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

Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
142
Highest
12.8%
Thailand
Lowest
0.0%
South Africa
Median
0.1%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 12.8% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.7%.

Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 5,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Thailand 12.8% 2010 up 303.5% volatile
2 Colombia 10.9% 2010 up 288.6% volatile
3 Singapore 7.5% 2010 up 1,025.4% volatile
4 Russian Federation 5.2% 2010 up 59.8% volatile
5 Armenia 4.9% 2010 — volatile
6 Libya 4.6% 2010 up 49.4% volatile
7 Nicaragua 4.4% 2010 down 11.0% volatile
8 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.2% 2010 up 131.7% volatile
9 Hong Kong, China 3.9% 2010 up 4,812.5% volatile
10 Sri Lanka 2.9% 2010 up 231.4% volatile
11 Myanmar 2.8% 2010 up 136.8% volatile
12 Barbados 2.7% 2010 up 1,041.7% volatile
13 Egypt 2.6% 2010 up 58.2% volatile
14 Panama 2.1% 2010 down 8.9% volatile
15 Croatia 1.8% 2010 up 254.9% volatile
16 Kazakhstan 1.8% 2010 up 1,178.6% volatile
17 Eswatini 1.7% 2010 up 40.5% volatile
18 Slovakia 1.7% 2010 — volatile
19 Iraq 1.7% 2010 up 76.6% volatile
20 Ukraine 1.6% 2010 up 153.8% volatile
21 Jamaica 1.6% 2010 up 9.0% volatile
22 Cuba 1.4% 2010 — volatile
23 Brunei Darussalam 1.3% 2010 up 13.3% volatile
23 Malaysia 1.3% 2010 up 64.1% volatile
25 Algeria 1.2% 2010 up 764.3% volatile
26 Belize 1.1% 2010 up 62.3% volatile
27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0% 2010 up 316.0% volatile
28 Gabon 1.0% 2010 unchanged rising
29 Morocco 0.8% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
30 Latvia 0.7% 2010 — volatile
30 New Zealand 0.7% 2010 down 75.7% falling
32 China 0.7% 2010 unchanged volatile
33 France 0.6% 2010 down 3.2% falling
34 Mongolia 0.5% 2010 — volatile
35 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% 2010 — volatile
35 Saudi Arabia 0.5% 2010 up 5,100.0% volatile
37 Fiji 0.4% 2010 up 16.2% volatile
38 United Arab Emirates 0.4% 2010 down 65.0% volatile
38 Yemen 0.4% 2010 up 32.3% volatile
40 Cameroon 0.3% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
41 India 0.3% 2010 up 416.7% volatile
41 Sudan 0.3% 2010 up 93.8% volatile
43 Botswana 0.3% 2010 up 866.7% volatile
43 Tajikistan 0.3% 2010 — volatile
45 Afghanistan 0.3% 2010 down 10.0% rising
45 Nepal 0.3% 2010 — volatile
47 Benin 0.2% 2010 up 525.0% volatile
48 Togo 0.2% 2010 up 37.5% volatile
49 Tonga 0.2% 2010 up 61.5% volatile
50 Cambodia 0.2% 2010 up 900.0% volatile
51 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% 2010 down 36.0% volatile
51 Gambia 0.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
53 Costa Rica 0.1% 2010 down 96.2% volatile
53 Ghana 0.1% 2010 up 1,300.0% volatile
53 Mauritania 0.1% 2010 down 67.4% volatile
53 Tunisia 0.1% 2010 down 33.3% volatile
57 Philippines 0.1% 2010 down 25.0% volatile
58 Netherlands 0.1% 2010 — volatile
59 Bangladesh 0.1% 2010 — volatile
59 Peru 0.1% 2010 down 99.2% volatile
61 Belgium 0.1% 2010 down 50.0% volatile
61 Canada 0.1% 2010 down 36.4% volatile
61 Switzerland 0.1% 2010 — volatile
61 Congo 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
61 Spain 0.1% 2010 down 77.4% volatile
61 Kenya 0.1% 2010 down 36.4% volatile
61 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2010 — volatile
68 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1% 2010 down 25.0% volatile
68 Haiti 0.1% 2010 unchanged rising
70 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1% 2010 down 37.5% volatile
70 Guyana 0.1% 2010 — volatile
70 Israel 0.1% 2010 down 86.5% volatile
70 Papua New Guinea 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
70 Qatar 0.1% 2010 down 91.8% volatile
75 Brazil 0.0% 2010 down 33.3% volatile
75 Central African Republic 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
75 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2010 down 94.4% volatile
75 Mali 0.0% 2010 down 71.4% volatile
75 Namibia 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
75 Niger 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
81 Liberia 0.0% 2010 down 91.9% volatile
81 Malta 0.0% 2010 down 96.4% volatile
81 Türkiye 0.0% 2010 down 92.9% volatile
81 Viet Nam 0.0% 2010 down 89.7% volatile
85 Chile 0.0% 2010 — volatile
85 Cyprus 0.0% 2010 down 88.2% volatile
85 Indonesia 0.0% 2010 — volatile
85 Macau, China 0.0% 2010 — volatile
85 Mozambique 0.0% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
85 Paraguay 0.0% 2010 — volatile
85 Senegal 0.0% 2010 down 77.8% volatile
85 Zambia 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
93 Austria 0.0% 2010 down 98.7% volatile
93 Burundi 0.0% 2010 unchanged flat
93 Bahrain 0.0% 2010 — volatile
93 Czechia 0.0% 2010 — volatile
93 Lesotho 0.0% 2010 down 83.3% volatile
93 Malawi 0.0% 2010 — volatile
93 Rwanda 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising
93 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 2010 — falling
93 Zimbabwe 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Albania 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Argentina 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Australia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Bulgaria 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Germany 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Denmark 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Ecuador 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Estonia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Greece 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Honduras 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Hungary 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Ireland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Iceland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling
102 Italy 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Jordan 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Japan 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Kuwait 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Lithuania 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Luxembourg 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Maldives 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Mexico 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Mauritius 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Norway 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Pakistan 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Poland 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Portugal 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Romania 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Sierra Leone 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 El Salvador 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Serbia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Slovenia 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Sweden 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Syria 0.0% 2010 — volatile
102 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 Uganda 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
102 United States of America 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling
102 South Africa 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary