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

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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
76.1%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
12.6%
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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 76.1% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.6%, and the mean is 16.9%.

Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,740.0%), 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 Russian Federation 76.1% 2010 up 15.7% volatile
2 United States of America 65.1% 2010 up 12.6% rising
3 Canada 63.9% 2010 up 111.9% volatile
4 Ireland 57.8% 2010 up 121.5% volatile
5 Ukraine 52.6% 2010 down 0.0% volatile
6 Finland 51.4% 2010 up 23.1% volatile
7 Israel 51.3% 2010 up 20.2% volatile
8 Japan 48.6% 2010 up 19.1% volatile
9 New Zealand 46.9% 2010 up 11.9% volatile
10 Australia 45.4% 2010 up 49.7% volatile
11 Estonia 44.7% 2010 up 1.7% volatile
12 Belgium 43.0% 2010 up 47.6% volatile
13 Norway 42.4% 2010 up 40.2% volatile
14 Lithuania 41.0% 2010 up 68.5% volatile
15 Sweden 40.7% 2010 up 33.2% volatile
16 Denmark 39.8% 2010 up 23.9% volatile
17 Singapore 39.8% 2010 up 216.2% volatile
18 Republic of Korea 39.5% 2010 up 154.0% volatile
19 Cyprus 38.8% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
20 Greece 38.4% 2010 up 116.4% volatile
21 Spain 38.4% 2010 up 75.9% volatile
22 Luxembourg 38.2% 2010 up 136.0% volatile
23 France 36.0% 2010 up 92.2% volatile
24 Slovenia 34.9% 2010 up 72.6% volatile
25 Switzerland 34.2% 2010 up 127.7% volatile
26 Qatar 33.8% 2010 up 38.0% volatile
27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.3% 2010 up 38.3% volatile
28 Netherlands 32.5% 2010 up 42.6% volatile
29 Bulgaria 32.3% 2010 up 18.4% volatile
30 Panama 31.7% 2010 up 19.2% volatile
31 Iceland 30.6% 2010 up 41.6% volatile
32 Poland 28.8% 2010 up 109.2% volatile
33 Kazakhstan 28.4% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
34 United Arab Emirates 25.8% 2010 up 42.7% volatile
35 Philippines 25.3% 2010 up 15.0% rising
36 Germany 24.8% 2010 up 18.2% volatile
37 Hungary 24.6% 2010 up 42.8% volatile
38 Croatia 23.7% 2010 up 85.4% volatile
39 Armenia 23.6% 2010 up 16.9% rising
40 Colombia 22.5% 2010 up 104.0% volatile
41 Chile 22.3% 2010 up 11.3% volatile
42 Peru 22.2% 2010 down 11.3% volatile
43 Latvia 22.1% 2010 down 7.4% rising
44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 21.4% 2010 up 28.4% volatile
45 Mongolia 21.0% 2010 up 34.7% volatile
46 Hong Kong, China 20.7% 2010 up 96.4% volatile
47 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.3% 2010 up 55.4% volatile
48 Gabon 20.1% 2010 up 27.9% volatile
49 Portugal 20.0% 2010 up 48.3% volatile
50 Slovakia 19.6% 2010 up 45.2% volatile
51 Costa Rica 19.6% 2010 up 17.2% volatile
52 Serbia 19.4% 2010 up 18.1% volatile
53 Austria 18.9% 2010 up 65.9% volatile
54 Jamaica 18.6% 2010 up 8.1% volatile
55 Mexico 18.2% 2010 up 53.4% volatile
56 Kyrgyzstan 18.2% 2010 up 3.1% volatile
57 Italy 18.1% 2010 up 43.7% volatile
57 Malta 18.1% 2010 up 423.4% volatile
59 Czechia 18.1% 2010 up 38.1% volatile
60 Republic of Moldova 17.9% 2010 up 19.1% volatile
61 Sri Lanka 17.5% 2010 up 3.7% volatile
62 Argentina 17.1% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
63 Paraguay 16.0% 2010 up 144.1% volatile
64 Malaysia 15.7% 2010 up 119.3% volatile
65 Macau, China 15.2% 2010 up 114.4% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 14.6% 2010 up 12.7% volatile
67 Romania 14.2% 2010 up 45.5% volatile
68 Saudi Arabia 14.1% 2010 up 89.9% volatile
69 Brazil 14.0% 2010 up 55.9% volatile
70 Ecuador 13.8% 2010 down 28.8% volatile
71 Uruguay 13.7% 2010 up 94.2% rising
72 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.8% 2010 up 111.8% volatile
73 Cuba 12.4% 2010 down 6.6% volatile
74 Thailand 11.9% 2010 up 143.3% volatile
75 Kuwait 11.7% 2010 down 14.0% volatile
76 Nicaragua 11.6% 2010 up 16.8% volatile
77 Jordan 11.0% 2010 up 30.5% volatile
78 Trinidad and Tobago 10.9% 2010 up 104.9% volatile
79 Iraq 10.5% 2010 up 70.9% volatile
80 Bahrain 10.0% 2010 down 33.6% volatile
81 Fiji 9.3% 2010 up 27.6% volatile
82 Türkiye 9.0% 2010 up 45.6% volatile
83 Tunisia 8.6% 2010 up 162.1% volatile
84 Morocco 8.0% 2010 up 101.8% volatile
85 Indonesia 7.8% 2010 up 259.4% volatile
86 Kenya 7.5% 2010 up 148.4% volatile
87 El Salvador 7.1% 2010 down 2.8% volatile
88 Belize 6.7% 2010 unchanged volatile
89 Brunei Darussalam 6.6% 2010 up 83.3% volatile
90 Tajikistan 6.4% 2010 down 12.3% rising
90 South Africa 6.4% 2010 down 32.6% volatile
92 Algeria 5.8% 2010 up 118.2% volatile
93 Tonga 5.7% 2010 down 42.8% volatile
94 Honduras 5.6% 2010 up 17.0% volatile
95 India 5.1% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.9% 2010 up 69.3% volatile
97 Syrian Arab Republic 4.9% 2010 up 96.0% volatile
98 Viet Nam 4.6% 2010 up 75.6% volatile
99 Libya 4.0% 2010 down 56.6% volatile
100 Bangladesh 3.9% 2010 up 10.2% volatile
101 Namibia 3.7% 2010 down 17.8% rising
102 Afghanistan 3.4% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
103 Pakistan 3.3% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
104 Liberia 3.3% 2010 up 56.7% volatile
105 Mauritius 3.2% 2010 up 86.5% volatile
106 Myanmar 3.0% 2010 down 3.9% volatile
107 Egypt 3.0% 2010 down 10.6% volatile
108 China 2.9% 2010 up 15.0% volatile
109 Botswana 2.9% 2010 down 28.0% volatile
110 Côte d'Ivoire 2.8% 2010 up 7.8% volatile
111 Lesotho 2.5% 2010 up 43.9% volatile
112 Mali 2.4% 2010 up 1,061.9% volatile
113 Uganda 2.3% 2010 down 26.9% volatile
114 Nepal 1.9% 2010 up 93.8% volatile
115 Yemen 1.8% 2010 up 1,740.0% volatile
116 Albania 1.8% 2010 down 69.9% volatile
117 Sudan 1.7% 2010 up 232.0% volatile
118 Congo 1.6% 2010 down 37.7% volatile
119 Ghana 1.6% 2010 down 43.1% volatile
120 Senegal 1.4% 2010 up 101.4% volatile
121 Haiti 1.4% 2010 up 126.7% volatile
122 Maldives 1.2% 2010 up 73.6% volatile
123 Gambia 1.2% 2010 down 13.1% volatile
124 Barbados 1.2% 2010 down 18.9% volatile
125 Zimbabwe 1.1% 2010 down 11.5% rising
126 Zambia 1.1% 2010 down 47.6% volatile
127 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9% 2010 up 20.3% volatile
128 Benin 0.8% 2010 down 11.1% volatile
129 Central African Republic 0.8% 2010 down 37.4% volatile
130 Mauritania 0.7% 2010 up 16.7% volatile
131 Cambodia 0.7% 2010 up 294.1% volatile
132 Papua New Guinea 0.6% 2010 up 20.4% volatile
133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5% 2010 unchanged volatile
134 Sierra Leone 0.5% 2010 up 161.1% volatile
135 Niger 0.4% 2010 up 37.0% volatile
136 Togo 0.3% 2010 down 67.3% volatile
137 Malawi 0.3% 2010 up 7.1% volatile
138 Burundi 0.2% 2010 down 43.9% volatile
139 Guyana 0.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
139 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 down 9.1% volatile
139 Rwanda 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% rising
142 Cameroon 0.1% 2010 down 42.9% rising
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 97.8% 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)