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

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
32.1%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
3.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 32.1% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.7%, and the mean is 6.4%.

Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 2,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 32.1% 2010 up 49.5% volatile
2 United States of America 28.8% 2010 up 53.7% rising
3 Israel 28.2% 2010 up 46.1% volatile
4 Estonia 25.6% 2010 up 36.7% volatile
5 Canada 23.5% 2010 up 194.2% volatile
6 New Zealand 22.1% 2010 up 24.3% volatile
7 Ireland 21.5% 2010 up 156.3% volatile
8 Russian Federation 21.1% 2010 up 45.2% volatile
9 Sweden 19.2% 2010 up 88.2% volatile
10 Australia 19.1% 2010 up 90.0% volatile
11 Lithuania 17.7% 2010 up 111.7% volatile
12 Costa Rica 17.5% 2010 up 132.8% volatile
13 Finland 16.8% 2010 up 71.4% volatile
14 Mongolia 16.6% 2010 up 136.0% volatile
15 Armenia 15.7% 2010 up 47.1% rising
16 Greece 15.4% 2010 up 254.7% volatile
17 Kazakhstan 15.1% 2010 up 133.7% volatile
18 Denmark 14.9% 2010 up 161.3% volatile
19 Hungary 14.4% 2010 up 69.1% volatile
20 Panama 14.0% 2010 up 43.6% volatile
21 Cyprus 13.8% 2010 up 137.0% volatile
22 Belgium 13.6% 2010 up 94.1% volatile
23 Switzerland 13.0% 2010 up 182.4% volatile
24 Bulgaria 12.7% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
24 Kyrgyzstan 12.7% 2010 up 79.3% volatile
26 Netherlands 12.6% 2010 up 44.3% volatile
27 Latvia 12.5% 2010 up 33.8% volatile
28 Japan 12.3% 2010 up 140.2% volatile
29 Norway 12.1% 2010 up 89.5% volatile
30 Qatar 12.0% 2010 up 420.3% volatile
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.8% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
32 Germany 11.5% 2010 up 110.8% volatile
33 Luxembourg 10.9% 2010 up 175.7% volatile
34 Slovenia 10.9% 2010 up 81.6% volatile
35 Croatia 10.6% 2010 up 142.5% volatile
36 Republic of Moldova 10.2% 2010 up 65.0% volatile
37 Peru 10.1% 2010 up 28.9% volatile
38 United Arab Emirates 9.6% 2010 up 319.3% volatile
39 Colombia 9.4% 2010 up 425.0% volatile
40 Jamaica 9.2% 2010 up 82.2% volatile
41 Spain 9.1% 2010 up 191.1% volatile
42 Serbia 8.7% 2010 up 64.8% volatile
43 Cuba 8.5% 2010 up 107.6% volatile
44 Poland 8.3% 2010 up 51.1% volatile
45 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.0% 2010 up 233.9% volatile
46 Brazil 7.6% 2010 up 182.2% volatile
47 Austria 7.5% 2010 up 221.5% volatile
48 Philippines 7.5% 2010 down 10.4% rising
49 Republic of Korea 7.4% 2010 up 189.8% volatile
50 Uruguay 7.3% 2010 up 118.0% volatile
51 Trinidad and Tobago 7.2% 2010 up 109.0% volatile
52 France 7.1% 2010 up 152.1% volatile
53 Brunei Darussalam 7.0% 2010 up 65.6% volatile
54 Mexico 7.0% 2010 up 262.7% volatile
55 Chile 6.9% 2010 up 43.1% volatile
56 Kuwait 6.9% 2010 up 244.7% volatile
57 Slovakia 6.8% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
58 Singapore 6.4% 2010 up 131.0% volatile
59 Italy 6.2% 2010 up 84.0% volatile
60 Bahrain 5.8% 2010 up 203.1% volatile
61 Tajikistan 5.7% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
62 Sri Lanka 5.2% 2010 up 32.5% volatile
63 Czechia 5.1% 2010 up 43.8% volatile
64 Paraguay 4.9% 2010 up 130.4% volatile
65 Nicaragua 4.8% 2010 up 183.0% volatile
66 Argentina 4.8% 2010 down 18.2% volatile
67 Romania 4.6% 2010 up 58.8% volatile
68 Malta 4.6% 2010 up 29.4% volatile
69 Libya 4.4% 2010 up 195.3% volatile
70 Iceland 4.4% 2010 up 42.3% volatile
71 Gabon 3.9% 2010 up 178.0% volatile
72 Hong Kong, China 3.7% 2010 down 31.9% volatile
73 Thailand 3.6% 2010 up 258.0% volatile
74 Belize 3.5% 2010 up 19.1% volatile
75 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.4% 2010 up 89.9% volatile
76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.4% 2010 down 14.0% volatile
77 Fiji 3.3% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
78 Portugal 3.2% 2010 up 181.4% volatile
79 Dominican Republic 3.1% 2010 up 44.6% volatile
80 Honduras 2.9% 2010 up 174.5% volatile
81 Türkiye 2.8% 2010 up 240.2% volatile
82 Ecuador 2.6% 2010 down 32.2% volatile
83 Tonga 2.6% 2010 up 18.2% volatile
84 Macau, China 2.6% 2010 down 49.4% volatile
85 Bangladesh 2.5% 2010 up 42.0% volatile
86 El Salvador 2.4% 2010 up 69.2% volatile
87 Botswana 2.0% 2010 up 62.9% volatile
88 Jordan 1.9% 2010 up 175.7% volatile
88 Viet Nam 1.9% 2010 up 77.1% volatile
90 Indonesia 1.9% 2010 up 34.5% volatile
91 Namibia 1.9% 2010 up 81.7% rising
92 Pakistan 1.9% 2010 up 162.0% volatile
93 Mali 1.8% 2010 up 2,500.0% volatile
94 India 1.8% 2010 up 111.8% volatile
95 Syrian Arab Republic 1.7% 2010 up 104.8% volatile
96 Uganda 1.7% 2010 up 111.4% volatile
97 Malaysia 1.7% 2010 up 219.2% volatile
98 Iraq 1.6% 2010 up 241.3% volatile
99 Tunisia 1.6% 2010 up 437.9% volatile
100 Morocco 1.3% 2010 up 584.2% volatile
101 Saudi Arabia 1.3% 2010 unchanged volatile
102 Egypt 1.1% 2010 up 182.1% volatile
102 Kenya 1.1% 2010 up 400.0% volatile
104 Afghanistan 0.8% 2010 up 325.0% volatile
104 Myanmar 0.8% 2010 up 226.9% volatile
106 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% 2010 up 310.0% volatile
106 Lesotho 0.8% 2010 up 530.8% volatile
108 Liberia 0.8% 2010 up 62.0% rising
109 Algeria 0.7% 2010 up 335.3% volatile
110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.7% 2010 up 260.0% volatile
111 Gambia 0.7% 2010 up 1.5% volatile
112 Barbados 0.6% 2010 up 20.8% volatile
113 Benin 0.6% 2010 up 195.0% volatile
114 Ghana 0.6% 2010 down 58.4% volatile
115 Central African Republic 0.5% 2010 up 152.4% volatile
116 Congo 0.5% 2010 up 766.7% volatile
117 Zimbabwe 0.5% 2010 up 54.5% volatile
118 Zambia 0.5% 2010 unchanged volatile
119 Haiti 0.4% 2010 up 138.9% rising
119 Senegal 0.4% 2010 up 168.8% volatile
121 China 0.4% 2010 down 59.4% volatile
122 Mauritius 0.4% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
123 Nepal 0.4% 2010 up 164.3% volatile
124 South Africa 0.3% 2010 unchanged rising
125 Togo 0.3% 2010 up 82.4% volatile
126 Cambodia 0.3% 2010 up 575.0% volatile
126 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% 2010 up 440.0% volatile
128 Albania 0.2% 2010 down 88.0% volatile
129 Malawi 0.2% 2010 up 42.9% volatile
129 Sudan 0.2% 2010 up 53.8% volatile
131 Papua New Guinea 0.2% 2010 up 533.3% volatile
132 Cameroon 0.1% 2010 up 85.7% volatile
132 Guyana 0.1% 2010 up 85.7% volatile
132 Mauritania 0.1% 2010 up 85.7% volatile
132 Sierra Leone 0.1% 2010 down 13.3% volatile
136 Burundi 0.1% 2010 down 50.0% volatile
137 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1% 2010 up 200.0% rising
138 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 up 166.7% volatile
139 Niger 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
139 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
141 Maldives 0.0% 2010 volatile
141 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 96.7% volatile
141 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary