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

Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
62.4%
South Korea
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
8.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 62.4% in South Korea; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.9%, and the mean is 12.3%.

Over the past decade 99 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 1,078.9%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Korea 62.4% 2010 up 108.5% volatile
2 Singapore 60.0% 2010 up 127.7% volatile
3 Ireland 43.6% 2010 up 63.7% volatile
4 Greece 39.2% 2010 up 71.3% volatile
5 Canada 36.1% 2010 up 59.3% rising
6 Japan 35.6% 2010 up 17.2% volatile
7 Cyprus 35.5% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
8 United States 34.8% 2010 up 13.6% rising
9 Israel 33.4% 2010 up 27.2% rising
10 Switzerland 31.4% 2010 up 91.8% volatile
11 Russia 31.1% 2010 up 26.1% volatile
12 Belgium 30.6% 2010 up 22.2% volatile
13 Iceland 30.5% 2010 up 86.8% volatile
14 Luxembourg 30.4% 2010 up 109.6% volatile
15 Australia 29.4% 2010 up 52.4% rising
16 Lithuania 28.4% 2010 up 159.4% volatile
17 Netherlands 27.8% 2010 up 51.0% volatile
18 Sweden 27.3% 2010 up 55.0% rising
19 Hong Kong 26.9% 2010 up 35.5% volatile
20 Spain 26.7% 2010 up 28.8% volatile
21 United Kingdom 26.3% 2010 up 50.5% volatile
22 Denmark 25.9% 2010 up 38.3% rising
23 Mongolia 25.8% 2010 up 157.8% volatile
24 Estonia 25.1% 2010 up 24.3% rising
25 Hungary 24.6% 2010 up 74.7% rising
26 Poland 24.3% 2010 up 124.3% volatile
27 Costa Rica 24.2% 2010 up 62.4% volatile
28 Colombia 24.1% 2010 up 118.2% volatile
29 Slovenia 23.7% 2010 up 81.4% volatile
30 New Zealand 23.6% 2010 up 18.0% rising
31 Libya 21.7% 2010 up 528.4% volatile
32 Bulgaria 21.3% 2010 up 34.3% rising
33 Norway 21.2% 2010 up 13.3% volatile
34 Macao 20.9% 2010 up 99.2% volatile
35 Panama 20.7% 2010 up 24.8% volatile
36 Ukraine 20.5% 2010 down 27.9% volatile
37 France 20.3% 2010 up 88.2% volatile
38 Germany 19.6% 2010 up 23.7% volatile
39 Peru 19.2% 2010 down 24.8% volatile
40 Malta 18.6% 2010 up 66.9% volatile
41 Kazakhstan 18.3% 2010 up 70.3% rising
42 Iran 16.7% 2010 up 54.0% volatile
43 Bolivia 16.5% 2010 up 81.3% volatile
44 Croatia 16.4% 2010 up 190.3% volatile
45 Thailand 15.7% 2010 up 158.0% volatile
46 Austria 15.4% 2010 up 70.5% volatile
47 Mexico 14.8% 2010 up 33.8% volatile
48 Finland 14.2% 2010 down 6.0% rising
49 Italy 13.1% 2010 up 43.8% volatile
50 Fiji 13.0% 2010 up 78.4% volatile
51 Serbia 12.9% 2010 up 36.7% volatile
52 Egypt 12.8% 2010 up 1,078.9% volatile
53 Nicaragua 12.7% 2010 up 13.1% rising
54 Sri Lanka 12.5% 2010 up 5.1% volatile
55 Moldova 12.4% 2010 up 69.9% rising
56 Saudi Arabia 12.0% 2010 up 27.2% rising
57 Tunisia 11.9% 2010 up 119.0% volatile
58 Iraq 11.8% 2010 up 40.9% volatile
59 Czechia 11.8% 2010 up 66.7% rising
60 Slovakia 11.7% 2010 up 68.1% rising
61 Romania 11.3% 2010 up 79.8% rising
62 Qatar 11.2% 2010 up 6.1% rising
63 Bahrain 11.0% 2010 down 12.4% volatile
64 Kyrgyzstan 10.9% 2010 up 44.4% rising
65 Jamaica 10.8% 2010 up 14.1% volatile
66 Chile 10.6% 2010 down 2.7% volatile
67 Turkey 10.0% 2010 up 33.5% volatile
68 Brunei 9.6% 2010 up 160.5% volatile
69 Brazil 9.4% 2010 up 67.7% volatile
70 United Arab Emirates 9.2% 2010 down 18.2% rising
71 Gabon 9.2% 2010 down 2.5% volatile
72 Algeria 9.0% 2010 up 80.9% volatile
73 Armenia 8.7% 2010 down 38.4% rising
74 Ecuador 8.7% 2010 down 20.2% volatile
75 Trinidad and Tobago 8.5% 2010 up 92.6% volatile
76 Malaysia 8.0% 2010 up 105.4% volatile
77 Paraguay 7.9% 2010 up 26.3% volatile
78 Philippines 7.2% 2010 down 18.6% rising
79 Morocco 6.6% 2010 down 12.5% volatile
80 El Salvador 6.2% 2010 down 28.9% volatile
81 Pakistan 6.1% 2010 down 14.1% volatile
82 Kenya 6.1% 2010 up 46.2% volatile
83 India 5.9% 2010 down 7.1% volatile
84 Myanmar 5.9% 2010 up 111.5% volatile
85 Indonesia 5.9% 2010 up 218.5% volatile
86 Afghanistan 5.7% 2010 down 4.2% volatile
87 Uruguay 5.5% 2010 down 24.3% rising
88 Latvia 5.3% 2010 down 51.1% rising
88 Venezuela 5.3% 2010 up 32.4% rising
90 Vietnam 4.9% 2010 up 187.1% volatile
91 Portugal 4.9% 2010 down 1.6% volatile
92 Kuwait 4.5% 2010 down 24.5% rising
93 Jordan 4.2% 2010 up 1.0% volatile
94 Tonga 4.1% 2010 down 38.6% volatile
95 China 4.0% 2010 up 16.4% volatile
96 Mauritius 3.9% 2010 up 222.5% volatile
97 Cote d'Ivoire 3.8% 2010 up 24.0% volatile
98 Syria 3.7% 2010 up 2.5% volatile
99 Belize 3.5% 2010 down 28.1% rising
100 Dominican Republic 3.2% 2010 down 17.7% volatile
101 Liberia 3.0% 2010 down 2.2% volatile
102 Honduras 2.9% 2010 down 13.0% volatile
103 Bangladesh 2.9% 2010 down 6.2% volatile
103 Laos 2.9% 2010 down 22.4% volatile
105 Sudan 2.7% 2010 up 214.0% volatile
106 Tajikistan 2.5% 2010 down 60.1% flat
107 Ghana 2.4% 2010 up 3.9% volatile
107 Senegal 2.4% 2010 up 171.9% volatile
109 Mauritania 2.3% 2010 up 73.5% volatile
109 Yemen 2.3% 2010 up 65.9% volatile
111 Cuba 2.2% 2010 down 73.2% volatile
112 Togo 2.1% 2010 up 90.2% volatile
113 Cameroon 1.9% 2010 up 31.2% volatile
114 Botswana 1.9% 2010 down 7.8% volatile
115 Uganda 1.8% 2010 down 51.0% volatile
116 Albania 1.7% 2010 down 64.8% rising
117 Nepal 1.6% 2010 down 47.6% volatile
118 Benin 1.6% 2010 up 13.0% volatile
119 Cambodia 1.5% 2010 up 226.7% volatile
120 Lesotho 1.4% 2010 up 38.5% volatile
121 Sierra Leone 1.3% 2010 up 59.3% volatile
122 Argentina 1.3% 2010 down 50.8% falling
123 Central African Republic 1.2% 2010 up 34.9% volatile
123 Mali 1.2% 2010 up 93.3% volatile
125 Papua New Guinea 1.1% 2010 up 57.1% volatile
126 Haiti 0.9% 2010 up 13.1% volatile
127 Niger 0.9% 2010 up 26.1% volatile
128 Gambia 0.8% 2010 down 37.5% volatile
129 Barbados 0.8% 2010 up 15.3% volatile
130 Rwanda 0.8% 2010 up 192.3% volatile
131 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7% 2010 down 41.6% volatile
132 Namibia 0.7% 2010 down 64.6% flat
133 Zambia 0.5% 2010 down 36.6% volatile
134 Mozambique 0.5% 2010 up 55.2% volatile
135 Burundi 0.4% 2010 up 90.5% volatile
136 Maldives 0.4% 2010 up 71.4% rising
137 Congo 0.3% 2010 down 72.4% volatile
137 South Africa 0.3% 2010 down 56.8% rising
139 Zimbabwe 0.3% 2010 down 75.0% volatile
140 Tanzania 0.2% 2010 down 64.3% volatile
141 Guyana 0.1% 2010 down 7.7% volatile
142 Malawi 0.1% 2010 down 75.0% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 96.6% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary