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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) by country

Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
74.8%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
13.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 74.8% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.7%, and the mean is 17.6%.

Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 713.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 74.8% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
2 United States of America 66.6% 2010 up 15.1% rising
3 Canada 63.9% 2010 up 111.9% volatile
4 Ireland 57.8% 2010 up 79.5% volatile
5 Singapore 56.6% 2010 up 199.5% volatile
6 Republic of Korea 52.2% 2010 up 102.6% volatile
7 Finland 51.4% 2010 up 23.1% volatile
8 Israel 51.3% 2010 up 23.3% rising
9 Japan 49.2% 2010 up 20.5% volatile
10 Ukraine 48.8% 2010 down 7.3% volatile
11 New Zealand 46.9% 2010 up 11.9% volatile
12 Australia 45.4% 2010 up 54.0% rising
13 Estonia 44.7% 2010 up 1.7% volatile
14 Iceland 43.6% 2010 up 70.8% volatile
15 Belgium 43.0% 2010 up 24.5% volatile
16 Norway 42.4% 2010 up 30.5% volatile
17 Lithuania 41.0% 2010 up 77.9% volatile
18 Sweden 40.7% 2010 up 32.5% volatile
19 Denmark 39.8% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
20 Cyprus 38.8% 2010 up 17.5% volatile
21 Greece 38.4% 2010 up 71.0% volatile
22 Spain 38.4% 2010 up 37.6% volatile
23 Luxembourg 38.2% 2010 up 111.8% volatile
24 Bulgaria 36.9% 2010 up 45.3% volatile
25 France 36.0% 2010 up 52.5% volatile
26 Slovenia 34.9% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
27 Switzerland 34.2% 2010 up 102.2% volatile
28 Qatar 33.8% 2010 up 63.7% volatile
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.7% 2010 up 37.7% volatile
30 Netherlands 32.5% 2010 up 42.6% volatile
31 Panama 31.7% 2010 up 19.2% volatile
32 Poland 28.8% 2010 up 73.1% volatile
33 Kazakhstan 28.4% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
34 United Arab Emirates 27.4% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
35 Mongolia 26.7% 2010 up 71.2% volatile
36 Philippines 25.3% 2010 up 15.0% rising
37 Germany 24.8% 2010 up 19.9% volatile
38 Armenia 24.6% 2010 up 21.8% rising
39 Hungary 24.6% 2010 up 42.8% volatile
40 Macau, China 24.1% 2010 up 239.0% volatile
41 Croatia 23.7% 2010 up 85.4% volatile
42 Colombia 22.5% 2010 up 75.6% volatile
43 Chile 22.3% 2010 down 11.3% volatile
44 Peru 22.2% 2010 down 28.2% volatile
45 Jamaica 21.5% 2010 up 25.9% volatile
46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 21.4% 2010 up 28.4% volatile
47 Gabon 20.9% 2010 up 4.2% volatile
48 Hong Kong, China 20.7% 2010 up 29.9% volatile
49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.3% 2010 up 55.4% volatile
50 Saudi Arabia 20.0% 2010 up 42.4% volatile
51 Portugal 20.0% 2010 up 22.3% volatile
52 Latvia 19.7% 2010 down 14.9% rising
53 Slovakia 19.6% 2010 up 45.4% volatile
54 Costa Rica 19.6% 2010 up 17.5% volatile
55 Serbia 19.4% 2010 up 9.3% volatile
56 Austria 18.9% 2010 up 40.4% volatile
57 Argentina 18.8% 2010 up 6.8% volatile
58 Mexico 18.2% 2010 up 53.4% volatile
59 Kyrgyzstan 18.2% 2010 up 3.2% rising
60 Italy 18.1% 2010 up 43.7% volatile
60 Malta 18.1% 2010 up 108.9% volatile
62 Czechia 18.1% 2010 up 28.8% volatile
63 Republic of Moldova 17.9% 2010 up 17.0% rising
64 Sri Lanka 17.5% 2010 up 3.7% volatile
65 Thailand 16.4% 2010 up 157.7% volatile
66 Paraguay 16.0% 2010 up 86.8% volatile
67 Malaysia 15.7% 2010 up 119.3% volatile
68 Fiji 15.5% 2010 up 84.1% volatile
69 Dominican Republic 14.6% 2010 up 12.7% volatile
70 Romania 14.2% 2010 up 37.3% volatile
71 Brazil 14.0% 2010 up 50.1% volatile
72 Ecuador 13.8% 2010 down 28.8% volatile
73 Uruguay 13.7% 2010 up 76.2% rising
74 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.8% 2010 up 97.1% volatile
75 Nicaragua 12.0% 2010 up 7.3% volatile
76 Kuwait 11.7% 2010 down 11.1% volatile
77 Jordan 11.0% 2010 down 10.7% volatile
78 Trinidad and Tobago 10.9% 2010 up 104.9% volatile
79 Cuba 10.7% 2010 down 19.2% volatile
80 Brunei Darussalam 9.6% 2010 up 101.7% volatile
81 Morocco 9.5% 2010 up 69.8% volatile
82 Türkiye 9.0% 2010 up 13.5% volatile
83 Iraq 8.9% 2010 up 6.6% volatile
84 Tunisia 8.6% 2010 up 72.4% volatile
85 Algeria 8.5% 2010 up 56.6% volatile
86 Bahrain 8.1% 2010 down 47.9% volatile
87 Indonesia 7.8% 2010 up 259.4% volatile
88 Kenya 7.5% 2010 up 144.3% volatile
89 Viet Nam 7.3% 2010 up 122.9% volatile
90 India 7.3% 2010 up 83.2% volatile
91 El Salvador 7.1% 2010 down 34.3% volatile
92 Egypt 6.9% 2010 up 147.5% volatile
93 Belize 6.7% 2010 unchanged volatile
94 South Africa 6.4% 2010 down 32.6% volatile
95 Tajikistan 5.8% 2010 down 19.6% rising
96 Tonga 5.7% 2010 down 37.8% volatile
97 Honduras 5.6% 2010 up 29.8% volatile
98 Mauritius 5.3% 2010 up 211.8% volatile
99 Libya 5.1% 2010 up 104.0% volatile
100 Syrian Arab Republic 4.9% 2010 up 96.0% volatile
101 Côte d'Ivoire 4.7% 2010 up 55.6% volatile
102 Botswana 4.7% 2010 up 17.2% volatile
103 Bangladesh 4.3% 2010 up 22.9% volatile
104 Afghanistan 4.3% 2010 up 42.3% volatile
105 Myanmar 4.1% 2010 up 46.4% volatile
106 Pakistan 3.3% 2010 down 28.1% volatile
107 Liberia 3.2% 2010 up 50.2% volatile
108 China 2.9% 2010 down 23.6% volatile
109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9% 2010 down 38.3% volatile
109 Papua New Guinea 2.9% 2010 up 625.0% volatile
111 Namibia 2.7% 2010 down 40.0% rising
112 Lesotho 2.5% 2010 up 47.3% volatile
113 Mali 2.4% 2010 up 713.3% volatile
114 Nepal 2.4% 2010 up 94.3% volatile
115 Maldives 2.3% 2010 up 218.1% volatile
116 Uganda 2.3% 2010 down 26.9% volatile
117 Sudan 2.1% 2010 up 600.0% volatile
118 Gambia 1.9% 2010 up 36.5% volatile
119 Albania 1.8% 2010 down 69.9% volatile
120 Congo 1.8% 2010 up 2.9% volatile
121 Haiti 1.6% 2010 up 128.6% volatile
122 Ghana 1.6% 2010 down 43.1% volatile
123 Barbados 1.4% 2010 down 1.4% volatile
124 Senegal 1.4% 2010 up 172.5% volatile
125 Benin 1.2% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
126 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.2% 2010 up 56.8% volatile
127 Yemen 1.1% 2010 up 270.0% volatile
128 Zambia 1.1% 2010 down 47.6% volatile
129 Mauritania 1.0% 2010 up 60.0% volatile
130 Central African Republic 0.9% 2010 down 29.3% volatile
131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8% 2010 up 189.3% volatile
132 Zimbabwe 0.7% 2010 down 43.1% falling
133 Cambodia 0.7% 2010 up 318.8% volatile
134 Niger 0.6% 2010 up 54.1% volatile
135 Cameroon 0.5% 2010 up 325.0% volatile
136 Sierra Leone 0.5% 2010 up 166.7% volatile
137 Burundi 0.3% 2010 down 14.6% volatile
137 Togo 0.3% 2010 down 66.0% volatile
139 Malawi 0.3% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
139 Rwanda 0.3% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
141 Guyana 0.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
142 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 down 20.0% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 97.5% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 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
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)