Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
82.5%
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.4%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
25.2%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 82.5% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.4% in Tanzania, United Republic of.

The median across all reporting countries is 25.2%, and the mean is 28.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 217.

Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 745.7%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 59.7%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tajikistan 82.5% 2010 up 6.0% volatile
2 Kyrgyzstan 76.9% 2010 up 14.0% volatile
3 Czechia 76.7% 2010 up 8.7% volatile
4 Slovakia 74.2% 2010 up 23.9% volatile
5 Armenia 70.0% 2010 down 3.6% rising
6 Kazakhstan 70.0% 2010 down 7.5% volatile
7 Republic of Moldova 69.8% 2010 up 19.9% volatile
8 Romania 67.3% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
9 Poland 63.9% 2010 down 4.3% volatile
10 Trinidad and Tobago 60.9% 2010 up 143.1% volatile
11 Germany 60.4% 2010 up 30.9% volatile
12 South Africa 59.7% 2010 up 294.8% volatile
13 Tonga 59.5% 2010 up 429.1% volatile
14 Mongolia 59.4% 2010 up 24.2% volatile
15 Croatia 59.2% 2010 up 23.3% volatile
16 Serbia 59.1% 2010 up 63.5% volatile
17 Hungary 57.8% 2010 up 9.1% volatile
18 Lithuania 54.2% 2010 down 23.1% volatile
19 Republic of Korea 53.9% 2010 up 12.6% volatile
20 Hong Kong, China 53.3% 2010 up 67.7% volatile
21 Slovenia 52.7% 2010 down 3.6% volatile
22 Switzerland 50.7% 2010 up 20.4% rising
23 Bulgaria 50.2% 2010 up 25.2% volatile
24 Sweden 49.6% 2010 down 8.5% rising
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 48.2% 2010 up 516.0% volatile
26 Albania 48.1% 2010 up 32.3% volatile
27 Estonia 47.3% 2010 down 5.0% volatile
28 Netherlands 46.3% 2010 down 1.1% volatile
29 Cuba 46.1% 2010 up 14.8% volatile
30 Italy 45.0% 2010 up 19.7% volatile
31 Latvia 43.9% 2010 up 11.1% volatile
32 Austria 43.7% 2010 up 8.4% volatile
33 Mauritius 43.5% 2010 up 121.6% volatile
34 Malaysia 42.4% 2010 up 41.0% volatile
35 Japan 42.2% 2010 down 13.5% rising
36 Denmark 41.9% 2010 down 7.0% volatile
37 Cyprus 41.5% 2010 up 12.1% volatile
38 France 41.5% 2010 up 17.9% volatile
39 Botswana 41.1% 2010 up 61.6% volatile
40 Ukraine 40.5% 2010 down 1.6% rising
41 Chile 40.5% 2010 up 47.2% rising
42 Jamaica 37.7% 2010 up 28.2% volatile
43 Belgium 37.5% 2010 up 16.8% volatile
44 Singapore 37.5% 2010 down 16.5% volatile
45 Brunei Darussalam 37.4% 2010 up 27.5% volatile
46 Finland 37.4% 2010 up 25.4% volatile
47 Greece 36.0% 2010 up 0.7% rising
48 Norway 35.2% 2010 down 4.9% volatile
49 Jordan 35.0% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
50 United Arab Emirates 34.5% 2010 up 17.8% volatile
51 Israel 34.1% 2010 up 16.5% rising
52 Iceland 33.7% 2010 up 14.3% volatile
53 Australia 32.9% 2010 down 44.0% rising
54 Guyana 32.3% 2010 up 8.7% volatile
55 Belize 31.9% 2010 up 116.2% volatile
56 Fiji 31.2% 2010 up 1.2% volatile
57 Peru 31.1% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.0% 2010 up 168.2% volatile
59 Libya 29.6% 2010 up 171.4% volatile
60 Bahrain 29.6% 2010 down 7.1% volatile
61 United States of America 29.5% 2010 down 20.0% falling
62 Barbados 29.2% 2010 up 9.1% rising
63 Macau, China 28.6% 2010 up 40.9% volatile
64 Argentina 27.9% 2010 up 8.1% rising
65 Brazil 27.6% 2010 up 79.6% volatile
66 Philippines 27.6% 2010 up 104.1% volatile
67 Luxembourg 26.8% 2010 down 17.6% rising
68 Canada 26.5% 2010 down 28.4% rising
69 Colombia 26.1% 2010 up 62.2% volatile
70 Panama 26.0% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
71 Ecuador 25.4% 2010 up 82.3% volatile
72 Ireland 25.3% 2010 down 26.0% rising
73 Dominican Republic 25.2% 2010 up 186.5% volatile
74 Egypt 24.3% 2010 up 179.4% volatile
75 Spain 24.1% 2010 up 35.8% volatile
76 Uruguay 23.5% 2010 up 8.7% rising
77 El Salvador 22.6% 2010 up 169.2% volatile
78 Gabon 21.7% 2010 up 37.2% volatile
78 Qatar 21.7% 2010 up 16.5% volatile
80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.4% 2010 up 0.7% volatile
81 Indonesia 21.0% 2010 up 146.2% volatile
82 Russian Federation 19.5% 2010 down 34.9% rising
83 Kuwait 19.4% 2010 down 13.2% volatile
84 Portugal 18.7% 2010 up 5.3% volatile
85 New Zealand 18.7% 2010 down 20.2% falling
85 Paraguay 18.7% 2010 up 93.0% volatile
87 Mexico 17.9% 2010 up 21.7% volatile
88 Malta 17.9% 2010 down 39.5% rising
89 Viet Nam 17.8% 2010 up 192.9% volatile
90 Sri Lanka 17.4% 2010 down 59.7% volatile
91 Namibia 17.3% 2010 up 34.1% rising
92 China 17.2% 2010 down 11.9% volatile
93 Saudi Arabia 16.6% 2010 up 73.4% volatile
94 Syrian Arab Republic 16.4% 2010 up 317.0% volatile
95 Costa Rica 15.9% 2010 down 13.7% volatile
96 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.6% 2010 up 366.6% volatile
97 Nicaragua 15.6% 2010 up 84.6% volatile
98 Myanmar 15.4% 2010 up 75.9% volatile
99 Zambia 14.4% 2010 up 42.8% volatile
100 Thailand 14.4% 2010 up 214.6% volatile
100 Tunisia 14.4% 2010 up 69.7% volatile
102 Lesotho 14.1% 2010 down 24.2% volatile
103 Honduras 13.9% 2010 up 22.2% volatile
104 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.7% 2010 down 38.8% volatile
105 Türkiye 13.7% 2010 up 123.3% volatile
106 Cameroon 13.5% 2010 up 69.9% volatile
107 Kenya 13.4% 2010 up 403.8% volatile
108 Guatemala 12.8% 2010 up 25.9% volatile
109 Algeria 12.5% 2010 up 78.0% volatile
110 Iraq 12.4% 2010 up 140.5% volatile
111 Bangladesh 11.2% 2010 up 10.2% volatile
112 India 10.8% 2010 up 43.0% volatile
113 Ghana 10.6% 2010 down 27.6% volatile
114 Pakistan 10.2% 2010 up 92.5% volatile
115 Congo 9.6% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
116 Liberia 9.4% 2010 up 81.4% volatile
117 Benin 8.8% 2010 up 127.5% volatile
118 Morocco 8.1% 2010 up 84.1% volatile
119 Zimbabwe 8.0% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
120 Central African Republic 8.0% 2010 up 120.2% volatile
121 Haiti 7.5% 2010 up 83.6% volatile
122 Nepal 7.4% 2010 up 245.3% volatile
123 Papua New Guinea 6.9% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
124 Uganda 5.9% 2010 up 745.7% volatile
125 Sudan 5.8% 2010 up 221.1% volatile
126 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.9% 2010 up 391.0% volatile
127 Mauritania 4.9% 2010 up 175.7% volatile
128 Mali 4.4% 2010 up 544.1% volatile
129 Rwanda 3.3% 2010 up 28.5% volatile
130 Cambodia 2.9% 2010 up 127.9% volatile
131 Côte d'Ivoire 2.8% 2010 up 77.2% volatile
131 Malawi 2.8% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
133 Sierra Leone 2.7% 2010 up 50.8% volatile
134 Maldives 2.7% 2010 up 20.4% volatile
134 Eswatini 2.7% 2010 down 52.8% volatile
136 Afghanistan 2.5% 2010 up 427.7% volatile
137 Burundi 2.2% 2010 up 76.4% volatile
138 Togo 2.1% 2010 down 26.9% volatile
139 Senegal 1.9% 2010 down 10.6% volatile
140 Gambia 1.4% 2010 down 0.7% rising
141 Niger 0.9% 2010 up 214.3% volatile
142 Mozambique 0.8% 2010 up 60.4% volatile
143 Yemen 0.6% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
144 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2010 up 18.8% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary