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

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
77.8%
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.3%
Niger
Median
21.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 77.8% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.3% in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 21.0%, and the mean is 24.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 259.

Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 2,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 62.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tajikistan 77.8% 2010 up 28.6% volatile
2 Kyrgyzstan 74.8% 2010 up 40.9% volatile
3 Czechia 73.8% 2010 up 7.0% volatile
4 Armenia 72.7% 2010 up 11.8% rising
5 Slovakia 71.9% 2010 up 47.4% volatile
6 Kazakhstan 71.7% 2010 up 5.6% volatile
7 Republic of Moldova 71.0% 2010 up 76.4% volatile
8 Poland 63.9% 2010 up 2.0% volatile
9 Lithuania 62.9% 2010 up 4.1% volatile
10 Romania 62.1% 2010 up 60.8% volatile
11 Germany 61.3% 2010 up 58.2% volatile
12 Hungary 57.7% 2010 up 25.3% volatile
13 Croatia 55.8% 2010 up 63.3% volatile
14 Switzerland 55.2% 2010 up 48.6% rising
15 Slovenia 55.2% 2010 up 17.1% volatile
16 Serbia 55.0% 2010 up 177.5% volatile
17 Sweden 53.4% 2010 up 17.4% rising
18 Bulgaria 51.4% 2010 up 61.1% volatile
19 Japan 49.2% 2010 up 3.4% volatile
20 Mongolia 48.4% 2010 up 32.5% volatile
21 Estonia 48.0% 2010 up 1.0% volatile
22 Republic of Korea 45.1% 2010 up 82.5% volatile
23 Albania 45.0% 2010 up 65.1% volatile
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 44.5% 2010 up 704.5% volatile
25 Cyprus 44.2% 2010 up 73.9% volatile
26 Hong Kong, China 43.9% 2010 up 138.5% volatile
27 Tonga 43.3% 2010 up 654.9% volatile
28 Finland 43.0% 2010 up 125.3% volatile
29 Trinidad and Tobago 43.0% 2010 up 176.2% volatile
30 Latvia 42.7% 2010 up 3.8% volatile
31 Netherlands 42.6% 2010 up 15.9% volatile
32 France 42.5% 2010 up 41.3% volatile
33 Denmark 42.4% 2010 up 7.2% volatile
34 Ukraine 41.2% 2010 up 4.3% volatile
35 Austria 40.9% 2010 up 38.2% volatile
36 Italy 40.4% 2010 up 64.8% volatile
37 Singapore 40.3% 2010 up 39.0% volatile
38 Cuba 40.1% 2010 up 50.3% volatile
39 South Africa 38.8% 2010 up 276.2% volatile
40 Norway 38.7% 2010 up 3.9% volatile
41 United States of America 36.3% 2010 down 2.8% rising
42 Belgium 35.1% 2010 up 44.0% volatile
43 Chile 34.2% 2010 up 98.8% rising
44 Canada 34.0% 2010 up 6.6% rising
45 Israel 33.1% 2010 up 51.3% rising
46 Greece 32.3% 2010 up 46.0% rising
47 Guyana 32.2% 2010 up 8.8% volatile
48 Jamaica 31.8% 2010 up 96.9% volatile
49 Brunei Darussalam 31.8% 2010 up 34.6% volatile
50 Mauritius 31.7% 2010 up 198.8% volatile
51 Luxembourg 30.2% 2010 up 20.6% rising
52 Malaysia 29.6% 2010 up 95.0% volatile
53 Iceland 29.4% 2010 down 7.1% volatile
54 United Arab Emirates 29.2% 2010 up 52.8% volatile
55 Australia 29.0% 2010 down 44.3% rising
56 Ireland 28.7% 2010 up 24.2% rising
57 Bahrain 27.2% 2010 up 51.4% volatile
58 Barbados 26.8% 2010 up 4.6% volatile
59 Jordan 26.6% 2010 up 191.8% volatile
60 Peru 26.1% 2010 up 58.4% volatile
61 Argentina 25.6% 2010 up 12.2% rising
62 Belize 25.5% 2010 up 123.9% volatile
63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.5% 2010 up 189.8% volatile
64 Botswana 25.4% 2010 up 116.7% volatile
65 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.0% 2010 up 129.6% volatile
66 Macau, China 24.8% 2010 up 83.5% volatile
67 Russian Federation 24.5% 2010 down 17.5% volatile
68 Panama 24.2% 2010 up 47.9% volatile
69 Kuwait 23.3% 2010 up 37.9% volatile
70 Qatar 22.5% 2010 up 70.2% volatile
71 Spain 22.5% 2010 up 139.4% volatile
72 Brazil 21.4% 2010 up 141.6% volatile
73 Dominican Republic 20.6% 2010 up 327.3% volatile
74 Fiji 20.5% 2010 up 38.1% volatile
75 Costa Rica 20.0% 2010 up 83.5% volatile
76 Philippines 19.7% 2010 up 46.1% rising
77 Colombia 19.7% 2010 up 88.9% volatile
78 Uruguay 19.5% 2010 up 25.9% volatile
79 Ecuador 19.4% 2010 up 103.8% volatile
80 China 18.3% 2010 up 204.0% volatile
81 Gabon 17.1% 2010 up 97.8% volatile
82 New Zealand 15.6% 2010 up 2.2% volatile
83 Sri Lanka 15.5% 2010 down 62.5% volatile
84 El Salvador 14.6% 2010 up 168.2% volatile
85 Paraguay 13.4% 2010 up 34.5% volatile
86 Mexico 13.3% 2010 up 42.1% volatile
87 Namibia 12.9% 2010 up 59.3% rising
88 Syrian Arab Republic 12.5% 2010 up 269.7% volatile
89 Portugal 12.2% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
90 Indonesia 11.1% 2010 up 35.2% volatile
91 Malta 11.0% 2010 down 22.9% rising
92 Honduras 11.0% 2010 up 16.2% volatile
93 Libya 10.9% 2010 up 473.7% volatile
94 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.9% 2010 down 28.8% volatile
95 Ghana 10.8% 2010 up 20.8% volatile
96 Zambia 10.5% 2010 up 559.7% volatile
97 Nicaragua 10.3% 2010 up 109.7% volatile
97 Türkiye 10.3% 2010 up 206.8% volatile
99 Bangladesh 10.2% 2010 up 14.1% volatile
100 Guatemala 10.0% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
101 Saudi Arabia 9.6% 2010 up 225.8% volatile
102 Egypt 9.4% 2010 up 111.4% volatile
103 Viet Nam 9.4% 2010 up 65.3% volatile
104 Tunisia 9.3% 2010 up 107.6% volatile
105 Myanmar 9.1% 2010 up 125.9% volatile
106 Lesotho 9.0% 2010 up 8.1% volatile
107 Cameroon 8.6% 2010 up 360.4% volatile
108 Congo 7.8% 2010 up 680.0% volatile
109 Thailand 7.6% 2010 up 227.2% volatile
110 India 7.5% 2010 up 38.2% volatile
111 Kenya 6.6% 2010 up 404.6% volatile
112 Zimbabwe 6.5% 2010 up 111.7% volatile
113 Pakistan 6.3% 2010 up 119.7% volatile
114 Liberia 6.3% 2010 up 197.2% volatile
115 Papua New Guinea 5.9% 2010 up 72.7% volatile
116 Algeria 5.6% 2010 up 87.3% volatile
117 Iraq 5.6% 2010 up 50.7% volatile
118 Morocco 4.8% 2010 up 23.6% volatile
119 Mali 4.5% 2010 up 2,047.6% volatile
120 Haiti 4.2% 2010 up 117.6% rising
121 Central African Republic 3.9% 2010 up 304.1% volatile
122 Benin 3.9% 2010 up 138.7% volatile
123 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.6% 2010 up 293.5% volatile
124 Rwanda 2.8% 2010 up 97.9% volatile
125 Uganda 2.3% 2010 up 573.5% volatile
126 Eswatini 2.2% 2010 down 30.9% rising
127 Nepal 2.1% 2010 up 214.9% volatile
128 Malawi 2.0% 2010 up 105.2% volatile
129 Mauritania 1.9% 2010 up 269.2% volatile
129 Sierra Leone 1.9% 2010 up 88.2% rising
131 Sudan 1.8% 2010 up 246.2% volatile
132 Togo 1.8% 2010 up 63.0% volatile
133 Côte d'Ivoire 1.6% 2010 up 49.1% volatile
134 Burundi 1.4% 2010 up 45.3% volatile
134 Gambia 1.4% 2010 up 7.0% rising
136 Cambodia 1.1% 2010 up 40.5% volatile
137 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0% 2010 up 400.0% volatile
138 Senegal 0.9% 2010 up 20.5% volatile
139 Maldives 0.7% 2010 down 11.8% volatile
140 Mozambique 0.6% 2010 up 256.2% volatile
141 Afghanistan 0.5% 2010 up 64.5% volatile
142 Yemen 0.4% 2010 up 2,050.0% volatile
143 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% 2010 up 45.5% volatile
144 Niger 0.3% 2010 up 200.0% volatile

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