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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country

Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
84.0%
Serbia
Lowest
0.2%
New Zealand
Median
37.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 84.0% in Serbia; the lowest is 0.2% in New Zealand.

The median across all reporting countries is 37.3%, and the mean is 39.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 442.

Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 591.8%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 99.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Serbia 84.0% 2010 up 33.4% volatile
2 Czechia 83.8% 2010 down 1.6% rising
3 Slovenia 83.7% 2010 down 3.1% rising
4 Israel 79.8% 2010 up 93.8% rising
5 Australia 76.6% 2010 up 3.7% rising
6 Poland 76.6% 2010 down 8.7% volatile
7 Chile 75.8% 2010 up 99.2% volatile
8 Finland 75.6% 2010 up 28.0% volatile
9 Hungary 75.5% 2010 up 2.3% volatile
10 South Africa 74.6% 2010 up 133.9% volatile
11 Lithuania 74.1% 2010 up 7.6% rising
12 Trinidad and Tobago 73.9% 2010 up 79.0% volatile
13 Sweden 73.3% 2010 up 43.3% rising
14 Fiji 71.3% 2010 up 50.8% volatile
15 Tonga 71.0% 2010 up 292.6% volatile
16 Austria 71.0% 2010 up 13.4% rising
17 Romania 70.8% 2010 up 10.5% rising
18 Italy 70.7% 2010 up 8.1% volatile
19 Switzerland 70.6% 2010 up 29.8% rising
20 Kyrgyzstan 70.5% 2010 down 5.9% rising
21 Bulgaria 69.7% 2010 up 34.2% rising
22 Germany 69.6% 2010 up 21.6% rising
23 Estonia 69.0% 2010 up 10.8% rising
24 Greece 68.3% 2010 up 8.3% rising
25 Mauritius 67.2% 2010 up 108.1% rising
26 Peru 64.8% 2010 up 177.8% volatile
27 Croatia 64.7% 2010 up 1.3% rising
28 Slovakia 64.6% 2010 down 17.4% rising
29 Moldova 64.1% 2010 up 40.7% rising
30 United Kingdom 63.7% 2010 up 118.2% volatile
31 Tajikistan 61.5% 2010 down 24.6% rising
32 Netherlands 61.4% 2010 down 4.8% rising
33 Denmark 61.3% 2010 up 41.7% rising
34 Saudi Arabia 60.2% 2010 up 108.2% volatile
35 Belgium 59.7% 2010 up 5.8% rising
36 France 57.1% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
37 Mongolia 56.7% 2010 up 32.9% rising
38 Macao 56.3% 2010 up 46.6% volatile
39 Albania 56.0% 2010 up 94.8% rising
40 Luxembourg 55.4% 2010 up 17.9% rising
41 Venezuela 54.7% 2010 up 188.2% volatile
42 Kazakhstan 54.6% 2010 down 32.1% rising
43 Hong Kong 54.3% 2010 down 10.5% rising
44 Cyprus 54.0% 2010 down 0.1% rising
45 Ireland 53.9% 2010 up 27.2% rising
46 Dominican Republic 51.4% 2010 up 149.7% volatile
47 United Arab Emirates 50.4% 2010 up 52.7% rising
48 Bahrain 49.9% 2010 down 5.3% volatile
49 Guyana 49.2% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
50 Norway 49.2% 2010 down 6.7% rising
51 Canada 48.1% 2010 up 31.5% rising
52 Turkey 47.8% 2010 up 76.2% volatile
53 Portugal 47.8% 2010 up 47.1% volatile
54 Paraguay 47.5% 2010 up 112.6% volatile
55 Japan 46.9% 2010 up 32.2% rising
56 Jamaica 46.4% 2010 up 14.4% volatile
57 Brazil 46.2% 2010 up 50.5% volatile
58 Belize 45.5% 2010 up 59.6% volatile
59 Argentina 45.4% 2010 up 0.8% rising
60 Ecuador 45.1% 2010 up 124.2% volatile
61 Malaysia 45.1% 2010 up 1.4% volatile
62 Jordan 42.6% 2010 down 12.5% volatile
63 Panama 42.3% 2010 up 35.8% rising
64 Indonesia 41.8% 2010 up 127.9% volatile
65 Malta 41.2% 2010 down 27.9% volatile
66 Bangladesh 40.9% 2010 up 67.1% volatile
67 Singapore 40.8% 2010 down 41.9% volatile
68 Spain 40.6% 2010 up 20.3% volatile
69 El Salvador 40.5% 2010 up 92.4% volatile
70 Egypt 40.1% 2010 up 41.3% volatile
71 India 38.6% 2010 up 32.1% volatile
72 United States 37.6% 2010 down 7.7% falling
73 Colombia 37.0% 2010 up 16.1% volatile
74 Gabon 36.9% 2010 up 60.8% volatile
75 Armenia 36.5% 2010 down 50.0% falling
76 Thailand 35.8% 2010 up 116.2% volatile
77 Costa Rica 35.2% 2010 up 77.3% volatile
78 Uruguay 35.0% 2010 up 65.4% rising
79 Syria 34.7% 2010 up 591.8% volatile
80 China 34.5% 2010 down 34.4% volatile
81 Ghana 34.3% 2010 up 84.7% volatile
82 Honduras 33.8% 2010 up 117.3% volatile
83 Brunei 33.4% 2010 up 27.4% rising
84 Bolivia 33.0% 2010 down 23.2% rising
85 Vietnam 32.9% 2010 up 114.3% rising
86 Botswana 32.1% 2010 down 23.0% volatile
87 Latvia 30.8% 2010 down 40.6% rising
88 Qatar 30.3% 2010 up 32.2% rising
89 Iran 30.1% 2010 down 23.0% rising
90 Haiti 28.2% 2010 up 11.3% volatile
91 Kuwait 28.0% 2010 up 60.5% rising
92 Benin 27.9% 2010 up 46.9% volatile
93 Mexico 27.6% 2010 up 27.7% volatile
94 Sri Lanka 26.7% 2010 down 54.1% rising
95 Nicaragua 26.5% 2010 up 63.3% volatile
96 Pakistan 26.4% 2010 up 35.6% rising
97 Guatemala 25.9% 2010 up 47.2% volatile
98 Philippines 24.7% 2010 up 14.9% rising
99 Russia 24.5% 2010 down 33.5% falling
100 Namibia 23.1% 2010 up 8.7% rising
101 Lesotho 22.9% 2010 down 36.5% volatile
102 Algeria 22.4% 2010 up 13.6% rising
103 Nepal 22.3% 2010 up 31.7% volatile
104 Tunisia 21.9% 2010 up 31.8% rising
105 Togo 20.4% 2010 up 14.7% volatile
106 Iraq 19.7% 2010 up 11.9% volatile
107 Kenya 19.5% 2010 up 115.7% volatile
108 Yemen 19.2% 2010 up 86.6% volatile
109 Morocco 18.6% 2010 up 30.1% volatile
110 Cote d'Ivoire 18.1% 2010 up 66.6% volatile
111 Cameroon 18.0% 2010 down 6.4% volatile
112 Afghanistan 15.6% 2010 up 51.0% volatile
113 Maldives 15.6% 2010 down 38.6% falling
114 Barbados 15.3% 2010 down 34.3% rising
115 Zambia 15.3% 2010 up 8.7% volatile
116 Ukraine 15.3% 2010 down 71.1% falling
117 Myanmar 15.2% 2010 up 50.0% rising
118 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.0% 2010 up 21.6% volatile
119 Mauritania 14.8% 2010 up 63.4% volatile
120 South Korea 14.3% 2010 down 56.6% rising
121 Sierra Leone 14.2% 2010 up 214.4% volatile
122 Central African Republic 13.7% 2010 up 9.9% volatile
123 Malawi 12.3% 2010 up 49.3% volatile
124 Liberia 12.2% 2010 up 51.6% rising
125 Cuba 10.5% 2010 down 76.7% volatile
126 Eswatini 9.4% 2010 up 55.0% rising
127 Papua New Guinea 9.3% 2010 up 515.1% volatile
128 Laos 9.3% 2010 up 8.2% volatile
129 Libya 9.0% 2010 down 46.6% volatile
130 Rwanda 8.8% 2010 up 79.5% volatile
131 Cambodia 8.7% 2010 up 116.4% volatile
132 Mali 7.8% 2010 up 415.1% volatile
133 Uganda 6.5% 2010 up 37.6% volatile
134 Burundi 6.5% 2010 up 34.4% volatile
135 Mozambique 6.3% 2010 up 139.7% volatile
136 Senegal 5.5% 2010 down 0.5% rising
137 Tanzania 5.4% 2010 up 308.3% volatile
138 Gambia 5.2% 2010 up 14.2% volatile
139 Niger 4.8% 2010 up 60.8% volatile
140 Zimbabwe 4.4% 2010 down 42.2% volatile
141 Congo 4.0% 2010 down 29.7% volatile
142 Iceland 2.9% 2010 down 88.1% falling
143 Sudan 0.8% 2010 down 74.1% volatile
144 New Zealand 0.2% 2010 down 99.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary