Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
95.5%
Albania
Lowest
1.0%
Yemen
Median
43.7%
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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 95.5% in Albania; the lowest is 1.0% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.7%, and the mean is 43.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 97.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 605.8%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 58.1%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 95.5% | 2010 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 92.2% | 2010 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 3 | Barbados | 91.8% | 2010 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 4 | Tonga | 89.1% | 2010 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 83.2% | 2010 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Czechia | 81.8% | 2010 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 81.8% | 2010 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 81.0% | 2010 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 80.9% | 2010 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Slovakia | 79.9% | 2010 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 11 | Serbia | 79.3% | 2010 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Malta | 78.3% | 2010 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Latvia | 77.3% | 2010 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 77.0% | 2010 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Belize | 77.0% | 2010 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Cuba | 75.5% | 2010 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Croatia | 75.3% | 2010 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Armenia | 75.0% | 2010 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 74.3% | 2010 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 20 | South Africa | 73.5% | 2010 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 73.2% | 2010 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 71.4% | 2010 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Germany | 71.1% | 2010 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Hong Kong, China | 70.8% | 2010 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 25 | China | 69.5% | 2010 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 68.6% | 2010 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Jamaica | 66.5% | 2010 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Brunei Darussalam | 66.0% | 2010 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 65.7% | 2010 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.2% | 2010 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovenia | 64.6% | 2010 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 64.0% | 2010 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Poland | 63.9% | 2010 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 63.9% | 2010 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 63.3% | 2010 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 62.2% | 2010 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 62.2% | 2010 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 38 | Macau, China | 62.0% | 2010 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | 62.0% | 2010 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 39 | Congo | 62.0% | 2010 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 61.9% | 2010 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Fiji | 60.1% | 2010 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Lithuania | 58.7% | 2010 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 58.6% | 2010 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 45 | France | 58.2% | 2010 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritius | 57.1% | 2010 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Guyana | 57.0% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | Denmark | 56.8% | 2010 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 56.3% | 2010 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 50 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 55.8% | 2010 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 51 | Sweden | 55.6% | 2010 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 52 | Estonia | 54.7% | 2010 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 54.1% | 2010 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 52.2% | 2010 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 51.4% | 2010 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia | 50.8% | 2010 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 57 | Norway | 50.4% | 2010 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 58 | Belgium | 49.2% | 2010 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 59 | Singapore | 48.8% | 2010 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 48.6% | 2010 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 47.9% | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 62 | Greece | 47.9% | 2010 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 63 | Mexico | 47.0% | 2010 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 46.6% | 2010 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Iceland | 46.6% | 2010 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 66 | Ukraine | 46.5% | 2010 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 67 | Japan | 46.3% | 2010 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 45.9% | 2010 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahrain | 45.7% | 2010 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Libya | 45.4% | 2010 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Ghana | 45.1% | 2010 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Brazil | 43.9% | 2010 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 43.4% | 2010 | up 68.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Kuwait | 43.0% | 2010 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Egypt | 42.9% | 2010 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 42.0% | 2010 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 41.9% | 2010 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 78 | Argentina | 41.5% | 2010 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 79 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 41.3% | 2010 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 80 | El Salvador | 39.4% | 2010 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Israel | 38.9% | 2010 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 82 | Gabon | 38.3% | 2010 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Portugal | 38.1% | 2010 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 37.5% | 2010 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 85 | Ireland | 36.9% | 2010 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 86 | Indonesia | 35.9% | 2010 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 35.4% | 2010 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 88 | Canada | 34.8% | 2010 | down 47.7% | flat |
| 89 | Ecuador | 34.8% | 2010 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 90 | New Zealand | 34.1% | 2010 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 91 | Namibia | 33.7% | 2010 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 92 | United States of America | 32.8% | 2010 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 30.6% | 2010 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Qatar | 30.2% | 2010 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29.9% | 2010 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 28.4% | 2010 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Zambia | 27.7% | 2010 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 27.6% | 2010 | up 329.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 27.3% | 2010 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 27.3% | 2010 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Lesotho | 26.0% | 2010 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Thailand | 25.0% | 2010 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Honduras | 24.4% | 2010 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Kenya | 24.0% | 2010 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Cameroon | 23.8% | 2010 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 23.4% | 2010 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 23.0% | 2010 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 108 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 22.7% | 2010 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 109 | Haiti | 22.6% | 2010 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Iraq | 21.9% | 2010 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 21.2% | 2010 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Türkiye | 21.0% | 2010 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | 20.7% | 2010 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Myanmar | 19.7% | 2010 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.3% | 2010 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Uganda | 19.2% | 2010 | up 379.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Eswatini | 18.8% | 2010 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Togo | 18.4% | 2010 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 119 | India | 17.7% | 2010 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Algeria | 16.0% | 2010 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Pakistan | 15.2% | 2010 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Sudan | 14.4% | 2010 | up 310.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Morocco | 14.3% | 2010 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 14.1% | 2010 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Nepal | 14.0% | 2010 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Liberia | 12.8% | 2010 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 12.2% | 2010 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Benin | 11.3% | 2010 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.8% | 2010 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Cambodia | 10.1% | 2010 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Mali | 9.8% | 2010 | up 605.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Gambia | 9.8% | 2010 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Sierra Leone | 9.1% | 2010 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritania | 8.6% | 2010 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Maldives | 8.0% | 2010 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 136 | Senegal | 6.0% | 2010 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 5.8% | 2010 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Malawi | 5.4% | 2010 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.8% | 2010 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 4.4% | 2010 | up 386.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 4.0% | 2010 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Niger | 1.6% | 2010 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Mozambique | 1.5% | 2010 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 1.0% | 2010 | up 27.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)