 up 106.7% volatile
94 Belize 3.9% 2010 down 21.9% volatile
95 China 3.9% 2010 up 34.7% volatile
96 Syrian Arab Republic 3.5% 2010 up 10.9% volatile
97 Cuba 3.3% 2010 down 65.4% volatile
98 Honduras 3.1% 2010 up 7.5% volatile
99 Mauritius 3.1% 2010 up 330.6% volatile
100 Sudan 3.1% 2010 up 188.8% volatile
101 Argentina 3.0% 2010 down 39.6% volatile
102 Côte d'Ivoire 2.7% 2010 up 49.4% volatile
103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.6% 2010 down 17.0% volatile
104 Liberia 2.5% 2010 up 43.2% volatile
105 Cameroon 2.5% 2010 up 3,025.0% volatile
106 Afghanistan 2.4% 2010 up 10.0% volatile
107 Bangladesh 2.4% 2010 down 5.2% volatile
108 Yemen 2.3% 2010 up 92.4% volatile
109 Jordan 2.2% 2010 down 5.9% volatile
110 Lesotho 2.1% 2010 up 86.6% volatile
111 Albania 2.0% 2010 down 59.1% volatile
112 Tajikistan 1.8% 2010 down 56.9% rising
113 Botswana 1.7% 2010 down 7.5% volatile
114 Senegal 1.7% 2010 up 369.4% volatile
115 Mali 1.6% 2010 up 695.0% volatile
116 Ghana 1.5% 2010 down 6.8% volatile
117 Papua New Guinea 1.4% 2010 up 275.7% volatile
118 Uganda 1.3% 2010 down 48.4% volatile
119 Haiti 1.2% 2010 up 27.4% volatile
120 Namibia 1.1% 2010 down 54.4% rising
121 Nepal 1.0% 2010 down 15.0% volatile
122 Barbados 0.9% 2010 up 24.0% volatile
123 Benin 0.9% 2010 up 73.1% volatile
124 Central African Republic 0.9% 2010 up 77.6% volatile
125 Sierra Leone 0.7% 2010 up 105.9% volatile
126 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.7% 2010 up 109.1% volatile
127 Cambodia 0.6% 2010 up 276.5% volatile
128 Burundi 0.6% 2010 up 266.7% volatile
129 Niger 0.5% 2010 up 116.7% volatile
130 Rwanda 0.5% 2010 up 250.0% volatile
131 Mauritania 0.5% 2010 up 4.4% volatile
131 Zambia 0.5% 2010 down 33.8% volatile
133 Gambia 0.5% 2010 down 40.3% volatile
134 Togo 0.4% 2010 up 5.1% volatile
135 Congo 0.3% 2010 down 61.2% volatile
136 Zimbabwe 0.2% 2010 down 67.6% volatile
137 Maldives 0.2% 2010 up 130.0% volatile
138 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 up 69.2% volatile
139 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2010 down 63.2% volatile
140 South Africa 0.2% 2010 down 60.8% rising
141 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
142 Malawi 0.1% 2010 down 60.9% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 98.0% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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