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

Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
50.2%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
14.4%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 50.2% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.4%, and the mean is 15.4%.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 210.6%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.2% 2010 up 7.5% volatile
2 Papua New Guinea 44.0% 2010 up 37.0% volatile
3 Portugal 38.0% 2010 down 9.0% rising
4 Türkiye 36.6% 2010 down 10.4% rising
5 Ecuador 36.6% 2010 up 40.7% rising
6 Uruguay 35.7% 2010 up 6.1% rising
7 Costa Rica 34.1% 2010 up 1.6% rising
8 Rwanda 33.8% 2010 up 33.9% volatile
9 Mauritania 32.9% 2010 up 34.7% rising
10 Syria 32.5% 2010 up 100.3% volatile
11 Argentina 31.9% 2010 down 6.6% rising
12 Cameroon 31.2% 2010 up 3.6% rising
13 Sudan 31.1% 2010 up 19.8% volatile
14 Colombia 29.5% 2010 up 19.8% rising
15 Indonesia 29.3% 2010 down 16.7% rising
16 Trinidad and Tobago 28.5% 2010 down 13.6% falling
17 Paraguay 28.2% 2010 up 24.0% rising
18 New Zealand 28.1% 2010 up 16.2% rising
19 Thailand 27.8% 2010 up 42.0% volatile
20 Greece 27.6% 2010 up 0.3% rising
21 Zambia 27.4% 2010 down 6.8% rising
22 Myanmar 27.3% 2010 up 15.5% volatile
23 Zimbabwe 26.7% 2010 up 39.2% rising
24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 26.7% 2010 down 19.0% rising
25 Burundi 26.0% 2010 up 20.3% volatile
26 Algeria 25.9% 2010 up 7.7% volatile
27 Brazil 25.6% 2010 down 11.3% rising
28 Honduras 25.4% 2010 down 8.8% rising
29 Cambodia 24.9% 2010 up 22.1% rising
30 Namibia 24.8% 2010 up 12.5% rising
31 Côte d'Ivoire 24.4% 2010 up 32.1% volatile
32 Iceland 24.1% 2010 down 26.5% falling
33 Malta 23.0% 2010 up 11.0% rising
34 Lesotho 22.7% 2010 up 27.5% rising
35 Panama 22.1% 2010 up 5.8% falling
36 Kenya 21.9% 2010 up 4.7% rising
37 Morocco 21.7% 2010 up 28.6% volatile
38 Guatemala 21.5% 2010 up 33.7% rising
39 Bangladesh 21.4% 2010 up 1.8% rising
40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.8% 2010 down 6.9% rising
41 Togo 20.5% 2010 down 11.3% volatile
42 Libya 20.4% 2010 down 5.9% volatile
43 Guyana 20.2% 2010 down 18.3% falling
44 Spain 20.0% 2010 up 13.5% falling
45 Liberia 19.2% 2010 up 49.8% volatile
46 Central African Republic 19.0% 2010 up 14.9% volatile
47 Nepal 18.9% 2010 up 65.9% volatile
48 Gabon 18.5% 2010 down 12.9% rising
49 Qatar 18.5% 2010 up 210.6% volatile
50 Austria 18.4% 2010 down 20.4% falling
51 Tunisia 18.3% 2010 down 1.6% rising
52 Peru 18.1% 2010 up 49.8% falling
53 Maldives 17.9% 2010 up 11.9% rising
54 Iraq 17.6% 2010 down 5.9% volatile
55 Philippines 17.0% 2010 down 10.9% flat
56 Fiji 16.6% 2010 up 18.6% falling
57 Senegal 16.5% 2010 up 164.3% falling
58 Mozambique 16.5% 2010 up 35.9% rising
59 Italy 16.4% 2010 down 28.4% falling
60 Macao 16.2% 2010 down 38.1% falling
61 Mexico 16.1% 2010 down 15.8% rising
62 Poland 16.1% 2010 down 38.0% falling
63 Malawi 15.8% 2010 up 35.4% rising
64 Luxembourg 15.7% 2010 down 32.3% falling
65 Cyprus 15.5% 2010 down 8.8% falling
66 France 15.3% 2010 down 15.8% falling
67 El Salvador 15.3% 2010 down 10.3% rising
68 India 15.2% 2010 up 12.4% rising
69 Saudi Arabia 14.9% 2010 down 12.9% rising
70 Hong Kong 14.8% 2010 down 2.8% falling
71 China 14.8% 2010 down 19.2% rising
72 Pakistan 14.5% 2010 up 54.9% rising
73 Belize 14.3% 2010 down 66.0% falling
73 Viet Nam 14.3% 2010 down 53.9% rising
75 Ireland 13.9% 2010 down 11.9% falling
76 Uganda 13.6% 2010 down 43.9% rising
77 Eswatini 13.2% 2010 up 11.9% rising
78 Niger 13.1% 2010 up 33.7% volatile
79 Afghanistan 12.9% 2010 up 65.3% volatile
80 Benin 12.2% 2010 up 8.3% rising
81 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.8% 2010 down 47.5% falling
82 Brunei Darussalam 11.6% 2010 down 23.3% flat
83 Sri Lanka 11.4% 2010 up 29.4% flat
84 United Arab Emirates 11.3% 2010 up 30.9% volatile
85 Malaysia 11.2% 2010 down 19.9% falling
86 Yemen 10.6% 2010 up 26.5% volatile
87 Jamaica 10.3% 2010 down 30.7% falling
88 Dominican Republic 10.2% 2010 down 39.8% rising
89 Nicaragua 10.1% 2010 up 0.5% rising
90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.8% 2010 down 30.3% rising
91 Kuwait 9.6% 2010 up 86.6% flat
92 Jordan 9.6% 2010 down 17.3% falling
93 Belgium 9.5% 2010 down 16.4% volatile
94 Japan 9.1% 2010 down 37.9% falling
95 Netherlands 9.1% 2010 down 28.8% volatile
96 Albania 9.0% 2010 down 35.1% falling
97 Lithuania 8.8% 2010 down 18.2% falling
98 Republic of Korea 8.8% 2010 down 20.7% falling
99 Sweden 8.6% 2010 down 31.0% falling
100 Israel 8.6% 2010 down 62.0% falling
101 Chile 8.3% 2010 down 36.2% falling
102 Tajikistan 8.3% 2010 up 39.5% falling
103 Cuba 8.2% 2010 down 19.4% falling
104 Mauritius 8.0% 2010 down 18.1% falling
105 Sierra Leone 7.9% 2010 down 18.3% rising
106 Serbia 7.7% 2010 down 74.6% falling
107 Ghana 7.6% 2010 down 17.6% rising
108 Croatia 7.3% 2010 down 70.5% falling
109 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.2% 2010 up 13.8% rising
110 Tonga 6.7% 2010 down 58.4% falling
111 Mongolia 6.6% 2010 down 32.8% falling
112 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.5% 2010 down 47.3% rising
113 Congo 6.4% 2010 down 18.9% flat
114 Bahrain 6.3% 2010 up 16.8% falling
115 South Africa 6.2% 2010 down 14.6% falling
116 Ukraine 6.1% 2010 down 19.3% volatile
117 Egypt 5.7% 2010 down 23.6% rising
118 Kyrgyzstan 5.5% 2010 down 68.4% falling
119 Australia 5.2% 2010 down 23.4% volatile
120 Mali 5.0% 2010 down 15.7% volatile
121 Haiti 5.0% 2010 up 10.3% rising
122 Estonia 5.0% 2010 down 54.4% volatile
123 Botswana 4.8% 2010 down 24.0% volatile
124 Bulgaria 4.7% 2010 down 84.7% falling
125 Armenia 4.7% 2010 down 25.2% falling
126 Denmark 4.6% 2010 down 51.5% falling
127 Gambia 4.1% 2010 up 12.9% volatile
128 Singapore 4.1% 2010 down 39.2% flat
129 Barbados 4.1% 2010 down 44.1% volatile
130 Republic of Moldova 3.6% 2010 down 44.9% falling
131 Latvia 3.4% 2010 down 74.3% falling
132 Russian Federation 3.2% 2010 down 25.9% volatile
133 Germany 2.9% 2010 down 85.5% volatile
134 Slovenia 2.7% 2010 down 46.8% volatile
135 Switzerland 2.5% 2010 down 87.5% falling
136 Canada 2.2% 2010 down 37.4% volatile
137 Kazakhstan 2.1% 2010 down 50.7% volatile
138 United States of America 2.0% 2010 up 4.1% volatile
139 Hungary 1.8% 2010 down 82.1% volatile
140 Romania 1.3% 2010 down 21.3% falling
141 Slovakia 1.0% 2010 down 95.4% falling
142 Czechia 0.7% 2010 up 209.1% volatile
143 Norway 0.2% 2010 down 98.9% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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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