Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) by country

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
62.3%
Russian Federation
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
6.2%
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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 62.3% in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 10.3%.

Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 2,690.0%), 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 Russian Federation 62.3% 2010 up 53.4% volatile
2 United States of America 59.3% 2010 up 44.6% volatile
3 Ukraine 49.3% 2010 up 49.8% volatile
4 Israel 45.4% 2010 up 41.4% volatile
5 Canada 44.6% 2010 up 177.1% volatile
6 Estonia 39.4% 2010 up 37.0% volatile
7 New Zealand 36.6% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
8 Ireland 31.6% 2010 up 149.2% volatile
9 Sweden 30.9% 2010 up 82.2% volatile
10 Australia 30.8% 2010 up 84.0% volatile
11 Finland 29.5% 2010 up 79.0% volatile
12 Lithuania 27.3% 2010 up 112.1% volatile
13 Norway 26.3% 2010 up 75.3% volatile
14 Armenia 24.1% 2010 up 47.4% rising
15 Denmark 24.0% 2010 up 153.1% volatile
16 Belgium 23.7% 2010 up 81.4% volatile
17 Kazakhstan 23.2% 2010 up 134.1% volatile
18 Switzerland 21.0% 2010 up 173.3% volatile
19 Bulgaria 20.4% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
20 Netherlands 20.4% 2010 up 39.7% volatile
21 Japan 19.9% 2010 up 132.7% volatile
22 Philippines 19.7% 2010 down 10.5% volatile
23 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% 2010 up 79.8% volatile
24 Latvia 19.2% 2010 up 34.2% volatile
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.9% 2010 up 31.2% volatile
26 Cyprus 18.7% 2010 up 137.0% volatile
27 Germany 18.6% 2010 up 104.0% volatile
28 Costa Rica 18.5% 2010 up 132.0% volatile
29 Qatar 18.5% 2010 up 420.6% volatile
30 France 17.9% 2010 up 162.8% volatile
31 Panama 17.7% 2010 up 51.5% volatile
32 Mongolia 17.7% 2010 up 135.4% volatile
33 Luxembourg 17.6% 2010 up 167.1% volatile
34 Slovenia 16.7% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
35 Greece 16.4% 2010 up 241.0% volatile
36 Croatia 16.2% 2010 up 143.0% volatile
37 Republic of Moldova 15.7% 2010 up 65.5% volatile
38 Hungary 15.6% 2010 up 69.8% volatile
39 United Arab Emirates 14.7% 2010 up 320.0% volatile
40 Spain 14.7% 2010 up 181.6% volatile
41 Jamaica 14.2% 2010 up 82.6% volatile
42 Chile 14.2% 2010 up 43.3% volatile
43 Serbia 13.4% 2010 up 64.9% volatile
44 Poland 13.4% 2010 up 46.5% volatile
45 Peru 13.2% 2010 up 30.9% volatile
46 Slovakia 12.8% 2010 up 30.7% volatile
47 Colombia 12.7% 2010 up 426.1% volatile
48 Austria 12.1% 2010 up 211.1% volatile
49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.4% 2010 up 73.3% volatile
50 Cuba 11.2% 2010 up 109.3% volatile
51 Uruguay 10.8% 2010 up 97.3% rising
52 Brunei Darussalam 10.8% 2010 up 66.2% volatile
53 Kuwait 10.6% 2010 up 244.8% volatile
54 Brazil 10.4% 2010 up 209.5% volatile
55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.4% 2010 up 265.5% volatile
56 Italy 10.0% 2010 up 78.4% volatile
57 Mexico 9.7% 2010 up 237.8% volatile
58 Czechia 9.7% 2010 up 45.4% volatile
59 Trinidad and Tobago 9.3% 2010 up 111.4% volatile
60 Portugal 8.9% 2010 up 132.2% volatile
61 Tajikistan 8.7% 2010 up 85.1% volatile
62 Republic of Korea 8.4% 2010 up 173.5% volatile
63 Singapore 8.1% 2010 up 121.0% volatile
64 Sri Lanka 8.0% 2010 up 32.7% volatile
65 Dominican Republic 7.9% 2010 up 44.9% volatile
66 Argentina 7.4% 2010 down 14.0% volatile
67 Romania 7.1% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
68 Iceland 7.0% 2010 up 38.0% volatile
69 Paraguay 7.0% 2010 up 169.3% volatile
70 Libya 6.8% 2010 up 196.1% volatile
71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.7% 2010 up 2.9% volatile
72 Bahrain 6.4% 2010 up 218.5% volatile
73 Gabon 6.0% 2010 up 177.9% volatile
74 South Africa 5.5% 2010 down 0.5% rising
75 Belize 5.4% 2010 up 19.1% volatile
76 Malta 5.3% 2010 up 28.9% volatile
77 Fiji 5.1% 2010 up 22.9% volatile
78 Nicaragua 4.9% 2010 up 181.7% volatile
79 Jordan 4.9% 2010 up 281.4% volatile
80 Malaysia 4.5% 2010 up 193.5% volatile
81 Hong Kong, China 4.5% 2010 down 36.1% volatile
82 Türkiye 4.5% 2010 up 227.7% volatile
83 Honduras 4.5% 2010 up 175.9% volatile
83 Thailand 4.5% 2010 up 278.8% volatile
85 Ecuador 4.0% 2010 down 29.4% volatile
86 Tonga 4.0% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
87 Macau, China 4.0% 2010 down 49.4% volatile
88 Bangladesh 3.8% 2010 up 42.2% volatile
89 El Salvador 3.5% 2010 up 2.0% volatile
90 Botswana 3.1% 2010 up 63.7% volatile
91 Viet Nam 3.0% 2010 up 77.2% volatile
92 Indonesia 2.9% 2010 up 35.0% volatile
93 Namibia 2.9% 2010 up 81.2% rising
94 Mali 2.8% 2010 up 2,690.0% volatile
95 India 2.8% 2010 up 113.1% volatile
96 Syrian Arab Republic 2.6% 2010 up 105.4% volatile
97 Uganda 2.6% 2010 up 112.4% volatile
98 Iraq 2.4% 2010 up 245.7% volatile
99 Tunisia 2.4% 2010 up 445.5% volatile
100 Pakistan 2.0% 2010 up 114.9% volatile
101 Morocco 2.0% 2010 up 566.7% volatile
102 Saudi Arabia 2.0% 2010 unchanged rising
103 Egypt 1.7% 2010 up 183.3% volatile
104 Kenya 1.7% 2010 up 412.1% volatile
105 Afghanistan 1.3% 2010 up 333.3% volatile
105 Myanmar 1.3% 2010 up 225.0% volatile
107 Lesotho 1.3% 2010 up 504.8% volatile
108 Côte d'Ivoire 1.3% 2010 up 306.5% volatile
109 Mauritius 1.2% 2010 up 140.0% volatile
110 Algeria 1.1% 2010 up 322.2% volatile
111 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.1% 2010 up 266.7% volatile
112 Liberia 1.1% 2010 up 49.3% rising
113 Gambia 1.0% 2010 up 3.0% volatile
114 Barbados 1.0% 2010 up 20.7% rising
115 Benin 0.9% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
116 Ghana 0.9% 2010 down 58.8% volatile
117 Central African Republic 0.8% 2010 up 156.2% volatile
118 Congo 0.8% 2010 up 700.0% volatile
119 Zimbabwe 0.8% 2010 up 56.0% volatile
120 Zambia 0.7% 2010 unchanged volatile
121 Senegal 0.7% 2010 up 175.0% volatile
122 China 0.6% 2010 down 59.4% volatile
123 Haiti 0.6% 2010 up 100.0% rising
124 Nepal 0.6% 2010 up 159.1% volatile
125 Togo 0.5% 2010 up 84.6% volatile
126 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2010 up 425.0% volatile
127 Cambodia 0.4% 2010 up 583.3% volatile
128 Albania 0.3% 2010 down 88.1% volatile
129 Papua New Guinea 0.3% 2010 up 650.0% volatile
129 Sudan 0.3% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
131 Malawi 0.2% 2010 up 47.1% volatile
132 Cameroon 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
132 Guyana 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
132 Mauritania 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
135 Sierra Leone 0.2% 2010 down 10.0% volatile
136 Burundi 0.1% 2010 down 51.6% volatile
137 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1% 2010 up 180.0% rising
138 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 up 140.0% volatile
139 Niger 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
139 Rwanda 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
141 Maldives 0.1% 2010 volatile
142 Yemen 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 96.2% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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/
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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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)