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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) by country

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
75.1%
Lesotho
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
19.8%
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. 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 19.8%, and the mean is 23.5%.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,440.0%), 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 Lesotho 75.1% 2010 down 7.3% rising
2 Thailand 73.9% 2010 down 4.7% rising
3 Paraguay 64.2% 2010 down 10.0% rising
4 Türkiye 62.7% 2010 up 42.7% volatile
5 El Salvador 61.0% 2010 up 25.3% rising
6 Indonesia 60.5% 2010 up 14.1% volatile
7 Cameroon 60.0% 2010 up 152.0% volatile
8 Honduras 59.6% 2010 up 13.3% rising
9 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.1% 2010 up 52.2% volatile
10 Cambodia 53.5% 2010 up 50.4% volatile
11 Portugal 52.9% 2010 down 24.6% rising
12 Namibia 51.8% 2010 down 1.7% rising
13 Zimbabwe 51.7% 2010 down 16.4% rising
14 Zambia 51.6% 2010 up 39.3% rising
15 Costa Rica 51.3% 2010 down 13.1% falling
16 Ecuador 50.9% 2010 up 11.5% rising
17 Mauritius 50.9% 2010 down 12.1% rising
18 Viet Nam 48.0% 2010 down 24.7% rising
19 Argentina 47.3% 2010 down 4.6% falling
20 Kenya 46.9% 2010 up 40.7% volatile
21 Uganda 45.9% 2010 up 11.8% volatile
22 Trinidad and Tobago 45.6% 2010 down 21.7% falling
23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 44.8% 2010 up 6.4% volatile
24 Uruguay 44.2% 2010 down 24.1% falling
25 Fiji 43.8% 2010 up 10.9% falling
26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 43.1% 2010 up 50.7% volatile
27 Mexico 42.0% 2010 down 20.4% rising
28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41.9% 2010 down 23.5% rising
29 Malawi 41.7% 2010 up 14.3% rising
30 Peru 40.1% 2010 up 7.5% rising
31 Macau, China 39.7% 2010 down 29.8% falling
32 Maldives 39.4% 2010 up 143.8% rising
33 Nicaragua 39.1% 2010 down 0.1% rising
34 Myanmar 38.9% 2010 up 32.0% rising
35 Tunisia 38.5% 2010 up 169.0% volatile
36 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.4% 2010 up 101.9% volatile
37 Brazil 38.0% 2010 down 25.9% rising
38 Colombia 37.8% 2010 down 35.1% flat
39 Guyana 37.5% 2010 unchanged falling
40 Philippines 37.1% 2010 down 19.0% falling
41 Dominican Republic 35.5% 2010 down 51.2% rising
42 Gabon 35.0% 2010 down 16.8% rising
43 Iceland 34.9% 2010 down 19.0% falling
44 Syrian Arab Republic 34.7% 2010 down 8.2% volatile
45 Guatemala 34.5% 2010 up 1.9% rising
46 China 34.5% 2010 down 37.3% volatile
47 Algeria 32.8% 2010 up 80.8% volatile
48 Rwanda 32.1% 2010 up 62.9% volatile
49 Qatar 31.9% 2010 up 479.9% volatile
50 Malaysia 31.5% 2010 down 30.2% volatile
51 Kuwait 31.4% 2010 up 103.7% volatile
52 Panama 30.9% 2010 down 21.8% falling
53 Mauritania 30.8% 2010 up 7.7% rising
54 Greece 29.0% 2010 down 45.3% falling
55 Papua New Guinea 28.6% 2010 up 59.6% volatile
56 South Africa 28.3% 2010 down 7.2% rising
57 Congo 27.9% 2010 up 59.4% volatile
58 Austria 27.1% 2010 down 35.4% falling
59 Haiti 25.1% 2010 up 45.8% rising
60 New Zealand 24.9% 2010 down 29.3% falling
61 Saudi Arabia 24.7% 2010 up 49.3% rising
62 Jordan 23.5% 2010 up 9.2% volatile
63 Sri Lanka 23.2% 2010 up 27.3% falling
64 Hong Kong, China 22.9% 2010 down 25.4% rising
65 Luxembourg 22.6% 2010 down 36.3% falling
66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.2% 2010 up 16.8% volatile
67 Bangladesh 22.1% 2010 up 8.8% volatile
68 Jamaica 20.9% 2010 down 55.9% falling
69 Spain 20.8% 2010 down 35.9% falling
70 Eswatini 20.6% 2010 down 6.7% rising
71 Brunei Darussalam 20.0% 2010 down 20.9% volatile
72 Central African Republic 19.9% 2010 up 73.1% rising
73 United Arab Emirates 19.7% 2010 up 26.5% volatile
74 Libya 19.5% 2010 up 137.5% volatile
75 Chile 18.9% 2010 down 63.5% falling
76 Senegal 18.8% 2010 up 62.6% falling
77 Côte d'Ivoire 18.2% 2010 up 93.8% volatile
78 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.8% 2010 down 55.3% falling
79 Iraq 17.8% 2010 up 160.9% volatile
80 Burundi 17.5% 2010 up 36.5% volatile
81 Belize 17.5% 2010 down 63.1% falling
82 Togo 15.9% 2010 up 49.5% volatile
83 Cyprus 15.4% 2010 down 62.5% falling
84 Republic of Korea 14.3% 2010 down 60.1% rising
85 Sudan 14.3% 2010 up 78.8% volatile
86 Singapore 12.9% 2010 down 34.6% volatile
87 Cuba 12.7% 2010 down 38.1% falling
88 Sierra Leone 12.7% 2010 up 146.6% volatile
89 Morocco 12.1% 2010 up 111.0% volatile
90 Egypt 11.8% 2010 up 4.5% volatile
91 India 11.5% 2010 up 30.5% rising
92 Ghana 11.4% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
93 Israel 11.1% 2010 down 54.3% falling
94 Poland 10.8% 2010 down 56.6% falling
95 Mongolia 10.8% 2010 down 54.7% volatile
96 Ireland 10.8% 2010 down 62.2% falling
97 Benin 10.3% 2010 up 14.4% rising
98 Belgium 10.3% 2010 down 41.7% volatile
99 Italy 10.2% 2010 down 67.3% falling
100 Botswana 10.0% 2010 down 52.8% falling
101 France 9.9% 2010 down 72.0% volatile
102 Barbados 9.7% 2010 down 39.6% volatile
103 Bahrain 9.3% 2010 down 8.9% volatile
104 Tonga 8.9% 2010 down 79.6% falling
105 Pakistan 8.8% 2010 up 75.2% volatile
106 Netherlands 8.8% 2010 down 40.6% volatile
107 Nepal 8.6% 2010 up 73.4% volatile
108 Liberia 7.8% 2010 up 133.7% volatile
109 Mozambique 7.2% 2010 up 117.3% falling
110 Afghanistan 6.8% 2010 up 106.1% volatile
111 Australia 6.5% 2010 down 48.9% volatile
112 Niger 5.7% 2010 up 218.9% volatile
113 Japan 5.5% 2010 down 67.5% volatile
114 Mali 5.0% 2010 up 67.7% volatile
115 Bulgaria 3.1% 2010 down 89.9% falling
116 Albania 3.1% 2010 down 87.3% volatile
117 Serbia 3.1% 2010 down 93.5% falling
118 Romania 3.1% 2010 down 77.1% volatile
119 Switzerland 2.9% 2010 down 90.2% falling
120 Croatia 2.9% 2010 down 90.0% falling
121 Sweden 2.7% 2010 down 84.3% volatile
122 Gambia 2.6% 2010 up 60.5% volatile
123 United States of America 2.2% 2010 down 6.8% volatile
124 Canada 2.1% 2010 down 67.0% volatile
125 Germany 1.9% 2010 down 91.7% volatile
126 Tajikistan 1.8% 2010 down 70.3% volatile
127 Hungary 1.6% 2010 down 38.1% volatile
128 Armenia 1.4% 2010 down 50.4% volatile
129 Slovenia 1.1% 2010 down 77.9% volatile
130 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2010 down 94.8% falling
131 Russian Federation 0.9% 2010 down 46.2% volatile
132 Yemen 0.8% 2010 up 1,440.0% volatile
133 Ukraine 0.6% 2010 down 55.3% volatile
134 Estonia 0.5% 2010 down 66.9% volatile
135 Norway 0.4% 2010 down 98.1% volatile
136 Malta 0.4% 2010 down 99.3% falling
137 Latvia 0.4% 2010 down 73.6% volatile
138 Republic of Moldova 0.3% 2010 down 97.1% volatile
139 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2010 down 93.5% volatile
140 Lithuania 0.2% 2010 down 91.9% volatile
141 Slovakia 0.2% 2010 down 99.3% volatile
142 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 90.0% volatile
142 Denmark 0.0% 2010 down 99.7% volatile
144 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. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)