Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) by country

Percentage of female population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
74.4%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
16.3%
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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 74.4% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.3%, and the mean is 21.0%.

Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 3,141.7%), 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 Russian Federation 74.4% 2010 up 8.6% volatile
2 Singapore 70.2% 2010 up 154.4% volatile
3 Republic of Korea 68.4% 2010 up 93.1% volatile
4 Canada 67.0% 2010 up 66.2% volatile
5 United States of America 66.6% 2010 up 7.9% rising
6 Ireland 66.2% 2010 up 60.5% volatile
7 Japan 59.2% 2010 up 22.7% volatile
8 Israel 56.4% 2010 up 35.2% rising
9 Lithuania 53.3% 2010 up 155.7% volatile
10 Finland 52.7% 2010 up 15.8% volatile
11 New Zealand 52.3% 2010 up 27.6% volatile
12 Australia 50.5% 2010 up 53.3% rising
13 Estonia 50.2% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
14 Belgium 50.0% 2010 up 24.7% volatile
15 Cyprus 48.9% 2010 up 22.9% volatile
16 Sweden 47.9% 2010 up 81.9% rising
17 France 47.6% 2010 up 93.8% volatile
18 Luxembourg 47.4% 2010 up 122.4% volatile
19 Slovenia 47.4% 2010 up 82.3% volatile
20 Greece 47.0% 2010 up 78.1% volatile
21 Norway 46.4% 2010 up 22.2% volatile
22 Spain 45.9% 2010 up 32.1% volatile
23 Netherlands 45.2% 2010 up 58.1% volatile
24 Switzerland 45.0% 2010 up 139.8% volatile
25 Denmark 44.9% 2010 up 41.9% volatile
26 Iceland 44.2% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
27 Poland 43.5% 2010 up 125.2% volatile
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 41.2% 2010 up 58.7% volatile
29 Bulgaria 40.5% 2010 up 42.2% volatile
30 Ukraine 37.9% 2010 down 28.0% volatile
31 Libya 37.7% 2010 up 845.1% volatile
32 Panama 36.0% 2010 up 32.0% volatile
33 Qatar 34.4% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
34 Kazakhstan 34.2% 2010 up 75.3% volatile
35 Mongolia 34.1% 2010 up 187.2% volatile
36 Hungary 33.4% 2010 up 92.3% volatile
37 Macau, China 32.9% 2010 up 125.4% volatile
38 Croatia 31.8% 2010 up 202.3% volatile
39 Colombia 30.4% 2010 up 137.7% volatile
40 Germany 29.7% 2010 up 40.7% volatile
41 Philippines 29.5% 2010 down 7.6% rising
42 Portugal 29.4% 2010 up 38.3% volatile
43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.1% 2010 up 91.8% volatile
44 Hong Kong, China 28.2% 2010 up 23.4% volatile
45 Costa Rica 27.1% 2010 up 69.8% volatile
46 United Arab Emirates 26.8% 2010 up 13.1% volatile
47 Czechia 26.1% 2010 up 96.9% volatile
47 Slovakia 26.1% 2010 up 91.0% volatile
49 Chile 26.0% 2010 up 3.2% volatile
50 Peru 25.5% 2010 down 20.6% volatile
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.5% 2010 up 41.9% volatile
52 Serbia 25.2% 2010 up 42.4% volatile
53 Saudi Arabia 24.8% 2010 up 76.1% volatile
54 Malaysia 24.5% 2010 up 128.8% volatile
55 Austria 24.5% 2010 up 91.2% volatile
56 Italy 24.2% 2010 up 51.9% volatile
57 Thailand 23.7% 2010 up 208.9% volatile
58 Republic of Moldova 22.5% 2010 up 60.7% rising
59 Malta 22.2% 2010 up 104.0% volatile
60 Sri Lanka 22.1% 2010 up 4.6% volatile
61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.1% 2010 up 130.4% volatile
62 Gabon 22.0% 2010 up 9.8% volatile
63 Jamaica 21.8% 2010 up 17.3% volatile
64 Mexico 20.9% 2010 up 52.7% volatile
65 Fiji 20.9% 2010 up 113.5% volatile
66 Romania 19.6% 2010 up 84.9% volatile
67 Argentina 18.9% 2010 down 4.0% volatile
68 Kyrgyzstan 18.9% 2010 up 32.7% rising
69 Tunisia 18.3% 2010 up 196.3% volatile
70 Dominican Republic 16.9% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
71 Algeria 16.7% 2010 up 193.3% volatile
72 Paraguay 16.3% 2010 up 69.4% volatile
73 Armenia 16.2% 2010 down 31.4% rising
74 Brazil 15.7% 2010 up 67.8% volatile
75 Ecuador 15.2% 2010 down 21.7% volatile
76 Jordan 15.1% 2010 up 26.8% volatile
77 Brunei Darussalam 14.4% 2010 up 117.7% volatile
78 Uruguay 14.3% 2010 up 84.0% rising
79 Nicaragua 13.9% 2010 up 26.8% volatile
80 Bahrain 13.8% 2010 down 12.4% volatile
81 Türkiye 13.4% 2010 up 57.9% volatile
82 Kuwait 13.1% 2010 up 1.1% volatile
83 Iraq 13.0% 2010 up 23.5% volatile
84 Trinidad and Tobago 12.1% 2010 up 96.1% volatile
85 Egypt 11.5% 2010 up 290.8% volatile
86 Latvia 10.9% 2010 down 50.7% rising
87 Indonesia 9.5% 2010 up 339.2% volatile
88 El Salvador 8.6% 2010 down 22.0% volatile
89 Morocco 8.2% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
90 India 8.2% 2010 up 61.6% volatile
91 Kenya 8.0% 2010 up 55.3% volatile
92 Mauritius 7.8% 2010 up 331.1% volatile
93 Viet Nam 7.3% 2010 up 215.1% volatile
94 Tonga 6.4% 2010 down 34.2% volatile
95 Myanmar 6.2% 2010 up 108.1% volatile
96 Belize 6.1% 2010 down 21.8% volatile
97 China 6.0% 2010 up 35.0% volatile
98 Pakistan 5.9% 2010 up 4.6% volatile
99 Syrian Arab Republic 5.4% 2010 up 11.0% volatile
100 Honduras 4.9% 2010 up 7.7% volatile
101 Sudan 4.8% 2010 up 189.2% volatile
102 South Africa 4.4% 2010 down 60.8% volatile
103 Cuba 4.3% 2010 down 65.3% volatile
104 Côte d'Ivoire 4.1% 2010 up 50.2% volatile
105 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.1% 2010 down 16.7% volatile
106 Cameroon 3.9% 2010 up 3,141.7% volatile
107 Afghanistan 3.8% 2010 up 10.6% volatile
108 Liberia 3.7% 2010 up 49.0% volatile
109 Bangladesh 3.7% 2010 down 4.9% volatile
110 Yemen 3.6% 2010 up 93.5% volatile
111 Lesotho 3.2% 2010 up 87.9% volatile
112 Maldives 3.2% 2010 up 131.9% volatile
113 Albania 3.1% 2010 down 59.1% volatile
114 Tajikistan 2.8% 2010 down 56.8% falling
115 Botswana 2.7% 2010 down 7.3% volatile
116 Senegal 2.6% 2010 up 369.6% volatile
117 Mali 2.5% 2010 up 693.5% volatile
118 Ghana 2.3% 2010 down 6.4% volatile
119 Papua New Guinea 2.3% 2010 up 289.8% volatile
120 Uganda 2.0% 2010 down 48.3% volatile
121 Haiti 1.8% 2010 up 33.8% volatile
122 Namibia 1.7% 2010 down 54.1% rising
123 Nepal 1.6% 2010 down 14.5% volatile
124 Barbados 1.4% 2010 up 25.0% volatile
125 Benin 1.4% 2010 up 75.0% volatile
126 Central African Republic 1.4% 2010 up 75.3% volatile
127 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.1% 2010 up 107.8% volatile
128 Cambodia 1.0% 2010 up 284.6% volatile
128 Rwanda 1.0% 2010 up 400.0% volatile
130 Sierra Leone 1.0% 2010 up 104.3% volatile
131 Burundi 0.9% 2010 up 273.9% volatile
132 Niger 0.8% 2010 up 116.2% volatile
133 Mauritania 0.7% 2010 up 5.7% volatile
134 Zambia 0.7% 2010 down 33.6% volatile
135 Gambia 0.7% 2010 down 39.5% volatile
136 Congo 0.6% 2010 down 61.1% volatile
136 Togo 0.6% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
138 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2010 down 67.8% volatile
139 Mozambique 0.3% 2010 up 70.0% volatile
140 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% 2010 down 62.9% volatile
141 Guyana 0.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
142 Malawi 0.1% 2010 down 63.3% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 97.8% 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)