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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) by country

Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)

Countries reporting
144
Highest
76.3%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
15.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 76.3% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.8%, and the mean is 19.9%.

Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 2,852.9%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.3% 2010 up 5.9% rising
2 Papua New Guinea 67.3% 2010 up 9.7% volatile
3 Myanmar 62.8% 2010 down 7.3% rising
4 Malawi 62.2% 2010 up 14.2% rising
5 Cambodia 58.5% 2010 down 5.4% rising
6 Lesotho 57.8% 2010 up 8.6% falling
7 Kenya 56.0% 2010 down 0.3% rising
8 Cameroon 54.9% 2010 down 10.1% rising
9 Mauritania 54.0% 2010 up 28.9% rising
10 Uganda 52.6% 2010 down 16.9% rising
11 Guatemala 51.8% 2010 up 3.1% rising
12 Algeria 51.7% 2010 up 17.9% rising
13 Syrian Arab Republic 51.6% 2010 down 25.8% rising
14 Honduras 50.5% 2010 down 15.3% rising
15 Burundi 49.1% 2010 up 44.0% rising
16 Eswatini 48.6% 2010 up 34.5% rising
17 Zambia 47.2% 2010 down 10.2% falling
18 Kuwait 46.5% 2010 up 70.0% volatile
19 Qatar 46.4% 2010 up 248.6% volatile
20 Congo 41.3% 2010 up 2,852.9% rising
21 Rwanda 41.2% 2010 up 7.3% rising
22 Côte d'Ivoire 40.0% 2010 down 0.0% volatile
23 Iraq 39.5% 2010 down 22.2% volatile
24 New Zealand 39.4% 2010 up 49.2% volatile
25 Costa Rica 39.2% 2010 down 15.6% falling
26 Paraguay 38.4% 2010 down 37.2% falling
27 El Salvador 38.4% 2010 down 9.0% flat
28 Gabon 38.1% 2010 up 11.1% rising
29 Nepal 37.1% 2010 up 68.0% volatile
30 Sudan 37.0% 2010 up 21.2% rising
31 Namibia 36.8% 2010 down 16.4% flat
32 Ecuador 36.2% 2010 up 7.9% falling
33 Türkiye 36.0% 2010 down 30.5% rising
34 Uruguay 35.6% 2010 up 11.9% falling
35 Nicaragua 35.0% 2010 down 7.3% falling
36 Indonesia 34.1% 2010 down 35.8% flat
37 Haiti 33.8% 2010 down 15.0% rising
38 Central African Republic 33.2% 2010 down 6.8% rising
39 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.7% 2010 down 16.9% rising
40 Senegal 31.7% 2010 up 2.7% falling
41 Morocco 29.5% 2010 down 5.2% volatile
42 Zimbabwe 29.1% 2010 up 19.1% falling
43 Tunisia 28.1% 2010 down 24.8% rising
44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 27.4% 2010 down 11.5% falling
45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 27.2% 2010 down 22.6% flat
46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 26.9% 2010 down 48.4% falling
47 Mozambique 26.9% 2010 up 12.8% falling
48 Togo 26.8% 2010 down 30.4% rising
49 Guyana 26.3% 2010 down 17.8% falling
50 Argentina 26.1% 2010 down 22.8% falling
51 Maldives 25.8% 2010 down 41.7% rising
52 Brazil 24.9% 2010 down 45.3% falling
53 Liberia 24.8% 2010 down 2.9% volatile
54 Mauritius 24.3% 2010 down 40.9% falling
55 Panama 23.0% 2010 down 19.7% falling
56 United Arab Emirates 21.9% 2010 up 73.1% volatile
57 Afghanistan 21.8% 2010 up 14.8% volatile
58 Niger 21.3% 2010 up 7.4% rising
59 Mexico 20.7% 2010 down 33.9% falling
60 Thailand 20.5% 2010 down 61.6% falling
61 Peru 19.8% 2010 down 9.8% falling
62 Dominican Republic 18.9% 2010 down 66.5% falling
63 Saudi Arabia 18.1% 2010 down 40.4% falling
64 Pakistan 17.9% 2010 up 68.5% rising
65 Bahrain 17.8% 2010 up 88.6% rising
66 Colombia 17.8% 2010 down 55.1% falling
67 Yemen 17.3% 2010 up 11.9% volatile
68 Viet Nam 17.0% 2010 down 67.3% falling
69 Sierra Leone 16.5% 2010 down 38.2% volatile
70 Libya 16.2% 2010 down 31.8% falling
71 Philippines 16.1% 2010 down 36.2% falling
72 Tajikistan 16.0% 2010 up 1,921.5% volatile
73 Fiji 15.6% 2010 up 12.4% volatile
74 India 15.3% 2010 down 6.2% falling
75 Portugal 14.8% 2010 down 53.5% falling
76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.5% 2010 down 50.1% rising
77 Iceland 14.4% 2010 down 35.0% falling
78 Trinidad and Tobago 12.9% 2010 down 3.6% volatile
79 Benin 12.7% 2010 down 44.4% rising
80 Belize 12.4% 2010 down 72.9% falling
81 Ghana 11.0% 2010 down 50.4% rising
82 Mali 10.9% 2010 down 42.4% volatile
83 Bangladesh 10.4% 2010 down 55.2% rising
84 Mongolia 10.2% 2010 up 148.0% volatile
85 Spain 8.7% 2010 down 14.7% volatile
86 China 8.6% 2010 down 64.3% falling
87 Jordan 8.5% 2010 down 35.2% falling
88 South Africa 8.5% 2010 down 47.0% falling
89 Malaysia 8.4% 2010 down 34.4% volatile
90 Greece 8.2% 2010 down 26.9% volatile
91 Cuba 7.9% 2010 down 16.4% volatile
92 Ukraine 7.5% 2010 up 618.1% volatile
93 Sri Lanka 6.8% 2010 down 15.8% volatile
94 Macau, China 6.6% 2010 down 69.0% falling
95 Austria 6.5% 2010 up 44.4% volatile
96 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.9% 2010 down 44.3% volatile
97 Poland 4.6% 2010 down 47.3% volatile
98 Estonia 4.6% 2010 up 325.0% volatile
99 Cyprus 4.5% 2010 down 8.9% volatile
100 Bulgaria 4.4% 2010 down 79.4% volatile
101 Egypt 4.2% 2010 down 3.7% rising
102 Latvia 4.2% 2010 up 279.1% volatile
103 Chile 4.1% 2010 down 79.4% falling
104 Israel 4.0% 2010 down 67.6% volatile
105 Japan 4.0% 2010 down 34.2% volatile
106 Netherlands 3.7% 2010 down 43.5% volatile
107 Romania 3.5% 2010 down 2.2% volatile
108 Brunei Darussalam 3.3% 2010 down 73.4% volatile
109 Armenia 3.2% 2010 up 90.4% volatile
110 Malta 3.0% 2010 down 32.1% volatile
111 Australia 2.9% 2010 down 56.0% volatile
112 Ireland 2.9% 2010 down 33.3% volatile
113 Tonga 2.7% 2010 down 65.6% volatile
114 Albania 2.6% 2010 down 24.0% volatile
115 Sweden 2.1% 2010 up 171.4% volatile
116 Hong Kong, China 2.1% 2010 down 72.7% volatile
117 France 1.9% 2010 down 84.0% volatile
118 Jamaica 1.8% 2010 down 82.9% volatile
119 Italy 1.8% 2010 down 47.0% volatile
120 United States of America 1.5% 2010 down 48.3% volatile
121 Switzerland 1.4% 2010 down 90.1% volatile
121 Germany 1.4% 2010 down 90.9% volatile
123 Lithuania 1.2% 2010 down 9.2% volatile
124 Republic of Moldova 1.0% 2010 down 59.9% volatile
125 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% 2010 down 90.0% volatile
126 Russian Federation 1.0% 2010 up 11.1% volatile
126 Singapore 1.0% 2010 down 77.7% volatile
128 Hungary 0.7% 2010 down 56.2% volatile
129 Serbia 0.7% 2010 down 96.8% volatile
130 Botswana 0.6% 2010 down 94.6% volatile
131 Croatia 0.6% 2010 down 95.4% volatile
132 Slovakia 0.3% 2010 down 95.7% volatile
133 Belgium 0.3% 2010 down 87.6% volatile
134 Norway 0.2% 2010 down 95.7% volatile
135 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2010 down 68.6% volatile
136 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2010 down 68.2% volatile
137 Slovenia 0.1% 2010 down 88.8% volatile
138 Barbados 0.0% 2010 down 99.4% volatile
138 Gambia 0.0% 2010 down 99.5% volatile
140 Canada 0.0% 2010 down 98.6% volatile
140 Luxembourg 0.0% 2010 down 99.8% volatile
142 Denmark 0.0% 2010 down 33.3% volatile
143 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 93.8% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)