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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
59.2%
Portugal
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
11.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 59.2% in Portugal; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.3%, and the mean is 14.2%.

Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 2,650.0%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Portugal 59.2% 2010 up 40.7% rising
2 Trinidad and Tobago 51.6% 2010 down 7.0% rising
3 Greece 49.8% 2010 up 0.0% rising
4 Colombia 48.9% 2010 up 84.6% rising
5 Malta 47.1% 2010 down 17.9% volatile
6 Türkiye 44.5% 2010 up 42.7% volatile
7 Uruguay 36.8% 2010 down 1.0% rising
8 Cyprus 36.6% 2010 up 11.7% rising
9 Spain 36.6% 2010 up 36.5% rising
10 Argentina 36.2% 2010 down 7.8% rising
11 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 35.8% 2010 up 12.2% volatile
12 Costa Rica 34.9% 2010 up 28.2% rising
13 Macau, China 33.1% 2010 up 20.9% flat
14 Hong Kong, China 31.2% 2010 up 116.8% volatile
15 Italy 31.2% 2010 down 23.3% falling
16 Malaysia 29.6% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
17 Brazil 29.3% 2010 up 15.0% rising
18 New Zealand 27.9% 2010 down 22.3% flat
19 Austria 27.8% 2010 down 11.8% falling
19 Philippines 27.8% 2010 up 65.7% rising
21 Indonesia 27.8% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
22 Fiji 27.5% 2010 up 13.7% volatile
23 Panama 26.9% 2010 up 2.4% rising
24 Viet Nam 26.2% 2010 down 5.2% rising
25 Ecuador 26.0% 2010 up 21.3% rising
26 China 25.9% 2010 up 38.8% volatile
27 Cameroon 25.4% 2010 up 141.5% volatile
28 Republic of Korea 25.2% 2010 down 42.2% volatile
29 France 24.4% 2010 down 14.9% falling
30 Paraguay 24.3% 2010 down 24.7% rising
31 Zimbabwe 23.7% 2010 up 62.3% volatile
32 Mexico 23.4% 2010 up 22.0% rising
33 Iceland 23.1% 2010 down 40.6% falling
34 Zambia 22.4% 2010 up 353.3% volatile
35 Luxembourg 22.4% 2010 down 28.0% falling
36 Guyana 21.8% 2010 down 46.3% falling
37 Poland 21.5% 2010 down 38.1% falling
38 Myanmar 21.2% 2010 up 63.1% volatile
39 El Salvador 21.1% 2010 up 43.7% volatile
40 Namibia 20.8% 2010 up 41.6% volatile
41 Peru 20.7% 2010 up 59.6% rising
42 Ireland 20.0% 2010 down 19.0% falling
43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.8% 2010 up 142.4% volatile
44 Gabon 19.1% 2010 up 2.9% volatile
45 Jamaica 18.7% 2010 down 22.6% flat
46 Bangladesh 18.4% 2010 up 14.9% volatile
47 Belize 18.1% 2010 down 64.2% falling
48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17.8% 2010 down 52.9% falling
49 Sri Lanka 17.7% 2010 up 23.2% rising
50 Honduras 17.4% 2010 up 31.8% volatile
51 Albania 16.9% 2010 down 67.1% volatile
52 Mauritania 15.6% 2010 up 20.9% rising
53 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.4% 2010 up 205.3% volatile
54 Tonga 15.4% 2010 down 50.3% rising
55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.4% 2010 up 54.7% volatile
56 Chile 15.1% 2010 up 23.3% falling
57 Brunei Darussalam 15.0% 2010 up 22.6% volatile
58 Syrian Arab Republic 14.9% 2010 up 278.0% volatile
59 Jordan 14.5% 2010 up 125.7% volatile
60 Thailand 13.8% 2010 up 546.5% volatile
61 Qatar 13.5% 2010 up 576.9% volatile
62 Netherlands 13.5% 2010 down 21.4% volatile
63 Nicaragua 13.3% 2010 up 14.5% rising
64 Dominican Republic 12.2% 2010 down 2.0% rising
64 Tunisia 12.2% 2010 up 162.1% volatile
66 Lesotho 12.1% 2010 up 53.6% rising
67 Japan 12.0% 2010 down 48.4% falling
68 Cuba 12.0% 2010 down 12.2% falling
69 Belgium 11.9% 2010 down 34.3% falling
70 Sudan 11.8% 2010 up 107.4% volatile
71 Israel 11.6% 2010 down 41.6% falling
72 Congo 11.4% 2010 up 107.3% volatile
73 Saudi Arabia 11.3% 2010 up 94.3% rising
74 Algeria 11.2% 2010 up 133.6% volatile
75 Cambodia 11.1% 2010 up 139.7% volatile
76 Mauritius 10.5% 2010 up 99.6% flat
77 Guatemala 9.8% 2010 up 10.3% rising
78 Mongolia 9.7% 2010 down 50.6% volatile
79 Serbia 9.1% 2010 down 59.9% flat
80 Iraq 9.1% 2010 up 541.8% volatile
81 Kuwait 8.9% 2010 up 71.0% volatile
82 Croatia 8.4% 2010 down 80.4% flat
83 Côte d'Ivoire 8.2% 2010 up 269.5% volatile
84 Singapore 7.9% 2010 up 3.8% volatile
85 Botswana 7.8% 2010 down 25.5% volatile
86 South Africa 7.8% 2010 up 18.9% volatile
87 United Arab Emirates 7.5% 2010 up 59.9% volatile
88 Senegal 7.3% 2010 up 122.1% falling
89 Papua New Guinea 7.2% 2010 up 231.2% volatile
90 Burundi 7.0% 2010 down 17.1% volatile
91 Libya 6.9% 2010 up 245.0% volatile
92 Kenya 6.5% 2010 up 223.9% volatile
93 Egypt 6.4% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
94 Sweden 6.3% 2010 down 50.0% falling
95 Central African Republic 6.3% 2010 up 90.0% volatile
96 Barbados 5.9% 2010 down 31.6% falling
97 Ghana 5.7% 2010 up 143.0% volatile
98 Eswatini 5.7% 2010 down 19.1% rising
99 Australia 5.6% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
100 India 5.4% 2010 up 75.8% rising
101 Morocco 5.4% 2010 up 316.3% volatile
102 Sierra Leone 5.3% 2010 up 150.0% volatile
103 Pakistan 5.2% 2010 up 48.4% volatile
104 Togo 5.0% 2010 up 25.4% volatile
105 Malawi 5.0% 2010 up 145.1% volatile
106 Maldives 4.9% 2010 up 26.3% falling
107 Benin 4.9% 2010 up 98.8% volatile
108 Tajikistan 4.8% 2010 down 75.9% rising
109 Uganda 4.4% 2010 down 4.7% volatile
110 Mozambique 3.9% 2010 up 167.8% rising
111 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.6% 2010 down 56.5% rising
112 Liberia 3.5% 2010 up 106.4% volatile
113 Rwanda 3.4% 2010 up 385.7% volatile
114 Bahrain 3.4% 2010 up 5.7% volatile
115 Bulgaria 3.1% 2010 down 91.6% volatile
116 Kyrgyzstan 3.0% 2010 down 89.3% falling
117 Switzerland 2.9% 2010 down 87.9% falling
118 Slovenia 2.7% 2010 down 65.5% volatile
119 Armenia 2.6% 2010 down 78.1% volatile
120 Nepal 2.5% 2010 up 82.1% volatile
121 Haiti 2.4% 2010 up 34.7% rising
122 Canada 1.8% 2010 down 59.7% volatile
123 Niger 1.6% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
124 United States of America 1.6% 2010 down 20.5% volatile
125 Germany 1.5% 2010 down 92.1% volatile
126 Estonia 1.4% 2010 down 83.6% volatile
127 Mali 1.2% 2010 up 71.4% volatile
128 Hungary 1.2% 2010 down 87.3% volatile
129 Ukraine 1.1% 2010 down 89.0% volatile
130 Denmark 1.0% 2010 down 93.2% volatile
131 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2010 down 92.6% rising
132 Romania 1.0% 2010 down 61.6% falling
133 Russian Federation 0.9% 2010 down 57.2% volatile
134 Lithuania 0.8% 2010 down 93.7% volatile
135 Gambia 0.7% 2010 up 32.1% rising
136 Yemen 0.6% 2010 up 2,650.0% volatile
137 Latvia 0.5% 2010 down 83.0% volatile
138 Afghanistan 0.3% 2010 up 400.0% volatile
138 Norway 0.3% 2010 down 98.8% volatile
140 Slovakia 0.1% 2010 down 99.5% falling
141 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2010 down 98.3% volatile
142 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 81.2% volatile
143 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
143 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary