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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country

Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
81.5%
Tajikistan
Lowest
1.3%
Tanzania
Median
26.6%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 81.5% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 1.3% in Tanzania.

The median across all reporting countries is 26.6%, and the mean is 29.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 62.

Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 425.5%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 85.5%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tajikistan 81.5% 2010 up 0.7% rising
2 Kyrgyzstan 75.1% 2010 up 3.0% rising
3 Armenia 72.9% 2010 up 5.0% rising
4 Czechia 71.0% 2010 down 10.1% rising
5 South Africa 69.6% 2010 up 178.3% volatile
6 Trinidad and Tobago 67.7% 2010 up 92.1% volatile
7 Slovakia 67.7% 2010 down 4.3% rising
8 Kazakhstan 67.3% 2010 down 16.0% volatile
9 Croatia 63.8% 2010 up 3.7% volatile
10 Tonga 62.8% 2010 up 318.4% volatile
11 Serbia 61.8% 2010 up 29.5% volatile
12 Austria 59.5% 2010 up 17.6% rising
13 Hungary 59.2% 2010 down 3.8% volatile
14 Romania 57.1% 2010 down 19.8% volatile
15 Poland 56.7% 2010 down 22.6% volatile
16 Germany 56.6% 2010 up 12.9% volatile
17 Slovenia 55.7% 2010 down 10.3% rising
18 Moldova 54.2% 2010 down 12.0% rising
19 Latvia 53.5% 2010 up 16.5% rising
20 Ukraine 52.9% 2010 up 13.8% rising
21 Hong Kong 51.5% 2010 up 20.8% rising
22 Italy 49.5% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
23 Chile 47.6% 2010 up 50.3% rising
24 Bulgaria 47.4% 2010 up 5.9% rising
25 Mauritius 46.7% 2010 up 103.2% rising
26 United Kingdom 45.1% 2010 up 425.5% volatile
27 Sweden 45.1% 2010 down 22.9% rising
28 Cuba 45.0% 2010 up 3.6% volatile
29 Estonia 44.5% 2010 down 24.9% rising
30 Malaysia 43.9% 2010 up 8.1% volatile
31 Finland 43.4% 2010 up 26.9% volatile
32 Lithuania 42.6% 2010 down 42.4% rising
33 Jamaica 41.8% 2010 up 11.5% volatile
34 Botswana 41.6% 2010 up 4.4% volatile
35 Netherlands 41.3% 2010 down 11.7% rising
36 Switzerland 41.2% 2010 down 1.4% rising
37 France 40.7% 2010 down 3.7% volatile
38 Fiji 40.5% 2010 down 3.0% volatile
39 Albania 40.3% 2010 up 7.9% volatile
40 Denmark 39.9% 2010 down 21.1% rising
41 Mongolia 39.3% 2010 down 26.1% volatile
42 Argentina 39.1% 2010 up 27.9% rising
43 Peru 38.9% 2010 up 45.6% volatile
44 Australia 38.7% 2010 down 38.5% rising
45 Belgium 38.1% 2010 down 4.1% rising
46 Guyana 38.1% 2010 up 37.9% volatile
47 Belize 37.3% 2010 up 87.8% volatile
48 Macao 37.3% 2010 up 83.6% volatile
49 Japan 36.8% 2010 down 11.0% rising
50 Cyprus 36.5% 2010 down 16.4% rising
51 Israel 36.2% 2010 up 2.4% rising
52 Greece 35.0% 2010 down 19.8% rising
53 Venezuela 33.8% 2010 up 122.8% volatile
54 Brazil 33.3% 2010 up 80.9% volatile
55 United Arab Emirates 33.0% 2010 up 4.9% rising
56 Norway 31.8% 2010 down 18.8% rising
57 United States 31.6% 2010 down 9.6% falling
58 Colombia 30.7% 2010 up 34.7% volatile
59 Ecuador 30.6% 2010 up 66.3% volatile
60 Canada 30.5% 2010 down 17.6% rising
61 Dominican Republic 29.6% 2010 up 168.2% volatile
62 Egypt 29.3% 2010 up 2.7% volatile
63 India 29.2% 2010 up 53.0% volatile
64 Saudi Arabia 28.9% 2010 up 53.7% rising
65 Panama 28.5% 2010 up 3.3% rising
66 Bahrain 28.4% 2010 down 21.4% volatile
67 South Korea 28.3% 2010 down 45.7% rising
68 Luxembourg 28.2% 2010 down 19.6% rising
69 Indonesia 27.2% 2010 up 154.3% volatile
70 Brunei 27.1% 2010 down 31.2% volatile
71 Philippines 26.9% 2010 up 23.3% rising
72 El Salvador 26.9% 2010 up 113.1% volatile
73 China 26.3% 2010 down 37.2% volatile
74 Iran 25.9% 2010 down 1.4% volatile
75 Jordan 25.7% 2010 down 43.0% volatile
76 Turkey 25.4% 2010 up 92.9% volatile
77 Haiti 25.4% 2010 up 26.3% volatile
78 Spain 25.0% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
79 Iceland 25.0% 2010 down 27.5% rising
80 Thailand 24.9% 2010 up 112.5% volatile
81 Bangladesh 24.5% 2010 up 77.1% volatile
82 Portugal 24.0% 2010 down 7.1% volatile
83 Ireland 23.9% 2010 down 23.2% rising
84 Gabon 23.7% 2010 up 15.5% volatile
85 Uruguay 23.4% 2010 up 62.5% rising
86 Barbados 23.4% 2010 down 11.6% rising
87 Paraguay 23.0% 2010 up 50.8% volatile
88 Singapore 22.5% 2010 down 53.4% volatile
89 Qatar 22.5% 2010 up 8.5% rising
90 Russia 22.0% 2010 down 30.6% rising
91 Malta 21.9% 2010 down 54.0% volatile
92 Ghana 21.2% 2010 up 25.2% volatile
93 Namibia 21.2% 2010 up 13.4% rising
94 Pakistan 20.9% 2010 up 59.4% volatile
95 Bolivia 20.6% 2010 down 34.3% volatile
96 Algeria 19.9% 2010 up 1.6% volatile
97 Cameroon 19.9% 2010 up 27.6% volatile
98 Honduras 19.6% 2010 up 38.1% volatile
99 Kenya 19.5% 2010 up 176.8% volatile
100 New Zealand 19.4% 2010 down 27.2% falling
101 Benin 19.0% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
102 Vietnam 18.9% 2010 up 67.7% rising
103 Mexico 18.4% 2010 down 8.1% volatile
104 Iraq 18.2% 2010 down 3.1% volatile
105 Costa Rica 17.1% 2010 down 2.0% volatile
106 Nepal 17.0% 2010 up 70.1% volatile
107 Sri Lanka 17.0% 2010 down 65.2% rising
108 Libya 16.9% 2010 down 32.7% volatile
109 Liberia 16.7% 2010 up 44.1% volatile
110 Syria 16.3% 2010 up 137.8% volatile
111 Lesotho 16.3% 2010 down 48.8% volatile
112 Kuwait 16.3% 2010 down 22.9% rising
113 Nicaragua 16.2% 2010 up 25.8% volatile
114 Guatemala 15.3% 2010 up 22.1% volatile
115 Tunisia 15.1% 2010 up 6.1% volatile
116 Morocco 14.7% 2010 up 79.6% volatile
117 Zambia 14.5% 2010 down 21.6% volatile
118 Central African Republic 12.9% 2010 up 3.5% volatile
119 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.7% 2010 down 43.7% volatile
120 Cote d'Ivoire 10.8% 2010 up 95.0% volatile
121 Afghanistan 10.7% 2010 up 252.1% volatile
122 Yemen 10.3% 2010 up 73.3% volatile
123 Myanmar 10.2% 2010 unchanged volatile
124 Maldives 10.1% 2010 down 9.3% falling
125 Mauritania 9.4% 2010 up 16.4% volatile
126 Laos 8.6% 2010 up 25.8% volatile
127 Uganda 8.3% 2010 up 293.3% volatile
128 Togo 8.2% 2010 down 27.4% volatile
129 Malawi 8.2% 2010 up 29.8% volatile
130 Zimbabwe 7.6% 2010 down 30.0% volatile
131 Congo 5.8% 2010 down 57.7% volatile
132 Cambodia 5.5% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
133 Rwanda 5.1% 2010 up 102.0% volatile
134 Burundi 5.0% 2010 up 63.0% volatile
135 Eswatini 4.7% 2010 down 31.7% volatile
136 Sierra Leone 4.7% 2010 down 11.7% volatile
137 Gambia 4.6% 2010 up 60.9% volatile
138 Niger 3.1% 2010 up 7.0% volatile
139 Sudan 2.9% 2010 down 49.7% volatile
140 Senegal 2.9% 2010 down 37.0% volatile
141 Mali 2.8% 2010 up 74.7% volatile
142 Mozambique 2.7% 2010 up 53.1% volatile
143 Papua New Guinea 1.6% 2010 down 85.5% volatile
144 Tanzania 1.3% 2010 up 53.5% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary