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

Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
42.0%
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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 42.0% in South Korea; the lowest is 0.0% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.7%, and the mean is 10.7%.

Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 417.9%), and the largest decrease in Guatemala (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Korea 42.0% 2010 up 118.1% volatile
2 Ireland 38.1% 2010 up 116.2% volatile
3 Singapore 37.9% 2010 up 204.8% volatile
4 Canada 35.3% 2010 up 107.6% volatile
5 United States 34.3% 2010 up 20.1% rising
6 Greece 33.9% 2010 up 78.7% volatile
7 Israel 33.3% 2010 up 22.3% rising
8 Japan 31.7% 2010 up 12.5% volatile
9 Ukraine 31.5% 2010 down 1.9% volatile
10 Cyprus 29.4% 2010 up 21.2% volatile
11 Switzerland 28.4% 2010 up 85.5% volatile
12 Luxembourg 28.3% 2010 up 135.2% volatile
13 Russia 28.0% 2010 up 21.9% volatile
14 Australia 27.8% 2010 up 45.7% rising
15 Belgium 27.0% 2010 up 41.2% volatile
16 Denmark 25.0% 2010 up 30.5% volatile
17 Estonia 24.4% 2010 down 5.0% volatile
18 Spain 24.1% 2010 up 59.6% volatile
19 Sweden 23.7% 2010 up 23.2% rising
20 Lithuania 23.4% 2010 up 55.7% volatile
21 Netherlands 22.9% 2010 up 32.8% volatile
22 United Kingdom 22.7% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
23 New Zealand 21.0% 2010 down 2.6% volatile
24 Hong Kong 20.8% 2010 up 97.0% volatile
25 Norway 20.0% 2010 up 29.6% volatile
26 Hungary 19.8% 2010 up 38.4% rising
27 Slovenia 19.5% 2010 up 55.5% volatile
28 Germany 19.2% 2010 up 14.5% volatile
29 Panama 18.6% 2010 up 7.4% volatile
30 Colombia 18.5% 2010 up 78.8% volatile
31 Costa Rica 18.5% 2010 up 15.5% volatile
32 Bulgaria 18.0% 2010 up 15.4% rising
33 Kazakhstan 17.7% 2010 up 31.7% volatile
34 Finland 17.4% 2010 down 2.7% volatile
35 Peru 17.3% 2010 down 21.7% volatile
36 Iceland 17.2% 2010 up 20.0% volatile
37 Mongolia 16.9% 2010 up 21.1% volatile
38 Poland 16.6% 2010 up 102.9% volatile
39 Malta 16.4% 2010 up 195.7% volatile
40 France 15.8% 2010 up 87.6% volatile
41 Armenia 15.7% 2010 up 8.1% rising
42 Croatia 14.4% 2010 up 65.9% volatile
43 Austria 14.2% 2010 up 62.3% volatile
44 Qatar 14.1% 2010 up 16.6% rising
45 Mexico 13.9% 2010 up 15.8% volatile
46 Iran 13.4% 2010 up 70.6% volatile
47 United Arab Emirates 13.4% 2010 up 8.7% volatile
48 Bolivia 12.4% 2010 up 50.4% volatile
49 Macao 12.3% 2010 up 120.0% volatile
50 Latvia 12.0% 2010 down 16.1% rising
51 Serbia 11.6% 2010 up 0.4% volatile
52 Kyrgyzstan 11.2% 2010 down 3.8% rising
53 Sri Lanka 11.1% 2010 up 2.7% volatile
54 Nicaragua 10.9% 2010 down 12.8% volatile
55 Italy 10.8% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
56 Moldova 10.7% 2010 up 11.7% rising
57 Gabon 10.5% 2010 up 35.4% volatile
58 Saudi Arabia 10.5% 2010 up 16.4% rising
59 Jamaica 10.4% 2010 up 5.1% volatile
60 Chile 9.6% 2010 down 1.4% volatile
61 Romania 9.3% 2010 up 25.0% rising
62 Iraq 9.3% 2010 up 46.0% volatile
63 Czechia 9.2% 2010 up 18.1% rising
64 Thailand 9.1% 2010 up 97.4% volatile
65 Slovakia 8.9% 2010 up 16.9% rising
66 Paraguay 8.7% 2010 up 72.2% volatile
67 Brazil 8.4% 2010 up 39.2% volatile
67 Morocco 8.4% 2010 up 61.5% volatile
69 Cuba 8.2% 2010 down 15.0% volatile
70 Tunisia 8.1% 2010 up 81.4% volatile
71 Bahrain 8.0% 2010 down 43.3% volatile
72 Turkey 7.8% 2010 up 20.3% volatile
73 Trinidad and Tobago 7.7% 2010 up 85.0% volatile
74 Fiji 7.7% 2010 up 21.6% volatile
75 India 7.0% 2010 up 20.9% volatile
76 Ecuador 6.9% 2010 down 43.6% volatile
77 Tajikistan 6.9% 2010 down 21.6% rising
78 Philippines 6.7% 2010 down 10.9% rising
79 Kenya 6.6% 2010 up 71.3% volatile
80 Afghanistan 6.5% 2010 up 6.2% volatile
81 Indonesia 5.9% 2010 up 187.8% volatile
82 El Salvador 5.7% 2010 down 20.9% volatile
83 Malaysia 5.7% 2010 up 87.5% volatile
84 Uruguay 5.5% 2010 down 27.4% volatile
85 Pakistan 5.4% 2010 down 5.1% volatile
86 Kuwait 5.3% 2010 down 41.2% rising
87 Algeria 5.1% 2010 up 36.5% volatile
88 Venezuela 4.7% 2010 up 16.5% rising
89 Syria 4.6% 2010 up 25.2% volatile
90 Belize 4.5% 2010 down 8.8% rising
91 Tonga 4.5% 2010 down 46.0% volatile
92 Portugal 4.4% 2010 down 0.2% volatile
93 Honduras 4.3% 2010 up 16.1% volatile
94 Jordan 4.2% 2010 down 26.4% volatile
95 Laos 4.1% 2010 up 6.5% volatile
96 Brunei 4.1% 2010 up 70.6% volatile
97 Liberia 4.0% 2010 up 25.4% volatile
98 Vietnam 3.9% 2010 up 53.4% volatile
99 Libya 3.8% 2010 up 11.1% volatile
100 Nepal 3.4% 2010 up 32.8% volatile
101 Cote d'Ivoire 3.4% 2010 up 4.0% volatile
102 Bangladesh 3.4% 2010 up 17.6% volatile
103 Dominican Republic 3.2% 2010 up 1.6% volatile
104 Myanmar 3.1% 2010 down 34.6% volatile
105 Argentina 2.6% 2010 down 44.3% rising
106 China 2.5% 2010 down 7.4% volatile
107 Uganda 2.4% 2010 down 35.0% volatile
108 Botswana 2.2% 2010 down 37.2% volatile
109 Namibia 2.2% 2010 down 22.9% rising
110 Ghana 2.1% 2010 down 31.9% volatile
111 Mauritius 2.0% 2010 up 55.0% volatile
112 Senegal 2.0% 2010 up 58.9% volatile
113 Lesotho 1.8% 2010 up 60.7% volatile
114 Cameroon 1.6% 2010 up 269.8% volatile
115 Benin 1.5% 2010 down 15.9% volatile
115 Yemen 1.5% 2010 up 337.1% volatile
117 Gambia 1.5% 2010 down 22.2% volatile
118 Mauritania 1.5% 2010 down 9.3% volatile
119 Cambodia 1.4% 2010 up 417.9% volatile
120 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.4% 2010 up 68.3% volatile
121 Zimbabwe 1.3% 2010 down 20.8% rising
122 Mali 1.2% 2010 up 258.8% volatile
123 Egypt 1.2% 2010 down 75.9% volatile
124 Albania 1.2% 2010 down 76.3% volatile
125 Congo 1.2% 2010 down 58.9% volatile
126 Central African Republic 0.9% 2010 down 54.5% volatile
126 Sudan 0.9% 2010 up 23.4% volatile
128 Togo 0.9% 2010 down 49.2% volatile
129 Zambia 0.9% 2010 down 65.3% volatile
130 Haiti 0.8% 2010 up 58.5% rising
131 Sierra Leone 0.8% 2010 up 125.0% volatile
132 Barbados 0.8% 2010 down 2.4% volatile
133 Niger 0.8% 2010 up 57.1% volatile
133 Tanzania 0.8% 2010 up 2.7% volatile
135 Papua New Guinea 0.7% 2010 up 2.9% volatile
136 Malawi 0.5% 2010 down 2.1% volatile
136 South Africa 0.5% 2010 down 29.2% rising
138 Mozambique 0.3% 2010 down 15.8% volatile
139 Rwanda 0.3% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
140 Maldives 0.3% 2010 down 42.2% volatile
141 Burundi 0.2% 2010 down 63.5% volatile
142 Guyana 0.1% 2010 unchanged volatile
143 Eswatini 0.0% 2010 down 96.7% volatile
144 Guatemala 0.0% 2010 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary