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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)