Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
96.5%
Australia
Lowest
0.2%
New Zealand
Median
60.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 96.5% in Australia; the lowest is 0.2% in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.0%, and the mean is 57.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 402.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 472.7%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 99.0%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 96.5% | 2010 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 94.9% | 2010 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 3 | Slovenia | 93.1% | 2010 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 92.8% | 2010 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 92.5% | 2010 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 92.1% | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 92.0% | 2010 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 91.9% | 2010 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 9 | Botswana | 91.7% | 2010 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Tonga | 91.5% | 2010 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 91.1% | 2010 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 91.0% | 2010 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 90.6% | 2010 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 89.6% | 2010 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 88.6% | 2010 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 88.5% | 2010 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 86.8% | 2010 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 86.1% | 2010 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 86.0% | 2010 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 85.9% | 2010 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 84.8% | 2010 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 84.3% | 2010 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 83.7% | 2010 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 24 | Belize | 82.7% | 2010 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 82.3% | 2010 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 81.9% | 2010 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 81.8% | 2010 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 28 | China | 81.1% | 2010 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 80.8% | 2010 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 30 | Maldives | 80.7% | 2010 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 31 | Barbados | 80.3% | 2010 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 32 | Tajikistan | 80.2% | 2010 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 79.8% | 2010 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 34 | Jordan | 79.4% | 2010 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 35 | Fiji | 79.3% | 2010 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 79.0% | 2010 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 37 | Guyana | 78.4% | 2010 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 78.3% | 2010 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 78.1% | 2010 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Norway | 77.5% | 2010 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.3% | 2010 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 77.3% | 2010 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 76.4% | 2010 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 75.7% | 2010 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 45 | Jamaica | 73.8% | 2010 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Türkiye | 72.3% | 2010 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Macau, China | 71.9% | 2010 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 48 | Belgium | 71.8% | 2010 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 71.8% | 2010 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 50 | France | 71.8% | 2010 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 70.7% | 2010 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 52 | Slovakia | 70.5% | 2010 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 69.6% | 2010 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Uruguay | 69.4% | 2010 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 55 | Viet Nam | 69.2% | 2010 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 56 | Brazil | 68.9% | 2010 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 68.3% | 2010 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 58 | Spain | 68.2% | 2010 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Ghana | 67.3% | 2010 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 60 | Mongolia | 66.4% | 2010 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 61 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 65.6% | 2010 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 62 | Indonesia | 65.3% | 2010 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 64.1% | 2010 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 63.9% | 2010 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Kuwait | 63.6% | 2010 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 66 | Cyprus | 63.4% | 2010 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 67 | Ireland | 62.4% | 2010 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 61.8% | 2010 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 61.2% | 2010 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Bahrain | 60.3% | 2010 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 71 | El Salvador | 60.1% | 2010 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Hong Kong, China | 60.0% | 2010 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 59.9% | 2010 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Canada | 59.2% | 2010 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 75 | Gabon | 58.7% | 2010 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Mexico | 58.5% | 2010 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 57.5% | 2010 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 78 | India | 56.4% | 2010 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 55.1% | 2010 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Argentina | 55.0% | 2010 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 81 | Malaysia | 54.0% | 2010 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 53.8% | 2010 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Japan | 53.8% | 2010 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 84 | Tunisia | 53.4% | 2010 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 53.2% | 2010 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 86 | Panama | 53.0% | 2010 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 87 | Colombia | 53.0% | 2010 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 51.7% | 2010 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 89 | Philippines | 50.7% | 2010 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 90 | Gambia | 49.6% | 2010 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.4% | 2010 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 92 | Latvia | 49.0% | 2010 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.8% | 2010 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 94 | Zambia | 48.7% | 2010 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 48.4% | 2010 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 48.4% | 2010 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 97 | Congo | 47.3% | 2010 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 47.0% | 2010 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 99 | Namibia | 46.0% | 2010 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 100 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 45.0% | 2010 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 44.0% | 2010 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Armenia | 44.0% | 2010 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 103 | Singapore | 43.7% | 2010 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 104 | Nepal | 43.6% | 2010 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Guatemala | 42.2% | 2010 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 42.2% | 2010 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 107 | United States of America | 39.5% | 2010 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 108 | Pakistan | 38.5% | 2010 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 109 | Yemen | 37.9% | 2010 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Haiti | 37.4% | 2010 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Eswatini | 36.6% | 2010 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 112 | Uganda | 34.6% | 2010 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Lesotho | 33.2% | 2010 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Iraq | 31.4% | 2010 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 31.2% | 2010 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 116 | Kenya | 29.6% | 2010 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 117 | Morocco | 29.6% | 2010 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 118 | Cameroon | 28.7% | 2010 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 119 | Benin | 27.9% | 2010 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Malawi | 27.6% | 2010 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Algeria | 27.5% | 2010 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 122 | Cambodia | 25.8% | 2010 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 123 | Liberia | 25.4% | 2010 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 24.8% | 2010 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.1% | 2010 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 126 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.9% | 2010 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 23.6% | 2010 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Central African Republic | 21.8% | 2010 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Cuba | 21.5% | 2010 | down 74.4% | rising |
| 130 | Senegal | 19.4% | 2010 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 131 | Ukraine | 19.2% | 2010 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 132 | Myanmar | 18.6% | 2010 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 133 | Mali | 17.5% | 2010 | up 273.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 16.9% | 2010 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Libya | 15.0% | 2010 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 14.9% | 2010 | up 472.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Republic of Korea | 14.7% | 2010 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 138 | Rwanda | 14.1% | 2010 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | 10.3% | 2010 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Mozambique | 10.0% | 2010 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Niger | 7.6% | 2010 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Sudan | 5.5% | 2010 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 3.7% | 2010 | down 88.8% | falling |
| 144 | New Zealand | 0.2% | 2010 | down 99.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)