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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
67.3%
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
8.5%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 67.3% in Papua New Guinea; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.5%, and the mean is 12.7%.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 2,066.2%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling.: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Papua New Guinea 67.3% 2010 up 14.0% volatile
2 Tanzania, United Republic of 61.7% 2010 up 0.8% volatile
3 Syria 42.7% 2010 up 170.5% volatile
4 Rwanda 41.2% 2010 up 41.3% volatile
5 Zambia 39.1% 2010 up 12.4% rising
6 Algeria 37.1% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
7 Sudan 37.0% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
8 Cameroon 36.3% 2010 down 2.3% rising
9 Mauritania 35.7% 2010 up 40.1% rising
10 Myanmar 33.1% 2010 up 18.9% volatile
11 New Zealand 33.0% 2010 up 51.8% volatile
12 Burundi 32.5% 2010 up 56.5% volatile
13 Türkiye 32.3% 2010 down 34.3% rising
14 Uruguay 31.9% 2010 up 21.3% rising
15 Honduras 30.7% 2010 down 0.9% rising
16 Morocco 29.5% 2010 down 5.2% volatile
17 Ecuador 29.2% 2010 up 19.1% flat
18 Costa Rica 28.8% 2010 down 16.6% rising
19 Kenya 28.0% 2010 down 13.4% rising
20 Togo 26.8% 2010 down 29.7% volatile
21 Indonesia 26.7% 2010 down 28.3% rising
22 Côte d'Ivoire 26.4% 2010 up 8.7% volatile
23 Iraq 26.1% 2010 down 15.4% volatile
24 Cambodia 25.3% 2010 up 7.1% rising
25 Gabon 25.2% 2010 up 20.9% rising
26 Paraguay 24.9% 2010 down 37.8% rising
27 Lesotho 24.7% 2010 up 10.4% rising
28 Argentina 24.1% 2010 down 15.5% falling
29 Guatemala 22.5% 2010 up 28.7% rising
30 Central African Republic 22.0% 2010 up 1.4% rising
31 Zimbabwe 21.6% 2010 up 27.4% flat
32 Nepal 21.4% 2010 up 106.4% volatile
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 21.2% 2010 down 44.1% rising
34 Namibia 20.7% 2010 down 12.2% rising
35 Qatar 20.4% 2010 up 253.1% volatile
36 Brazil 19.2% 2010 down 40.9% rising
37 Thailand 18.6% 2010 down 59.1% volatile
38 Tunisia 18.6% 2010 down 18.3% volatile
39 Eswatini 18.2% 2010 up 40.3% rising
40 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18.0% 2010 down 15.8% rising
41 Mozambique 17.8% 2010 up 22.7% rising
42 Colombia 17.7% 2010 down 27.9% rising
43 Liberia 17.6% 2010 down 3.1% volatile
44 Panama 17.4% 2010 down 15.9% falling
45 Maldives 16.8% 2010 down 13.2% rising
46 Afghanistan 16.7% 2010 up 66.3% volatile
47 Libya 16.2% 2010 down 31.8% volatile
48 Pakistan 15.5% 2010 up 79.1% rising
49 Malawi 15.4% 2010 up 18.0% rising
50 India 15.3% 2010 down 1.5% rising
51 Guyana 15.2% 2010 down 17.7% falling
52 Portugal 14.8% 2010 down 53.5% falling
53 Mexico 14.1% 2010 down 25.3% flat
54 Tajikistan 14.1% 2010 up 2,066.2% volatile
55 Niger 14.1% 2010 up 16.8% volatile
56 Uganda 13.8% 2010 down 42.5% rising
57 Peru 13.4% 2010 up 30.4% falling
58 Senegal 13.4% 2010 up 152.4% falling
59 Trinidad and Tobago 12.5% 2010 down 0.6% falling
60 Belize 12.3% 2010 down 72.8% falling
61 Iceland 12.1% 2010 down 33.8% falling
62 Saudi Arabia 12.1% 2010 down 26.6% rising
63 El Salvador 11.7% 2010 down 33.4% rising
64 Yemen 11.4% 2010 up 21.7% volatile
65 Viet Nam 11.2% 2010 down 64.4% rising
66 Philippines 11.1% 2010 down 29.8% falling
67 United Arab Emirates 10.7% 2010 up 82.8% volatile
68 Bangladesh 10.4% 2010 down 51.9% rising
69 Nicaragua 9.9% 2010 down 3.9% flat
70 Fiji 9.8% 2010 up 18.9% falling
71 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.7% 2010 down 1.8% rising
72 Bahrain 8.6% 2010 up 95.5% falling
73 Benin 8.4% 2010 down 39.5% volatile
74 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.1% 2010 down 50.3% rising
75 Congo 7.9% 2010 up 1,968.4% falling
76 Dominican Republic 7.8% 2010 down 66.3% rising
77 Greece 7.8% 2010 down 29.3% falling
78 Sierra Leone 7.7% 2010 down 40.0% volatile
79 Ghana 7.3% 2010 down 46.1% rising
80 Spain 7.2% 2010 down 5.4% volatile
81 Ukraine 7.0% 2010 up 659.8% volatile
82 Mongolia 6.7% 2010 up 169.9% volatile
83 Jordan 6.7% 2010 down 34.9% falling
84 Mauritius 6.4% 2010 down 38.6% falling
85 Cuba 5.7% 2010 down 13.2% volatile
86 Macau, China 5.6% 2010 down 67.5% falling
87 China 5.5% 2010 down 63.9% falling
88 Austria 5.4% 2010 up 46.8% volatile
89 Mali 5.2% 2010 down 32.8% volatile
90 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.1% 2010 down 62.4% rising
91 Malaysia 4.9% 2010 down 39.9% volatile
92 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.9% 2010 down 43.3% volatile
93 Sri Lanka 4.8% 2010 down 10.9% volatile
94 Kuwait 4.7% 2010 up 39.7% volatile
95 Poland 4.6% 2010 down 47.6% volatile
96 Cyprus 4.4% 2010 up 0.7% volatile
97 Estonia 4.4% 2010 up 350.0% volatile
98 Bulgaria 4.2% 2010 down 76.7% volatile
99 Haiti 3.6% 2010 down 20.7% rising
99 Latvia 3.6% 2010 up 275.0% volatile
101 South Africa 3.5% 2010 down 35.0% falling
102 Israel 3.4% 2010 down 69.8% falling
103 Brunei Darussalam 3.3% 2010 down 73.2% falling
104 Japan 3.3% 2010 down 33.0% volatile
105 Netherlands 3.1% 2010 down 45.1% volatile
106 Armenia 3.0% 2010 up 96.7% volatile
107 Australia 2.8% 2010 down 43.8% volatile
108 Egypt 2.8% 2010 up 4.5% volatile
109 Malta 2.6% 2010 down 27.9% volatile
110 Ireland 2.4% 2010 down 32.1% volatile
111 Albania 2.4% 2010 up 16.1% volatile
112 Chile 2.1% 2010 down 82.4% falling
113 Tonga 2.1% 2010 down 65.1% volatile
114 Hong Kong, China 2.1% 2010 down 72.7% volatile
115 Italy 1.8% 2010 down 47.0% volatile
115 Sweden 1.8% 2010 up 173.4% volatile
117 France 1.6% 2010 down 81.4% volatile
118 Jamaica 1.2% 2010 down 81.4% volatile
119 Switzerland 1.1% 2010 down 89.9% volatile
119 Germany 1.1% 2010 down 90.7% volatile
121 United States of America 1.1% 2010 down 48.3% volatile
122 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2010 down 89.6% volatile
123 Republic of Moldova 0.7% 2010 down 56.4% volatile
124 Hungary 0.7% 2010 down 53.8% volatile
124 Russian Federation 0.7% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
124 Singapore 0.7% 2010 down 75.8% volatile
127 Serbia 0.7% 2010 down 96.8% falling
128 Romania 0.6% 2010 up 19.6% volatile
129 Lithuania 0.5% 2010 down 7.0% volatile
130 Botswana 0.5% 2010 down 94.4% volatile
131 Croatia 0.5% 2010 down 95.7% volatile
132 Slovakia 0.3% 2010 down 95.6% volatile
133 Norway 0.2% 2010 down 95.7% volatile
134 Belgium 0.1% 2010 down 89.3% volatile
134 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2010 down 64.3% volatile
136 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2010 down 69.8% volatile
137 Slovenia 0.1% 2010 down 92.9% volatile
138 Gambia 0.0% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
139 Barbados 0.0% 2010 down 99.4% volatile
140 Canada 0.0% 2010 down 98.0% volatile
140 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
140 Luxembourg 0.0% 2010 down 99.8% volatile
143 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile
143 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Completed Primary