Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) by country

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
70.5%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
16.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 70.5% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.3%, and the mean is 21.3%.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 782.1%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.5% 2010 up 23.4% volatile
2 Lesotho 68.7% 2010 down 6.4% falling
3 Maldives 64.5% 2010 up 195.4% rising
4 Cameroon 62.1% 2010 up 3.6% volatile
5 Thailand 61.8% 2010 down 14.3% rising
6 Türkiye 60.8% 2010 up 12.3% rising
7 Cambodia 58.8% 2010 up 9.7% volatile
8 Honduras 57.9% 2010 down 4.1% rising
9 Zambia 56.6% 2010 up 9.8% rising
10 Costa Rica 54.4% 2010 up 14.7% falling
11 Paraguay 53.6% 2010 down 24.8% falling
12 Indonesia 50.7% 2010 down 4.4% rising
13 El Salvador 49.9% 2010 up 1.0% rising
14 Uganda 49.4% 2010 down 1.4% volatile
15 Kenya 49.0% 2010 up 4.6% volatile
16 Malawi 48.8% 2010 up 17.1% rising
17 Namibia 48.6% 2010 down 6.2% rising
18 Ecuador 46.4% 2010 up 23.1% falling
19 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.2% 2010 up 7.3% rising
20 Myanmar 45.2% 2010 up 16.2% rising
21 Syrian Arab Republic 43.7% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
22 Guatemala 41.8% 2010 up 5.9% rising
23 Algeria 41.0% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
24 Argentina 40.6% 2010 down 1.7% falling
25 Portugal 39.8% 2010 down 29.3% flat
26 Iraq 39.0% 2010 up 119.1% volatile
27 Nicaragua 38.3% 2010 up 5.1% rising
28 Kuwait 38.2% 2010 up 121.4% volatile
29 Mauritius 38.0% 2010 down 27.2% rising
29 Uruguay 38.0% 2010 down 15.3% falling
31 Guyana 37.5% 2010 unchanged falling
32 Tunisia 37.2% 2010 up 16.0% volatile
33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36.3% 2010 down 15.7% volatile
34 Rwanda 35.6% 2010 up 10.9% volatile
35 Peru 35.5% 2010 up 7.9% falling
36 Haiti 34.7% 2010 up 38.4% volatile
37 Brazil 34.5% 2010 down 29.8% flat
38 Mauritania 33.3% 2010 up 8.2% rising
39 Qatar 32.9% 2010 up 290.2% volatile
40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.4% 2010 down 33.0% rising
40 Zimbabwe 32.4% 2010 down 37.3% rising
42 Eswatini 32.1% 2010 up 29.5% rising
43 Colombia 31.5% 2010 down 35.9% falling
44 Libya 30.8% 2010 up 57.7% volatile
45 Côte d'Ivoire 30.1% 2010 up 65.4% volatile
46 Mexico 30.0% 2010 down 33.5% falling
47 Saudi Arabia 29.7% 2010 up 20.0% rising
48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.9% 2010 up 17.8% volatile
49 Fiji 28.8% 2010 up 23.0% falling
50 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.3% 2010 down 26.3% volatile
51 Dominican Republic 28.2% 2010 down 56.2% flat
52 Gabon 27.4% 2010 down 21.6% rising
52 Panama 27.4% 2010 down 3.5% falling
54 Viet Nam 26.0% 2010 down 60.1% rising
55 Philippines 25.5% 2010 down 44.4% falling
56 China 25.2% 2010 down 37.2% volatile
57 Papua New Guinea 24.9% 2010 down 13.1% volatile
58 Sudan 24.3% 2010 up 70.1% volatile
59 Togo 23.5% 2010 up 56.5% volatile
60 Trinidad and Tobago 23.1% 2010 down 45.8% falling
61 Bangladesh 22.9% 2010 up 3.5% volatile
62 Senegal 22.8% 2010 up 25.9% falling
63 Central African Republic 22.5% 2010 up 13.4% volatile
64 Macau, China 21.8% 2010 down 49.5% falling
65 Austria 21.6% 2010 down 23.6% falling
66 Burundi 20.6% 2010 up 17.5% volatile
66 Iceland 20.6% 2010 down 40.9% falling
68 United Arab Emirates 19.3% 2010 up 28.4% volatile
69 New Zealand 18.9% 2010 down 25.9% falling
70 Morocco 17.6% 2010 up 46.0% volatile
71 Sierra Leone 17.4% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
72 South Africa 16.4% 2010 down 39.2% flat
73 Belize 16.2% 2010 down 63.5% falling
74 Malaysia 16.0% 2010 down 45.9% rising
75 Sri Lanka 15.9% 2010 up 8.7% falling
76 India 14.6% 2010 up 27.6% rising
77 Jordan 14.3% 2010 down 38.1% volatile
78 Benin 14.3% 2010 up 38.8% rising
78 Mozambique 14.3% 2010 up 99.4% rising
80 Luxembourg 14.0% 2010 down 42.2% falling
81 Nepal 13.9% 2010 up 61.3% volatile
82 Ghana 13.1% 2010 down 3.7% rising
83 Greece 13.1% 2010 down 61.2% falling
84 Liberia 12.7% 2010 up 70.7% volatile
85 Niger 12.2% 2010 up 112.9% volatile
86 Pakistan 12.1% 2010 up 74.2% volatile
87 Chile 11.1% 2010 down 67.6% falling
88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.7% 2010 down 50.9% falling
89 Jamaica 10.4% 2010 down 50.3% falling
90 Cuba 9.9% 2010 down 22.5% volatile
91 Bahrain 9.7% 2010 down 8.7% rising
92 Spain 8.4% 2010 down 60.0% falling
93 Israel 7.9% 2010 down 59.4% falling
94 Hong Kong, China 7.8% 2010 down 70.6% falling
95 Mali 7.4% 2010 down 43.2% volatile
96 Brunei Darussalam 7.3% 2010 down 63.5% volatile
97 Poland 7.2% 2010 down 38.6% volatile
98 Barbados 7.0% 2010 down 28.1% volatile
99 Afghanistan 6.8% 2010 up 0.6% volatile
100 Cyprus 6.7% 2010 down 66.6% volatile
101 Botswana 6.4% 2010 down 36.1% falling
102 Singapore 5.6% 2010 down 68.0% volatile
103 Netherlands 5.2% 2010 down 37.9% volatile
104 France 5.2% 2010 down 75.0% volatile
105 Egypt 5.1% 2010 down 56.6% volatile
106 Japan 5.0% 2010 down 11.0% volatile
107 Yemen 4.8% 2010 up 524.7% volatile
108 Ireland 4.7% 2010 down 52.1% volatile
109 Belgium 4.7% 2010 down 47.3% volatile
110 Tonga 4.5% 2010 down 82.9% falling
111 Gambia 4.4% 2010 up 67.7% volatile
112 Italy 3.6% 2010 down 62.0% volatile
113 Mongolia 3.5% 2010 down 62.6% volatile
114 Malta 3.4% 2010 up 782.1% volatile
115 Congo 3.3% 2010 down 88.1% volatile
116 Australia 3.3% 2010 down 43.4% volatile
117 Bulgaria 2.7% 2010 down 86.5% volatile
118 Switzerland 2.6% 2010 down 89.1% volatile
119 Sweden 2.5% 2010 up 9.2% volatile
120 Germany 2.2% 2010 down 86.7% volatile
121 United States of America 2.0% 2010 down 11.9% volatile
122 Romania 1.9% 2010 down 56.1% volatile
123 Albania 1.5% 2010 down 72.0% volatile
124 Republic of Korea 1.4% 2010 down 88.3% volatile
125 Armenia 1.2% 2010 down 13.5% volatile
126 Tajikistan 1.2% 2010 down 33.7% volatile
127 Canada 1.2% 2010 down 60.1% volatile
128 Hungary 0.9% 2010 down 63.2% volatile
129 Serbia 0.7% 2010 down 97.6% falling
130 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% 2010 down 93.6% volatile
131 Croatia 0.6% 2010 down 96.8% volatile
132 Russian Federation 0.6% 2010 down 5.0% volatile
132 Ukraine 0.6% 2010 up 3.6% volatile
134 Latvia 0.5% 2010 up 24.3% volatile
135 Estonia 0.5% 2010 down 13.5% volatile
136 Norway 0.4% 2010 down 96.6% volatile
136 Slovenia 0.4% 2010 down 83.9% volatile
138 Lithuania 0.3% 2010 down 11.1% volatile
139 Slovakia 0.2% 2010 down 98.8% volatile
140 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2010 down 81.0% volatile
141 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2010 down 97.3% volatile
142 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 91.3% volatile
142 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)