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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
64.7%
Ecuador
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
14.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 64.7% in Ecuador; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.7%, and the mean is 17.4%.

Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 7,169.2%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ecuador 64.7% 2010 up 140.2% rising
2 Mauritania 62.3% 2010 up 50.0% volatile
3 Austria 52.8% 2010 up 5.8% falling
4 Kuwait 48.0% 2010 up 548.4% volatile
5 Rwanda 47.1% 2010 up 5.3% volatile
6 Sudan 46.8% 2010 up 6.4% rising
7 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.8% 2010 down 8.1% rising
8 Myanmar 43.8% 2010 up 12.1% volatile
9 Papua New Guinea 43.5% 2010 up 33.6% volatile
10 Côte d'Ivoire 42.8% 2010 up 27.2% volatile
11 Uruguay 41.8% 2010 up 54.2% rising
12 Nepal 40.4% 2010 up 49.1% volatile
13 Cambodia 39.4% 2010 up 24.7% rising
14 Burundi 38.8% 2010 down 5.9% rising
15 Lithuania 38.3% 2010 down 3.7% volatile
16 Libya 37.0% 2010 up 5.5% rising
17 Bangladesh 37.0% 2010 up 64.8% rising
18 Zimbabwe 36.3% 2010 up 75.3% rising
19 Liberia 36.3% 2010 up 125.5% volatile
20 Senegal 35.6% 2010 up 279.5% volatile
21 Namibia 34.7% 2010 up 31.0% rising
22 Costa Rica 34.5% 2010 up 2.1% rising
23 Guatemala 33.7% 2010 up 52.4% rising
24 Paraguay 33.4% 2010 down 40.7% rising
25 Germany 32.0% 2010 down 61.0% rising
26 Brazil 31.7% 2010 up 0.0% rising
27 Luxembourg 30.0% 2010 up 1.1% falling
28 Algeria 28.3% 2010 down 33.2% volatile
29 Lesotho 28.1% 2010 up 56.2% rising
30 Indonesia 28.0% 2010 down 60.2% rising
31 Honduras 26.5% 2010 down 35.2% rising
32 Syria 26.4% 2010 down 20.9% rising
33 Argentina 26.4% 2010 down 24.3% flat
34 Afghanistan 25.5% 2010 up 19.2% volatile
35 Cameroon 24.8% 2010 down 25.7% rising
36 Togo 24.5% 2010 down 36.6% rising
37 Benin 24.4% 2010 up 29.2% rising
38 Mozambique 24.4% 2010 up 77.2% falling
39 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.9% 2010 down 17.7% rising
40 Yemen 23.6% 2010 up 38.1% volatile
41 Poland 23.4% 2010 down 67.9% flat
42 Morocco 23.3% 2010 up 23.4% volatile
43 Portugal 23.2% 2010 up 76.7% falling
44 Kyrgyzstan 22.9% 2010 down 56.7% flat
44 Niger 22.9% 2010 up 49.3% volatile
46 Ireland 22.9% 2010 up 88.9% volatile
47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.7% 2010 down 22.5% flat
48 Central African Republic 22.3% 2010 down 8.3% volatile
49 Malawi 21.6% 2010 up 68.7% rising
50 Panama 21.2% 2010 up 19.4% falling
51 Estonia 21.0% 2010 down 27.1% falling
52 Malta 20.8% 2010 up 3.5% volatile
53 Australia 20.5% 2010 down 25.8% volatile
54 Spain 19.9% 2010 down 24.2% falling
55 Peru 19.8% 2010 up 115.1% falling
56 Pakistan 19.7% 2010 up 32.1% rising
57 Netherlands 18.9% 2010 down 35.8% volatile
58 El Salvador 18.7% 2010 down 17.8% rising
59 Maldives 18.4% 2010 down 25.6% rising
60 India 18.2% 2010 down 10.6% rising
61 Uganda 16.8% 2010 down 52.3% rising
62 Saudi Arabia 16.8% 2010 down 37.0% falling
63 Tajikistan 16.5% 2010 up 17.7% rising
64 Belgium 16.5% 2010 up 129.7% falling
65 Gambia 16.1% 2010 up 36.4% volatile
66 Republic of Moldova 16.0% 2010 up 143.4% volatile
67 Kenya 15.8% 2010 down 5.3% flat
68 Brunei Darussalam 15.7% 2010 down 29.9% falling
69 Ukraine 15.4% 2010 up 141.8% volatile
70 Iraq 15.4% 2010 down 45.9% volatile
71 Macau, China 15.1% 2010 down 51.9% falling
72 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.9% 2010 up 39.0% rising
73 Eswatini 14.5% 2010 down 21.4% rising
74 Ghana 13.9% 2010 down 24.0% rising
75 Zambia 13.6% 2010 down 67.7% rising
76 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5% 2010 down 27.2% volatile
77 Thailand 12.7% 2010 down 38.6% volatile
78 Dominican Republic 12.6% 2010 up 8.6% falling
79 Philippines 12.4% 2010 down 14.8% falling
80 Guyana 12.2% 2010 down 33.8% falling
81 Gabon 11.9% 2010 down 64.1% flat
82 Mali 11.6% 2010 up 31.1% rising
83 Greece 11.5% 2010 up 3.1% falling
84 Fiji 11.2% 2010 up 23.5% falling
85 Qatar 10.8% 2010 down 46.1% falling
86 Tunisia 10.7% 2010 down 54.0% rising
87 United Arab Emirates 10.4% 2010 down 32.2% flat
88 Mongolia 10.3% 2010 down 50.9% falling
89 South Africa 10.2% 2010 down 14.1% falling
90 Nicaragua 10.2% 2010 up 0.2% falling
91 Bahrain 10.0% 2010 down 10.5% falling
92 Switzerland 9.7% 2010 down 81.3% volatile
93 Czechia 9.4% 2010 up 7,169.2% volatile
94 Jordan 9.2% 2010 down 36.3% falling
95 Colombia 9.2% 2010 down 55.7% flat
96 Mexico 8.9% 2010 down 45.9% falling
97 Egypt 8.7% 2010 down 19.0% falling
98 Iceland 8.4% 2010 down 75.5% falling
99 Belize 8.3% 2010 down 78.7% falling
100 Sierra Leone 8.2% 2010 down 5.8% rising
101 Slovakia 7.6% 2010 down 88.0% falling
102 Bulgaria 7.4% 2010 down 88.2% falling
103 Israel 7.3% 2010 down 86.0% rising
104 United States of America 7.2% 2010 up 1,166.7% volatile
105 Haiti 7.2% 2010 up 56.3% rising
106 Latvia 6.8% 2010 down 50.7% volatile
107 Cyprus 6.6% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
108 Russian Federation 6.3% 2010 up 57.8% rising
109 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.0% 2010 down 59.7% falling
110 Viet Nam 5.7% 2010 down 85.4% volatile
111 Kazakhstan 5.6% 2010 up 263.2% volatile
112 Congo 5.5% 2010 down 56.2% falling
113 Chile 5.1% 2010 down 57.4% falling
114 China 5.1% 2010 down 51.8% falling
115 Türkiye 4.8% 2010 down 75.8% volatile
116 Albania 4.8% 2010 down 62.8% volatile
117 Armenia 4.5% 2010 down 29.4% falling
118 Hungary 4.3% 2010 down 21.0% volatile
119 Botswana 3.8% 2010 up 418.9% volatile
120 Cuba 3.0% 2010 down 60.3% volatile
121 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.9% 2010 down 10.7% rising
122 France 2.5% 2010 down 77.9% volatile
123 Trinidad and Tobago 2.5% 2010 down 72.2% volatile
124 Japan 2.2% 2010 down 4.7% volatile
125 Croatia 2.2% 2010 down 95.1% falling
126 Romania 2.2% 2010 down 5.3% rising
127 Malaysia 2.0% 2010 down 38.0% volatile
128 Sri Lanka 2.0% 2010 down 34.7% volatile
129 Canada 1.9% 2010 down 15.7% volatile
130 Italy 1.7% 2010 down 37.4% volatile
131 Singapore 1.3% 2010 down 52.5% volatile
132 Tonga 1.1% 2010 down 87.4% volatile
133 Mauritius 1.1% 2010 down 86.3% volatile
134 Slovenia 0.9% 2010 up 55.0% volatile
135 Serbia 0.8% 2010 down 98.8% falling
136 Sweden 0.2% 2010 down 87.7% volatile
137 Hong Kong, China 0.1% 2010 down 99.0% volatile
138 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2010 down 38.5% volatile
139 New Zealand 0.1% 2010 down 99.0% volatile
140 Barbados 0.0% 2010 down 98.4% volatile
140 Jamaica 0.0% 2010 down 99.3% volatile
140 Norway 0.0% 2010 down 99.9% volatile
143 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary