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

Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
81.0%
Tajikistan
Lowest
0.9%
Tanzania
Median
24.8%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 81.0% in Tajikistan; the lowest is 0.9% in Tanzania.

The median across all reporting countries is 24.8%, and the mean is 29.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 94.

Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 653.2%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 61.4%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tajikistan 81.0% 2010 up 6.4% volatile
2 Kyrgyzstan 78.4% 2010 up 16.0% volatile
3 Czechia 77.5% 2010 up 5.6% volatile
4 Slovakia 77.2% 2010 up 21.8% volatile
5 Kazakhstan 72.7% 2010 down 5.5% volatile
6 Moldova 71.2% 2010 up 24.2% volatile
7 Armenia 69.5% 2010 down 2.0% rising
8 Romania 69.2% 2010 up 7.0% volatile
9 Poland 67.4% 2010 down 2.5% volatile
10 Serbia 63.5% 2010 up 55.0% volatile
11 Croatia 63.2% 2010 up 19.8% volatile
12 Hungary 61.8% 2010 up 6.3% volatile
13 Trinidad and Tobago 61.2% 2010 up 156.8% volatile
14 Lithuania 60.9% 2010 down 15.5% volatile
15 South Africa 59.9% 2010 up 272.2% volatile
16 Slovenia 59.3% 2010 down 1.4% volatile
17 Germany 58.7% 2010 up 24.1% volatile
18 Mongolia 56.9% 2010 up 31.9% volatile
19 Tonga 56.4% 2010 up 399.5% volatile
20 Bulgaria 55.2% 2010 up 30.7% volatile
21 Sweden 54.2% 2010 up 5.4% rising
22 Estonia 53.5% 2010 down 0.5% volatile
23 Hong Kong 50.9% 2010 up 70.1% volatile
24 Albania 49.9% 2010 up 26.4% volatile
25 United Kingdom 49.2% 2010 up 518.1% volatile
26 South Korea 48.2% 2010 up 3.3% volatile
27 Austria 47.3% 2010 down 0.4% rising
28 Latvia 46.7% 2010 up 11.8% volatile
29 Ukraine 46.5% 2010 down 0.6% rising
30 Switzerland 45.2% 2010 up 13.7% rising
31 Cyprus 44.9% 2010 up 19.4% volatile
32 Netherlands 44.5% 2010 down 1.5% volatile
33 Italy 44.2% 2010 up 20.7% volatile
34 Mauritius 44.2% 2010 up 109.0% volatile
35 Denmark 43.7% 2010 down 9.0% rising
36 Cuba 43.4% 2010 up 9.5% volatile
37 France 43.4% 2010 up 10.8% volatile
38 Finland 42.0% 2010 up 36.6% volatile
39 Japan 41.8% 2010 down 7.8% rising
40 Malaysia 41.0% 2010 up 27.5% volatile
41 Chile 40.2% 2010 up 45.2% rising
42 Brunei 40.1% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
43 Botswana 39.9% 2010 up 59.2% volatile
44 Norway 39.2% 2010 down 1.7% volatile
45 Belgium 39.0% 2010 up 22.8% volatile
46 Jamaica 38.2% 2010 up 29.1% volatile
47 Australia 37.2% 2010 down 38.6% rising
48 Greece 36.3% 2010 up 4.7% rising
49 Israel 35.2% 2010 up 20.8% rising
50 Iceland 35.2% 2010 up 28.9% volatile
51 Peru 35.1% 2010 up 50.9% volatile
52 Singapore 34.1% 2010 down 23.3% volatile
53 United States 32.5% 2010 down 14.9% falling
54 Jordan 32.4% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
55 Belize 32.2% 2010 up 120.9% volatile
56 Canada 30.5% 2010 down 16.5% rising
57 Venezuela 29.7% 2010 up 141.4% volatile
58 Fiji 29.2% 2010 down 6.0% volatile
59 Egypt 29.1% 2010 up 133.0% volatile
60 Macao 28.6% 2010 up 31.7% volatile
61 United Arab Emirates 28.2% 2010 up 8.9% volatile
62 Guyana 28.1% 2010 up 7.5% volatile
63 Argentina 27.8% 2010 up 8.2% rising
64 Philippines 27.5% 2010 up 88.8% rising
65 Panama 26.8% 2010 up 7.7% volatile
66 Luxembourg 26.5% 2010 down 20.7% rising
67 Barbados 26.5% 2010 up 7.0% rising
68 Brazil 26.5% 2010 up 82.2% volatile
69 Ecuador 25.9% 2010 up 84.6% volatile
70 Colombia 25.5% 2010 up 57.3% volatile
71 Libya 25.0% 2010 up 39.1% volatile
72 Bahrain 24.9% 2010 down 17.3% volatile
73 Indonesia 24.8% 2010 up 128.0% volatile
74 Ireland 24.6% 2010 down 23.5% rising
75 Spain 24.2% 2010 up 31.6% volatile
76 Russia 23.7% 2010 down 32.2% rising
77 Dominican Republic 23.5% 2010 up 292.6% volatile
78 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.0% 2010 up 219.1% volatile
79 El Salvador 22.0% 2010 up 161.4% volatile
80 Qatar 21.5% 2010 up 15.2% volatile
81 New Zealand 21.3% 2010 up 1.9% falling
82 Uruguay 21.2% 2010 up 18.5% rising
83 Iran 21.1% 2010 down 16.1% volatile
84 Gabon 20.9% 2010 up 59.8% volatile
85 Malta 20.4% 2010 down 37.8% rising
86 Vietnam 20.4% 2010 up 141.1% volatile
87 Haiti 20.1% 2010 up 155.6% volatile
88 Paraguay 19.8% 2010 up 117.0% volatile
89 China 19.3% 2010 down 17.1% volatile
90 Iraq 19.1% 2010 up 103.8% volatile
91 India 19.1% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
92 Saudi Arabia 18.8% 2010 up 28.9% rising
93 Namibia 18.7% 2010 up 30.9% rising
93 Zambia 18.7% 2010 up 1.8% volatile
95 Liberia 18.6% 2010 up 47.4% volatile
96 Mexico 18.2% 2010 up 24.3% volatile
97 Kuwait 18.1% 2010 down 13.0% rising
98 Kenya 18.0% 2010 up 229.0% volatile
99 Syria 17.8% 2010 up 229.6% volatile
100 Portugal 17.8% 2010 down 5.6% volatile
101 Turkey 17.2% 2010 up 74.3% volatile
102 Pakistan 17.0% 2010 up 59.0% volatile
103 Sri Lanka 16.8% 2010 down 61.4% volatile
104 Thailand 16.7% 2010 up 177.8% volatile
105 Bolivia 16.6% 2010 down 37.7% volatile
106 Costa Rica 16.0% 2010 down 7.6% volatile
107 Cameroon 15.9% 2010 up 34.5% volatile
108 Tunisia 15.7% 2010 up 24.5% volatile
109 Ghana 15.6% 2010 down 14.6% volatile
110 Benin 15.5% 2010 up 93.0% volatile
111 Algeria 15.0% 2010 up 46.6% volatile
112 Nicaragua 14.2% 2010 up 68.1% volatile
113 Honduras 14.1% 2010 up 29.3% volatile
114 Bangladesh 13.8% 2010 up 6.7% volatile
115 Congo 13.6% 2010 down 0.6% volatile
116 Lesotho 13.5% 2010 down 23.4% volatile
117 Guatemala 12.7% 2010 up 21.0% volatile
118 Central African Republic 12.7% 2010 up 69.3% volatile
119 Papua New Guinea 11.0% 2010 up 22.2% volatile
120 Zimbabwe 10.9% 2010 up 15.5% volatile
121 Myanmar 10.3% 2010 up 95.1% volatile
122 Nepal 10.0% 2010 up 163.1% volatile
123 Morocco 8.3% 2010 up 70.4% volatile
124 Mauritania 8.2% 2010 up 114.9% volatile
125 Uganda 7.7% 2010 up 369.9% volatile
126 Laos 6.8% 2010 up 151.3% volatile
127 Malawi 6.3% 2010 up 39.0% volatile
128 Togo 6.0% 2010 down 23.4% volatile
129 Yemen 6.0% 2010 up 653.2% volatile
130 Sudan 5.8% 2010 up 46.0% volatile
131 Cote d'Ivoire 5.6% 2010 up 55.7% volatile
132 Sierra Leone 5.4% 2010 up 51.8% volatile
133 Cambodia 5.2% 2010 up 135.7% volatile
134 Maldives 3.9% 2010 up 29.7% volatile
135 Mali 3.8% 2010 up 69.7% volatile
136 Senegal 3.2% 2010 down 28.8% volatile
137 Burundi 3.1% 2010 up 79.2% volatile
138 Afghanistan 3.1% 2010 up 57.7% volatile
139 Eswatini 3.1% 2010 down 43.0% rising
140 Niger 2.9% 2010 up 162.2% volatile
141 Gambia 2.8% 2010 up 10.9% rising
142 Rwanda 2.6% 2010 up 0.8% volatile
143 Mozambique 1.8% 2010 up 31.4% volatile
144 Tanzania 0.9% 2010 down 2.3% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary