Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
94.9%
Botswana
Lowest
4.3%
Mozambique
Median
50.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 94.9% in Botswana; the lowest is 4.3% in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.3%, and the mean is 48.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 1,190.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 67.3%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 94.9% | 2010 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Albania | 90.8% | 2010 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 3 | Barbados | 89.6% | 2010 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Tonga | 89.5% | 2010 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 85.7% | 2010 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 83.8% | 2010 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 7 | Belize | 83.2% | 2010 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 81.2% | 2010 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 79.0% | 2010 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 10 | Jamaica | 76.8% | 2010 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 75.9% | 2010 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 75.6% | 2010 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 75.2% | 2010 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 75.2% | 2010 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 74.5% | 2010 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 73.1% | 2010 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.4% | 2010 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 72.3% | 2010 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 19 | Maldives | 71.6% | 2010 | up 137.6% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 71.5% | 2010 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 71.0% | 2010 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 22 | Guyana | 71.0% | 2010 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 70.4% | 2010 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 70.2% | 2010 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 69.5% | 2010 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 69.2% | 2010 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 69.1% | 2010 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 69.0% | 2010 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 68.9% | 2010 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 68.4% | 2010 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 67.8% | 2010 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 32 | Armenia | 67.5% | 2010 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 67.4% | 2010 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Fiji | 66.6% | 2010 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 65.2% | 2010 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Jordan | 64.8% | 2010 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritius | 64.0% | 2010 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 63.0% | 2010 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 39 | Hong Kong, China | 62.2% | 2010 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 62.1% | 2010 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 61.7% | 2010 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 61.4% | 2010 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 61.3% | 2010 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 61.1% | 2010 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 45 | Switzerland | 60.8% | 2010 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 46 | Viet Nam | 60.0% | 2010 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 59.9% | 2010 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 58.6% | 2010 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Denmark | 58.5% | 2010 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 50 | Sweden | 58.3% | 2010 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 51 | Estonia | 57.3% | 2010 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 52 | Israel | 57.2% | 2010 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 57.0% | 2010 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Brunei Darussalam | 56.8% | 2010 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 55 | Netherlands | 56.8% | 2010 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 56 | Macau, China | 56.8% | 2010 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 57 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56.7% | 2010 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 56.6% | 2010 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 59 | France | 55.2% | 2010 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 53.8% | 2010 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 61 | Indonesia | 53.7% | 2010 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Spain | 53.4% | 2010 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 52.9% | 2010 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 64 | Australia | 52.4% | 2010 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 65 | El Salvador | 52.1% | 2010 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Mexico | 52.1% | 2010 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 52.1% | 2010 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 51.8% | 2010 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 69 | Bahrain | 51.1% | 2010 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Thailand | 51.1% | 2010 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 50.6% | 2010 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 50.4% | 2010 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 73 | Belgium | 50.2% | 2010 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 74 | Norway | 50.2% | 2010 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 75 | India | 49.8% | 2010 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Colombia | 49.3% | 2010 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 47.9% | 2010 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 78 | Philippines | 47.8% | 2010 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 79 | Mongolia | 47.7% | 2010 | down 43.7% | rising |
| 80 | Lithuania | 47.5% | 2010 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 81 | Paraguay | 46.6% | 2010 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 45.6% | 2010 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 83 | Gabon | 45.5% | 2010 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 45.0% | 2010 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 85 | Namibia | 44.6% | 2010 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 86 | Kuwait | 44.5% | 2010 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 87 | Türkiye | 44.5% | 2010 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 43.4% | 2010 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 89 | Canada | 42.1% | 2010 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 41.6% | 2010 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 91 | Japan | 40.5% | 2010 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 92 | Zambia | 40.5% | 2010 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Nepal | 39.8% | 2010 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Gambia | 39.6% | 2010 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Tunisia | 38.6% | 2010 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 37.6% | 2010 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 37.3% | 2010 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Honduras | 37.3% | 2010 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Congo | 37.2% | 2010 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Haiti | 36.5% | 2010 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Malawi | 35.9% | 2010 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 102 | United States of America | 35.6% | 2010 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 103 | Ireland | 35.4% | 2010 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 104 | Qatar | 35.2% | 2010 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 35.0% | 2010 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 106 | Pakistan | 34.6% | 2010 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 34.0% | 2010 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 108 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 33.7% | 2010 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.3% | 2010 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 110 | Uganda | 32.6% | 2010 | up 227.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Togo | 32.5% | 2010 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Lesotho | 31.3% | 2010 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Yemen | 30.7% | 2010 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | 30.7% | 2010 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Guatemala | 30.0% | 2010 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Russian Federation | 27.0% | 2010 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 117 | Singapore | 26.9% | 2010 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 118 | Kenya | 25.8% | 2010 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Liberia | 25.4% | 2010 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Sierra Leone | 23.7% | 2010 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.6% | 2010 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22.9% | 2010 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | 22.8% | 2010 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | 22.4% | 2010 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Benin | 22.0% | 2010 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Morocco | 21.9% | 2010 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 21.3% | 2010 | up 397.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Republic of Korea | 21.3% | 2010 | down 56.8% | rising |
| 129 | Central African Republic | 20.9% | 2010 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritania | 19.5% | 2010 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Iraq | 19.1% | 2010 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Cambodia | 19.1% | 2010 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 133 | Myanmar | 15.9% | 2010 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 134 | New Zealand | 14.8% | 2010 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 135 | Iceland | 13.0% | 2010 | down 67.3% | flat |
| 136 | Mali | 11.2% | 2010 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Sudan | 10.4% | 2010 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Senegal | 9.8% | 2010 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 139 | Rwanda | 9.8% | 2010 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 9.4% | 2010 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 9.0% | 2010 | up 1,190.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Burundi | 7.5% | 2010 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Niger | 4.9% | 2010 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Mozambique | 4.3% | 2010 | up 64.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)