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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
55.2%
Türkiye
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
9.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 55.2% in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.9%, and the mean is 12.9%.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 2,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 55.2% 2010 up 77.1% volatile
2 Portugal 52.9% 2010 up 0.7% rising
3 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.7% 2010 up 182.7% volatile
4 Trinidad and Tobago 42.1% 2010 down 15.2% rising
5 Costa Rica 38.5% 2010 up 6.2% rising
6 Colombia 37.8% 2010 up 42.7% rising
7 Uruguay 36.3% 2010 down 2.3% rising
8 Argentina 36.2% 2010 up 1.8% rising
9 Cameroon 34.1% 2010 up 211.3% volatile
10 Indonesia 33.6% 2010 up 32.9% volatile
11 Ecuador 32.6% 2010 up 52.0% rising
12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.7% 2010 down 8.1% volatile
13 Paraguay 31.3% 2010 down 3.0% volatile
14 Greece 28.4% 2010 down 43.0% rising
15 Fiji 27.5% 2010 up 31.1% volatile
16 Viet Nam 27.4% 2010 down 7.0% rising
17 Iceland 27.2% 2010 down 17.2% falling
18 Macau, China 26.2% 2010 down 26.7% falling
19 Lesotho 26.1% 2010 up 112.5% volatile
20 Namibia 25.4% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
21 Honduras 25.4% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
22 Zimbabwe 24.6% 2010 up 4.4% volatile
23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.6% 2010 up 86.3% volatile
24 Brazil 23.4% 2010 down 9.2% rising
25 Syrian Arab Republic 23.3% 2010 up 360.3% volatile
26 Mexico 23.0% 2010 down 0.1% rising
27 Zambia 22.4% 2010 up 39.4% volatile
28 Panama 22.4% 2010 down 5.5% rising
29 Myanmar 22.2% 2010 up 63.2% volatile
30 Tunisia 21.9% 2010 up 232.4% volatile
31 Philippines 21.9% 2010 down 14.1% rising
32 Guyana 21.8% 2010 unchanged falling
33 Malaysia 21.8% 2010 down 24.2% volatile
34 Austria 21.1% 2010 down 34.0% falling
35 Peru 20.9% 2010 up 41.2% rising
36 Bangladesh 20.2% 2010 up 9.6% volatile
37 Gabon 19.9% 2010 up 2.8% volatile
38 New Zealand 19.4% 2010 down 27.8% falling
39 Hong Kong, China 18.8% 2010 down 14.6% rising
40 Kenya 18.2% 2010 up 157.1% volatile
41 China 17.9% 2010 down 32.8% volatile
42 Luxembourg 17.6% 2010 down 34.9% falling
43 Mauritania 17.5% 2010 up 33.1% rising
44 Papua New Guinea 17.5% 2010 up 140.0% volatile
45 Belize 17.4% 2010 down 62.9% falling
46 Spain 17.2% 2010 down 29.1% falling
47 El Salvador 16.9% 2010 up 9.4% volatile
48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.0% 2010 up 26.4% volatile
49 Jordan 15.5% 2010 up 32.3% volatile
50 Sri Lanka 14.9% 2010 up 28.5% rising
51 Cyprus 14.8% 2010 down 52.9% rising
52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.9% 2010 down 54.3% falling
53 Republic of Korea 13.6% 2010 down 60.4% rising
54 Brunei Darussalam 13.4% 2010 up 1.8% volatile
55 Nicaragua 13.3% 2010 up 10.3% rising
56 Sudan 12.8% 2010 up 107.3% volatile
57 Qatar 12.7% 2010 up 570.0% volatile
58 Thailand 12.6% 2010 up 270.6% volatile
59 Mauritius 12.2% 2010 up 12.3% rising
60 Guatemala 11.9% 2010 up 10.9% rising
60 Jamaica 11.9% 2010 down 45.5% falling
62 Congo 11.4% 2010 up 107.3% volatile
63 Central African Republic 11.3% 2010 up 114.0% volatile
64 Saudi Arabia 11.3% 2010 up 94.3% rising
65 Algeria 11.2% 2010 up 91.0% volatile
66 Poland 10.8% 2010 down 56.3% falling
67 Côte d'Ivoire 10.4% 2010 up 139.3% volatile
68 Dominican Republic 10.2% 2010 down 36.7% rising
69 Italy 10.2% 2010 down 62.3% falling
70 Iraq 10.2% 2010 up 222.2% volatile
71 Burundi 10.0% 2010 up 68.6% volatile
72 South Africa 10.0% 2010 up 25.1% volatile
73 Senegal 9.9% 2010 up 188.6% falling
74 Cambodia 9.7% 2010 up 18.0% volatile
75 Togo 9.3% 2010 up 109.2% volatile
76 Morocco 9.0% 2010 up 190.0% volatile
77 Chile 9.0% 2010 down 26.9% falling
78 Israel 8.9% 2010 down 53.5% falling
79 Uganda 8.7% 2010 down 20.2% volatile
80 Rwanda 8.6% 2010 up 153.2% volatile
81 France 8.4% 2010 down 70.7% falling
82 Ireland 8.4% 2010 down 61.4% falling
83 Cuba 8.2% 2010 down 31.7% falling
84 Malawi 7.6% 2010 up 52.4% volatile
85 Netherlands 7.6% 2010 down 41.5% volatile
86 United Arab Emirates 7.5% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
87 Singapore 7.3% 2010 down 19.1% volatile
88 Pakistan 7.3% 2010 up 68.1% volatile
89 Tonga 7.1% 2010 down 78.3% rising
90 Sierra Leone 7.1% 2010 up 139.7% volatile
91 India 7.0% 2010 up 74.0% rising
92 Eswatini 6.9% 2010 down 8.6% rising
93 Libya 6.9% 2010 up 245.0% volatile
94 Kuwait 6.8% 2010 up 28.0% volatile
95 Egypt 6.7% 2010 up 29.2% volatile
96 Ghana 6.5% 2010 up 64.9% volatile
97 Belgium 6.4% 2010 down 52.0% volatile
98 Maldives 6.2% 2010 up 10.3% falling
99 Mongolia 6.2% 2010 down 44.0% volatile
100 Benin 5.9% 2010 up 41.4% volatile
101 Botswana 5.4% 2010 down 22.3% volatile
102 Liberia 4.9% 2010 up 157.7% volatile
103 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.8% 2010 down 52.9% rising
104 Japan 4.3% 2010 down 66.8% falling
105 Barbados 4.1% 2010 down 30.5% volatile
106 Mozambique 4.1% 2010 up 168.4% rising
107 Bahrain 3.7% 2010 down 4.9% rising
108 Nepal 3.4% 2010 up 80.2% volatile
109 Haiti 3.3% 2010 up 36.9% rising
110 Niger 3.3% 2010 up 294.0% volatile
111 Serbia 3.1% 2010 down 89.8% rising
112 Albania 3.0% 2010 down 86.3% volatile
113 Australia 2.9% 2010 down 50.7% volatile
114 Croatia 2.7% 2010 down 90.3% volatile
115 Bulgaria 2.6% 2010 down 90.2% falling
116 Switzerland 2.3% 2010 down 90.0% falling
117 Sweden 2.1% 2010 down 84.0% volatile
118 Mali 1.7% 2010 up 138.6% volatile
119 United States of America 1.6% 2010 up 9.9% volatile
120 Germany 1.5% 2010 down 91.6% volatile
121 Tajikistan 1.5% 2010 down 69.3% volatile
122 Gambia 1.5% 2010 up 172.2% volatile
123 Hungary 1.3% 2010 down 37.4% volatile
124 Armenia 1.3% 2010 down 50.8% volatile
125 Slovenia 0.9% 2010 down 81.2% volatile
126 Canada 0.8% 2010 down 63.5% volatile
127 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% 2010 down 94.4% volatile
128 Afghanistan 0.6% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
129 Russian Federation 0.5% 2010 down 33.8% volatile
130 Estonia 0.4% 2010 down 69.2% volatile
130 Yemen 0.4% 2010 up 2,100.0% volatile
132 Ukraine 0.4% 2010 down 59.8% volatile
133 Norway 0.4% 2010 down 98.1% volatile
134 Romania 0.3% 2010 down 69.9% falling
135 Latvia 0.3% 2010 down 72.3% volatile
136 Malta 0.3% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
137 Republic of Moldova 0.2% 2010 down 96.3% volatile
138 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2010 down 91.8% volatile
138 Slovakia 0.1% 2010 down 99.3% falling
140 Lithuania 0.0% 2010 down 98.9% volatile
141 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 86.7% volatile
141 Denmark 0.0% 2010 down 99.6% volatile
143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% 2010 — volatile
143 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary