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

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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
69.6%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
9.4%
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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 69.6% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.4%, and the mean is 13.5%.

Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 3,040.0%), 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 Russian Federation 69.6% 2010 up 16.5% volatile
2 United States of America 58.3% 2010 up 2.1% rising
3 Ukraine 52.6% 2010 up 7.2% volatile
4 Canada 51.8% 2010 up 86.4% volatile
5 Estonia 46.3% 2010 up 23.8% volatile
6 Israel 46.2% 2010 up 10.6% volatile
7 New Zealand 43.3% 2010 up 10.7% volatile
8 Ireland 43.1% 2010 up 143.8% volatile
9 Finland 42.6% 2010 up 42.6% volatile
10 Japan 40.6% 2010 up 93.6% volatile
11 Australia 37.3% 2010 up 51.0% volatile
12 Denmark 34.9% 2010 up 71.3% volatile
13 Lithuania 34.9% 2010 up 72.1% volatile
14 Sweden 33.8% 2010 up 24.8% volatile
15 Norway 33.6% 2010 up 44.8% volatile
16 Belgium 31.8% 2010 up 47.8% volatile
17 Qatar 29.5% 2010 up 128.3% volatile
18 Bulgaria 28.6% 2010 up 39.8% volatile
19 Cyprus 27.8% 2010 up 74.3% volatile
20 Switzerland 27.6% 2010 up 139.7% volatile
21 Greece 27.5% 2010 up 138.2% volatile
22 Panama 27.5% 2010 up 28.5% volatile
23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27.1% 2010 up 30.0% volatile
24 Netherlands 26.8% 2010 up 36.1% volatile
25 Kazakhstan 25.5% 2010 up 22.4% volatile
26 Slovenia 24.6% 2010 up 60.1% volatile
27 Latvia 23.8% 2010 up 24.2% volatile
28 Philippines 23.6% 2010 up 7.4% volatile
29 Spain 23.4% 2010 up 108.5% volatile
30 Germany 22.8% 2010 up 46.4% volatile
31 France 22.7% 2010 up 57.0% volatile
32 United Arab Emirates 22.0% 2010 up 73.1% volatile
33 Luxembourg 21.9% 2010 up 57.4% volatile
34 Iceland 21.6% 2010 up 207.1% volatile
35 Mongolia 21.1% 2010 up 58.8% volatile
36 Armenia 20.2% 2010 down 16.1% rising
37 Peru 19.9% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
38 Hungary 19.8% 2010 up 42.9% volatile
39 Kyrgyzstan 19.1% 2010 down 3.1% volatile
40 Serbia 18.3% 2010 up 33.0% volatile
41 Poland 18.2% 2010 up 60.2% volatile
42 Chile 18.1% 2010 up 83.1% volatile
43 Slovakia 18.1% 2010 up 77.8% volatile
44 Croatia 17.9% 2010 up 60.4% volatile
45 Colombia 17.8% 2010 up 215.3% volatile
46 Jamaica 17.2% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
47 Costa Rica 17.1% 2010 up 36.6% volatile
48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.9% 2010 up 58.8% volatile
49 Republic of Moldova 16.8% 2010 up 4.4% volatile
50 Republic of Korea 16.8% 2010 up 106.0% volatile
51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 16.7% 2010 up 31.5% volatile
52 Singapore 16.1% 2010 up 127.7% volatile
53 Mexico 16.0% 2010 up 134.2% volatile
54 Gabon 15.7% 2010 up 160.2% volatile
55 Czechia 15.6% 2010 up 87.5% volatile
56 Austria 15.3% 2010 up 102.8% volatile
57 Argentina 14.5% 2010 up 10.0% volatile
58 Uruguay 13.4% 2010 up 112.9% volatile
59 Cuba 13.3% 2010 up 18.6% volatile
60 Kuwait 13.2% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
61 Brazil 13.1% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
62 Dominican Republic 12.6% 2010 up 3.4% volatile
63 Sri Lanka 12.4% 2010 up 33.9% volatile
64 Portugal 12.3% 2010 up 42.0% volatile
65 Italy 12.3% 2010 up 15.8% volatile
66 Ecuador 11.9% 2010 down 14.8% volatile
67 Hong Kong, China 10.0% 2010 up 58.0% volatile
68 Romania 10.0% 2010 up 14.4% volatile
69 Thailand 9.6% 2010 up 309.8% volatile
70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.6% 2010 up 58.2% volatile
70 Nicaragua 9.6% 2010 up 109.0% volatile
72 Malaysia 9.5% 2010 up 168.0% volatile
73 Libya 9.2% 2010 up 35.1% volatile
74 Bahrain 9.1% 2010 down 20.2% volatile
75 Paraguay 8.8% 2010 up 34.0% volatile
76 Trinidad and Tobago 8.2% 2010 up 37.5% volatile
77 Jordan 7.8% 2010 up 42.0% volatile
78 South Africa 7.5% 2010 up 1.9% volatile
79 Saudi Arabia 7.4% 2010 up 276.1% volatile
80 Tajikistan 7.3% 2010 down 16.6% volatile
81 Fiji 7.1% 2010 up 24.0% volatile
82 El Salvador 6.7% 2010 up 77.8% volatile
83 Iraq 6.2% 2010 up 154.1% volatile
84 Türkiye 5.9% 2010 up 65.5% volatile
85 Indonesia 5.6% 2010 up 158.5% volatile
86 Honduras 5.6% 2010 up 71.9% volatile
86 Macau, China 5.6% 2010 up 5.1% volatile
88 Belize 5.5% 2010 down 17.7% volatile
89 Tonga 4.9% 2010 down 20.4% volatile
90 Namibia 4.5% 2010 up 55.2% rising
91 Kenya 4.4% 2010 up 248.8% volatile
92 Tunisia 4.1% 2010 up 128.2% volatile
93 Botswana 4.0% 2010 up 28.6% volatile
94 Morocco 4.0% 2010 up 97.5% volatile
95 Syrian Arab Republic 3.9% 2010 up 81.6% volatile
96 India 3.6% 2010 up 31.8% volatile
97 Brunei Darussalam 3.6% 2010 down 66.7% volatile
98 Bangladesh 3.5% 2010 down 8.1% volatile
99 Malta 3.5% 2010 down 34.7% volatile
100 Egypt 3.3% 2010 up 94.1% volatile
101 Mali 3.1% 2010 up 3,040.0% volatile
102 Myanmar 3.1% 2010 up 138.5% volatile
103 Viet Nam 3.0% 2010 down 2.3% volatile
104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9% 2010 up 163.6% volatile
105 Algeria 2.8% 2010 up 211.0% volatile
106 Afghanistan 2.8% 2010 up 115.4% volatile
107 Congo 2.6% 2010 up 225.0% volatile
108 Liberia 2.6% 2010 up 170.5% volatile
109 Côte d'Ivoire 2.5% 2010 up 102.4% volatile
110 Mauritius 2.5% 2010 up 86.5% volatile
111 Pakistan 2.4% 2010 up 24.5% volatile
112 Lesotho 2.2% 2010 up 157.1% volatile
113 Zambia 2.1% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
114 Barbados 1.4% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
115 Gambia 1.4% 2010 up 34.3% volatile
116 China 1.4% 2010 down 12.9% volatile
117 Togo 1.3% 2010 up 109.5% volatile
118 Zimbabwe 1.3% 2010 up 66.7% rising
119 Ghana 1.2% 2010 down 45.6% volatile
120 Central African Republic 1.2% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
121 Senegal 1.1% 2010 up 166.7% volatile
122 Nepal 1.0% 2010 up 68.4% volatile
123 Benin 0.9% 2010 unchanged volatile
124 Uganda 0.8% 2010 down 64.1% volatile
125 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% 2010 up 76.2% volatile
126 Haiti 0.6% 2010 unchanged rising
126 Mauritania 0.6% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
128 Albania 0.6% 2010 down 92.2% volatile
129 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5% 2010 up 264.3% volatile
130 Sudan 0.5% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
131 Papua New Guinea 0.5% 2010 up 390.0% volatile
132 Maldives 0.4% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
133 Burundi 0.4% 2010 up 173.3% volatile
134 Cambodia 0.3% 2010 up 81.2% volatile
135 Malawi 0.3% 2010 up 12.0% volatile
136 Niger 0.3% 2010 up 170.0% rising
137 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 up 83.3% volatile
138 Cameroon 0.2% 2010 up 5.0% volatile
139 Guyana 0.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
140 Sierra Leone 0.2% 2010 unchanged rising
141 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 unchanged falling
141 Yemen 0.1% 2010 up 100.0% rising
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 97.6% 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)