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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) by country

Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
75.1%
Lesotho
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
19.1%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 75.1% in Lesotho; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.1%, and the mean is 23.0%.

Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 322.6%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Lesotho 75.1% 2010 up 1.6% rising
2 Thailand 67.0% 2010 down 13.6% rising
3 Paraguay 64.2% 2010 down 10.0% rising
4 Türkiye 62.7% 2010 up 15.7% volatile
5 El Salvador 61.0% 2010 up 24.9% rising
6 Indonesia 60.5% 2010 up 14.1% volatile
7 Honduras 59.6% 2010 up 5.1% rising
8 Cameroon 59.1% 2010 up 27.1% volatile
9 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.1% 2010 up 52.2% volatile
10 Cambodia 53.5% 2010 up 13.7% volatile
11 Portugal 52.9% 2010 down 19.5% rising
12 Namibia 51.8% 2010 down 1.7% rising
13 Zimbabwe 51.7% 2010 down 16.4% rising
14 Zambia 51.6% 2010 unchanged rising
15 Costa Rica 51.3% 2010 down 4.6% falling
16 Ecuador 50.9% 2010 up 11.5% flat
17 Kenya 46.9% 2010 up 43.8% volatile
18 Uganda 45.9% 2010 up 11.8% volatile
19 Trinidad and Tobago 45.6% 2010 down 21.7% falling
20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 44.8% 2010 up 6.4% rising
21 Uruguay 44.2% 2010 down 1.5% falling
22 Myanmar 43.9% 2010 up 12.8% rising
23 Guatemala 42.7% 2010 up 26.0% rising
24 Mexico 42.0% 2010 down 20.4% rising
25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 41.9% 2010 up 15.3% volatile
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41.9% 2010 down 23.5% rising
27 Mauritius 41.7% 2010 down 28.0% rising
28 Malawi 41.7% 2010 up 14.3% rising
29 Brazil 41.5% 2010 down 15.0% rising
30 Algeria 41.0% 2010 up 25.4% volatile
31 Argentina 40.6% 2010 down 18.1% falling
32 Peru 40.1% 2010 up 18.0% flat
33 Tunisia 38.5% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
34 Colombia 37.8% 2010 down 23.1% falling
35 Guyana 37.5% 2010 unchanged falling
36 Nicaragua 37.4% 2010 down 0.8% rising
37 Philippines 37.1% 2010 down 19.0% falling
38 Libya 37.0% 2010 up 89.5% volatile
39 Maldives 36.5% 2010 up 125.5% rising
40 Rwanda 35.8% 2010 up 81.5% volatile
41 Dominican Republic 35.5% 2010 down 51.2% rising
42 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.9% 2010 up 19.2% volatile
43 Syrian Arab Republic 34.7% 2010 down 8.2% volatile
44 China 34.5% 2010 down 32.9% volatile
45 Haiti 32.1% 2010 up 86.9% volatile
46 Qatar 31.9% 2010 up 322.6% volatile
47 Malaysia 31.5% 2010 down 30.2% rising
48 Kuwait 31.4% 2010 up 79.3% volatile
49 Panama 30.9% 2010 down 21.8% falling
50 Mauritania 30.8% 2010 up 7.7% flat
51 Macau, China 30.7% 2010 down 45.6% falling
52 Saudi Arabia 29.7% 2010 up 20.0% rising
53 Greece 29.0% 2010 down 29.9% falling
54 Fiji 28.8% 2010 up 3.9% falling
55 South Africa 28.3% 2010 down 7.2% rising
56 Iceland 27.5% 2010 down 9.5% falling
57 Gabon 27.4% 2010 down 21.6% rising
58 Eswatini 27.0% 2010 up 21.4% rising
59 Austria 26.5% 2010 down 28.2% falling
60 Viet Nam 26.0% 2010 down 59.3% rising
61 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.4% 2010 up 12.9% volatile
62 New Zealand 24.9% 2010 down 29.3% falling
63 Jordan 23.5% 2010 down 2.2% volatile
64 Sri Lanka 23.2% 2010 up 27.3% falling
65 Hong Kong, China 22.9% 2010 down 27.4% falling
66 Bangladesh 22.1% 2010 up 8.8% volatile
67 Sudan 21.8% 2010 up 52.3% volatile
68 Côte d'Ivoire 21.6% 2010 up 43.0% volatile
69 Luxembourg 21.0% 2010 down 30.6% falling
70 Spain 20.8% 2010 down 21.9% falling
71 Central African Republic 19.9% 2010 up 73.1% rising
72 United Arab Emirates 19.3% 2010 up 17.5% volatile
73 Chile 18.9% 2010 down 44.8% falling
74 Congo 18.9% 2010 down 32.3% volatile
75 Senegal 18.8% 2010 up 13.7% falling
76 Papua New Guinea 18.2% 2010 up 2.5% volatile
77 Burundi 17.5% 2010 up 36.5% volatile
78 Belize 17.5% 2010 down 63.1% falling
79 Togo 15.9% 2010 up 33.1% volatile
80 Sierra Leone 15.6% 2010 up 69.9% volatile
81 Cyprus 15.4% 2010 down 52.4% falling
82 Malta 15.3% 2010 down 65.0% falling
83 Mozambique 14.3% 2010 up 99.4% rising
84 Morocco 13.9% 2010 up 65.1% volatile
85 Jamaica 13.3% 2010 down 61.1% falling
86 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.3% 2010 down 56.4% falling
87 Cuba 12.7% 2010 down 38.1% volatile
88 India 12.4% 2010 up 17.8% rising
89 Egypt 11.5% 2010 down 2.5% volatile
90 Ghana 11.4% 2010 down 21.1% volatile
91 Israel 11.1% 2010 down 45.7% falling
92 Nepal 10.9% 2010 up 61.2% volatile
93 Poland 10.8% 2010 down 38.4% volatile
94 Bahrain 10.4% 2010 down 2.3% rising
94 Ireland 10.4% 2010 down 43.2% falling
96 Benin 10.3% 2010 up 14.4% rising
97 Italy 10.2% 2010 down 67.3% falling
98 Botswana 10.0% 2010 down 52.8% falling
99 France 9.8% 2010 down 60.5% volatile
100 Barbados 9.7% 2010 down 39.6% volatile
101 Liberia 9.7% 2010 up 79.3% volatile
102 Belgium 9.7% 2010 down 18.3% volatile
103 Singapore 9.3% 2010 down 49.8% volatile
104 Iraq 9.0% 2010 down 45.5% volatile
105 Tonga 8.9% 2010 down 66.6% falling
106 Pakistan 8.8% 2010 down 1.8% rising
107 Netherlands 8.8% 2010 down 40.6% volatile
108 Niger 7.6% 2010 up 161.7% volatile
109 Australia 6.5% 2010 down 45.0% volatile
110 Afghanistan 6.3% 2010 up 90.0% volatile
111 Republic of Korea 5.7% 2010 down 74.9% falling
112 Mongolia 5.6% 2010 down 76.4% volatile
113 Japan 5.5% 2010 down 67.5% volatile
114 Mali 5.0% 2010 down 48.2% volatile
115 Albania 3.1% 2010 down 87.3% volatile
116 Serbia 3.1% 2010 down 92.7% falling
117 Romania 3.1% 2010 down 56.2% volatile
118 Yemen 3.0% 2010 up 198.0% volatile
119 Croatia 2.9% 2010 down 90.0% falling
120 Switzerland 2.9% 2010 down 89.3% falling
121 Bulgaria 2.7% 2010 down 89.2% volatile
122 Sweden 2.7% 2010 down 24.0% volatile
123 Gambia 2.6% 2010 up 60.5% volatile
124 United States of America 2.1% 2010 down 8.1% volatile
125 Canada 2.1% 2010 down 67.0% volatile
126 Germany 1.9% 2010 down 89.8% volatile
127 Tajikistan 1.8% 2010 down 70.3% volatile
128 Hungary 1.6% 2010 down 38.1% volatile
129 Armenia 1.4% 2010 down 50.4% volatile
130 Slovenia 1.0% 2010 down 75.8% volatile
131 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2010 down 94.8% volatile
132 Russian Federation 0.6% 2010 down 34.4% volatile
133 Ukraine 0.6% 2010 down 55.3% volatile
134 Estonia 0.5% 2010 down 66.9% volatile
135 Latvia 0.4% 2010 down 31.7% volatile
136 Norway 0.4% 2010 down 97.5% volatile
137 Republic of Moldova 0.3% 2010 down 94.8% volatile
138 Lithuania 0.2% 2010 down 70.1% volatile
139 Slovakia 0.2% 2010 down 99.2% volatile
140 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2010 down 95.7% volatile
141 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
142 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 90.5% volatile
142 Denmark 0.0% 2010 down 98.6% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)