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Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary by country

Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
63.7%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
0.0%
Finland
Median
10.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 63.7% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 0.0% in Finland.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.8%, and the mean is 13.3%.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 967.7%), and the largest decrease in Finland (down 100.0%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with primary schooling.: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania, United Republic of 63.7% 2010 up 20.6% volatile
2 Turkey 52.2% 2010 up 2.8% rising
3 Portugal 41.9% 2010 down 25.1% rising
4 Papua New Guinea 39.5% 2010 up 97.8% volatile
5 Costa Rica 39.4% 2010 up 9.2% rising
6 Syria 35.9% 2010 up 276.3% volatile
7 Libya 35.0% 2010 up 127.5% volatile
8 Uruguay 35.0% 2010 up 8.4% rising
9 Ecuador 34.9% 2010 up 38.9% rising
10 Cameroon 34.9% 2010 up 8.2% volatile
11 Argentina 33.4% 2010 down 1.7% rising
12 Colombia 33.1% 2010 up 28.1% rising
13 Indonesia 32.9% 2010 up 7.5% rising
14 Sudan 31.7% 2010 up 61.8% volatile
15 Paraguay 31.3% 2010 down 7.9% volatile
16 Zambia 31.1% 2010 up 30.3% volatile
17 Honduras 29.3% 2010 up 14.0% volatile
18 Venezuela 27.7% 2010 down 19.5% volatile
19 Kenya 27.2% 2010 up 18.3% volatile
20 Lesotho 26.1% 2010 up 29.5% volatile
21 Guyana 26.0% 2010 down 0.1% falling
22 Brazil 25.1% 2010 down 16.6% rising
23 Namibia 24.5% 2010 up 1.3% rising
24 Algeria 24.4% 2010 up 54.1% volatile
25 Togo 24.4% 2010 up 98.8% volatile
26 Morocco 23.9% 2010 up 56.6% volatile
27 Panama 23.1% 2010 up 8.0% flat
28 Myanmar 23.0% 2010 up 19.7% volatile
28 Rwanda 23.0% 2010 up 66.7% volatile
30 Trinidad and Tobago 22.9% 2010 down 45.5% falling
31 Tunisia 22.6% 2010 up 13.3% volatile
32 Cambodia 22.5% 2010 up 49.9% rising
33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.8% 2010 down 15.4% rising
34 Bangladesh 21.1% 2010 up 0.9% rising
35 Iceland 20.0% 2010 down 29.2% falling
36 Maldives 19.9% 2010 up 110.1% rising
37 Fiji 19.9% 2010 up 30.3% rising
37 Gabon 19.9% 2010 down 7.2% volatile
39 Guatemala 19.9% 2010 up 30.7% volatile
40 Mauritania 19.8% 2010 up 10.1% rising
41 Iraq 19.5% 2010 up 28.3% volatile
42 Peru 18.8% 2010 up 42.5% falling
43 Qatar 18.7% 2010 up 356.0% volatile
44 Cote d'Ivoire 18.2% 2010 up 57.9% volatile
45 New Zealand 18.0% 2010 down 16.1% rising
46 Mexico 17.9% 2010 down 19.2% rising
47 Saudi Arabia 17.3% 2010 up 8.6% rising
48 Philippines 16.8% 2010 down 31.1% rising
49 Central African Republic 15.9% 2010 up 12.0% volatile
50 Zimbabwe 15.8% 2010 down 29.2% rising
51 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.6% 2010 up 14.3% rising
52 Macao 15.5% 2010 down 45.8% falling
53 Belize 15.4% 2010 down 65.1% falling
54 Malawi 14.9% 2010 up 10.8% volatile
55 Austria 14.8% 2010 down 13.8% falling
56 India 14.7% 2010 up 11.5% rising
57 Burundi 14.5% 2010 up 6.3% volatile
58 Viet Nam 13.5% 2010 down 59.7% rising
59 Greece 13.3% 2010 down 55.7% falling
60 Pakistan 13.2% 2010 up 58.3% rising
61 China 13.1% 2010 down 34.9% rising
62 Mozambique 12.8% 2010 up 45.0% rising
63 El Salvador 12.6% 2010 down 26.7% rising
64 Senegal 12.5% 2010 up 101.1% falling
65 Dominican Republic 12.2% 2010 down 40.3% rising
66 United Arab Emirates 11.7% 2010 up 43.6% volatile
67 Benin 11.4% 2010 up 43.4% volatile
68 Liberia 11.1% 2010 up 27.7% volatile
69 Sri Lanka 10.9% 2010 up 7.9% flat
70 Malaysia 10.8% 2010 down 42.1% rising
71 Thailand 10.8% 2010 up 22.5% volatile
72 Uganda 10.8% 2010 down 47.8% volatile
73 Nicaragua 10.7% 2010 up 6.7% rising
74 Jordan 10.6% 2010 down 35.3% rising
75 Luxembourg 10.5% 2010 down 42.6% falling
76 Eswatini 10.1% 2010 up 20.9% rising
77 Nepal 9.3% 2010 up 46.7% volatile
78 Niger 9.0% 2010 up 60.7% rising
79 Mauritius 8.8% 2010 down 27.7% falling
80 Sierra Leone 8.7% 2010 up 5.2% volatile
81 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.0% 2010 down 47.5% falling
82 Jamaica 7.9% 2010 down 39.6% falling
83 Poland 7.8% 2010 down 31.3% volatile
84 Afghanistan 7.7% 2010 up 381.9% volatile
85 Spain 7.5% 2010 down 55.1% falling
86 Israel 6.8% 2010 down 62.0% falling
87 Egypt 6.6% 2010 down 19.4% volatile
88 Cuba 6.5% 2010 down 10.9% falling
88 Ghana 6.5% 2010 down 1.2% rising
90 Kuwait 6.3% 2010 up 24.0% rising
91 Botswana 6.3% 2010 up 19.4% volatile
92 Hong Kong 6.2% 2010 down 70.8% falling
93 Yemen 6.2% 2010 up 396.8% volatile
94 Cyprus 5.8% 2010 down 67.1% falling
95 Chile 5.7% 2010 down 63.5% falling
96 South Africa 5.6% 2010 down 29.9% volatile
97 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.5% 2010 down 60.6% rising
98 Bahrain 5.3% 2010 up 0.4% rising
99 Japan 5.1% 2010 down 6.8% volatile
100 Barbados 4.9% 2010 up 0.6% volatile
100 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.9% 2010 down 35.0% rising
102 Haiti 4.6% 2010 down 14.0% rising
103 Ireland 4.4% 2010 down 46.5% volatile
104 Gambia 4.2% 2010 up 127.3% volatile
104 Netherlands 4.2% 2010 down 40.6% volatile
106 France 4.2% 2010 down 70.5% falling
107 Brunei Darussalam 4.1% 2010 down 77.3% falling
108 Tonga 3.7% 2010 down 81.6% falling
109 Italy 3.7% 2010 down 56.8% volatile
110 Malta 3.3% 2010 up 967.7% volatile
111 Mali 3.3% 2010 down 45.1% volatile
112 Singapore 3.0% 2010 down 65.7% volatile
113 Congo 3.0% 2010 down 75.4% volatile
114 Mongolia 2.7% 2010 down 48.8% volatile
115 Australia 2.6% 2010 down 16.9% volatile
116 Belgium 2.5% 2010 down 60.2% volatile
117 Bulgaria 2.0% 2010 down 88.9% falling
118 Switzerland 1.7% 2010 down 88.7% volatile
119 Sweden 1.7% 2010 down 41.9% volatile
120 Albania 1.6% 2010 down 55.8% volatile
120 Germany 1.6% 2010 down 86.0% volatile
122 United States 1.5% 2010 down 1.9% volatile
123 Armenia 1.4% 2010 down 8.1% volatile
124 South Korea 1.0% 2010 down 87.6% volatile
125 Hungary 0.8% 2010 down 54.5% volatile
126 Tajikistan 0.7% 2010 down 27.0% volatile
127 Serbia 0.7% 2010 down 97.4% falling
128 Canada 0.7% 2010 down 53.1% volatile
129 Croatia 0.6% 2010 down 96.1% volatile
130 Estonia 0.6% 2010 down 18.1% volatile
131 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% 2010 down 93.5% volatile
132 Ukraine 0.5% 2010 up 1.9% volatile
133 Latvia 0.5% 2010 up 13.0% volatile
134 Slovenia 0.5% 2010 down 79.5% volatile
135 Russia 0.4% 2010 up 10.5% volatile
136 Norway 0.3% 2010 down 97.0% volatile
137 Romania 0.2% 2010 down 45.2% volatile
138 Lithuania 0.2% 2010 down 36.7% volatile
139 Moldova 0.2% 2010 down 84.9% volatile
140 Slovakia 0.1% 2010 down 98.9% volatile
141 Kazakhstan 0.1% 2010 down 86.8% volatile
142 Denmark 0.0% 2010 unchanged volatile
143 Czechia 0.0% 2010 down 95.2% volatile
144 Finland 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Completed Primary