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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) by country

Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
75.2%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
11.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 75.2% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.5%, and the mean is 17.7%.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 9,909.1%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling.: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 75.2% 2010 up 4.6% rising
2 Malawi 72.2% 2010 up 23.5% rising
3 New Zealand 68.6% 2010 up 299.0% volatile
4 Uganda 64.2% 2010 down 2.7% rising
5 Mauritania 63.8% 2010 up 40.2% rising
6 Papua New Guinea 61.9% 2010 down 4.3% rising
7 Lesotho 60.0% 2010 up 16.1% falling
8 Kenya 56.8% 2010 up 4.0% rising
9 Cambodia 56.1% 2010 down 8.2% rising
10 Myanmar 51.2% 2010 down 25.5% rising
11 Guatemala 50.3% 2010 down 1.5% rising
12 Haiti 46.0% 2010 up 14.2% rising
13 Nepal 46.0% 2010 up 77.9% volatile
14 Eswatini 45.9% 2010 up 24.7% rising
15 Cameroon 45.0% 2010 down 26.0% rising
16 Côte d'Ivoire 43.9% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
17 Algeria 43.3% 2010 down 14.2% rising
18 Syrian Arab Republic 42.3% 2010 down 38.0% rising
19 Qatar 42.2% 2010 up 339.7% volatile
20 Burundi 41.2% 2010 down 17.7% rising
21 Ecuador 41.1% 2010 up 26.0% falling
22 Rwanda 39.8% 2010 down 1.8% rising
23 Zimbabwe 39.5% 2010 up 53.1% falling
24 Honduras 39.1% 2010 down 29.5% rising
25 Costa Rica 37.0% 2010 down 9.8% falling
26 Namibia 36.6% 2010 down 23.0% flat
27 Sudan 36.6% 2010 up 10.4% rising
28 El Salvador 36.6% 2010 down 0.8% falling
29 Zambia 36.5% 2010 down 6.8% falling
30 Liberia 36.1% 2010 up 78.2% volatile
31 Nicaragua 32.8% 2010 down 10.2% falling
32 Morocco 32.0% 2010 up 16.1% rising
33 Central African Republic 32.0% 2010 down 13.4% rising
34 Senegal 31.7% 2010 up 26.8% falling
35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.7% 2010 down 17.7% rising
36 Kuwait 31.3% 2010 down 43.2% volatile
37 Paraguay 30.9% 2010 down 42.5% falling
38 Argentina 30.5% 2010 down 7.0% falling
39 Uruguay 29.1% 2010 down 17.8% falling
40 Indonesia 27.9% 2010 down 50.0% falling
41 Mozambique 26.1% 2010 down 12.1% rising
42 Brazil 25.5% 2010 down 25.9% falling
43 Congo 23.9% 2010 down 31.3% rising
44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 22.6% 2010 down 45.6% falling
45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.0% 2010 down 12.6% falling
46 India 22.0% 2010 up 34.6% falling
47 Gabon 21.9% 2010 down 49.2% rising
48 Niger 21.1% 2010 down 4.8% rising
49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.4% 2010 down 35.5% falling
50 Panama 19.8% 2010 down 24.6% falling
51 Pakistan 19.7% 2010 up 70.1% rising
52 Togo 18.9% 2010 down 37.7% rising
53 Maldives 18.3% 2010 down 61.9% rising
54 Tunisia 18.2% 2010 down 52.2% rising
55 Ukraine 17.9% 2010 up 958.6% volatile
56 Libya 17.1% 2010 up 27.7% falling
57 Bangladesh 16.1% 2010 down 29.8% rising
58 Türkiye 15.8% 2010 down 64.3% falling
59 Peru 15.6% 2010 down 8.2% falling
60 Mexico 15.1% 2010 down 47.5% falling
61 Dominican Republic 14.9% 2010 down 53.5% falling
62 Guyana 14.6% 2010 down 54.3% falling
63 Philippines 14.4% 2010 down 31.6% falling
64 Colombia 13.0% 2010 down 61.5% falling
65 Tajikistan 12.9% 2010 up 1,194.0% volatile
66 Mauritius 12.8% 2010 down 65.7% falling
67 Thailand 12.7% 2010 down 70.1% falling
68 Benin 12.7% 2010 down 41.9% rising
69 Viet Nam 12.7% 2010 down 64.1% falling
70 Afghanistan 12.4% 2010 up 151.0% rising
71 Portugal 11.8% 2010 down 43.6% falling
72 Iraq 11.6% 2010 down 71.2% volatile
73 Mali 11.3% 2010 down 34.0% rising
74 Austria 11.0% 2010 up 9,909.1% volatile
75 United Arab Emirates 10.7% 2010 down 60.4% volatile
76 Ghana 10.5% 2010 down 37.3% volatile
77 Spain 10.2% 2010 up 6.7% volatile
78 Yemen 10.1% 2010 down 61.0% volatile
79 Belize 9.5% 2010 down 70.7% falling
80 Bahrain 8.7% 2010 down 1.9% falling
81 South Africa 8.4% 2010 down 38.4% falling
82 Saudi Arabia 8.0% 2010 down 68.3% falling
83 Iceland 7.8% 2010 down 60.5% volatile
84 Luxembourg 6.9% 2010 down 43.2% volatile
85 Trinidad and Tobago 6.9% 2010 down 45.5% volatile
86 China 6.8% 2010 down 60.4% volatile
87 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.4% 2010 down 30.0% volatile
88 Malaysia 6.3% 2010 down 36.2% volatile
89 Greece 5.8% 2010 down 40.9% volatile
90 Mongolia 5.7% 2010 down 53.1% volatile
91 Jordan 5.4% 2010 down 55.1% volatile
92 Armenia 5.1% 2010 up 124.6% volatile
93 Cyprus 4.3% 2010 up 7.5% volatile
93 Kazakhstan 4.3% 2010 up 448.7% volatile
95 Bulgaria 4.2% 2010 down 81.4% volatile
96 Japan 4.0% 2010 down 5.9% volatile
97 Israel 3.5% 2010 down 71.5% volatile
98 Australia 3.4% 2010 down 33.0% volatile
99 Romania 3.2% 2010 down 48.1% volatile
100 Germany 3.1% 2010 down 87.5% volatile
101 Netherlands 3.0% 2010 down 45.0% volatile
102 Cuba 2.6% 2010 down 75.8% volatile
103 Sri Lanka 2.5% 2010 down 51.9% volatile
104 Ireland 2.5% 2010 down 33.2% volatile
105 Tonga 2.4% 2010 down 75.8% volatile
106 Brunei Darussalam 2.3% 2010 down 88.5% volatile
107 Malta 2.2% 2010 up 48.7% volatile
108 Albania 2.2% 2010 down 53.5% volatile
109 Chile 2.1% 2010 down 86.9% volatile
110 Macau, China 2.0% 2010 down 88.5% volatile
111 Fiji 1.7% 2010 down 90.9% volatile
112 Poland 1.6% 2010 down 82.4% volatile
113 Switzerland 1.3% 2010 down 93.6% volatile
114 Lithuania 1.2% 2010 down 68.5% volatile
115 Sweden 1.1% 2010 down 9.4% volatile
116 Jamaica 1.1% 2010 down 87.3% volatile
117 Republic of Moldova 1.1% 2010 down 55.6% volatile
118 Hungary 1.1% 2010 down 37.3% volatile
119 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% 2010 down 92.3% volatile
120 Botswana 1.0% 2010 up 2,475.0% volatile
121 Russian Federation 1.0% 2010 down 23.1% volatile
122 Gambia 1.0% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
123 Singapore 1.0% 2010 down 72.9% volatile
124 Italy 0.8% 2010 down 67.7% volatile
125 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8% 2010 down 96.0% volatile
126 Hong Kong, China 0.7% 2010 down 86.9% volatile
127 Serbia 0.6% 2010 down 96.7% volatile
128 United States of America 0.6% 2010 down 68.8% volatile
129 Croatia 0.4% 2010 down 94.2% volatile
130 Czechia 0.3% 2010 up 57.9% volatile
131 Belgium 0.2% 2010 down 87.8% volatile
132 France 0.1% 2010 down 94.9% volatile
133 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2010 down 60.9% volatile
133 Norway 0.1% 2010 down 97.7% volatile
135 Estonia 0.1% 2010 down 97.2% volatile
136 Barbados 0.0% 2010 down 98.9% volatile
136 Canada 0.0% 2010 down 97.7% volatile
136 Egypt 0.0% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
136 Latvia 0.0% 2010 down 98.4% volatile
136 Slovakia 0.0% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
141 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
141 Sierra Leone 0.0% 2010 down 99.9% volatile
141 Slovenia 0.0% 2010 down 97.1% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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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Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)