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

Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
40.3%
Ireland
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
7.6%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 40.3% in Ireland; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.6%, and the mean is 10.9%.

Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,742.9%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ireland 40.3% 2010 up 124.0% volatile
2 Canada 38.2% 2010 up 132.6% volatile
3 Ukraine 36.9% 2010 down 0.2% volatile
4 Greece 36.9% 2010 up 116.3% volatile
5 United States of America 36.2% 2010 up 28.1% rising
6 Republic of Korea 35.6% 2010 up 179.0% volatile
7 Israel 34.0% 2010 up 24.2% volatile
8 Singapore 33.1% 2010 up 220.6% volatile
9 Japan 32.2% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
10 Estonia 31.4% 2010 up 1.5% volatile
11 Australia 30.1% 2010 up 54.6% volatile
12 Lithuania 28.7% 2010 up 68.2% volatile
13 Cyprus 28.7% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
14 New Zealand 28.3% 2010 up 11.9% volatile
15 Russian Federation 27.1% 2010 up 18.1% volatile
16 Sweden 27.0% 2010 up 37.5% volatile
17 Belgium 26.9% 2010 up 56.1% volatile
18 Denmark 26.4% 2010 up 28.0% volatile
19 Spain 25.5% 2010 up 81.7% volatile
20 Luxembourg 25.3% 2010 up 143.6% volatile
21 Slovenia 24.4% 2010 up 72.2% volatile
22 Norway 23.9% 2010 up 40.2% volatile
23 Qatar 23.7% 2010 up 37.6% volatile
24 Switzerland 22.7% 2010 up 135.2% volatile
25 Hungary 22.4% 2010 up 46.4% volatile
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22.1% 2010 up 42.9% volatile
27 Panama 21.6% 2010 up 16.5% volatile
28 Netherlands 21.6% 2010 up 47.3% volatile
29 Iceland 20.3% 2010 up 46.1% volatile
30 Bulgaria 20.1% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
31 Kazakhstan 19.9% 2010 up 36.5% volatile
32 Mongolia 19.9% 2010 up 34.9% volatile
33 Poland 19.1% 2010 up 116.0% volatile
34 Costa Rica 18.5% 2010 up 16.9% volatile
35 United Arab Emirates 18.1% 2010 up 42.3% volatile
36 Hong Kong, China 18.0% 2010 up 117.5% volatile
37 Colombia 17.2% 2010 up 103.3% volatile
38 Croatia 16.6% 2010 up 85.1% volatile
39 Armenia 16.6% 2010 up 16.7% rising
40 Finland 16.5% 2010 down 7.7% volatile
41 Germany 16.4% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
42 Peru 16.1% 2010 down 14.8% volatile
43 Malta 15.7% 2010 up 423.0% volatile
44 Latvia 15.5% 2010 down 7.6% volatile
45 France 14.2% 2010 up 92.2% volatile
46 Gabon 14.1% 2010 up 27.7% volatile
47 Serbia 13.6% 2010 up 17.7% volatile
48 Mexico 13.5% 2010 up 50.3% volatile
49 Jamaica 13.1% 2010 up 7.9% volatile
50 Kyrgyzstan 12.8% 2010 up 2.9% volatile
51 Republic of Moldova 12.5% 2010 up 19.0% volatile
52 Austria 12.5% 2010 up 71.4% volatile
53 Sri Lanka 12.3% 2010 up 3.5% volatile
54 Italy 12.0% 2010 up 48.4% volatile
55 Nicaragua 11.3% 2010 up 16.7% volatile
56 Macau, China 10.7% 2010 up 113.8% volatile
57 Paraguay 10.3% 2010 up 124.8% volatile
58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.3% 2010 up 55.4% volatile
59 Brazil 10.2% 2010 up 55.9% volatile
60 Slovakia 10.1% 2010 up 43.5% volatile
61 Romania 10.0% 2010 up 45.1% volatile
62 Saudi Arabia 9.9% 2010 up 89.3% volatile
63 Thailand 9.6% 2010 up 129.5% volatile
64 Cuba 9.4% 2010 down 6.6% volatile
65 Czechia 9.3% 2010 up 36.5% volatile
66 Chile 9.0% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
67 Bahrain 8.8% 2010 down 38.6% volatile
68 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.8% 2010 up 103.7% volatile
69 Trinidad and Tobago 8.5% 2010 up 105.1% volatile
70 Philippines 8.3% 2010 down 0.8% rising
71 Kuwait 8.2% 2010 down 14.2% volatile
72 Ecuador 7.7% 2010 down 35.5% volatile
73 Portugal 7.5% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
74 Iraq 7.4% 2010 up 70.6% volatile
75 Uruguay 7.0% 2010 up 67.1% volatile
76 Fiji 6.5% 2010 up 27.3% volatile
77 Tunisia 6.0% 2010 up 161.3% volatile
78 Türkiye 6.0% 2010 up 50.4% volatile
79 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.8% 2010 up 28.3% volatile
80 Dominican Republic 5.7% 2010 up 12.8% volatile
81 Morocco 5.6% 2010 up 101.1% volatile
82 Indonesia 5.5% 2010 up 257.5% volatile
83 Kenya 5.3% 2010 up 147.2% volatile
84 El Salvador 5.0% 2010 down 2.7% volatile
85 Belize 4.7% 2010 down 0.2% volatile
86 Brunei Darussalam 4.6% 2010 up 83.0% volatile
86 Malaysia 4.6% 2010 up 119.4% volatile
88 Tajikistan 4.5% 2010 down 12.5% volatile
89 Argentina 4.4% 2010 down 38.7% volatile
90 Algeria 4.0% 2010 up 117.2% volatile
91 Tonga 4.0% 2010 down 42.8% volatile
92 Honduras 3.9% 2010 up 16.8% volatile
93 India 3.6% 2010 up 38.5% volatile
94 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.4% 2010 up 68.6% volatile
95 Syrian Arab Republic 3.4% 2010 up 95.4% volatile
96 Viet Nam 3.2% 2010 up 75.5% volatile
97 Pakistan 2.8% 2010 down 6.3% volatile
98 Libya 2.8% 2010 down 56.7% volatile
99 Bangladesh 2.7% 2010 up 10.1% volatile
100 Namibia 2.6% 2010 down 18.0% rising
101 Afghanistan 2.4% 2010 up 20.8% volatile
102 Liberia 2.3% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
103 Jordan 2.2% 2010 down 3.5% volatile
104 Myanmar 2.1% 2010 down 4.1% volatile
105 Egypt 2.1% 2010 down 10.8% volatile
106 China 2.0% 2010 up 14.6% volatile
107 Botswana 2.0% 2010 down 28.1% volatile
108 Côte d'Ivoire 1.9% 2010 up 7.8% volatile
109 Lesotho 1.7% 2010 up 43.8% volatile
110 Mali 1.7% 2010 up 1,040.0% volatile
111 Uganda 1.6% 2010 down 26.7% volatile
112 Nepal 1.3% 2010 up 91.2% volatile
113 Yemen 1.3% 2010 up 1,742.9% volatile
114 Mauritius 1.3% 2010 up 86.8% volatile
115 Albania 1.3% 2010 down 70.1% volatile
116 Sudan 1.2% 2010 up 231.4% volatile
117 Ghana 1.1% 2010 down 43.2% volatile
118 Senegal 1.0% 2010 up 98.0% volatile
119 Haiti 0.9% 2010 up 120.9% volatile
120 Congo 0.8% 2010 down 38.0% volatile
121 Gambia 0.8% 2010 down 13.5% volatile
122 Barbados 0.8% 2010 down 19.0% volatile
122 Zimbabwe 0.8% 2010 down 11.0% rising
124 Zambia 0.8% 2010 down 48.0% volatile
125 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6% 2010 up 19.2% volatile
126 Benin 0.6% 2010 down 11.1% volatile
127 Central African Republic 0.5% 2010 down 37.2% volatile
128 Mauritania 0.5% 2010 up 16.7% volatile
129 Cambodia 0.5% 2010 up 291.7% volatile
130 Papua New Guinea 0.4% 2010 up 18.8% volatile
131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4% 2010 unchanged volatile
131 Sierra Leone 0.4% 2010 up 157.1% volatile
133 South Africa 0.3% 2010 down 32.6% rising
134 Niger 0.3% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
135 Malawi 0.2% 2010 up 4.3% volatile
135 Togo 0.2% 2010 down 68.0% volatile
137 Burundi 0.2% 2010 down 42.9% volatile
138 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 up 114.3% rising
139 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
139 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 down 12.5% volatile
141 Maldives 0.1% 2010 down 55.0% volatile
142 Cameroon 0.1% 2010 down 46.7% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 98.0% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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