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

Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
49.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
13.0%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 49.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.0%, and the mean is 15.0%.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 301.5%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.0% 2010 up 14.3% volatile
2 Türkiye 46.2% 2010 up 0.9% rising
3 Portugal 41.0% 2010 down 10.3% rising
4 Papua New Guinea 40.3% 2010 up 57.4% volatile
5 Uruguay 36.1% 2010 up 4.5% rising
6 Colombia 35.7% 2010 up 40.2% rising
7 Trinidad and Tobago 35.0% 2010 down 16.1% falling
8 Costa Rica 34.6% 2010 up 2.2% rising
9 Syria 33.3% 2010 up 193.2% volatile
10 Argentina 33.0% 2010 down 5.7% rising
11 Ecuador 31.7% 2010 up 25.8% rising
12 Cameroon 31.5% 2010 up 19.0% volatile
13 Indonesia 30.6% 2010 up 5.2% rising
14 Greece 30.2% 2010 down 1.9% rising
15 Zambia 29.7% 2010 up 19.7% volatile
16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 29.0% 2010 down 13.4% volatile
17 Paraguay 28.2% 2010 up 43.2% rising
18 Rwanda 27.7% 2010 up 83.5% volatile
19 New Zealand 27.2% 2010 up 2.4% rising
20 Iceland 27.2% 2010 down 20.5% falling
21 Thailand 26.2% 2010 up 48.2% volatile
22 Sudan 26.0% 2010 up 31.5% volatile
23 Honduras 25.2% 2010 up 10.9% volatile
24 Malta 25.1% 2010 up 10.9% rising
25 Algeria 25.1% 2010 up 43.5% volatile
26 Brazil 24.8% 2010 down 13.9% rising
27 Mauritania 24.0% 2010 up 25.6% rising
28 Myanmar 23.7% 2010 up 27.7% volatile
29 Guyana 23.3% 2010 down 15.5% falling
30 Panama 23.3% 2010 up 5.9% flat
31 Namibia 22.2% 2010 up 6.3% rising
32 Zimbabwe 21.9% 2010 up 14.6% rising
33 Kenya 21.9% 2010 up 5.1% rising
34 Burundi 21.3% 2010 up 62.3% volatile
35 Gabon 21.0% 2010 up 25.3% volatile
36 Spain 20.8% 2010 up 15.4% falling
37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.8% 2010 up 1.0% rising
38 Cambodia 20.1% 2010 up 22.3% rising
39 Lesotho 19.9% 2010 up 31.1% rising
40 Morocco 19.7% 2010 up 38.2% volatile
41 Fiji 19.6% 2010 up 25.3% rising
42 Tunisia 19.5% 2010 up 19.4% volatile
43 Togo 19.4% 2010 up 11.0% volatile
44 Iraq 19.3% 2010 up 33.6% volatile
45 Bangladesh 19.1% 2010 down 7.2% rising
46 Peru 18.9% 2010 up 45.1% falling
47 Philippines 18.8% 2010 down 8.9% rising
48 Mexico 18.4% 2010 down 4.7% rising
48 Qatar 18.4% 2010 up 301.5% volatile
50 Libya 18.3% 2010 down 3.9% volatile
51 Italy 18.2% 2010 down 28.9% falling
52 Côte d'Ivoire 18.0% 2010 up 38.1% volatile
53 Macao 17.8% 2010 down 33.0% falling
54 France 17.8% 2010 down 13.5% falling
55 Guatemala 17.3% 2010 up 22.9% rising
56 Cyprus 17.3% 2010 down 12.4% falling
57 China 17.0% 2010 down 14.2% rising
58 Poland 16.9% 2010 down 22.5% falling
59 Hong Kong 16.9% 2010 up 5.6% falling
60 Austria 16.7% 2010 down 26.8% falling
61 Central African Republic 16.7% 2010 up 30.4% volatile
62 Maldives 16.5% 2010 up 44.5% rising
63 Belize 15.9% 2010 down 65.0% falling
64 Viet Nam 15.7% 2010 down 47.8% rising
65 Saudi Arabia 15.3% 2010 down 3.0% rising
65 El Salvador 15.3% 2010 down 5.7% rising
67 Luxembourg 15.2% 2010 down 36.1% falling
68 Malaysia 14.6% 2010 down 18.6% rising
69 Ireland 14.1% 2010 down 19.4% falling
70 Sri Lanka 13.6% 2010 up 25.7% rising
71 India 13.6% 2010 up 21.0% rising
72 Mozambique 13.2% 2010 up 36.9% rising
73 Jamaica 12.8% 2010 down 25.1% falling
74 Pakistan 12.8% 2010 up 61.5% rising
75 Iran 12.7% 2010 down 12.0% rising
76 Malawi 12.5% 2010 up 11.3% rising
77 Brunei Darussalam 12.4% 2010 down 5.6% rising
78 Liberia 12.3% 2010 up 13.5% volatile
79 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.2% 2010 down 49.0% falling
80 United Arab Emirates 11.7% 2010 up 58.8% volatile
81 Uganda 11.1% 2010 down 41.9% rising
82 Jordan 11.0% 2010 down 1.6% rising
82 Senegal 11.0% 2010 up 93.7% falling
84 Eswatini 10.9% 2010 up 21.0% rising
85 Nepal 10.9% 2010 up 62.4% volatile
86 Albania 10.6% 2010 down 32.2% falling
87 Republic of Korea 10.5% 2010 down 24.7% falling
88 Dominican Republic 10.3% 2010 down 45.4% rising
89 Nicaragua 10.2% 2010 up 2.4% rising
90 Niger 9.9% 2010 up 40.2% rising
91 Benin 9.8% 2010 up 13.5% rising
92 Belgium 9.8% 2010 down 22.5% volatile
93 Sweden 9.8% 2010 down 30.6% falling
94 Sierra Leone 9.7% 2010 up 20.4% rising
95 Japan 9.7% 2010 down 40.8% falling
96 Chile 9.6% 2010 down 28.9% falling
97 Israel 9.5% 2010 down 52.6% falling
98 Cuba 9.2% 2010 down 12.9% falling
99 Mauritius 9.1% 2010 down 9.1% falling
100 Netherlands 8.8% 2010 down 27.8% volatile
101 Serbia 8.5% 2010 down 68.6% falling
102 Afghanistan 8.1% 2010 up 143.2% volatile
103 Tonga 8.0% 2010 down 58.8% falling
104 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.0% 2010 up 27.5% rising
105 Croatia 7.8% 2010 down 68.7% falling
105 Yemen 7.8% 2010 up 106.4% volatile
107 Congo 7.3% 2010 up 35.0% rising
108 Lithuania 6.9% 2010 down 24.9% volatile
109 Kuwait 6.6% 2010 up 48.5% volatile
110 Mongolia 6.3% 2010 down 18.5% falling
111 Bahrain 6.2% 2010 up 30.4% rising
112 Egypt 6.1% 2010 down 13.2% volatile
113 Ghana 6.0% 2010 down 11.7% rising
114 South Africa 6.0% 2010 down 10.6% volatile
115 Botswana 5.9% 2010 down 31.4% volatile
116 Denmark 5.3% 2010 down 51.2% falling
117 Tajikistan 5.3% 2010 up 11.2% falling
118 Barbados 4.9% 2010 down 40.9% volatile
119 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.7% 2010 down 63.5% rising
120 Armenia 4.7% 2010 down 31.8% falling
121 Bulgaria 4.5% 2010 down 83.3% falling
122 Estonia 4.3% 2010 down 56.5% volatile
122 Haiti 4.3% 2010 down 4.2% rising
124 Ukraine 4.2% 2010 down 49.0% volatile
125 Singapore 4.1% 2010 down 40.1% rising
126 Australia 4.0% 2010 down 25.6% volatile
127 Latvia 3.4% 2010 down 72.2% falling
128 Mali 3.2% 2010 down 31.0% volatile
129 Russian Federation 3.1% 2010 down 30.2% volatile
130 Slovenia 3.0% 2010 down 49.2% volatile
131 Republic of Moldova 2.8% 2010 down 59.4% falling
132 Canada 2.4% 2010 down 40.5% volatile
133 Kyrgyzstan 2.3% 2010 down 83.6% falling
134 Gambia 2.3% 2010 down 11.5% volatile
135 Switzerland 2.1% 2010 down 88.1% falling
136 United States 1.7% 2010 down 18.6% volatile
137 Hungary 1.6% 2010 down 85.6% volatile
138 Kazakhstan 1.4% 2010 down 71.1% volatile
139 Germany 1.2% 2010 down 92.2% volatile
140 Romania 1.2% 2010 down 20.5% falling
141 Slovakia 0.6% 2010 down 96.9% volatile
142 Norway 0.3% 2010 down 98.7% volatile
143 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 82.6% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% falling

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