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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary by country

Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
51.0%
South Korea
Lowest
0.0%
Guatemala
Median
7.7%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 51.0% in South Korea; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.7%, and the mean is 11.1%.

Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 489.3%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Korea 51.0% 2010 up 97.3% volatile
2 Singapore 50.8% 2010 up 175.7% volatile
3 Ireland 38.3% 2010 up 80.4% volatile
4 Canada 35.3% 2010 up 107.6% rising
5 United States 35.3% 2010 up 23.6% rising
6 Greece 33.9% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
7 Israel 33.0% 2010 up 22.4% rising
8 Japan 31.6% 2010 up 13.1% volatile
9 Russia 31.2% 2010 up 27.3% volatile
10 Ukraine 29.8% 2010 down 7.3% volatile
11 Cyprus 29.4% 2010 up 13.5% volatile
12 Switzerland 28.1% 2010 up 72.4% rising
13 Luxembourg 28.0% 2010 up 113.0% volatile
14 Australia 27.6% 2010 up 51.0% rising
15 Belgium 27.0% 2010 up 24.9% volatile
16 Denmark 24.8% 2010 up 36.1% rising
17 Estonia 24.4% 2010 down 4.9% volatile
18 Iceland 24.3% 2010 up 69.9% volatile
19 Spain 23.9% 2010 up 34.1% volatile
20 Sweden 23.5% 2010 up 28.8% rising
21 Lithuania 23.4% 2010 up 67.9% volatile
22 Netherlands 22.7% 2010 up 32.9% volatile
23 United Kingdom 22.6% 2010 up 34.0% volatile
24 Hong Kong 21.1% 2010 up 40.4% volatile
25 New Zealand 21.0% 2010 down 2.6% rising
26 Mongolia 20.3% 2010 up 45.3% volatile
27 Norway 20.0% 2010 up 22.9% volatile
28 Bulgaria 19.7% 2010 up 31.5% rising
29 Slovenia 19.5% 2010 up 52.1% volatile
30 Hungary 19.1% 2010 up 33.9% rising
31 Germany 19.0% 2010 up 13.6% volatile
32 Panama 18.6% 2010 up 7.4% volatile
33 Colombia 18.6% 2010 up 65.4% volatile
34 Costa Rica 18.4% 2010 up 18.1% volatile
35 Macao 18.0% 2010 up 221.0% volatile
36 Kazakhstan 18.0% 2010 up 33.8% rising
37 Peru 17.2% 2010 down 31.7% volatile
38 Poland 16.5% 2010 up 75.4% volatile
39 Malta 16.4% 2010 up 68.4% volatile
40 Armenia 16.1% 2010 up 10.8% rising
41 France 15.8% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
42 Finland 15.7% 2010 down 2.7% volatile
43 Croatia 14.4% 2010 up 66.0% volatile
44 Qatar 14.2% 2010 up 28.6% rising
45 Austria 14.1% 2010 up 46.1% volatile
46 Mexico 13.9% 2010 up 15.8% volatile
47 Iran 13.3% 2010 up 58.0% volatile
48 Saudi Arabia 12.7% 2010 up 20.8% rising
49 Bolivia 12.4% 2010 up 50.4% volatile
50 Thailand 11.8% 2010 up 116.9% volatile
51 Jamaica 11.7% 2010 up 19.2% volatile
52 Serbia 11.6% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
53 United Arab Emirates 11.4% 2010 down 0.3% rising
54 Fiji 11.3% 2010 up 61.8% volatile
55 Gabon 11.3% 2010 up 6.8% volatile
56 Kyrgyzstan 11.2% 2010 down 3.8% rising
57 Sri Lanka 11.2% 2010 up 2.7% volatile
58 Latvia 11.0% 2010 down 19.1% rising
58 Nicaragua 11.0% 2010 down 9.5% volatile
60 Moldova 10.7% 2010 up 11.9% rising
61 Italy 10.7% 2010 up 33.2% volatile
62 Chile 9.9% 2010 down 9.0% volatile
63 Romania 9.3% 2010 up 25.9% rising
64 Czechia 9.0% 2010 up 14.0% rising
65 Morocco 8.9% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
66 Slovakia 8.7% 2010 up 20.3% rising
67 Brazil 8.4% 2010 up 51.3% volatile
68 Tunisia 8.1% 2010 up 54.3% volatile
69 India 8.0% 2010 up 34.8% volatile
70 Iraq 7.9% 2010 up 1.9% volatile
71 Paraguay 7.8% 2010 up 27.9% volatile
72 Turkey 7.7% 2010 up 5.9% volatile
73 Trinidad and Tobago 7.7% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
74 Ecuador 6.9% 2010 down 43.6% volatile
75 Algeria 6.7% 2010 up 35.5% volatile
76 Afghanistan 6.7% 2010 up 6.0% volatile
77 Kenya 6.6% 2010 up 70.7% volatile
78 Cuba 6.5% 2010 down 32.2% volatile
79 Brunei 6.3% 2010 up 112.9% volatile
80 Philippines 6.2% 2010 down 17.3% rising
81 Bahrain 6.1% 2010 down 55.3% volatile
82 Indonesia 5.9% 2010 up 187.8% volatile
83 Tajikistan 5.9% 2010 down 33.1% rising
84 El Salvador 5.7% 2010 down 34.7% volatile
85 Malaysia 5.7% 2010 up 87.5% volatile
86 Uruguay 5.5% 2010 down 23.0% rising
87 Vietnam 5.5% 2010 up 101.8% volatile
88 Libya 5.5% 2010 up 456.1% volatile
89 Kuwait 5.3% 2010 down 29.9% rising
90 Pakistan 5.3% 2010 down 16.5% volatile
91 Cote d'Ivoire 5.0% 2010 up 39.1% volatile
92 Venezuela 4.7% 2010 up 16.5% rising
93 Syria 4.6% 2010 up 24.9% volatile
94 Belize 4.6% 2010 down 8.8% rising
95 Tonga 4.5% 2010 down 40.2% volatile
96 Honduras 4.3% 2010 up 26.2% volatile
97 Nepal 3.9% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
98 Bangladesh 3.9% 2010 up 33.2% volatile
98 Portugal 3.9% 2010 down 13.1% volatile
100 Egypt 3.7% 2010 up 47.0% rising
101 Jordan 3.6% 2010 down 47.9% volatile
102 Botswana 3.6% 2010 up 1.4% volatile
103 Myanmar 3.5% 2010 down 26.1% volatile
104 Liberia 3.2% 2010 up 3.9% volatile
105 Dominican Republic 3.2% 2010 up 1.6% volatile
106 Mauritius 2.9% 2010 up 119.1% volatile
107 China 2.5% 2010 down 33.5% volatile
108 Uganda 2.4% 2010 down 35.1% volatile
109 Yemen 2.4% 2010 up 142.3% volatile
110 Laos 2.2% 2010 down 51.1% volatile
111 Ghana 2.1% 2010 down 31.6% volatile
112 Argentina 2.0% 2010 down 40.0% rising
113 Senegal 2.0% 2010 up 121.3% volatile
114 Cameroon 1.9% 2010 up 129.4% volatile
115 Benin 1.9% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
116 Mauritania 1.8% 2010 up 13.7% volatile
117 Lesotho 1.8% 2010 up 55.2% volatile
118 Papua New Guinea 1.8% 2010 up 236.5% volatile
119 Sudan 1.6% 2010 up 489.3% volatile
120 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.6% 2010 up 63.6% volatile
121 Namibia 1.5% 2010 down 45.4% rising
122 Congo 1.5% 2010 down 5.8% volatile
123 Cambodia 1.4% 2010 up 457.7% volatile
124 Gambia 1.4% 2010 down 26.8% volatile
125 Mali 1.2% 2010 up 79.4% volatile
126 Albania 1.2% 2010 down 76.3% volatile
127 Niger 1.0% 2010 up 38.6% volatile
127 Tanzania 1.0% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
129 Central African Republic 1.0% 2010 down 54.3% volatile
130 Barbados 0.9% 2010 up 14.6% volatile
130 Sierra Leone 0.9% 2010 down 16.8% volatile
132 Togo 0.9% 2010 down 46.8% volatile
132 Zambia 0.9% 2010 down 64.9% volatile
134 Haiti 0.9% 2010 up 69.8% volatile
135 Zimbabwe 0.8% 2010 down 53.6% rising
136 South Africa 0.5% 2010 down 29.2% rising
137 Malawi 0.4% 2010 down 17.0% volatile
138 Rwanda 0.4% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
139 Burundi 0.4% 2010 down 41.3% volatile
140 Maldives 0.3% 2010 down 40.0% volatile
141 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
142 Mozambique 0.1% 2010 down 71.9% volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 96.8% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary