Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) by country
Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Countries reporting
144
Highest
95.4%
Albania
Lowest
3.2%
Mozambique
Median
43.3%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584
What the numbers show
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 3.2% in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.3%, and the mean is 45.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Yemen (up 639.5%), and the largest decrease in Maldives (down 47.9%).
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 95.4% | 2010 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 89.5% | 2010 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 3 | Tajikistan | 89.0% | 2010 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 4 | Tonga | 88.0% | 2010 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 84.1% | 2010 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 84.0% | 2010 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.0% | 2010 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 8 | Slovakia | 82.3% | 2010 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 82.0% | 2010 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Latvia | 82.0% | 2010 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 11 | Czechia | 81.8% | 2010 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 79.3% | 2010 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Croatia | 78.2% | 2010 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Belize | 77.8% | 2010 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Malta | 77.7% | 2010 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 77.4% | 2010 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Cuba | 76.6% | 2010 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Armenia | 75.8% | 2010 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 19 | Botswana | 75.5% | 2010 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Mongolia | 75.1% | 2010 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 74.4% | 2010 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 73.8% | 2010 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 73.5% | 2010 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 71.0% | 2010 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 25 | Brunei Darussalam | 70.3% | 2010 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 70.1% | 2010 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 69.6% | 2010 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 28 | Jordan | 69.5% | 2010 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Hong Kong, China | 69.4% | 2010 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 68.3% | 2010 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 67.6% | 2010 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 32 | Jamaica | 67.0% | 2010 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 66.7% | 2010 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 66.0% | 2010 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 65.5% | 2010 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 65.3% | 2010 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Estonia | 64.1% | 2010 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 63.6% | 2010 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 63.2% | 2010 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 61.6% | 2010 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 61.1% | 2010 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 42 | Macau, China | 60.7% | 2010 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 43 | France | 60.7% | 2010 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Denmark | 60.3% | 2010 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 45 | Congo | 59.3% | 2010 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Austria | 57.6% | 2010 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 47 | Mauritius | 57.4% | 2010 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Finland | 57.1% | 2010 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 49 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56.5% | 2010 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 50 | Fiji | 56.5% | 2010 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Cyprus | 56.2% | 2010 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 55.1% | 2010 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 53 | Switzerland | 55.1% | 2010 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 54 | Australia | 54.7% | 2010 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 54.3% | 2010 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Ukraine | 53.8% | 2010 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 52.9% | 2010 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium | 52.7% | 2010 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 59 | Republic of Korea | 52.2% | 2010 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 60 | Egypt | 50.9% | 2010 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 50.8% | 2010 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 49.7% | 2010 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 63 | Guyana | 49.2% | 2010 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Mexico | 48.2% | 2010 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Iceland | 48.2% | 2010 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 48.2% | 2010 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 67 | Japan | 47.1% | 2010 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | Philippines | 46.4% | 2010 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 69 | Singapore | 44.2% | 2010 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Libya | 43.9% | 2010 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 43.8% | 2010 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 43.6% | 2010 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Argentina | 43.0% | 2010 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 74 | Brazil | 42.8% | 2010 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 42.7% | 2010 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 42.0% | 2010 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 77 | Israel | 41.8% | 2010 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 78 | Kuwait | 41.6% | 2010 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 79 | Bahrain | 41.5% | 2010 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Colombia | 41.1% | 2010 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 81 | Indonesia | 40.8% | 2010 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 40.4% | 2010 | up 196.6% | volatile |
| 83 | El Salvador | 40.2% | 2010 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Canada | 39.9% | 2010 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 39.8% | 2010 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 86 | Portugal | 39.0% | 2010 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Ireland | 38.5% | 2010 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 88 | Panama | 37.5% | 2010 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 89 | Gabon | 36.6% | 2010 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 90 | United States of America | 36.2% | 2010 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 91 | New Zealand | 35.4% | 2010 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 92 | Zambia | 35.2% | 2010 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Ecuador | 35.0% | 2010 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 34.5% | 2010 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 95 | Namibia | 34.3% | 2010 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 96 | Iraq | 33.5% | 2010 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 33.3% | 2010 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Qatar | 32.9% | 2010 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 32.1% | 2010 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 31.8% | 2010 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 101 | India | 30.9% | 2010 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Haiti | 30.8% | 2010 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 29.9% | 2010 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Thailand | 28.2% | 2010 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Russian Federation | 28.2% | 2010 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 106 | Kenya | 28.0% | 2010 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 27.9% | 2010 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Cameroon | 27.8% | 2010 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.5% | 2010 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 110 | Türkiye | 27.0% | 2010 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Pakistan | 25.5% | 2010 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 24.9% | 2010 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Honduras | 24.7% | 2010 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Uganda | 24.7% | 2010 | up 242.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Liberia | 24.5% | 2010 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 24.2% | 2010 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 23.8% | 2010 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Lesotho | 23.1% | 2010 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Nepal | 22.9% | 2010 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Central African Republic | 22.2% | 2010 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Guatemala | 22.1% | 2010 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Eswatini | 21.9% | 2010 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 19.3% | 2010 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Algeria | 19.2% | 2010 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.6% | 2010 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Sudan | 17.9% | 2010 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Benin | 17.4% | 2010 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 17.1% | 2010 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Gambia | 16.7% | 2010 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Cambodia | 15.2% | 2010 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Morocco | 14.6% | 2010 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritania | 14.4% | 2010 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | 13.1% | 2010 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 134 | Yemen | 12.3% | 2010 | up 639.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Maldives | 10.9% | 2010 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 136 | Malawi | 10.4% | 2010 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Mali | 9.5% | 2010 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Senegal | 8.7% | 2010 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.3% | 2010 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Burundi | 5.4% | 2010 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Afghanistan | 5.4% | 2010 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Niger | 5.1% | 2010 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Rwanda | 4.5% | 2010 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Mozambique | 3.2% | 2010 | up 22.5% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)