Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
95.1%
Albania
Lowest
0.6%
Yemen
Median
40.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 95.1% in Albania; the lowest is 0.6% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.4%, and the mean is 40.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 156.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,120.0%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 72.6%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 95.1% | 2010 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 90.7% | 2010 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Barbados | 88.8% | 2010 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 86.1% | 2010 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Tonga | 85.3% | 2010 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 84.3% | 2010 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 82.7% | 2010 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Slovakia | 81.5% | 2010 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.8% | 2010 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Croatia | 78.5% | 2010 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 78.2% | 2010 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 78.2% | 2010 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Serbia | 77.6% | 2010 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Belize | 77.0% | 2010 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Malta | 76.8% | 2010 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Latvia | 76.3% | 2010 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 75.9% | 2010 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 75.0% | 2010 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovenia | 74.0% | 2010 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 73.6% | 2010 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 71.4% | 2010 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 70.8% | 2010 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Cuba | 70.0% | 2010 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Mongolia | 69.1% | 2010 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Switzerland | 68.4% | 2010 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 67.8% | 2010 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 66.4% | 2010 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 66.1% | 2010 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 64.9% | 2010 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Hong Kong, China | 64.8% | 2010 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Jamaica | 64.6% | 2010 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands | 64.4% | 2010 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 63.9% | 2010 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 62.8% | 2010 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 62.7% | 2010 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 62.4% | 2010 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Botswana | 61.8% | 2010 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 61.7% | 2010 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 39 | Fiji | 60.1% | 2010 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Macau, China | 59.3% | 2010 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 41 | China | 59.0% | 2010 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 58.2% | 2010 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 43 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 57.8% | 2010 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 44 | Finland | 57.4% | 2010 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 57.2% | 2010 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 46 | Guyana | 57.0% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Cyprus | 56.6% | 2010 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Congo | 56.0% | 2010 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Australia | 55.4% | 2010 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 50 | Singapore | 54.8% | 2010 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Spain | 54.7% | 2010 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 54.0% | 2010 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 53 | Japan | 53.9% | 2010 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 54 | Belgium | 53.6% | 2010 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 55 | Estonia | 53.1% | 2010 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 56 | Mauritius | 53.1% | 2010 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Jordan | 50.9% | 2010 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 50.4% | 2010 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 59 | Malaysia | 48.9% | 2010 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Ukraine | 46.6% | 2010 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 45.9% | 2010 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Canada | 45.9% | 2010 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.8% | 2010 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Ireland | 45.6% | 2010 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 65 | Iceland | 45.2% | 2010 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ghana | 44.3% | 2010 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 42.7% | 2010 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 68 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 42.1% | 2010 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 41.9% | 2010 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Argentina | 41.5% | 2010 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 41.2% | 2010 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Bahrain | 40.5% | 2010 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Kuwait | 40.4% | 2010 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Israel | 40.2% | 2010 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 75 | Gabon | 38.3% | 2010 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 37.6% | 2010 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 77 | United States of America | 36.8% | 2010 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 78 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 36.5% | 2010 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Brazil | 36.1% | 2010 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Philippines | 35.8% | 2010 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 81 | Panama | 34.3% | 2010 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 82 | Mexico | 32.5% | 2010 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 83 | New Zealand | 31.7% | 2010 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 84 | Egypt | 31.4% | 2010 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 31.3% | 2010 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Peru | 31.1% | 2010 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 87 | Qatar | 31.0% | 2010 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | 30.8% | 2010 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Libya | 30.3% | 2010 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 28.4% | 2010 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 28.4% | 2010 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Ecuador | 27.2% | 2010 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 93 | El Salvador | 26.3% | 2010 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 26.1% | 2010 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Russian Federation | 25.7% | 2010 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 24.2% | 2010 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 97 | Paraguay | 21.9% | 2010 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | 21.4% | 2010 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.3% | 2010 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Indonesia | 20.6% | 2010 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Haiti | 19.8% | 2010 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Cameroon | 19.3% | 2010 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Thailand | 19.3% | 2010 | up 226.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 19.2% | 2010 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Guatemala | 19.0% | 2010 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Myanmar | 18.7% | 2010 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Honduras | 18.0% | 2010 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 17.9% | 2010 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 17.6% | 2010 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Zambia | 17.2% | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Lesotho | 16.2% | 2010 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | 16.1% | 2010 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Algeria | 16.0% | 2010 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 15.7% | 2010 | up 367.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Türkiye | 15.6% | 2010 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Uganda | 14.1% | 2010 | up 537.6% | volatile |
| 117 | India | 14.0% | 2010 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Togo | 14.0% | 2010 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.7% | 2010 | up 353.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Kenya | 12.0% | 2010 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | 11.7% | 2010 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 11.6% | 2010 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Sudan | 11.0% | 2010 | up 214.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Pakistan | 10.6% | 2010 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Liberia | 10.6% | 2010 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | 10.0% | 2010 | up 88.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Mali | 9.2% | 2010 | up 823.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Nepal | 7.7% | 2010 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.2% | 2010 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Gambia | 7.1% | 2010 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 7.0% | 2010 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 6.9% | 2010 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Cambodia | 6.0% | 2010 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Senegal | 5.7% | 2010 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Rwanda | 4.9% | 2010 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Maldives | 4.5% | 2010 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 137 | Malawi | 4.1% | 2010 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.0% | 2010 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Mauritania | 3.4% | 2010 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2010 | up 323.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 2.4% | 2010 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Mozambique | 1.5% | 2010 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Niger | 1.4% | 2010 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 0.6% | 2010 | up 1,120.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)