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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
59.6%
Malta
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
10.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 59.6% in Malta; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.7%, and the mean is 13.9%.

Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 1,380.2%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 59.6% 2010 up 53.8% volatile
2 Trinidad and Tobago 51.6% 2010 down 7.8% rising
3 Greece 49.8% 2010 up 33.0% rising
4 Portugal 48.9% 2010 up 34.6% rising
5 Colombia 48.9% 2010 up 95.1% rising
6 Türkiye 44.5% 2010 up 149.8% volatile
7 Argentina 41.8% 2010 up 6.5% rising
8 Uruguay 36.8% 2010 up 0.0% rising
9 Republic of Korea 36.6% 2010 down 18.0% volatile
10 Cyprus 36.6% 2010 up 61.4% rising
11 Spain 36.6% 2010 up 54.1% rising
12 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 35.8% 2010 up 11.3% volatile
13 Costa Rica 34.9% 2010 up 25.1% rising
14 Fiji 34.6% 2010 up 88.4% volatile
15 Iceland 32.7% 2010 down 27.3% falling
16 Hong Kong, China 31.2% 2010 up 153.1% volatile
17 Austria 30.3% 2010 down 31.9% falling
18 Malaysia 29.6% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
19 Macau, China 29.5% 2010 up 7.7% flat
20 Italy 28.6% 2010 down 29.5% falling
21 New Zealand 27.9% 2010 down 23.1% flat
22 Philippines 27.8% 2010 up 65.7% rising
23 Indonesia 27.8% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
24 Panama 26.9% 2010 up 16.0% rising
25 Ecuador 26.0% 2010 up 22.2% rising
26 China 25.9% 2010 up 66.0% volatile
27 Luxembourg 25.9% 2010 down 35.5% falling
28 France 25.2% 2010 down 39.0% rising
29 Viet Nam 25.2% 2010 down 6.2% rising
30 Jamaica 24.8% 2010 down 3.8% rising
31 Paraguay 24.3% 2010 up 32.6% rising
32 Zimbabwe 23.7% 2010 up 62.3% volatile
33 Mexico 23.4% 2010 up 33.3% rising
34 Gabon 22.0% 2010 up 41.7% volatile
35 Guyana 21.8% 2010 down 46.3% falling
36 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.7% 2010 down 51.8% falling
37 Poland 21.5% 2010 down 52.7% rising
38 El Salvador 21.1% 2010 up 94.1% volatile
39 Namibia 20.8% 2010 up 41.6% volatile
40 Brazil 20.7% 2010 down 16.3% rising
41 Peru 20.7% 2010 up 58.7% rising
42 Ireland 20.1% 2010 down 28.6% falling
43 Bangladesh 18.4% 2010 up 14.9% volatile
44 Belize 18.1% 2010 down 64.6% falling
45 Sri Lanka 17.7% 2010 up 23.2% rising
46 Honduras 17.4% 2010 up 45.2% volatile
47 Albania 16.9% 2010 down 67.1% volatile
48 Zambia 16.1% 2010 up 225.3% volatile
49 Myanmar 15.5% 2010 up 62.1% volatile
50 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.4% 2010 up 205.3% volatile
51 Tonga 15.4% 2010 down 59.0% rising
52 Chile 15.1% 2010 up 23.3% falling
53 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.0% 2010 up 141.8% volatile
53 Mauritania 15.0% 2010 up 20.9% rising
55 Syrian Arab Republic 14.9% 2010 up 278.0% volatile
56 Jordan 14.5% 2010 up 158.2% volatile
57 Thailand 14.2% 2010 up 877.9% volatile
58 Qatar 13.5% 2010 up 1,380.2% volatile
59 Netherlands 13.5% 2010 down 17.4% volatile
60 Brunei Darussalam 13.2% 2010 up 22.6% volatile
61 Nicaragua 13.0% 2010 up 19.1% rising
62 Belgium 12.9% 2010 down 44.7% falling
63 Cameroon 12.5% 2010 up 119.7% volatile
64 Mongolia 12.2% 2010 down 35.7% volatile
65 Dominican Republic 12.2% 2010 down 6.8% rising
66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.2% 2010 up 74.8% volatile
67 Lesotho 12.1% 2010 up 64.3% volatile
68 Japan 12.0% 2010 down 49.9% falling
69 Cuba 12.0% 2010 down 12.2% falling
70 Tunisia 11.7% 2010 up 453.6% volatile
71 Israel 11.6% 2010 down 42.3% falling
72 Cambodia 11.1% 2010 up 273.3% volatile
73 Mauritius 10.4% 2010 up 97.2% volatile
74 Kuwait 8.9% 2010 up 226.9% volatile
75 Croatia 8.4% 2010 down 80.7% rising
76 South Africa 7.8% 2010 up 18.9% volatile
77 Botswana 7.6% 2010 down 25.7% volatile
78 Senegal 7.3% 2010 up 262.9% falling
79 Papua New Guinea 7.3% 2010 up 234.9% volatile
80 Guatemala 7.3% 2010 down 18.3% rising
81 Singapore 7.2% 2010 up 10.6% volatile
82 Burundi 6.7% 2010 down 17.2% volatile
83 Australia 6.6% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
84 Kenya 6.5% 2010 up 220.7% volatile
85 Sweden 6.3% 2010 down 77.4% falling
86 Sudan 6.2% 2010 up 101.6% volatile
87 Central African Republic 6.0% 2010 up 89.9% volatile
88 Barbados 5.9% 2010 down 31.6% falling
88 Egypt 5.9% 2010 up 50.3% volatile
90 United Arab Emirates 5.9% 2010 up 90.3% volatile
91 Saudi Arabia 5.8% 2010 unchanged rising
92 Serbia 5.7% 2010 down 77.9% falling
93 Algeria 5.7% 2010 up 287.0% volatile
94 Congo 5.5% 2010 up 292.9% volatile
95 Ghana 5.5% 2010 up 142.9% volatile
96 Pakistan 5.2% 2010 up 78.2% volatile
97 Malawi 5.0% 2010 up 145.1% volatile
98 Côte d'Ivoire 4.9% 2010 up 254.0% volatile
99 Eswatini 4.9% 2010 down 14.6% volatile
100 Tajikistan 4.8% 2010 down 75.9% rising
101 Benin 4.7% 2010 up 99.2% volatile
102 Denmark 4.6% 2010 down 83.8% falling
103 Maldives 4.5% 2010 up 30.1% falling
104 Uganda 4.4% 2010 down 4.7% volatile
105 Togo 4.2% 2010 up 26.9% volatile
106 India 4.0% 2010 up 118.6% rising
107 Bulgaria 3.6% 2010 down 91.1% volatile
108 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.6% 2010 down 56.5% rising
109 Iraq 3.6% 2010 up 371.1% volatile
110 Rwanda 3.4% 2010 up 385.7% volatile
111 Sierra Leone 3.1% 2010 up 221.6% falling
112 Morocco 3.1% 2010 up 140.3% volatile
113 Switzerland 3.0% 2010 down 89.2% falling
114 Kyrgyzstan 3.0% 2010 down 91.0% rising
115 Bahrain 2.7% 2010 up 19.9% volatile
116 Slovenia 2.7% 2010 down 77.4% falling
117 Liberia 2.6% 2010 up 76.7% volatile
118 Armenia 2.6% 2010 down 78.1% falling
119 Haiti 2.4% 2010 up 38.6% rising
120 Libya 2.0% 2010 up 233.3% volatile
121 Nepal 1.9% 2010 up 88.9% volatile
122 Canada 1.8% 2010 down 71.5% volatile
123 Russian Federation 1.8% 2010 down 69.1% falling
124 Mozambique 1.7% 2010 up 94.4% falling
125 Kazakhstan 1.7% 2010 down 85.4% volatile
126 Estonia 1.4% 2010 down 83.6% volatile
127 United States of America 1.4% 2010 down 31.8% volatile
128 Latvia 1.2% 2010 down 81.5% volatile
129 Hungary 1.2% 2010 down 87.3% volatile
130 Germany 1.1% 2010 down 95.7% falling
131 Ukraine 1.1% 2010 down 88.9% volatile
132 Mali 1.0% 2010 up 400.0% volatile
133 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2010 down 93.6% rising
134 Niger 0.9% 2010 up 59.3% rising
135 Romania 0.8% 2010 down 69.6% falling
136 Lithuania 0.8% 2010 down 96.1% falling
137 Gambia 0.5% 2010 down 15.6% rising
138 Afghanistan 0.3% 2010 up 400.0% volatile
138 Norway 0.3% 2010 down 99.2% volatile
140 Slovakia 0.1% 2010 down 99.5% falling
141 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 87.0% volatile
142 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
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 60-64 with primary schooling. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary