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

Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
68.8%
Czechia
Lowest
2.2%
Senegal
Median
25.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 68.8% in Czechia; the lowest is 2.2% in Senegal.

The median across all reporting countries is 25.0%, and the mean is 27.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.

Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 397.0%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 62.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 68.8% 2010 up 4.3% volatile
2 Kazakhstan 66.2% 2010 down 1.8% volatile
3 Kyrgyzstan 65.0% 2010 up 24.1% volatile
4 Tajikistan 62.3% 2010 down 4.7% rising
5 Slovakia 61.8% 2010 up 45.0% volatile
6 Poland 58.4% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
7 Armenia 57.1% 2010 down 7.5% rising
8 Slovenia 56.1% 2010 up 3.7% rising
9 Germany 54.8% 2010 up 54.3% volatile
10 Moldova 54.3% 2010 up 35.4% rising
11 South Africa 53.9% 2010 up 192.0% volatile
12 Hungary 52.9% 2010 up 20.2% volatile
13 Romania 51.3% 2010 up 21.6% volatile
14 Lithuania 51.2% 2010 up 4.4% rising
15 Trinidad and Tobago 50.5% 2010 up 94.7% volatile
16 Tonga 49.9% 2010 up 321.3% volatile
17 Croatia 49.9% 2010 up 39.9% volatile
18 Serbia 48.7% 2010 up 79.3% volatile
19 Switzerland 48.3% 2010 up 45.3% rising
20 Sweden 48.3% 2010 up 2.8% rising
21 United Kingdom 47.3% 2010 up 397.0% volatile
22 Bulgaria 46.8% 2010 up 84.3% volatile
23 Estonia 46.5% 2010 up 9.7% rising
24 Mongolia 45.6% 2010 up 17.2% rising
25 Mauritius 44.5% 2010 up 119.9% rising
26 Hong Kong 43.7% 2010 up 45.5% rising
27 Albania 42.9% 2010 up 61.1% volatile
28 Latvia 41.6% 2010 up 17.3% volatile
29 Japan 41.0% 2010 up 9.5% rising
30 Austria 40.8% 2010 up 5.3% rising
31 Norway 40.3% 2010 up 23.7% volatile
32 Malaysia 39.8% 2010 up 13.7% volatile
33 Israel 39.1% 2010 up 37.8% rising
34 Denmark 38.9% 2010 up 1.4% rising
34 Finland 38.9% 2010 up 100.5% volatile
36 Ukraine 38.6% 2010 up 4.4% rising
37 Australia 38.5% 2010 down 32.5% rising
38 Netherlands 38.4% 2010 down 3.3% rising
39 France 38.2% 2010 up 13.0% volatile
40 Chile 38.1% 2010 up 33.6% rising
41 Peru 37.3% 2010 up 49.8% volatile
42 Fiji 36.3% 2010 up 2.3% volatile
43 United States 36.2% 2010 up 20.0% falling
44 United Arab Emirates 35.7% 2010 up 19.1% volatile
45 South Korea 35.5% 2010 down 10.4% rising
46 Cyprus 35.0% 2010 up 5.3% rising
47 Italy 34.5% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
48 Jamaica 34.2% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
49 Belgium 33.2% 2010 up 12.1% rising
50 Guyana 33.0% 2010 up 27.6% volatile
51 Bahrain 32.1% 2010 down 1.1% volatile
51 Macao 32.1% 2010 up 65.5% volatile
53 Venezuela 31.9% 2010 up 142.5% volatile
54 Canada 31.8% 2010 up 5.3% rising
55 Argentina 31.1% 2010 up 26.7% rising
56 Brunei 30.7% 2010 up 11.0% rising
57 Iran 30.5% 2010 up 10.8% volatile
58 Belize 30.3% 2010 up 87.6% volatile
59 Singapore 30.0% 2010 down 26.4% volatile
60 Cuba 29.5% 2010 down 5.1% volatile
61 Saudi Arabia 29.1% 2010 up 60.5% volatile
62 Greece 29.1% 2010 down 7.5% rising
63 Botswana 29.0% 2010 up 1.8% volatile
64 Luxembourg 27.6% 2010 down 2.7% rising
65 Jordan 27.1% 2010 down 15.2% volatile
66 Egypt 26.4% 2010 up 29.2% volatile
66 Panama 26.4% 2010 up 26.5% rising
68 Brazil 26.4% 2010 up 58.8% volatile
69 Ecuador 25.3% 2010 up 55.5% rising
70 Dominican Republic 25.2% 2010 up 139.4% volatile
71 Iceland 25.2% 2010 up 4.0% rising
72 India 25.0% 2010 up 26.2% volatile
73 Colombia 25.0% 2010 up 22.9% volatile
74 Bangladesh 25.0% 2010 up 41.7% volatile
75 Ireland 24.7% 2010 down 9.4% rising
76 Philippines 23.8% 2010 up 33.6% rising
77 Russia 23.8% 2010 down 22.0% rising
78 Qatar 23.6% 2010 up 26.7% rising
79 Gabon 23.2% 2010 up 45.1% volatile
80 Haiti 23.1% 2010 up 32.8% volatile
81 China 22.9% 2010 down 17.0% volatile
82 El Salvador 22.7% 2010 up 94.7% volatile
83 Indonesia 22.1% 2010 up 127.3% volatile
84 Barbados 21.8% 2010 down 2.7% rising
85 Paraguay 20.8% 2010 up 36.3% volatile
86 Turkey 20.5% 2010 up 38.5% volatile
87 Spain 20.3% 2010 up 27.4% volatile
88 Vietnam 19.4% 2010 up 107.8% rising
89 Mexico 19.4% 2010 up 16.7% volatile
90 Pakistan 19.1% 2010 up 43.9% volatile
91 Thailand 19.0% 2010 up 65.0% volatile
92 Costa Rica 18.9% 2010 up 19.7% volatile
93 Kuwait 18.7% 2010 down 7.0% rising
94 Uruguay 18.6% 2010 up 20.6% rising
95 Ghana 18.5% 2010 up 22.4% volatile
96 Syria 18.1% 2010 up 339.1% volatile
97 Bolivia 17.9% 2010 down 43.7% rising
98 Sri Lanka 17.9% 2010 down 62.8% rising
99 Benin 17.8% 2010 up 71.5% volatile
100 Iraq 17.4% 2010 up 23.0% volatile
101 Nicaragua 17.3% 2010 up 44.2% volatile
102 Algeria 17.1% 2010 up 10.8% volatile
103 Zambia 16.5% 2010 up 45.6% volatile
104 Tunisia 16.4% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
105 Malta 16.4% 2010 down 45.6% rising
106 Namibia 16.1% 2010 up 8.4% rising
107 Honduras 16.1% 2010 up 31.6% volatile
108 Libya 16.0% 2010 down 10.2% volatile
109 New Zealand 15.5% 2010 down 23.2% falling
110 Portugal 15.5% 2010 down 20.5% volatile
111 Cameroon 15.3% 2010 up 25.6% volatile
112 Kenya 13.3% 2010 up 140.9% volatile
113 Lesotho 13.2% 2010 down 46.2% volatile
114 Nepal 12.6% 2010 up 59.6% volatile
115 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.6% 2010 up 24.5% volatile
116 Liberia 12.5% 2010 up 58.5% volatile
117 Morocco 12.1% 2010 up 43.4% volatile
118 Maldives 11.4% 2010 up 18.7% falling
119 Yemen 10.7% 2010 up 78.0% volatile
120 Guatemala 10.2% 2010 down 6.1% volatile
121 Central African Republic 9.5% 2010 up 28.4% volatile
122 Myanmar 9.5% 2010 up 39.2% rising
123 Togo 9.2% 2010 down 13.0% volatile
124 Afghanistan 8.7% 2010 up 84.4% volatile
125 Mauritania 8.2% 2010 up 56.1% volatile
126 Cote d'Ivoire 8.1% 2010 up 64.4% volatile
127 Malawi 7.9% 2010 up 67.1% volatile
128 Sierra Leone 7.7% 2010 up 89.6% volatile
129 Zimbabwe 6.8% 2010 down 5.0% volatile
130 Congo 6.6% 2010 down 15.9% volatile
131 Papua New Guinea 6.3% 2010 up 42.4% rising
132 Rwanda 6.2% 2010 up 69.2% volatile
133 Laos 6.0% 2010 up 33.9% volatile
134 Uganda 6.0% 2010 up 199.5% volatile
135 Eswatini 5.4% 2010 down 2.9% rising
136 Burundi 5.0% 2010 up 85.4% volatile
137 Gambia 4.6% 2010 up 32.7% volatile
138 Cambodia 4.5% 2010 up 93.6% rising
139 Mali 3.9% 2010 up 155.6% volatile
140 Niger 3.4% 2010 up 65.4% volatile
141 Mozambique 3.4% 2010 up 144.9% volatile
142 Sudan 2.7% 2010 down 19.8% volatile
143 Tanzania 2.2% 2010 up 223.5% volatile
144 Senegal 2.2% 2010 down 33.0% rising

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