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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
60.1%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
10.1%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 60.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.1%, and the mean is 13.7%.

Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei Darussalam (up 14,770.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 60.1% 2010 up 37.6% volatile
2 Türkiye 55.9% 2010 up 4.5% volatile
3 Papua New Guinea 53.2% 2010 up 193.0% volatile
4 Thailand 43.9% 2010 up 187.1% volatile
5 Cameroon 42.0% 2010 up 33.1% volatile
6 Costa Rica 40.8% 2010 up 26.1% rising
7 Zambia 39.9% 2010 up 34.7% volatile
8 Portugal 39.8% 2010 down 19.2% rising
9 Iraq 38.0% 2010 up 688.2% volatile
10 Rwanda 37.8% 2010 up 154.0% volatile
11 Myanmar 37.1% 2010 up 58.4% volatile
12 Lesotho 36.6% 2010 up 83.2% volatile
13 Indonesia 34.9% 2010 up 19.3% volatile
14 Uruguay 33.8% 2010 up 2.9% rising
15 Ecuador 33.2% 2010 up 36.8% rising
16 Paraguay 32.2% 2010 down 14.5% rising
17 Syrian Arab Republic 32.1% 2010 up 430.2% volatile
18 Colombia 31.5% 2010 up 26.1% rising
19 Honduras 31.3% 2010 up 27.1% volatile
20 Argentina 27.8% 2010 down 14.0% falling
21 Algeria 26.9% 2010 up 43.3% volatile
22 Brazil 26.8% 2010 down 17.6% rising
23 Côte d'Ivoire 26.3% 2010 up 128.0% volatile
24 New Zealand 25.9% 2010 up 30.4% rising
25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.8% 2010 up 21.5% volatile
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.4% 2010 down 24.4% rising
27 Namibia 25.3% 2010 down 0.4% rising
28 Sudan 25.1% 2010 up 16.8% volatile
29 Tunisia 24.5% 2010 up 21.6% volatile
30 Kenya 23.9% 2010 up 21.6% volatile
31 Togo 23.3% 2010 up 99.4% volatile
32 Mauritania 22.5% 2010 up 36.8% rising
33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.2% 2010 down 0.5% volatile
34 Maldives 21.8% 2010 up 185.9% rising
35 Trinidad and Tobago 21.8% 2010 down 44.3% falling
36 Bangladesh 21.8% 2010 up 7.6% volatile
37 Morocco 21.6% 2010 up 77.1% volatile
38 Zimbabwe 21.0% 2010 down 14.7% rising
39 Panama 20.8% 2010 up 6.7% falling
40 Central African Republic 20.1% 2010 up 89.4% volatile
41 Gabon 19.4% 2010 up 32.6% rising
42 Burundi 19.3% 2010 up 106.7% volatile
43 Philippines 19.0% 2010 down 35.1% rising
44 Peru 18.9% 2010 up 65.0% flat
45 Mexico 18.7% 2010 down 19.6% rising
46 India 17.9% 2010 up 78.7% volatile
47 Cambodia 17.8% 2010 up 103.5% volatile
48 Guatemala 17.1% 2010 up 32.6% rising
49 China 16.1% 2010 down 8.8% volatile
49 Iceland 16.1% 2010 down 24.9% falling
51 Belize 16.0% 2010 down 63.7% falling
52 Libya 15.0% 2010 down 20.2% volatile
53 Brunei Darussalam 14.9% 2010 up 14,770.0% volatile
54 Saudi Arabia 14.8% 2010 down 4.2% rising
55 Sierra Leone 14.5% 2010 up 83.2% volatile
56 Nicaragua 14.5% 2010 up 19.8% rising
57 Eswatini 14.3% 2010 up 47.7% rising
58 Guyana 14.2% 2010 down 35.0% falling
59 Viet Nam 14.1% 2010 down 52.9% rising
60 Fiji 13.2% 2010 up 32.5% volatile
61 Greece 13.0% 2010 down 43.3% falling
62 Mozambique 12.1% 2010 up 59.1% volatile
63 El Salvador 12.1% 2010 down 30.7% rising
64 Dominican Republic 12.1% 2010 down 35.1% rising
65 Macau, China 11.6% 2010 down 61.1% falling
66 Benin 11.5% 2010 up 110.2% volatile
67 Liberia 10.9% 2010 up 67.6% volatile
68 Qatar 10.8% 2010 up 227.7% volatile
69 Jordan 10.8% 2010 up 30.9% rising
70 Malaysia 10.6% 2010 down 48.4% volatile
71 Pakistan 10.2% 2010 up 46.1% volatile
72 Sri Lanka 10.2% 2010 up 8.7% flat
73 Malawi 10.0% 2010 up 30.7% volatile
74 Niger 9.7% 2010 up 138.8% volatile
75 Senegal 9.6% 2010 up 214.0% falling
76 Uganda 9.2% 2010 down 42.6% volatile
77 Luxembourg 8.8% 2010 down 48.5% falling
78 Mauritius 8.7% 2010 down 30.8% rising
79 Ghana 8.7% 2010 up 19.0% volatile
80 Botswana 8.3% 2010 up 8.7% volatile
81 Nepal 7.9% 2010 up 84.1% volatile
82 Hong Kong, China 7.8% 2010 down 53.9% falling
83 Gambia 7.8% 2010 up 307.8% volatile
84 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.7% 2010 down 35.2% falling
85 United Arab Emirates 7.5% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
86 Poland 7.1% 2010 down 23.1% volatile
87 Spain 6.7% 2010 down 42.1% falling
88 Cuba 6.7% 2010 down 21.3% falling
89 Israel 6.5% 2010 down 48.8% falling
90 Cyprus 6.1% 2010 down 41.8% falling
91 Chile 6.0% 2010 down 59.1% falling
92 South Africa 5.8% 2010 down 28.3% volatile
93 Kuwait 5.6% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
94 Jamaica 5.1% 2010 down 28.0% volatile
95 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.9% 2010 down 62.3% rising
96 Austria 4.7% 2010 down 77.8% falling
97 Haiti 4.6% 2010 up 10.4% rising
98 Mali 4.2% 2010 down 31.3% volatile
98 Netherlands 4.2% 2010 down 40.2% volatile
100 France 4.2% 2010 down 54.8% volatile
101 Ireland 3.7% 2010 down 23.7% volatile
102 Italy 3.6% 2010 down 62.0% volatile
103 Tonga 3.5% 2010 down 70.1% volatile
104 Yemen 3.4% 2010 up 114.5% volatile
105 Japan 3.1% 2010 down 29.6% volatile
106 Barbados 3.0% 2010 down 26.6% volatile
107 Bahrain 2.9% 2010 down 33.6% rising
108 Malta 2.8% 2010 down 37.7% volatile
109 Belgium 2.4% 2010 down 32.1% volatile
110 Bulgaria 2.4% 2010 down 84.9% falling
111 Australia 2.2% 2010 down 43.9% volatile
112 Singapore 2.1% 2010 down 68.7% volatile
113 Sweden 2.0% 2010 up 127.6% volatile
114 Switzerland 1.9% 2010 down 88.1% volatile
115 Germany 1.9% 2010 down 84.8% volatile
116 Mongolia 1.8% 2010 down 63.7% volatile
117 United States of America 1.8% 2010 up 27.5% volatile
118 Albania 1.4% 2010 down 65.7% volatile
119 Armenia 1.1% 2010 down 9.5% volatile
120 Hungary 0.8% 2010 down 57.9% volatile
120 Tajikistan 0.8% 2010 down 44.6% volatile
122 Ukraine 0.8% 2010 up 76.7% volatile
123 Serbia 0.7% 2010 down 97.0% volatile
124 Afghanistan 0.6% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
125 Latvia 0.6% 2010 up 58.3% volatile
126 Canada 0.6% 2010 down 55.6% volatile
127 Croatia 0.5% 2010 down 97.0% volatile
127 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% 2010 down 93.3% volatile
129 Kazakhstan 0.5% 2010 up 8.9% volatile
130 Estonia 0.4% 2010 down 8.7% volatile
131 Russian Federation 0.4% 2010 up 48.1% volatile
132 Republic of Korea 0.4% 2010 down 91.2% volatile
133 Norway 0.4% 2010 down 95.3% volatile
134 Romania 0.3% 2010 down 8.8% volatile
135 Slovenia 0.3% 2010 down 67.5% volatile
136 Slovakia 0.2% 2010 down 98.2% volatile
137 Lithuania 0.1% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
138 Egypt 0.0% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
138 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2010 down 96.2% volatile
140 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 85.7% volatile
140 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
142 Congo 0.0% 2010 down 99.8% 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 35-39 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Completed Primary