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

Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
35.8%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
5.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 35.8% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.5%, and the mean is 8.5%.

Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 2,942.9%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 35.8% 2010 up 7.0% volatile
2 Estonia 31.4% 2010 up 23.6% volatile
3 Ireland 29.7% 2010 up 147.0% volatile
4 United States of America 29.6% 2010 up 3.5% rising
5 Israel 29.4% 2010 up 14.2% volatile
6 Canada 28.2% 2010 up 93.0% volatile
7 Greece 26.4% 2010 up 143.1% volatile
8 New Zealand 26.1% 2010 up 10.6% volatile
9 Japan 25.8% 2010 up 99.9% volatile
10 Russian Federation 24.3% 2010 up 20.1% volatile
11 Australia 23.7% 2010 up 55.9% volatile
12 Lithuania 23.7% 2010 up 71.7% volatile
13 Denmark 22.2% 2010 up 76.9% volatile
14 Sweden 21.5% 2010 up 28.8% volatile
15 Cyprus 20.5% 2010 up 74.4% volatile
16 Qatar 20.0% 2010 up 127.9% volatile
17 Mongolia 20.0% 2010 up 59.5% volatile
18 Panama 19.2% 2010 up 13.3% volatile
19 Norway 19.0% 2010 up 77.8% volatile
20 Belgium 18.8% 2010 up 52.8% volatile
21 Finland 18.2% 2010 up 6.9% volatile
22 Bulgaria 17.8% 2010 up 39.7% volatile
23 Hungary 17.6% 2010 up 38.2% volatile
24 Switzerland 17.5% 2010 up 147.4% volatile
25 Kazakhstan 17.4% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.3% 2010 up 34.2% volatile
27 Netherlands 17.1% 2010 up 40.5% volatile
28 Slovenia 16.8% 2010 up 59.7% volatile
29 Costa Rica 16.2% 2010 up 36.8% volatile
30 Latvia 16.2% 2010 up 24.0% volatile
31 United Arab Emirates 14.9% 2010 up 72.6% volatile
32 Republic of Korea 14.9% 2010 up 119.2% volatile
33 Spain 14.9% 2010 up 115.3% volatile
34 Peru 14.8% 2010 up 15.4% volatile
35 Germany 14.5% 2010 up 51.1% volatile
36 Luxembourg 14.0% 2010 up 62.5% volatile
37 Iceland 13.8% 2010 up 217.5% volatile
38 Armenia 13.8% 2010 down 16.3% rising
39 Colombia 13.4% 2010 up 215.3% volatile
40 Kyrgyzstan 13.0% 2010 down 3.3% volatile
41 Singapore 12.9% 2010 up 138.0% volatile
42 Serbia 12.4% 2010 up 32.8% volatile
43 Croatia 12.2% 2010 up 60.1% volatile
44 Mexico 12.1% 2010 up 146.9% volatile
45 Jamaica 11.7% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
46 Poland 11.6% 2010 up 65.4% volatile
47 Republic of Moldova 11.4% 2010 up 4.2% volatile
48 Gabon 10.7% 2010 up 159.4% volatile
49 Cuba 10.1% 2010 up 18.4% volatile
50 Austria 9.8% 2010 up 109.7% volatile
51 Brazil 9.6% 2010 up 85.1% volatile
52 Slovakia 9.4% 2010 up 75.6% volatile
53 Nicaragua 9.4% 2010 up 109.4% volatile
54 Kuwait 9.0% 2010 up 25.5% volatile
55 France 8.9% 2010 up 57.0% volatile
55 Philippines 8.9% 2010 up 7.4% rising
57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.6% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
58 Hong Kong, China 8.5% 2010 up 74.4% volatile
59 Sri Lanka 8.5% 2010 up 33.6% volatile
60 Bahrain 8.2% 2010 down 25.5% volatile
61 Czechia 8.1% 2010 up 85.4% volatile
62 Uruguay 7.9% 2010 up 87.9% volatile
63 Chile 7.9% 2010 up 62.9% volatile
64 Italy 7.8% 2010 up 19.6% volatile
65 Thailand 7.7% 2010 up 288.9% volatile
66 Ecuador 7.3% 2010 down 19.4% volatile
67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.8% 2010 up 47.3% volatile
68 Romania 6.8% 2010 up 14.1% volatile
69 Trinidad and Tobago 6.3% 2010 up 37.2% volatile
70 Libya 6.2% 2010 up 34.7% volatile
71 Paraguay 6.2% 2010 up 33.9% volatile
72 Argentina 5.9% 2010 down 30.8% volatile
73 Saudi Arabia 5.0% 2010 up 276.1% volatile
74 Dominican Republic 5.0% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
75 Tajikistan 4.9% 2010 down 16.7% volatile
76 Fiji 4.8% 2010 up 23.6% volatile
77 El Salvador 4.8% 2010 up 84.9% volatile
78 Portugal 4.5% 2010 up 44.6% volatile
79 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.5% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
80 Iraq 4.2% 2010 up 153.3% volatile
81 Indonesia 3.8% 2010 up 157.4% volatile
82 Honduras 3.8% 2010 up 71.5% volatile
82 Macau, China 3.8% 2010 up 5.0% volatile
84 Türkiye 3.8% 2010 up 71.0% volatile
85 Belize 3.7% 2010 down 18.0% volatile
86 Tonga 3.4% 2010 down 20.4% volatile
87 Namibia 3.1% 2010 up 54.5% volatile
88 Kenya 3.0% 2010 up 246.0% volatile
89 Malta 3.0% 2010 down 33.8% volatile
90 Malaysia 2.8% 2010 up 116.2% volatile
90 Tunisia 2.8% 2010 up 126.6% volatile
92 Botswana 2.7% 2010 up 28.3% volatile
93 Morocco 2.7% 2010 up 97.8% volatile
94 Syrian Arab Republic 2.7% 2010 up 81.1% volatile
95 India 2.5% 2010 up 31.9% volatile
96 Brunei Darussalam 2.5% 2010 down 66.7% volatile
97 Bangladesh 2.4% 2010 down 8.0% volatile
98 Egypt 2.2% 2010 up 93.1% volatile
99 Mali 2.1% 2010 up 2,942.9% volatile
100 Pakistan 2.1% 2010 up 19.1% volatile
101 Jordan 2.1% 2010 down 1.9% volatile
101 Myanmar 2.1% 2010 up 137.1% volatile
103 Viet Nam 2.0% 2010 down 2.4% volatile
104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.0% 2010 up 162.7% volatile
105 Algeria 1.9% 2010 up 209.7% volatile
106 Afghanistan 1.9% 2010 up 113.5% volatile
107 Liberia 1.9% 2010 up 173.9% volatile
108 Côte d'Ivoire 1.7% 2010 up 101.2% volatile
109 Lesotho 1.5% 2010 up 157.9% volatile
110 Zambia 1.4% 2010 up 197.9% volatile
111 Congo 1.4% 2010 up 158.5% volatile
112 Mauritius 1.0% 2010 up 125.0% volatile
113 Barbados 1.0% 2010 up 44.8% volatile
114 Gambia 0.9% 2010 up 34.8% volatile
115 China 0.9% 2010 down 13.2% volatile
116 Togo 0.9% 2010 up 107.0% volatile
117 Zimbabwe 0.9% 2010 up 66.0% rising
118 Ghana 0.8% 2010 down 45.8% volatile
119 Central African Republic 0.8% 2010 up 48.2% volatile
120 Senegal 0.8% 2010 up 162.1% volatile
121 Nepal 0.7% 2010 up 69.2% volatile
122 Benin 0.6% 2010 unchanged volatile
123 Uganda 0.6% 2010 down 64.3% volatile
124 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% 2010 up 82.1% volatile
125 Haiti 0.4% 2010 down 4.5% volatile
126 Mauritania 0.4% 2010 up 192.9% volatile
127 Albania 0.4% 2010 down 92.2% volatile
128 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3% 2010 up 288.9% volatile
129 Sudan 0.3% 2010 up 70.0% volatile
129 South Africa 0.3% 2010 down 24.4% rising
131 Papua New Guinea 0.3% 2010 up 433.3% volatile
132 Burundi 0.3% 2010 up 180.0% volatile
133 Malawi 0.2% 2010 up 10.0% volatile
134 Cambodia 0.2% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
134 Maldives 0.2% 2010 up 233.3% volatile
136 Niger 0.2% 2010 up 157.1% volatile
137 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 up 87.5% volatile
138 Cameroon 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
138 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
138 Sierra Leone 0.1% 2010 up 7.7% rising
141 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 unchanged falling
141 Yemen 0.1% 2010 up 133.3% rising
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 97.9% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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