Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
100.0%
Denmark
Lowest
0.5%
Sudan
Median
74.1%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.5% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.1%, and the mean is 64.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 189.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 1,450.9%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 91.6%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2010 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2010 | up 581.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 98.1% | 2010 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 97.6% | 2010 | up 366.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Tonga | 97.0% | 2010 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 96.9% | 2010 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 96.8% | 2010 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Mauritius | 95.8% | 2010 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 95.2% | 2010 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 94.9% | 2010 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 11 | France | 94.7% | 2010 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Botswana | 94.2% | 2010 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Sweden | 94.0% | 2010 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong, China | 94.0% | 2010 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 93.7% | 2010 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 93.4% | 2010 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 93.1% | 2010 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.9% | 2010 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 91.9% | 2010 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 91.4% | 2010 | up 146.2% | flat |
| 21 | New Zealand | 91.3% | 2010 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 90.0% | 2010 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 89.7% | 2010 | up 274.2% | rising |
| 24 | China | 89.6% | 2010 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 89.5% | 2010 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 89.2% | 2010 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Jordan | 89.1% | 2010 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 88.7% | 2010 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 88.1% | 2010 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 87.8% | 2010 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 87.3% | 2010 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Belize | 85.8% | 2010 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 85.2% | 2010 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 84.5% | 2010 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 35 | Tunisia | 84.0% | 2010 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Macau, China | 83.9% | 2010 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 83.7% | 2010 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 83.7% | 2010 | up 921.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Barbados | 83.6% | 2010 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 83.2% | 2010 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 41 | Qatar | 83.1% | 2010 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 42 | Singapore | 83.1% | 2010 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 43 | Malaysia | 82.6% | 2010 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 82.3% | 2010 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Fiji | 82.3% | 2010 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 81.9% | 2010 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 81.9% | 2010 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 48 | Jamaica | 81.4% | 2010 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 49 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 80.7% | 2010 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 50 | South Africa | 80.6% | 2010 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands | 80.0% | 2010 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 52 | Republic of Moldova | 79.8% | 2010 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 53 | Belgium | 79.7% | 2010 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 79.6% | 2010 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Zambia | 79.5% | 2010 | up 325.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia | 79.4% | 2010 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 57 | Estonia | 78.7% | 2010 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 78.6% | 2010 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 59 | Malta | 78.6% | 2010 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 60 | Guyana | 77.8% | 2010 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 61 | Bahrain | 77.5% | 2010 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 76.6% | 2010 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 76.5% | 2010 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 64 | Portugal | 76.5% | 2010 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | 76.3% | 2010 | up 246.3% | rising |
| 66 | Ukraine | 76.0% | 2010 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 67 | United States of America | 75.5% | 2010 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 68 | Peru | 75.5% | 2010 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 69 | Republic of Korea | 75.4% | 2010 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 70 | Ireland | 75.2% | 2010 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 75.2% | 2010 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 72 | Maldives | 74.3% | 2010 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 73 | Gabon | 74.0% | 2010 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 74 | Slovakia | 73.9% | 2010 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 72.9% | 2010 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 76 | India | 72.1% | 2010 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Ghana | 71.0% | 2010 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 78 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 70.5% | 2010 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 79 | Thailand | 69.6% | 2010 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Philippines | 69.2% | 2010 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 81 | Armenia | 68.1% | 2010 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.1% | 2010 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 83 | Argentina | 66.0% | 2010 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 84 | Indonesia | 65.8% | 2010 | up 569.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 64.7% | 2010 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Cuba | 64.5% | 2010 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 87 | Egypt | 62.9% | 2010 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 62.5% | 2010 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 62.4% | 2010 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Brazil | 62.2% | 2010 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Germany | 62.1% | 2010 | up 846.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Lithuania | 61.5% | 2010 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 93 | Togo | 61.2% | 2010 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Iraq | 60.0% | 2010 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 95 | Honduras | 58.2% | 2010 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 58.0% | 2010 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 57.9% | 2010 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 98 | Congo | 57.6% | 2010 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 99 | Syrian Arab Republic | 56.9% | 2010 | up 644.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 56.0% | 2010 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Uruguay | 55.2% | 2010 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 102 | Gambia | 54.3% | 2010 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 53.1% | 2010 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 51.8% | 2010 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Pakistan | 49.2% | 2010 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 49.1% | 2010 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Morocco | 47.8% | 2010 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Benin | 45.8% | 2010 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Austria | 43.1% | 2010 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 110 | Algeria | 42.2% | 2010 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 42.0% | 2010 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 42.0% | 2010 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 113 | Nepal | 40.1% | 2010 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Kuwait | 38.8% | 2010 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 115 | Libya | 37.7% | 2010 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Viet Nam | 37.6% | 2010 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Cameroon | 37.2% | 2010 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 118 | Yemen | 36.7% | 2010 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Eswatini | 33.8% | 2010 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 120 | Rwanda | 29.7% | 2010 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 29.5% | 2010 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Guatemala | 29.2% | 2010 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 123 | Afghanistan | 28.6% | 2010 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 25.9% | 2010 | up 1,450.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Ecuador | 25.7% | 2010 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 126 | Cambodia | 25.6% | 2010 | up 126.3% | falling |
| 127 | Mali | 23.3% | 2010 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Myanmar | 21.7% | 2010 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.3% | 2010 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 130 | Kenya | 20.0% | 2010 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Haiti | 20.0% | 2010 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 132 | Central African Republic | 19.3% | 2010 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 133 | Mauritania | 19.2% | 2010 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Namibia | 18.7% | 2010 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 18.5% | 2010 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Mozambique | 17.2% | 2010 | up 526.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Uganda | 17.1% | 2010 | up 186.9% | rising |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 16.6% | 2010 | up 195.7% | falling |
| 139 | Lesotho | 16.3% | 2010 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | 13.5% | 2010 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Senegal | 12.6% | 2010 | up 186.5% | falling |
| 142 | Niger | 12.0% | 2010 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Liberia | 10.6% | 2010 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 144 | Sudan | 0.5% | 2010 | down 91.6% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)