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

Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
44.8%
Cuba
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
3.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 44.8% in Cuba; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.5%, and the mean is 6.8%.

Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Eswatini (up 12,250.0%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cuba 44.8% 2010 up 2,504.1% volatile
2 Singapore 37.0% 2010 up 160.6% volatile
3 Iceland 33.0% 2010 up 88.4% volatile
4 Hong Kong 32.1% 2010 up 198.2% volatile
5 Russia 32.0% 2010 up 28.7% volatile
6 Colombia 26.1% 2010 up 174.6% volatile
7 Ukraine 25.8% 2010 up 90.0% volatile
8 Ireland 25.7% 2010 up 3.1% volatile
9 Mongolia 23.1% 2010 up 278.7% volatile
10 Libya 21.7% 2010 up 51.6% volatile
11 Latvia 20.9% 2010 up 495.2% volatile
12 Armenia 20.7% 2010 up 259.1% rising
13 Cyprus 20.4% 2010 up 33.1% volatile
14 Iran 17.8% 2010 up 64.2% volatile
15 Greece 17.4% 2010 up 80.4% volatile
16 United States 16.7% 2010 up 48.5% rising
17 Japan 16.1% 2010 down 23.0% rising
18 Malta 15.9% 2010 down 11.3% volatile
19 Kazakhstan 15.6% 2010 up 157.1% rising
20 Nicaragua 14.2% 2010 up 13.6% rising
21 Belgium 14.1% 2010 down 15.6% rising
22 South Korea 13.8% 2010 up 31.1% volatile
23 Iraq 13.4% 2010 up 70.9% volatile
24 Costa Rica 13.0% 2010 down 20.8% volatile
25 Thailand 12.8% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
26 Croatia 12.7% 2010 up 52.5% volatile
27 New Zealand 12.7% 2010 down 52.1% rising
28 Canada 12.4% 2010 up 9.6% falling
29 Panama 11.0% 2010 up 5.8% volatile
30 Algeria 10.4% 2010 up 75.3% volatile
31 Tunisia 10.2% 2010 up 49.5% volatile
32 Slovakia 9.9% 2010 up 527.8% volatile
33 Malaysia 9.6% 2010 up 70.8% volatile
34 Myanmar 9.3% 2010 up 139.2% volatile
35 Peru 9.2% 2010 down 70.1% volatile
36 Jamaica 9.0% 2010 up 27.0% volatile
37 Macao 8.9% 2010 up 74.8% volatile
38 United Kingdom 8.8% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
38 Kyrgyzstan 8.8% 2010 up 359.2% rising
40 Mexico 8.2% 2010 up 62.3% rising
41 Spain 8.1% 2010 down 12.7% volatile
42 Barbados 8.0% 2010 up 1,345.5% volatile
43 Brunei 7.8% 2010 up 23.9% volatile
44 Egypt 7.5% 2010 down 11.2% volatile
45 Fiji 7.3% 2010 down 15.3% volatile
46 France 6.9% 2010 down 35.9% volatile
47 Pakistan 6.8% 2010 down 32.8% volatile
48 Trinidad and Tobago 6.5% 2010 up 86.5% volatile
49 Bolivia 6.5% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
50 Philippines 6.4% 2010 down 7.1% falling
51 Netherlands 6.2% 2010 up 74.7% volatile
52 Sri Lanka 6.0% 2010 down 32.7% volatile
53 Morocco 5.9% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
54 Estonia 5.6% 2010 up 1.8% rising
55 Saudi Arabia 5.6% 2010 down 30.0% rising
56 United Arab Emirates 5.5% 2010 down 10.6% volatile
57 Gabon 5.3% 2010 down 13.1% rising
58 Lithuania 5.2% 2010 up 60.7% falling
59 India 5.2% 2010 up 32.6% volatile
60 Poland 5.2% 2010 up 117.3% volatile
61 China 4.8% 2010 up 34.2% volatile
62 Moldova 4.7% 2010 down 32.9% flat
63 Bahrain 4.6% 2010 down 2.4% volatile
64 Laos 4.5% 2010 up 138.4% volatile
65 Sweden 4.2% 2010 down 68.8% rising
66 Luxembourg 4.1% 2010 up 4.8% rising
67 Hungary 4.0% 2010 up 37.8% volatile
68 Switzerland 3.8% 2010 up 140.9% rising
69 Benin 3.8% 2010 up 265.0% volatile
70 Israel 3.7% 2010 down 74.8% rising
71 Sierra Leone 3.7% 2010 up 261.2% volatile
72 Turkey 3.5% 2010 down 28.7% volatile
73 Bulgaria 3.4% 2010 up 38.5% volatile
73 Sudan 3.4% 2010 up 91.1% volatile
75 Afghanistan 3.4% 2010 down 9.7% rising
76 Jordan 3.3% 2010 down 14.0% rising
76 Norway 3.3% 2010 up 4.2% volatile
78 Belize 3.1% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
79 Romania 3.0% 2010 up 77.8% volatile
80 Qatar 2.9% 2010 down 65.5% falling
81 Cameroon 2.9% 2010 up 128.0% volatile
82 Kenya 2.8% 2010 down 17.7% volatile
83 Togo 2.8% 2010 up 109.0% volatile
84 Tajikistan 2.8% 2010 up 68.3% falling
85 Czechia 2.7% 2010 up 26.9% volatile
86 Slovenia 2.6% 2010 up 146.7% volatile
87 Denmark 2.6% 2010 down 80.8% rising
88 Serbia 2.5% 2010 up 123.4% volatile
89 Eswatini 2.5% 2010 up 12,250.0% volatile
90 Indonesia 2.4% 2010 up 502.6% volatile
91 Botswana 2.3% 2010 up 88.7% volatile
91 Cambodia 2.3% 2010 up 800.0% volatile
93 Bangladesh 2.3% 2010 up 21.6% volatile
94 Tonga 2.3% 2010 down 63.1% volatile
95 Italy 2.3% 2010 up 216.7% volatile
96 Vietnam 2.2% 2010 down 30.0% volatile
97 Brazil 2.2% 2010 down 28.7% rising
98 Argentina 2.2% 2010 up 373.9% volatile
99 Yemen 2.0% 2010 up 34.4% volatile
100 Austria 2.0% 2010 down 75.6% volatile
101 Germany 1.9% 2010 up 34.1% volatile
102 Cote d'Ivoire 1.8% 2010 down 28.1% volatile
103 Ghana 1.8% 2010 up 239.6% volatile
104 Albania 1.8% 2010 down 18.6% falling
105 Chile 1.7% 2010 down 80.8% volatile
106 Finland 1.6% 2010 down 36.5% volatile
107 Mauritius 1.5% 2010 up 171.4% volatile
108 Ecuador 1.3% 2010 down 73.8% volatile
109 Liberia 1.2% 2010 down 71.4% volatile
110 Kuwait 1.2% 2010 down 52.0% volatile
111 Venezuela 1.2% 2010 down 45.5% rising
112 Nepal 1.1% 2010 up 5.6% volatile
112 El Salvador 1.1% 2010 down 89.7% volatile
114 Burundi 1.1% 2010 up 303.7% volatile
114 Portugal 1.1% 2010 down 65.0% volatile
116 Haiti 1.0% 2010 up 11.0% volatile
117 Paraguay 0.9% 2010 down 62.2% volatile
118 Rwanda 0.9% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
119 Syria 0.8% 2010 up 78.7% volatile
120 Central African Republic 0.8% 2010 unchanged volatile
120 Senegal 0.8% 2010 up 220.8% falling
122 Mali 0.7% 2010 down 21.4% volatile
123 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2010 down 81.6% volatile
124 Niger 0.6% 2010 down 1.7% volatile
125 Guyana 0.6% 2010 — volatile
126 Honduras 0.5% 2010 down 79.4% volatile
127 Gambia 0.5% 2010 down 10.7% volatile
128 Uganda 0.5% 2010 down 55.7% volatile
129 Tanzania 0.4% 2010 up 150.0% rising
130 Mauritania 0.4% 2010 down 76.2% volatile
131 Mozambique 0.3% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
132 Uruguay 0.2% 2010 down 84.2% volatile
133 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2% 2010 down 52.1% volatile
133 Namibia 0.2% 2010 down 48.9% volatile
135 Lesotho 0.2% 2010 down 72.2% volatile
135 Maldives 0.2% 2010 up 633.3% volatile
135 Papua New Guinea 0.2% 2010 down 77.6% volatile
138 Zimbabwe 0.2% 2010 down 5.0% volatile
139 Zambia 0.1% 2010 down 61.8% volatile
140 Malawi 0.1% 2010 down 28.6% volatile
141 South Africa 0.0% 2010 down 75.0% volatile
142 Congo 0.0% 2010 down 91.3% volatile
143 Australia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling
143 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary