Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
95.4%
Albania
Lowest
0.7%
Papua New Guinea
Median
42.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 95.4% in Albania; the lowest is 0.7% in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.9%, and the mean is 46.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 136.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 1,040.6%), and the largest decrease in Papua New Guinea (down 95.8%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 95.4% | 2010 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 91.6% | 2010 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 90.6% | 2010 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | Tonga | 88.0% | 2010 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 84.1% | 2010 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 84.0% | 2010 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 7 | Botswana | 83.0% | 2010 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.0% | 2010 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 82.9% | 2010 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 82.3% | 2010 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 11 | Serbia | 82.0% | 2010 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Czechia | 81.8% | 2010 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Cuba | 79.5% | 2010 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Italy | 79.3% | 2010 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 78.2% | 2010 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 16 | Belize | 77.8% | 2010 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Malta | 77.7% | 2010 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 77.4% | 2010 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Armenia | 75.1% | 2010 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 20 | China | 73.8% | 2010 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 73.8% | 2010 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 73.5% | 2010 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 72.5% | 2010 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Mongolia | 72.4% | 2010 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 71.0% | 2010 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 26 | Jordan | 69.5% | 2010 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Hong Kong, China | 69.4% | 2010 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 69.3% | 2010 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 68.3% | 2010 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Jamaica | 68.1% | 2010 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 67.6% | 2010 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 66.7% | 2010 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 66.0% | 2010 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 65.5% | 2010 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.3% | 2010 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 65.2% | 2010 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Estonia | 63.8% | 2010 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 63.6% | 2010 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 63.2% | 2010 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Guyana | 63.2% | 2010 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Egypt | 61.8% | 2010 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Sweden | 61.6% | 2010 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 61.1% | 2010 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | France | 60.7% | 2010 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Denmark | 60.3% | 2010 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 46 | Macau, China | 59.4% | 2010 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritius | 59.1% | 2010 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 58.7% | 2010 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Fiji | 57.7% | 2010 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Finland | 57.1% | 2010 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56.8% | 2010 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 56.2% | 2010 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 55.9% | 2010 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 54 | Norway | 55.1% | 2010 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 55 | Switzerland | 55.1% | 2010 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | 54.8% | 2010 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 57 | Bahrain | 54.6% | 2010 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 54.3% | 2010 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Congo | 53.9% | 2010 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Libya | 52.9% | 2010 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 52.9% | 2010 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Belgium | 52.7% | 2010 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 50.8% | 2010 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Greece | 49.7% | 2010 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 65 | Argentina | 49.0% | 2010 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 66 | Mexico | 48.2% | 2010 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Uruguay | 48.2% | 2010 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 68 | Japan | 47.3% | 2010 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 47.2% | 2010 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Philippines | 46.4% | 2010 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.6% | 2010 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 43.1% | 2010 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 73 | Brazil | 42.8% | 2010 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 42.7% | 2010 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Peru | 42.0% | 2010 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 76 | Israel | 41.8% | 2010 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 77 | Kuwait | 41.6% | 2010 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 78 | Colombia | 41.1% | 2010 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 41.0% | 2010 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 80 | Indonesia | 40.8% | 2010 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Gabon | 40.6% | 2010 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 82 | El Salvador | 40.2% | 2010 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 40.1% | 2010 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 84 | Canada | 39.9% | 2010 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 85 | Iceland | 39.8% | 2010 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 39.8% | 2010 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 87 | Portugal | 39.0% | 2010 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Ireland | 38.5% | 2010 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 37.5% | 2010 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 90 | India | 35.8% | 2010 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Zambia | 35.2% | 2010 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Ecuador | 35.0% | 2010 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 93 | Singapore | 34.9% | 2010 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 94 | Thailand | 34.5% | 2010 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Haiti | 34.5% | 2010 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 96 | United States of America | 33.8% | 2010 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.3% | 2010 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Qatar | 32.9% | 2010 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 99 | Tunisia | 32.1% | 2010 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 31.8% | 2010 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 31.7% | 2010 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Iraq | 31.6% | 2010 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Cameroon | 31.2% | 2010 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 30.9% | 2010 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 29.2% | 2010 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 106 | Algeria | 28.2% | 2010 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Kenya | 28.0% | 2010 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Togo | 27.9% | 2010 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 27.8% | 2010 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.5% | 2010 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 111 | Gambia | 27.1% | 2010 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Türkiye | 27.0% | 2010 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 113 | New Zealand | 25.7% | 2010 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 114 | Nepal | 25.6% | 2010 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Pakistan | 25.5% | 2010 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 116 | Honduras | 24.7% | 2010 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Uganda | 24.7% | 2010 | up 242.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 23.8% | 2010 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 23.8% | 2010 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | 23.1% | 2010 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Liberia | 22.8% | 2010 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Eswatini | 22.8% | 2010 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 123 | Maldives | 22.4% | 2010 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 124 | Guatemala | 22.1% | 2010 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Central African Republic | 21.4% | 2010 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Sudan | 19.8% | 2010 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.2% | 2010 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Yemen | 18.2% | 2010 | up 1,040.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Morocco | 17.9% | 2010 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Cambodia | 15.2% | 2010 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritania | 15.0% | 2010 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 14.6% | 2010 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Benin | 13.5% | 2010 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Malawi | 13.1% | 2010 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Myanmar | 12.8% | 2010 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 136 | Mali | 9.5% | 2010 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 9.3% | 2010 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Senegal | 8.7% | 2010 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | 7.3% | 2010 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.8% | 2010 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Niger | 5.4% | 2010 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Afghanistan | 4.3% | 2010 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Mozambique | 2.6% | 2010 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7% | 2010 | down 95.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)