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

Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
79.8%
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
0.2%
Sudan
Median
17.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 79.8% in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 0.2% in Sudan.

The median across all reporting countries is 17.8%, and the mean is 21.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 470.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 8,356.2%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 80.7%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong, China 79.8% 2010 up 44.4% rising
2 Mauritius 76.6% 2010 up 229.9% rising
3 Singapore 76.5% 2010 down 0.7% volatile
4 Republic of Korea 74.8% 2010 up 8.4% rising
5 Japan 70.2% 2010 up 2.2% rising
6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 65.5% 2010 up 46.9% volatile
7 Malaysia 63.6% 2010 up 8.0% volatile
8 Kazakhstan 59.0% 2010 down 14.1% volatile
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 58.8% 2010 up 260.6% volatile
10 Tonga 58.0% 2010 up 416.5% volatile
11 Trinidad and Tobago 50.5% 2010 up 105.4% volatile
12 Fiji 45.3% 2010 up 8.2% volatile
13 United Arab Emirates 45.2% 2010 up 50.5% volatile
14 China 44.4% 2010 down 22.5% volatile
15 Mongolia 42.2% 2010 up 57.7% rising
16 Peru 40.5% 2010 up 35.7% volatile
17 Armenia 38.5% 2010 down 30.6% rising
18 South Africa 38.5% 2010 up 355.1% volatile
19 Kyrgyzstan 37.6% 2010 up 67.1% rising
20 New Zealand 37.2% 2010 down 36.5% rising
21 Russian Federation 37.2% 2010 down 4.8% rising
22 Albania 36.9% 2010 up 217.9% rising
23 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.2% 2010 up 135.1% volatile
24 Tajikistan 36.0% 2010 down 14.7% rising
25 Mexico 35.9% 2010 up 33.5% volatile
26 Thailand 35.8% 2010 up 14.3% volatile
27 Canada 35.7% 2010 up 117.1% rising
28 Ukraine 34.9% 2010 down 16.9% rising
29 Israel 34.1% 2010 up 164.4% rising
30 United States of America 33.9% 2010 down 40.1% falling
31 Bangladesh 32.4% 2010 up 0.5% volatile
32 Australia 32.0% 2010 down 53.0% rising
33 Colombia 30.5% 2010 up 51.6% volatile
34 Macau, China 30.1% 2010 up 126.1% volatile
35 Iceland 29.8% 2010 up 56.1% rising
36 Latvia 28.8% 2010 up 10.6% volatile
37 Panama 28.6% 2010 down 22.1% rising
38 India 27.9% 2010 down 10.7% volatile
39 France 27.4% 2010 down 7.6% volatile
40 Qatar 27.1% 2010 up 121.6% rising
41 Jamaica 26.9% 2010 up 5.0% volatile
42 Belize 26.8% 2010 up 77.6% volatile
43 Sri Lanka 26.7% 2010 down 65.1% rising
44 Guyana 25.7% 2010 up 32.2% rising
45 Chile 25.4% 2010 down 32.7% volatile
46 Costa Rica 25.2% 2010 up 34.3% volatile
47 Gabon 24.4% 2010 up 65.9% volatile
48 Ecuador 24.3% 2010 down 15.3% rising
49 Belgium 24.0% 2010 down 27.4% rising
50 Botswana 23.7% 2010 down 22.2% volatile
51 Spain 23.2% 2010 up 7.7% rising
52 Ghana 22.7% 2010 up 279.8% volatile
53 Pakistan 22.2% 2010 up 28.3% rising
54 Greece 21.8% 2010 down 33.4% volatile
55 Nicaragua 21.0% 2010 up 51.5% volatile
56 El Salvador 20.9% 2010 up 108.7% volatile
57 Bahrain 20.8% 2010 up 12.7% rising
58 Egypt 20.8% 2010 up 3.8% volatile
59 Ireland 20.7% 2010 down 7.2% rising
60 Netherlands 20.3% 2010 up 8.8% rising
61 Cyprus 20.2% 2010 up 12.3% rising
62 Croatia 20.1% 2010 up 101.7% volatile
63 Iraq 19.8% 2010 up 49.1% volatile
64 Jordan 19.3% 2010 down 12.8% volatile
65 Sweden 19.3% 2010 down 15.2% flat
66 Algeria 19.2% 2010 up 24.2% rising
67 Brunei Darussalam 19.1% 2010 up 26.3% rising
68 Slovenia 19.1% 2010 up 5.2% rising
69 Philippines 18.8% 2010 up 7.1% rising
70 Saudi Arabia 18.7% 2010 up 87.1% volatile
71 Serbia 18.0% 2010 up 429.4% volatile
72 Bulgaria 17.9% 2010 up 317.9% volatile
73 Tunisia 17.7% 2010 up 30.2% rising
74 Republic of Moldova 17.6% 2010 down 14.0% rising
75 Brazil 17.5% 2010 up 33.4% volatile
76 Türkiye 17.4% 2010 up 14.5% volatile
77 Argentina 17.3% 2010 up 47.3% rising
78 Dominican Republic 16.9% 2010 down 12.5% volatile
79 Malta 16.8% 2010 down 43.4% volatile
80 Portugal 15.9% 2010 down 68.8% volatile
81 Morocco 15.8% 2010 up 69.3% volatile
82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 15.6% 2010 down 70.9% rising
83 Indonesia 15.6% 2010 up 796.0% volatile
84 Benin 15.1% 2010 up 67.7% volatile
85 Italy 14.4% 2010 down 28.2% rising
86 Cuba 13.6% 2010 down 33.0% rising
87 Syria 13.5% 2010 up 8,356.2% volatile
88 Lithuania 13.5% 2010 up 18.9% rising
89 Poland 13.5% 2010 up 400.7% volatile
90 Romania 13.4% 2010 up 15.0% rising
91 Finland 13.3% 2010 up 608.5% volatile
92 Togo 13.2% 2010 down 2.9% volatile
93 Zambia 13.1% 2010 up 343.6% volatile
94 Hungary 13.1% 2010 down 47.6% volatile
95 Haiti 12.7% 2010 down 21.1% volatile
96 Switzerland 12.3% 2010 up 228.2% volatile
97 Cameroon 12.3% 2010 up 29.8% rising
98 Czechia 12.2% 2010 down 28.8% volatile
99 Nepal 12.2% 2010 up 40.8% volatile
100 Norway 12.0% 2010 up 18.5% rising
101 Estonia 11.9% 2010 down 29.0% volatile
102 Viet Nam 11.9% 2010 up 171.3% volatile
103 Libya 11.9% 2010 down 9.2% volatile
104 Paraguay 11.8% 2010 up 62.6% volatile
105 Myanmar 10.6% 2010 up 63.0% volatile
106 Slovakia 10.2% 2010 up 151.2% volatile
107 Rwanda 9.8% 2010 up 147.2% volatile
107 Yemen 9.8% 2010 up 34.1% volatile
109 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.7% 2010 up 40.8% volatile
110 Kuwait 9.7% 2010 up 6.4% volatile
111 Afghanistan 9.4% 2010 up 40.8% volatile
112 Uruguay 8.9% 2010 down 18.2% flat
113 Honduras 8.8% 2010 up 25.0% rising
114 Sierra Leone 8.5% 2010 up 132.2% volatile
115 Luxembourg 8.4% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
116 Maldives 7.9% 2010 down 31.4% falling
117 Denmark 7.5% 2010 down 4.1% falling
118 Germany 7.3% 2010 up 853.2% volatile
119 Namibia 7.1% 2010 up 6.1% rising
120 Austria 7.1% 2010 down 4.9% volatile
121 Guatemala 6.6% 2010 down 31.6% volatile
122 Central African Republic 6.4% 2010 up 18.8% volatile
123 Barbados 6.3% 2010 down 32.4% rising
124 Mauritania 6.3% 2010 up 42.6% volatile
125 Burundi 6.1% 2010 up 174.8% volatile
126 Mozambique 5.7% 2010 up 577.4% volatile
127 Papua New Guinea 5.5% 2010 up 217.4% falling
128 Lesotho 5.2% 2010 down 80.7% volatile
129 Eswatini 4.7% 2010 down 17.5% volatile
130 Kenya 4.2% 2010 up 56.2% volatile
131 Côte d'Ivoire 4.0% 2010 up 56.0% rising
132 Niger 4.0% 2010 up 112.3% volatile
133 Malawi 2.9% 2010 up 79.4% volatile
134 Liberia 2.6% 2010 up 7.3% rising
135 Gambia 2.6% 2010 up 31.0% rising
136 Mali 2.4% 2010 up 321.1% volatile
137 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.2% 2010 up 11.3% rising
138 Cambodia 2.0% 2010 up 123.6% volatile
139 Zimbabwe 1.9% 2010 down 16.3% volatile
140 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.5% 2010 up 2,960.0% volatile
141 Uganda 1.3% 2010 up 56.6% volatile
142 Congo 1.0% 2010 down 21.0% volatile
143 Senegal 0.7% 2010 up 43.5% falling
144 Sudan 0.2% 2010 down 37.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary